RCB Deserve To Be In The Top Two: Robin Uthappa

Following RCB’s thrilling victory over LSG yesterday, JioStar experts Robin Uthappa and Michael Clarke spoke about Jitesh Sharma's gritty knock to Virat Kohli’s intent, and the high-stakes upcoming qualifiers.

"It's a great victory for RCB. There's a lot of momentum that's going to come from this win for RCB. But the job's not done yet. One of the things RCB needs to do right now is respect the momentum they've just created from that scintillating, mind-boggling knock from their captain, Jitesh Sharma. I thought that was an incredible knock — full of determination and grit, which resulted in glory. Mayank Agarwal’s knock was phenomenal as well. He played the perfect support role with Jitesh and kept finding the boundaries. He may not get a lot of attention, but that inning was critical for RCB’s victory. No amount of praise is enough for that kind of contribution."

"What we saw with this RCB batting unit is that they believe they can win from any situation. They didn’t even have Tim David, who’s been key at the back end. But they just believe. The way they played their shots and kept the intent even after Virat got out."

"From this victory, one person who’ll still be up is Virat Kohli. He gets that chance again to go into the back end of the tournament and try to win that IPL championship for RCB — a trophy he definitely wants in his cabinet. These lads — Jitesh Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, and Nuwan Thushara — all delivered today. Everyone bowled and batted so well. They deserve to be in the top two. The belief they showed, the conviction they had, was incredible."

"Both Punjab Kings and RCB have momentum. It’s going to be a humdinger of a game. Punjab may have a slight edge playing at home. But RCB can absolutely respond. After this game and this kind of batting performance by RCB? 100 per cent.