IPL 2023: KL Rahul’s injury was a setback, says Ravi Bishnoi

Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi said that the injury to KL Rahul and poor shot selection has cost them the match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday.
Lucknow suffered a blow when captain KL Rahul went off the field in pain in only the second over of the game while clutching his right thigh. Rahul didn’t appear again until the fall of his team’s ninth wicket. He faced three balls but couldn’t get off the mark before Bangalore wrapped up a convincing win.
“It was a chasable score. Injury to KL Rahul was a setback, we lost one batter and then we played a few poor shots as well,” he told the reporters.
Bishnoi, who finished with 2 for 21 admitted that it was a chasable total on a low and slow pitch.
“127 was a chasable score on this wicket, but we just had a bad day with the bat. Otherwise, it was a good wicket to bat on,” he said.
Two matches in a row when LSG has failed to chase a low total on a tricky home track and Bishnoi said the playing conditions are not in their hands.
“Sometimes, you can’t change 130 on a good surface. We will have to play on the given wicket, it is not in our hands. We need to adapt and do well,” he said.
“Out batting didn’t click so we couldn’t chase down totals in the last two matches at Lucknow.”
On Deepak Hooda’s lack of runs, Bishnoi said: “He is a good player. He has done well for India and for us in the last season. He is going through a rough patch and I am sure he will come back stronger.”