RR bowling coach Shane Bond criticized his bowlers after they once again gave away a score of over 200 during the defeat to Gujarat Titans on Saturday, May 9. Rajasthan gave 229 runs in the first innings Against GT at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and lost the match by 77 runs.

In the last three matches, Rajasthan have scored 229, 222, 226 runs before losing to Gujarat. During the clash in Jaipur Jofra Archer had a very bad outingHe bowled one over in the last 11 balls and gave away 46 runs during his three-over spell. The defeat also means RR have lost three games in Jaipur this season.

In the press conference after the match, Bond said that Rajasthan did not play well in the conditions. He said that RR bowlers need to think outside the box.

Bond said the decision against GT was not consistent enough

“We haven’t played well in the conditions that we know we’re in. We’ve been outmatched by our opponent,” Bond said. “I look at the bowlers, they just have to be better, right? You have to think outside the box a little bit. There are two things: decision making and execution. I think tonight, you probably noticed that the execution wasn’t consistent for quite a while.

‘Bowlers need to think differently’

with IPL Seeing the batsmen being overly aggressive, Bond said the bowlers need to think outside the box to deal with them and get results.

“And I think if you look across the board in the IPL, that’s just what has happened. The batsmen, they’re coming in, they’re playing ultra-aggressive, and putting pressure on the bowlers. So as a bowler, you have to ask, OK, ‘What can I do differently?’ [They] I have to spend more time with the analysts to know where each batsman is going to go… which areas they are going to score in,” Bond said.

RR’s bowling coach said that the bowlers are not developing themselves and claimed that the only way to go about things would be to feel the opportunity to shine amidst all the batting chaos.

“I may have to bowl short runs and long runs. I have to be able to come around the wicket and bowl to both sides. So, when you see bowlers doing the same thing, game after game after game, getting the same results, my question would be: You have to do something different and develop your game. Now you look at the batsmen, they are playing uppercuts, they are reverses, they are scooping. They have developed a lot of range. Shots. So a bowler has to develop his range of skills as well. I think it’s a great opportunity for any bowler: ‘If I can do that, I can earn myself a lot of money and become a superstar.’

“I don’t think you’ve seen that consistently. It’s certainly not easy for the bowlers, but you can either be scared of it, scared of what’s going on out there, or see it as an opportunity to get better and maybe make a name for yourself,” Bond said.

After a week’s break, RR will next face DC on May 17.

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