IPL 2022: Kohli going through a rough patch, things not going his way, admits Bangar

Virat Kohli's second successive golden duck in Royal Challengers Bangalore's nine-wicket loss after crashing to 68 all out against Sunrisers Hyderabad has re-ignited questions over whether the star batter needs a break from the game.

But head coach Sanjay Bangar insisted that Kohli will bounce back despite admitting that he is in a "rough patch" with things not going his way.

After falling for a first-ball duck against Lucknow Super Giants last Tuesday, Kohli arrived at the crease in the second over after left-arm pacer Marco Jansen castled captain Faf du Plessis. Kohli pushed hard at a ball angled around off by Jansen and edged to Aiden Markram at second slip, recording back-to-back ducks in IPL for the first time.

"He (Kohli) is somebody who has performed consistently for RCB. He's going through a couple of rough patches in a sense that things are not going his way at the moment. He started the season really well. You think of the start he got when he had that partnership in the start of the championship and also nearly hit the winning runs in Pune game," said Bangar in the post-match virtual press conference.