In sport, as in life, losses and setbacks deepen faultlines while wins and successes mask them. Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been a living example of this.
Just over three weeks ago, when the side agonisingly lost by a solitary run to Kolkata Knight Riders, it was the outfit’s seventh loss in eight games and left it on the brink of elimination.
RCB’s batting methods, bowling arsenal, squad strength and auction strategy were all called into question. Even the otherwise overtly sympathetic cricket analysts broke ranks to criticise.
