Kohli rues RCB’s lack of intensity after another loss

BANGALORE: Virat Kohli has rued a lack of intent by the Royal Challengers Bangalore after they suffered a seven-wicket loss against the Gujarat Lions on Thursday.The RCB skipper said: “We were not clinical. You have to come out and play with intent. You need some luck going. The only way you can come out of it is by playing positive cricket.

“We should enjoy. We are putting too much of pressure on ourselves. Individuals have to take responsibility. It should not be the same two-three guys performing all the time.”

BHAJJI, BHUVI AND RAINA IN PUNTER’S XI MELBOURNE: Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina, Mumbai Indians spinner Harbhajan Singh and Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar have got a place in Ricky Ponting’s Best XI of IPL 2017. His team includes four Indians.

PONTING’S XI: David Warner (SRH) (captain), Suresh Raina (GL), Jos

Buttler (MI) (wk), Nitish Rana (MI), Glenn Maxwell (KXIP), Chris Morris (DD), Harbhajan Singh (MI), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH), Mitchell McClenaghan (MI), Rashid Khan (SRH).

DDCA EMPLOYEE DIES, COLLEAGUES THREATEN NEWDELHI:Hours after a case was registered against him for allegedly stealing a television set from the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium, a 45-year-old DDCA employee died of heart attack at his house. Ratan Singh, who worked as a dressing room caretaker, was seen in CCTV footage allegedly stealing an LED TV set from the match referee’s room. The employees have threatened to take DDCA officials, especially administrator Vikramjit Sen, to court.