Jitesh Sharma’s ‘Sometimes Losing Is Good’ Comment Draws Fan Criticism

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Jitesh Sharma made a baffling statement after their clash against SRH on Friday. He acted as RCB’s stand-in captain as Rajat Patidar was included as an Impact Player for the match.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost in their clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs. Their chance of making the top-two received a major blow on Friday. With this loss, RCB slipped to third spot in the points table. Now, they have to depend on other results going their way to make the top-two.

‘Sometimes losing a game…’

After the 42 run loss, RCB’s stand-in captain made a bizarre statement during the post-match presentation. He stated that sometimes losing is good as it gives a chance to introspect.

“Yes, we were rusty. The intensity was not there initially. After the 6-7 overs mark, we were there. In the death, we were bowling more accurately and more precise. But it’s good to lose this game, I feel,” said Jitesh.

“Sometimes losing a game is a very good sign because you can check and analyse where you are lacking. If you keep winning, you don’t see your mistakes, and you keep going with the flow. The positive thing is that everyone’s chipping in. After this loss, we will see how the setup is. We will move forward from here,” he added.

Notably, Jitesh’s statement did not sit right with the fans. Several users criticised Jitesh and trolled him on social media.

RCB vs SRH

Earlier, Jitesh Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first. Hyderabad put together a big total of 231, with Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 94 off 48 balls. Abhishek Sharma and Aniket Verma also contributed with 34 and 26 respectively.

Despite Virat Kohli and Phil Salt hitting 80 runs for the opening wicket, RCB failed to chase down the target of 232. RCB lost their final seven wickets for just 16 runs.

“I think it was 20-30 runs extra. They played really well. In the powerplay, they really attacked us. I didn’t have any answers for their attack. But my bowlers really did well but yes, 15-20 runs extra,” said Jitesh.

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