Royal Challengers Bangalore lost the match against Chennai Super Kings by 8 runs on Monday, 17th April. The match was in favor of the home side till the 15th over, but they choked in the run chase in the death overs.
Wasim Jaffer, a former Indian batter, thinks Mahipal Lomror shouldn’t bat at No. 3 for Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the current Indian Premier League season (IPL 2023).
Jaffer made the observation that Lomror is more effective in the middle order and rarely bats in the top three in domestic cricket. He suggested that the Bangalore-based team attempt Suyash Prabhudessai for the No. 3 position instead.
The 45-year-old added that Rajit Patidar’s absence had a negative impact on RCB and increased the strain on their veteran batters, especially in the middle overs.
Jaffer said
He said the following to ESPNcricinfo following the team’s eight-run loss to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
“Mahipal Lomror doesn’t bat at No.3 even for his state team. It’s far too up for his standard. They are definitely missing Rajat Patdiar and it puts a lot of pressure on Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell to come good. If they don’t come good and if they don’t bat deep, they are in trouble.
“Suyash Prabhudessai bats for Goa at the top of the order. He is probably one of those guys who can bat at three, and then Lomrom actually bats at five, six and seven for Rajasthan. He can come down. Even for Rajasthan Royals, he has batted at five or six.
“Anuj Rawat can also strike. But all they’ve got are Indian guys who haven’t done the job yet. But I feel Suyash Prabhudessai is better off batting at three rather than six or seven.”
Lomror was out for a five-ball duck after struggling to score runs with the bat.
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