Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder David Wiese said that the presence of injured Australian bowler Mitchell Starc could have made a difference had he played for them in their defeat against Mumbai Indians on Sunday.
RCB conceded 210 runs and eventually lost by 18 runs in their Indian Premier League match in Bangalore.
"I think Mitchell (Starc) is a top-class bowler. We saw him in the World Cup, he is in form at the moment. He can make a difference on any kind of wicket," Wiese , who took 4 wickets and scored 47 runs, told reporters.
Wiese however said that despite the absence of Starc and Adam Milne, the team boasts of good young bowlers for whom unfortunately things did not work out.
"We however got some good young bowlers also. Unfortunately, though, tonight things did not work out for us," he said.
Backing captain, Virat Kohli’s decision to chase, Wiese said it's difficult to go past 200-odd runs target.
"I think it was a right decision to bowl first. We very well back ourselves of chasing with the kind of batting line-up we got, but it is always difficult to chase 200-odd target," he said.
Asked about team's strategy to chase 210-run target, Wiese said the plan was to keep wickets in hand till the end and self-belief in the side's ability to win.
"We went onto the field with a belief that we are never out of the chase because the game can change rather quickly and if you keep believing and keep wickets till the end, you never know what can happen.
"You can get 70-80 runs in five overs to win. So yeah, keep believing and get the total was our strategy," he said.
On his all-round performance against Mumbai Indians, Wiese said: "It was unbelievable to play IPL in front of an amazing crowd. The franchisee, RCB, is unbelievable. It was quite pleasing to know that you actually doing something good for the team, and, in future I hope to churn out such performances," he added.
