<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said that his team "wasn't expressive enough" during the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings but accepted that in a marathon league, there would be a defeat "here and there".</p>.<p>CSK beat RCB by eight wickets but Kohli's men are well and truly on their way to the play-offs with 14 points from 11 games and need only one win to officially clinch a berth.</p>.<p>"140+ is a competitive total on that pitch, we were targeting 150. I thought we still could have bowled change of pace and the odd bouncer. We weren't expressive enough. We let batsmen dictate stuff," Kohli said at the post-match presentation.</p>.<p>Kohli said that CSK's smooth run-chase wasn't a true reflection of the tricky track that was on offer where his team could muster only 145 for 6.</p>.<p>"What you saw in the second innings wasn't a true representation of how the pitch was. They bowled stump to stump. I don't think we got a ball to drive when we batted. Their spinners kept it tight too."</p>.<p>According to the India captain, it's all about preparedness on a given day.</p>.<p>"You have to be prepared on a given day to do well. All sides have good players, it's about how you come out onto the park on that particular day.</p>.<p>"We are playing really good cricket and you have to accept you will lose games here and there," he concluded. </p>
<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said that his team "wasn't expressive enough" during the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings but accepted that in a marathon league, there would be a defeat "here and there".</p>.<p>CSK beat RCB by eight wickets but Kohli's men are well and truly on their way to the play-offs with 14 points from 11 games and need only one win to officially clinch a berth.</p>.<p>"140+ is a competitive total on that pitch, we were targeting 150. I thought we still could have bowled change of pace and the odd bouncer. We weren't expressive enough. We let batsmen dictate stuff," Kohli said at the post-match presentation.</p>.<p>Kohli said that CSK's smooth run-chase wasn't a true reflection of the tricky track that was on offer where his team could muster only 145 for 6.</p>.<p>"What you saw in the second innings wasn't a true representation of how the pitch was. They bowled stump to stump. I don't think we got a ball to drive when we batted. Their spinners kept it tight too."</p>.<p>According to the India captain, it's all about preparedness on a given day.</p>.<p>"You have to be prepared on a given day to do well. All sides have good players, it's about how you come out onto the park on that particular day.</p>.<p>"We are playing really good cricket and you have to accept you will lose games here and there," he concluded. </p>