Fighting for self-respect when everything seemed lost propelled RCB to six consecutive wins and earned them a place in the Eliminator, said Virat Kohli after the side’s winning streak was ended by RR. 

“We started expressing ourselves, started to play for our self-respect and then the confidence came back,” said Kohli in the dressing-room.  “The way we turned things around and qualified was truly special, something I’ll cherish because it took a lot of character to do that.”