Talking about RCB's AB de Villiers batting at number six against KXIP, commentator Harsha Bhogle said that the match-up of De Villiers and leg-spin might have been the reason. He added, "Murugan Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi must strut around for the rest of their cricket career...tell their relatives [they] were the reason the great AB didn't come out to bat!"