India, April 7 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis came under the scanners for his captaincy in the clash against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL match on Saturday. The RCB skipper didn't use Glenn Maxwell as the bowler while defending the 184-run target as Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson were hammering the bowlers for fun in the middle overs. Maxwell, who has been facing the heat for his below-par batting performance, turned out to be RCB's best bowler this season thus far.

Du Plessis suggested that the presence of right-handed batters in the middle forced him to not use Maxwell with the ball. The Bengaluru-based franchise once again had a below-par show in all three departments and lost the match by 6 wickets with five balls...