Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum has admitted that the crushing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore would definitely affect the morale of the side, but destiny was still in their hands.

“We’re still fourth in the tournament, which is very fortunate for us. Destiny is still very much in our own hands,” McCullum said at the post-match media conference. “We’ve just got to tidy up those areas where we were deficient and make sure we improve on our performance.

“I’ve said all the way along, as long as our morale stays high and our belief within the dressing room stays high, then we have the talent within our set-up, and the intelligence and the quality of players, to be able to go deep in the tournament.

The intent too, he felt, was lacking among the batsmen.

“Before the game we talked about wanting to show some strong intent with the batting at the top of the order. Unfortunately, if anything, we probably lacked intent. So that’s something we’re going to have to address...

“We’ve got to bounce back because we’ve got another game in a few days,” he said.