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said that the management of the
Punjab-based franchise backed him.
He added that the confidence helped
him play a blitzkrieg knock.
The right-handed batter further
added that was happy to repay his
coaches’ faith in him.
“Confidence was there because
the coaches and Punjab Kings man-
agement believed in me a lot. They
were backing me a lot. They told me
‘You’re such a player who is capable
of finishing games for us’. That con-
fidence, I carried. I went out to the
middle and applied it. I feel happy to
have repaid the faith shown by the
coaches,” Ashutosh said.
He also showered praise on Sha-
shank Singh and said that the batting
allrounder played a “good” inning at
the end of the match.
Ashutosh revealed that both he
and Shashank did not panic at the
end of the run chase and were very
calm.
“It was a very good innings from
Shashank Singh. I had confidence in
him that he would be able to pull it
off. We both are pinch-hitters. We
had belief that we would win the Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a shot during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Friday (ANI)
match. We both were very calm, we
didn’t panic at all,” he added.
Both Ashutosh and Shashank agement will decide on the Sri Lanka two half-centuries. His best score is little bit of a struggle for the team and
played a 43-run partnership in the spinner’s future after they receive the 62*. they have been “probably caught a
end while chasing the 200-run part- medical report. The 27-year-old player further little bit behind with our conditions”.
nership given by GT, to help the visi- “Hasaranga has visited a spe- stated that the most positive out- Maxwell has had a poor start
tors win the game by 3 wickets. cialist in Dubai and we are waiting come in his career was when he was as well with the bat and the right-
for the reports to come. We are just selected by the Chennai franchise hander has been able to score just 31
SRH HEAD COACH VETTORI hopeful that positive reports come that bought him in 2019, however, I runs in four innings. The off-spinner
OPENS UP HASARANGA’S out, and as soon as we have the re- was not been selected in the playing has managed to grab four wickets in
XI in that year.
as many matches in the 17th edition
ports, we will be making the deci-
INJURY sion,” Vettori said. “I would say the most positive of IPL.
unrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outcomes until now has been when I “It obviously hasn’t been a great
head coach Daniel Vettori gave RUTURAJ GAIKWAD ON HIS got selected in 2019. Though I knew start for us or myself. It’s been a little
Sa major update on Sri Lanka TENURE WITH CSK that I wouldn’t be a part of the playing bit of a struggle. I think we’ve been
star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga’s eleven throughout the tournament, probably caught a little bit behind
injury and said that the 26-year-old hennai Super Kings (CSK) but to be in the stadium, to be in the with our conditions that we’ve prob-
has travelled to Dubai to consult with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said dressing room, to be in the practice ably produced in the first few home
a specialist. Che is grateful for the six years sessions with all of those players who games as well, Maxwell said as quot-
According to a previous report of journey with the franchise. CSK have done really exceptional work in ed by ESPNcricinfo.
from ESPNcricinfo, Hasaranga fea- opener overtook all-rounder Ravin- international cricket...So definitely I “I think last year we had a beau-
tured in Sri Lanka’s white-ball series dra Jadeja on Tuesday to become the think 2019 was I would say the best tiful even wicket that we were able
against Bangladesh with a substantial franchise’s seventh-highest run-get- learning curve for me and that real- to I suppose get ourselves into the
amount of pain in his left heel. The ter in its history. The Chennai-based ly helped a lot immediately as I went game, get our top batters going and
report further revealed that the Sri franchise skipper accomplished this on to India A squad and scored two I’ve felt that those two-paced wick-
Lanka Cricket (SLC) doctors have upward movement in charts during to three hundreds and then followed ets just been a bit of a struggle for
advised Hasaranga to get a medical the Indian Premier League (IPL) up with good domestic performance our overseas players to get into the
opinion to understand the nature of clash against the Gujarat Titans at as well,” Gaikwad said as quoted by game and get that sort of consistency
the injury and how to manage it. Chepauk Stadium. CSK official website. of performance. And when you start
While speaking at the pre-match In 54 IPL matches for CSK, slow in T20 cricket, it can be hard to
press conference, Vettori said that Gaikwad has scored 1859 runs at an MAXWELL ON RCB’S POOR come back and find rhythm to get
the Hyderabad-based franchise is average of 37.94 and a strike rate of START THIS SEASON back into it. So hopefully this little
currently waiting for Hasaranga’s 134.81. In 53 innings, he has scored a away trip does us some good,” the
medical reports to come. The former century and 14 fifties. His best score ollowing Royal Challengers Australian all-rounder added.
New Zealand cricketer said that they is 101*. Bengaluru’s (RCB) poor per- RCB has got off to a poor start
are hoping that they will receive pos- In 174 matches for CSK, Jadeja Fformance in the Indian Pre- in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
itive reports. has scored 2745 runs at an average of mier League (IPL) 2024, all-rounder this season, having lost three of their
He added that the team man- 26.65 at a strike rate of 128.87, with Glenn Maxwell said that it’s been a four matches.
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