Mumbai Indians opener Quinton de Kock feels the sport in opposition to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be “tough” however the Rohit Sharma-led facet can take a look at their earlier encounters with the Men In Yellow to get a psychological increase.
CSK and Mumbai Indians stroll into this sport with thumping victories of their earlier matches. CSK are on prime of the factors desk after stringing 5 consecutive wins in six outings whereas Mumbai Indians is on the fourth spot having received simply three video games.
“Obviously playing against Chennai is a big game. It’s quite a big rivalry and every time we play against them, you always hear the talk of it. So it is always a big game for us. Saying that, when we do play them, we know they are going to be tough but we’ll also be nice and tough. So it will be a good competition, I’m sure,” de Kock mentioned within the video posted on Mumbai Indians Twitter deal with.
“They (CSK) got a lot of confidence. They have won five games in a row. We are three from six but saying that, in the past, since I’ve been with Mumbai, we have done really well against Chennai as a team. So it’s going to be a good match,” he added.
“It’s quite a big rivalry and every time we play against them, you always hear the talk of it.”
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De Kock might need been going via a lean patch however the opener scored runs for Mumbai Indians when it mattered probably the most. The left-handed batsman guided Mumbai to a win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday with a gutsy fifty.
“Our last game which we won was also important and we did it very convincingly. We need to take the confidence going into our next match. I’m not saying we have momentum yet but if there’s ever a starting point, it is now for us, for the rest of the tournament,” mentioned de Kock.
“It was nice to start batting, to be scoring some runs again for the team. It’s only one game but yeah, it was nice playing out there,” he added.
Mumbai Indians will tackle CSK on Saturday on the Arun Jaitley Stadium and de Kock expects some firepower batting from either side.
“It’s decent wickets, it’s quite skiddy. Not a lot of bounce, but quite skiddy, didn’t spin that much. So it’s a good wicket I think, some big scores will be put up there,” he signed off.
