Chennai: Ravi Bishnoi would possibly not have performed the first 4 video games for Punjab Kings, however the leg-spinner picked two vital wickets towards Mumbai Indians when he obtained the probability to characteristic in his first match of ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.
Anil Kumble revealed the cause behind Bishnoi`s absence from the preliminary video games.
Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami picked two wickets every as Punjab Kings restricted Mumbai Indians to 131/6 earlier than the batsmen took Punjab over the line.
2 huge wickets. 10 dot balls.
Ravi Bishnoi spun a in his first outing in #IPL2021 #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #IPL2021 #PBKSvMI pic.twitter.com/c29Z3RSItJ
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“I know Bishnoi played all the games in last season. When he joined us this season, I thought he was not the same bowler that we had seen last year. I was working with him on his run-up, few things here and there because he was drifting down the leg side and that`s the reason he didn`t start the tournament,” mentioned Kumble, Director of Cricket Operations, in a video posted on Punjab Kings Twitter deal with.
“Over the last one week, he worked on his skills. So wonderful to see him back, he is always a competitor. He picked two wickets in an important game like this,” he added.
“When we go to Ahmedabad, let’s all visualize and work towards coming back to Ahmedabad later.” #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #IPL2021 #PBKSvMI pic.twitter.com/k13UxyneQU
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 24, 2021
Skipper KL Rahul and Chris Gayle performed unbeaten knocks of 60 and 43 as Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets with 14 balls to spare t the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
The former India spinner praised skipper Rahul for not solely batting properly, but additionally utilizing the bowlers in tandem rigorously towards Mumbai Indians.”Happy with the win. It is not an easy pitch to play on. Yes, we were disappointed with the loss against SRH, another 15-20 runs and we would have crossed the line. I think, the team batted really well against Mumbai Indians and bowled exceptionally well. I think on a surface like this you need to execute your plans and that is something we did,” mentioned Kumble.
“Kudos to Rahul, the way he handled the bowlers. Every bowler played their part, or fielding was really good and intensity was really good too and that`s what you want in a must-win game like this. This win will give us a lot of confidence. Overall really happy with how things went,” he added.
Punjab Kings is now at the fifth place in the IPL factors desk with 4 factors from 5 video games. The facet will subsequent tackle Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
