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Punjab Kings match-winner Shashank Singh stated that his mentality of all the time stepping into to bat considering he’s one of the best helped him conquer the imposing 200-run goal set by Gujarat Titans in an IPL recreation right here on Thursday.
Ahmedabad, Apr 4: Punjab Kings match-winner Shashank Singh stated that his mentality of all the time stepping into to bat considering he’s one of the best helped him conquer the imposing 200-run goal set by Gujarat Titans in an IPL recreation right here on Thursday.
Shashank slammed an unbeaten 29-ball 61 as PBKS received the match by three wickets on the penultimate ball of the thrilling match.
“They (senior players) are the legends of the game, but when I go to bat I think I am the best. You get experience, couldn’t get a lot of matches before. Here the owners and coaching staff backed me. I was very confident,” stated the 32-year-old all-rounder, who outshone GT skipper Shubman Gill on the day along with his pyrotechnics and profitable mentality.
The Player-of-the-Match added that the victory is but to sink in.
“(Win) still trying to sink in. Visualised all these things, but when it turned into reality, proud of the effort. Coach told me to react to the ball. The wicket is very good, the bounce was good. 200 scored by both teams, so the wicket was fantastic,” he added.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan credited the pair of Shashank and Ashutosh Sharma (31 off 17 balls) for the morale-boosting victory.
“It was an amazing game. Very, very close. Boys did the job. Plan was to give a good start, but I got out early. We lost a few wickets early and Shashank came and played a tremendous knock,” Dhawan stated.
“When you are chasing a big total, you have to keep the momentum going. Shashank showed his class. Magnificent knock. He timed the ball so nicely, it looked effortless.
“He kept his cool and finished the game. He started from No. 7 and is now showing his positive mindset. Ashutosh also came in and took the game well. The two young boys were keeping their calm and soaking the pressure,” added the skipper, who was dismissed for only one run within the chase.
Sharma stated he had the idea that he might play a pivotal position within the workforce’s victory and thanked Dhawan and the workforce administration for exhibiting religion in him.
“I would like to thank Punjab Kings for believing in me. Happy that our team has won. Personal performance happens, but main thing is for the team to win.
“Shikhar (Dhawan) has told me a lot of things mentally. I was like ‘I will do it’. I have won games for my team, so I had the belief. Back home, I had worked with Amay Khurasiya, my coach. He said you will do well when you get the chance,” stated Sharma.
GT skipper Gill stated a number of dropped catches price the workforce closely.
“Couple of catches went down. Never easy on a wicket like this when you drop catches. Difficult to defend runs in these conditions. The new ball was doing something. There are always areas to improve. I think 200 was good enough,” he stated.
“When you drop catches, you will be in trouble,” added Gill. PTI AM AM SSC SSC
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