Ashutosh Sharma (66 n.o., 31b, 5×4, 5×6), who helped Delhi Capitals pull off a one-wicket heist versus Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL right here on Monday, stated that his method was to take the sport deep and go for his shots in the slog overs.
“I just wanted to take it as much as later (deeper), so that I can hit in the slog overs, batting till the last over. I just believe in my ability while batting. I never think about what’s going on (wickets falling at the other end),” he stated on the post-match press convention.
Having performed right here in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final yr, he stated he is aware of the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium higher. “I know how the wicket plays in the first and second innings. I know the situation and what it will become. So, yes, Vizag is good for me.”
On the takeaways for Super Giants, its assistant coach Lance Klusener stated: “If I have to put a finger on it, I would like to say we probably left 20 or 30 runs with the bat out there and that was probably why we ended up being under pressure with the ball. That was probably the biggest lesson for us.”
“The way that the bowling is set up because of the injuries that we’ve got, it was always going to be mix-and-match tonight. Unfortunately, we bowled well in patches. We need to be more consistent with the ball.
“At the moment, we don’t have a lot of reserves with the ball. So, we are going to have to probably mix-and-match until we start getting players back.”
Published – March 25, 2025 06:58 pm IST
