Shashank, who hit five of his six fours in the final over off Mohammed Siraj and took a double to collect 23 runs against the India pacer, said PBKS captain Iyer didn바카라t ask him to rotate the strike
Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh바카라s boundary-hitting spree in the final over of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Titans left his captain Shreyas Iyer stranded on unbeaten 97 but the latter was not worried about his personal landmark. (More Cricket News)
Iyer missed his maiden IPL ton by a mere three runs but his 42-ball knock, which featured nine sixes and five fours, powered PBKS to a massive 243 for 5 and helped them win their season opener by 11 runs.
Shashank, who hit five of his six fours in the final over off Mohammed Siraj and took a double to collect 23 runs against the India pacer, said PBKS captain Iyer didn바카라t ask him to rotate the strike.
바카라I didn바카라t see the scoreboard, to be very honest. But after the first ball I hit (for a four), I saw the scoreboard and Shreyas was on 97,바카라 Shashank, who scored a 16-ball 44 not out, told the media after the match on Tuesday.
바카라I didn바카라t say anything, he only came and told me 'Shashank don바카라t worry about my hundred', because obviously I was going to say to him that should I give you a single or something.
바카라It takes a lot of heart and courage to say because obviously hundreds don't come easily in T20s especially in IPL,바카라 he added.
Shashank said Iyer바카라s message was to keep attacking the bowler.
바카라Shreyas told me 'Shashank go and just (try and) hit every ball for a boundary for a four or a six'. That gave me even more confidence, obviously, it's a team game at the end of the day we all know,바카라 he said.
바카라But then at those situations it's difficult to be that selfless. But Shreyas was one. I know him since past 10-15 years. He is the same and he told me just to be calm, to play cricketing shots what I usually play, to maintain my balance and I think we had a good finish,바카라 added Shashank.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans spinner R Sai Kishore, who returned with figures of 4-0-30-3, said his side thought they were ahead in the game.
Chasing 244, GT remained in the hunt but were eventually overpowered by the mammoth target, finishing at 232 for five in their stipulated 20 overs.
바카라We were also surprised, to be honest. We thought we were on course. We thought we were ahead of the game, we thought so,바카라 Sai Kishore said.
바카라But in that situation, I think no matter what planning you do, if you are able to be fully zoned in in the present moment, that is the difference and these games happen.바카라
Sai Kishore rued that GT failed to hit more boundaries during the course of the innings.
바카라This is also the first game of the season. We will also learn together. We will come back really stronger. We will work on the areas we need to improve and we will again compete,바카라 he said.
바카라We were on course with Sai (Sudharsan) and (Jos) Buttler going very well. In the end, in the last five overs, to be honest, (Vijaykumar) Vyshak bowled brilliantly. All credit to Vyshak for the way he executed his yorkers.
바카라To be fair, I think those balls we could have, it's very easy for me to say, but we could have tried to hit more boundaries than just looking for sixes (and) that is the learning going forward and we will do that,바카라 he added.