Shreyas Iyer was a contented man after KKR thumped Punjab Kings in sport 8 of the Indian premier league on the Wankhede Stadium. At one stage KKR themselves have been combating the scorecard studying 52/4 as Rahul Chahar bowled a double wicket maiden. But from right here on sport turned in only one over because of Andre Russell.

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“We were stunned by Punjab’s approach. We didn’t expect them to come so hard at us in the initial overs after losing an early wicket. But that’s what I looked to do as well. We got early wickets in the powerplay. My plan was to keep my best bowlers for their hard-hitters. And that’s why I kept Varun and Sunil for late. They made my job easy. They come out with their own strategies. They know what their plans are for the batsmen.”

“They know what they are doing. To be honest, it was great to see Russell hitting. It was Russell Muscle. Umesh told me that he was getting older, but I told him that he was getting fitter. I see him wherever I go, at the gym, and he is working very hard. I know how to get the work done from him, and he has been a wonderful colleague,” Iyer mentioned.