Navi Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s seasoned seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Sunday praised his youthful tempo colleague, Umran Malik, saying watching him bowl quick “is a pleasure”.
Bhuvneshwar (3/22) and Umran (4/28) combined to bundle out Punjab Kings for 151 in their IPL game here, paving the way for their team’s seven-wicket victory.
Asked about Umran, India seamer Bhuvneshwar said in a lighter vein, “More than (Umran) helping me, it means I am a target as batters think I’m slower.
“But watching him bowl fast and get wickets is a joy. Hope the others going after me leads to wickets and not boundaries (smiles).” Bhuvneshwar gave SRH an ideal begin as he dismissed seasoned opener Shikhar Dhawan within the third over.
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“There was no swing so I appeared to hit again of a size. That was my plan towards Shikhar as I knew he would step out and search for the boundary. I appeared to hit a tough size and discover the highest edge and by chance that’s what occurred, I appeared to play with my subject as properly.
“I attempt to bowl to the batter’s weak point or to the bottom’s dimensions. The wicket and my abilities are what I take a look at,” Bhuvneshwar stated.
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Leading the team in the absence of regular skipper Mayank Agarwal, who missed the game due to a toe injury, Dhawan said losing early wickets hurt them. “Mayank is better and he should be ready to be back. We were 30-40 runs short and lost too many early wickets which put us behind the game. The early wickets meant we had to hold wickets and that’s where we had to mould our game,” Dhawan stated.
“There was a center order restoration however the early wickets value us. The wicket had extra-bounce to which we have been late to regulate. The dialogue with the batting can be to save lots of wickets until the Thirteenth-14th over, the bowlers are doing properly. “We have to put up full performances and hopefully a 3-4 sport turnaround which may change a season will are available in,” Dhawan stated.
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