Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul feels that his group will be taught loads from the 5-wicket defeat to Gujarat Titans of their first match of the season. In an exciting contest at Wankhede Stadium, Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans obtained the higher of Lucknow within the closing over as Rahul Tewatia and Abhinav Sadarangani snatched victory from a crunch state of affairs.
The match didn’t begin on a constructive notice for each Rahul and Lucknow because the skipper was dismissed on a golden duck which triggered an early top-order collapse. However, Deepak Hooda (55 off 41 balls) and Ayush Badoni (54 off 41 balls) smashed fifties to assist their group publish 158 for six.
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Rahul admitted that the win would have been nice for his group however he insisted that the preventing spirit of the middle-order batters will enhance the arrogance of the group.
“It was an exceptional sport. What a technique to begin the marketing campaign. Starting off like that with the bat was not ideally suited however the way in which we recovered was phenomenal. It offers us a lot confidence when the batters within the center and decrease order can do the job. We know with the Wankhede the ball can do a bit initially and if we will get by means of that will probably be ideally suited. We couldn’t have began the marketing campaign in any higher means. The win would have been nice however loads to be taught from this,” Rahul said in the post-match presentation.
The Lucknow skipper talked about the early top-order collapse as he heaped praises on the opposition pacer Mohammed Shami to exploit the pitch with his fiery spell.
“Sometimes you gotta give it to the quality of the bowler. We all know how good Shami is and if anyone could exploit the pitch that is Shami. I knew he would be dangerous. It is good to see him bowl that well. With the way we finished and batted in the second half we gave ourselves a chance,” he added.
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Rahul additional talked in regards to the dew which made life troublesome for the bowlers however he assured that his group will begin practising with the moist ball.
“It will get actually troublesome with the dew to grip the ball however I don’t wish to give that as an excuse. We have to return and follow bowling with the moist ball. We executed most of our plans however with a moist ball it skids on properly. Good win for them and good studying for us,” Rahul said.
The charismatic batter also heaped praises on young Ayush Badoni who played a crucial 54-run knock from a different situation. Rahul said that the 22-year-old is a 360-degree player and has been phenomenal for the team from the first day in the camp.
“He’s (Badoni) baby AB. He has been phenomenal from the first day. For a little boy he packs a punch and plays 360 degrees, so happy for him as he grabbed the opportunity. It was not ideal for him to walk out with us four down but he did well under pressure and hopefully, he can continue doing that,” he concluded
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