Hardik Pandya heaped rich praise on his brother Krunal after the left-arm spinner played a key role in Mumbai Indians’ 48-run win over Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Hardik Pandya highlighted how Krunal Pandya used his variations, especially the yorkers after coming on to bowl in the powerplay. The left-arm spinner went to deliver a momentum-changing spell as he used his yorkers and other variations to good effect on Thursday. Kings XI Punjab had hit 33 runs in their first 3 overs when Krunal was handed the responsibility of stalling the run flow and he did exactly that with a 4-run first over and Karun Nair’s wicket in his second.
Krunal Pandya finished with figures of 1 for 27 in his 4 overs as Kings XI Punjab were restricted to 143 for 8 in their quota of 20 overs. Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar also made a match-winning contribution along with Jasprit Bumrah, James Pattinson and Trent Boult.
“We are seeing this new thing coming. Where is this Wasim Akram coming in and bowling yorkers?” Hardik asked Krunal in a video interview for the IPL.
“These days the batting skill has gone so, so up and the way the wickets are.. you have to find your own way to make doesn’t go after you. Sometimes, you have to do all this. At the end of the day, if you execute your plans, you are going to be happy,” Krunal said.
“When I came in the 4th over, they were going really well. I was just thinking one thing that I should be bowling according to the field. I was very determined as well. Today, I was determined, I took it as a challenge, they were going well and thought ‘If I bowl good here, we are again back in the game’.”
“When I came in the 4th over, they were going really well. I was just thinking one thing that I should be bowling according to the field. I was very determined as well. Today, I was determined, I took it as a challenge, they were going well and thought ‘If I bowl good here, we are again back in the game’.”
