Rahul Tripathi led with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Tripathi said the key to the turnaround in KKR’s fortunes has been a ‘positive environment in the second half of the season so far.
With this win, Kolkata have now registered two out of two wins in their UAE leg of the tournament and are now at fourth place in the points table with eight points from nine matches.
“The team environment is very positive. We wanted to hit the ground running in the second phase,” Tripathi said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Tripathi also revealed how coach Brendon McCullum’s words have changed the game for him and the team. “I really enjoyed the batting today and happy that I stayed till the end and got the team home. Obviously the coach tells us to be positive. When you are positive the pressure goes to the bowlers and you just look for runs. It was important to put their spinners under pressure. I felt it was important to get boundaries, he said.
