IPL BUZZ

Namma Abhinav gets plenty of praise 
“You would hear a lot more about Abhinav Manohar in the future,” said Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya after the IPL debutant displayed remarkable hitting in the final over to ensure a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Monday.

With Titans needing 11 off the final over, Manohar smashed back-to-back fours off Avesh Khan to make the task much easier for his team. With the confidence, he showed under extreme pressure, it did not look like he was playing his first game on a big stage like the IPL.

“Manohar is someone to look at with the talent he has. He is someone who you are going to hear about in the future. Rahul Tewatia was sensational as well,” said Hardik at the post-match presentation.

Shami credits his success to Test match learnings
Gujarat Titans pace bowler Mohammad Shami’s devastating bowling in powerplay, which fetched his team a fi ve-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in a match between IPL newcomers, had class written all over it, and he credited his success to “hard work” over a long period of time. Asked about his spell, Shami told Star Sports that his learnings over the years in Test cricket were the reason for his success in limited-overs cricket as well.

It’s not a question of character assassination: Ashwin on Buttler’s run-out in IPL 2019
Talking about him running Jos Buttler out at non-striker’s end in IPL 2019 before bowling a delivery, Ravichandran Ashwin reportedly said, “When the incident happened it was Jos who upset. Rightly so because it’s not accepted practice.” He added, “Whether somebody chooses to do it or not to is entirely up to them and it’s not a question of character assassination.”