Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper KL Rahul mentioned his facet doesn’t belong on the backside of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table. Rahul’s remarks got here after the crew secured a massive eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Sharjah on Thursday. Regardless of the win, KXIP remained on the backside as they’ve simply 4 factors. “I don’t know, it is (heartbeat) the very best it may be. I do not even have phrases. We knew we needed to scrape and recover from the road. We’re a much better facet than the place we’re within the points table. It simply bought too shut for consolation, comfortable that we crossed the road,” Rahul mentioned through the post-match presentation.
KXIP have up to now performed eight matches and have gained simply two of them. Curiously, KXIP’s each victories within the event have come in opposition to RCB.
Rahul harassed that his facet wanted this win to realize some confidence.
“As a gaggle, we’ve been disappointing. It might get irritating. Our abilities have been good, however we did not capitalise on the massive moments. It turns into a behavior – successful and never successful. There are ups and downs and this has been the roller-coaster. We needed this win to get some confidence within the group,” he mentioned.
Throughout the match, Rahul and Chris Gayle scored half-centuries to assist their crew chase down a goal of 172 runs. Rahul performed an unbeaten knock of 61 runs whereas Gayle scored 53.
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Praising Gayle’s efficiency, Rahul mentioned: “He is (Gayle) not been feeling properly within the final couple of weeks. However, he’s hungry even at 41. He all the time needed to play from the primary day.”
“It was a troublesome name to make and never make him play. It is essential to maintain the lion hungry. Wherever he bats, he is harmful. He is taken it up as a problem as properly. He’ll nonetheless be intimidating,” he added.
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