Rahul Tewatia, who turned an in a single day star by smashing West Indian quick bowler Sheldon Cottrell for 5 sixes in an over, says his self-belief didn’t waver regardless of the “worst 20 balls” he ever performed early in his roller-coaster knock. His sensational effort helped Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab in an incredible IPL match on Sunday night time. Early on his his innings, he was struggling to place bat to ball.
“The dugout is aware of I can hit the ball lengthy. I knew I needed to consider in myself. It was a matter of 1 six,” the 27-year-old Tewatia mentioned after the Royals’ four-wicket win.
“5 (sixes) within the over, that’s superb. I attempted to hit the leg-spinner, however sadly I could not. So I needed to hit different bowlers.”
He hit these massive hits within the 18th over off Cottrell, 4 of them on the trot, to show the match on its head after the Royals wanted 51 runs from the final three overs.
Tewatia struggled to connect with the ball initially after he was despatched at Steve Smith’s fall forward of the likes of Robin Uthappa.
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Nevertheless, with he losing the deliveries on the essential juncture, strain was constructing on Sanju Samson.
Requested about it, the participant from Haryana mentioned, “Now I’m higher. The worst 20 balls I’ve ever performed. After then I started to hit so I saved going. I’ll always remember this knock.”
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