Jaipur: Executing yorkers with flair and precision is Avesh Khan ’s forte. The Lucknow Super Giants speedster displayed this rare skill in abundance to bowl his side to a thrilling two-run victory against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.
Thousands of RR faitfhful at the packed Sawai Mansingh Stadium could only watch helplessly as Avesh gave away just six runs in the final over when the home team needed nine for a win and halt their losing sequence. “I just focus on the execution,” said Avesh later, “I always back 100% whatever ball I have decided to bowl.
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“Mostly it is the yorker,” he revealed, “even if the situation is 15 required or 20 required, I back myself on the yorker, and that is very important in the IPL . When you focus completely on the match, you focus only where you want to bowl.”
The 28-year-old pacer from Madhya Pradesh believed getting rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal was the turning point of the match. The RR opener was batting fluently on 74 when a rush of blood halted his advance. “It was like ‘you miss, I hit,’” said Avesh, “Yashasvi was batting quite well and has almost put his team on the verge of victory.
I decided to bowl straight and, in the block-hole.. He tried to force me out in the covers region but misjudged the line of the ball and was castled. It was certainly the turning point of the match.” Avesh said he did not feel any pressure while bowling in the death overs.
“I know I am good in the death overs. I only focus on the execution at the time. When we watch from the outside, even us, we feel the tension; but when I am playing, I never feel that tension that I will go for a six or a four,” he said, underlining the process behind the return of 3 for 37 from his 4-over spell to restrict RR to 178/5 while chasing 181.
Although he bowled a match-winning spell, he admitted luck favoured him in the last over. Shardul Thakur, who was fielding at the short fineleg took a blinder to send Hetmyer back to the pavilion. Even Shubham Dubey’s powerful shot hit his body and deflected to cover for a solitary run with four runs needed on the last ball.
“Not that you want to get the wicket this ball or you want to make the batter defend or you want to bowl a dot ball. The moment I saw him (Hetmyer) shuffle to off, I bowled the stump line, and luckily it went to hand because he was the only fielder there.
If Shubham’s shot did not hit me on my hands, it could have resulted in 2-3 runs,” said Avesh, who could not celebrate the win because of the impact of the ball
Thousands of RR faitfhful at the packed Sawai Mansingh Stadium could only watch helplessly as Avesh gave away just six runs in the final over when the home team needed nine for a win and halt their losing sequence. “I just focus on the execution,” said Avesh later, “I always back 100% whatever ball I have decided to bowl.
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“Mostly it is the yorker,” he revealed, “even if the situation is 15 required or 20 required, I back myself on the yorker, and that is very important in the IPL . When you focus completely on the match, you focus only where you want to bowl.”
The 28-year-old pacer from Madhya Pradesh believed getting rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal was the turning point of the match. The RR opener was batting fluently on 74 when a rush of blood halted his advance. “It was like ‘you miss, I hit,’” said Avesh, “Yashasvi was batting quite well and has almost put his team on the verge of victory.
I decided to bowl straight and, in the block-hole.. He tried to force me out in the covers region but misjudged the line of the ball and was castled. It was certainly the turning point of the match.” Avesh said he did not feel any pressure while bowling in the death overs.
“I know I am good in the death overs. I only focus on the execution at the time. When we watch from the outside, even us, we feel the tension; but when I am playing, I never feel that tension that I will go for a six or a four,” he said, underlining the process behind the return of 3 for 37 from his 4-over spell to restrict RR to 178/5 while chasing 181.
Although he bowled a match-winning spell, he admitted luck favoured him in the last over. Shardul Thakur, who was fielding at the short fineleg took a blinder to send Hetmyer back to the pavilion. Even Shubham Dubey’s powerful shot hit his body and deflected to cover for a solitary run with four runs needed on the last ball.
“Not that you want to get the wicket this ball or you want to make the batter defend or you want to bowl a dot ball. The moment I saw him (Hetmyer) shuffle to off, I bowled the stump line, and luckily it went to hand because he was the only fielder there.
If Shubham’s shot did not hit me on my hands, it could have resulted in 2-3 runs,” said Avesh, who could not celebrate the win because of the impact of the ball
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