IPL 2022 – Sanju Samson explains why Ravichandran Ashwin retired: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said the decision to withdraw Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘retirement’ in the slog over was a call from the team management considering the match situation. Follow RR Bit LSG Highlights and IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Despite being unbeaten on 26 during the match against Lucknow Super Giants here on Sunday, Ashwin returned to the dugout, making RR the first team in IPL history to adopt a ‘retirement’ strategy.
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IPL 2022 – Sanju Samson explains why Ravichandran Ashwin retired: Ashwin (28 off 23 balls) was instrumental in rebuilding the RR innings with Shimron Hetmeyer (59 off 36 balls) as the off-spinner shared a 68-run stand for the fifth wicket before retiring. Two overs left for the innings.
“It’s about being Rajasthan Royals (Ashwin’s retirement). We keep trying different things. It was talked about before the season, “Samson said in a post-match presentation after beating LSG by three runs in an IPL thriller.
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“We thought we could use it if something happened. It was a team decision. ” Ashwin retired in 18.2 overs, allowing Ryan Parag to come to the crease.
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“I had no idea (Ashwin is retiring). He was also a little tired. It was a good decision because the baby (Pollen) hit a six for us, “Hetmeyer told Star Sports, the official broadcaster, after the match.
Young Kuldeep Sen was impressed with his IPL debut as he took one for 31 runs and defended 15 runs in the last over to help RR win.
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Samson said he believed in Sen’s powers because he saw him practice Wide Yorker.
“It depends on how he bowled his first three overs. Feeling he has done well and he is confident (speaking of Kuldeep Sen) to go and implement his wide yorker which he is working in off-season.
“I saw him in Syed Mushtaq and he was nailing his wide yorker,” he said.
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Defending 166, Trent Bolt (2/30) hit twice in a thrilling opening over, while Yuzbendra Chahal (4/41) picked up four wickets to claim 150 IPL wickets.
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Praising the duo, Samson said: “Bolt came to me before the first ball, told me ‘Sanju changed plans, I’m going to go around the wicket, and go straight to his feet and hit that ball’.
“F.Can’t be around and his skills are admirable. “ Regarding Chahal, he said:Chahal is one who can be given the ball at any time in 1-20 overs. He is the greatest leg-spinner, if I may say that India has been seen at the present time. I thought, if the pressure is high, why not use it more. ” Chahal, who has been selected as the best of four matches for 41 runs, has been in great form since being dropped from India’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad.
“I’ve always bowled well, I had a bad patch in the middle, but my main strength is my mind and I didn’t want to get away with it.” Bolt’s late inswing yorker lost to captain KL Rahul, he didn’t see the ball.
“I didn’t see it (the ball he got from Bolt), if I had I could have done something about it. I have to give it to him. It was a good ball. “
IPL 2022: Sanju Samson explains why Ravichandran Ashwin retired against LSG, says ‘We planned it before the season’
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