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00:00I was supposed not to be a part of the show. But the way the match went about, I was in the aircraft following the game and it was egging and flowing this way and that way.
00:09And in the end, the team chasing has once again won.
00:21Hello, everyone. Welcome to Straight Bad with Gulf News and Mr. Cricket UAE. That is Anil Sarjan.
00:25We have yet another spellbinding match today. The clash of the newbies, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.
00:32Little did we expect that it will go down to the wire. We have with me and Anil, we have Sahil Sarjan and the Gulf News Senior Associate Editor, Gautam Bhattacharya.
00:43Anil, what's your thoughts on today's match? It's the third to the edge of the seat match in a row.
00:50Thank you, Shyam. Hello, Mr. Gautam. Hi, Sahil. I was supposed not to be a part of the show. But the way the match went about, I was in the aircraft following the game and it was egging and flowing this way and that way.
01:03And in the end, the team chasing has once again won. So, four times in a row out of the first match, which was more of a dampener.
01:11But all three matches in the last have gone to the wire. And you have heartbreaks. You know, people supporting one team and the other. The team which wins feels good. The team which loses feels sad.
01:21That is normal, isn't it? But today, I mean, what a start itself. The start itself was completely out of the ordinary.
01:30It's like, Shyam's triple strike actually completely opened up the match. Gautam, your thoughts on Shyam's brilliant spell today?
01:37Yes, Shyam. I mean, it's one of the finest and hostile spell of seam bowling that I've seen in IPL. I mean, something, Shyam has done it quite a few times in the past.
01:50But today, with a little bit of purchase that he got from the wicket, I mean, three dismissals came, you know, in different fashion.
02:00If you look at it, the first which he managed to get the shape away, the other one to the left-hander, the way he brought back with which he got Dikok, and then the third one with Manish Pandey.
02:12So, with these three experienced customers gone, it was very difficult for, you know, Lucknow from there onwards.
02:21Sahil, let's see. KL Rahul and Quinten Dikok, they are said to be one of the most feared of opening partnership. It didn't happen today, isn't it?
02:31I mean, yeah, clearly it didn't work out today. I mean, but eventually, they should not be worried. They're going to keep fighting.
02:38I mean, if you realize so far in the tournament, we've seen big players go for ducks. Shubman scored a duck today.
02:43Rutaraja scored a duck. KL scored a zero. So, you know, Rishabh Pant scored a duck. You know, many good players have scored a duck so far.
02:51So, I don't think it's something to be worried about. I think the openers will fire eventually.
02:5929 for 4. That is when Deepak Khuda and Ayush Peroni came together.
03:05Anish, why did Hathik Pandey miss a trick there? Because he kept back Rashid Khan quite late.
03:13In fact, Rashid Khan came as late as the 10th over. Did he miss a trick there?
03:17I'm glad you asked this question. You know, I've always felt, why do captains don't go for the kill?
03:23When you have an opposition on the mat and you've had Shammi bowling three overs, why can't you give him the fourth over?
03:29And like you mentioned, Rashid Khan is your ace bowler. You bring him in the 10th over, that means you're getting the opposition
03:34to get their eye in and to get back to that score. And if they could have lost this game, even if they still have won,
03:40I still feel that it was poor captainship. You've got to just go for the attack and get the opposition all out.
03:48Yeah. Lack of intent there. Lack of aggression there, isn't it? And come to think of who is this
03:55bologna, Gautam? We haven't heard of him for a long time. I haven't heard at all.
04:01To be very honest with you, he has come out of school cricket. That's all that I know.
04:08I mean, I haven't heard of him in under 19. I mean, now is the time he will send us
04:13scurrying to find out more about him. I mean, he was really, really impressive.
04:17The way, I mean, not only he got some big hits in, but the way he was opening the face of the bat,
04:23running it down to third man for a boundary, a particular shot that I remember.
04:29Exceptional. I mean, this is the good thing or the plus point about IPL at the end of the day.
04:37Yes. Like you said, everybody is scurrying, looking for who is this Ayush Badoni.
04:43And I also went scurrying, looking at Google to see who this man is. And he has played for
04:49India under 19. And he played against India, against the Sri Lanka and scored some good runs.
04:54And then he just went into hiding. We know, but nothing was heard of it before. Now, this is
04:59supposed to be a inspired pick by Gautam Gampir. He seemed to have picked them out from obscurity
05:05and brought him in and not just brought him in into the Lucknow Super Giants. Also, he put him
05:10in the play 11. So there you have a first match. He plays what you call a superb role in
05:17resurrecting his side. So good for him. And Sahil, I'm coming back with you on another thing.
05:25Lockheed Ferguson. Lockheed Ferguson clocked the fastest ball in IPL. I know IPL is only four
05:31matches old, but 150 plus. And I'm sure we haven't seen Nokia either. So what are we looking at?
05:42Oh, you know how quick this guy is, Lockheed Ferguson. I mean, yeah, you're just saying it's
05:46the fourth game, but it's not easy to reach 150, no matter which fast bowler it is. But obviously,
05:54the moment Andre Nokia is back for Delhi, the highest competition of who the quickest might be.
05:58Maybe Bumrah might also reach there. You never know. But it's just been four games in.
06:02Maybe someone can beat that. Me too. I'm also looking forward to Nokia's return.
06:09Okay. Anees, we're coming back to Gujarat Titans innings. I could fight back from the Lucknow
06:17Supergiants because they had two wickets early. Dushmanda Chameera was a double strike, actually,
06:23made early inroads before Hardik Pandya and Matthew Wade did the repair job. I know you've
06:29been a huge fan of Dushmanda Chameera. Am I right? Yes, because he's played for my team.
06:35I have seen that fire and aggression in him. It's just that he needs to be guided well. These are
06:41youngsters coming from Sri Lanka who do not get as much opportunities as the Indian players get.
06:47So when you've got pace and when you've got swing and movement, and if you can use that to
06:52perfection, that's what Chameera is. And if he's injury-free, he's a very good bowler, an asset for
06:59Sri Lanka. And now for, obviously, Lucknow. But unfortunately, they couldn't finish the game
07:05I would say. They just bowled him two overs. Why don't you go for the kill? You are defending
07:10160 and 160 and Vankedi is easily chaseable. True. Especially when he's on a song. I mean,
07:18it's his preference. At least one more over. Now, here we have Hardik Pandya in a very unfamiliar
07:26role. Pratap, we have seen Hardik Pandya in the role as a finisher for Mumbai. Here he comes in
07:31at No. 4, pushes the ball around for singles. How different was his role today and how did he fare?
07:39I think he did pretty well at No. 4. I mean, that 47 or 50-odd innings with
07:46Matthew Wedd. I mean, Wedd had a few hits and misses. But Hardik tried to fit into his
07:54captaincy role as best as he could today. I mean, yes, there was a point about not bringing Rashid
08:00early on. I remember. I mean, though I feel that even at the halfway mark, the Lucknow Supergiants
08:06were still not in the game. I mean, that came much later. That came much later. Gradually
08:13scoring also became easier. With Tevatia and Miller to fall back on, lower down the order.
08:21I would like to see Hardik at No. 4 because I think for Mumbai also, he had come in at four
08:27or five a number of times. On occasions, he even come at No. 3 because especially when they
08:34need to get the scoring rate up. Yes, he has played even at No. 3. But as a regular No. 4
08:40batsman, I think this is a completely different role for him. Now, coming back to
08:47Sahil, we can't get enough of Tevatia and Tevatia can't get enough of us, isn't it? That man,
08:52Mr. Superman, what do you say?
08:57This guy, like now I remember the commentator saying, he's done a Tevatia. Like, now that
09:03must come. He, to be honest, you know, yes, he has. He's done this. But he's one of the
09:10most hardworking cricketers I've seen so far. He gives his all on the pitch. He does with the ball.
09:16He's super active on the field. And today, again, his batting was class. He was batting
09:21without any tension. He played with heroics. And that guy also, I want to give credit to this new
09:26guy, Abhinav Manohar, who came in the end. He played without pressure, scored good 15 runs of
09:31seven balls and made them win. But if you're talking about Tevatia, this guy is a really
09:35good player. And he's got guts. He's a gutsy player. I would say he's a magical player.
09:41I love Sahil. He makes things happen. He makes things happen, actually. So, coming back to Anish,
09:48Dew was a huge factor in the later part of the game. I saw Ravi Bishnoi struggling to grip. So
09:53was Avesh Khan. And even Huda struggled a bit. Because Huda, 16th over, spent for 22 runs,
10:00followed by another 18 runs in the next over from Bishnoi, actually changed the match for
10:08the Gujarat Titans. So, how much did you see? Probably you don't see Bishnoi go for runs like
10:17this. Do you think Dew was the factor here? Yes, I will, to some extent, say Dew is always a factor
10:24in Wankhede. You know why? Because it is near the sea. And if there is no breeze, you've got to get
10:30Dew. So this is where captains have to be street-smart. I'm not saying because Tevatia
10:35got Aradha, went after Bishnoi in that over and changed the game. Such things happen. It can
10:40happen to any bowler. But the fact remains is that by the time Dew comes, you need to make
10:45sure that you finish your bowlers. Every time it's not possible. But 10 out of 9 times in Mumbai,
10:49you will get Dew. So you've got to use your good bowlers and finish them off before the Dew hits.
10:55And if you are leggy, it's not easy to bowl. Especially because you are trying to bowl
11:01through your wrist or you are using your fingers. So that's the reason Tevatia went after him. And
11:07being a left-hander, he could attack him. And I just want to add one point about Tevatia. With
11:11due respect to whatever you talk about Dew or everything. As you mentioned,
11:15like Sahil mentioned, this boy has got guts. What is important is he's got the temperament.
11:19And when you have a temperament, it is always better than talent. He's not that
11:23star-bullock player like you said. He's done at Tevatia. He does it because he's got the
11:28temperament. And I've always believed, Sunil Gavasar says, temperament is what separates
11:32the men from the boys. He can bowl, he can bat and he can feel. Yes, he's got eyes in his veins.
11:38Because no pressure, absolutely no pressure and he places strokes with abandon. Now, that is the
11:45third white-knuckle riot in a row. And we have another of the last of the two teams in action
11:51tomorrow. That is the Sun Visors Hyderabad meeting the Rajasthan Royals tomorrow. Gautam,
11:57what do you expect tomorrow? Another close finish tomorrow?
12:02This is one wicket where we are yet to see a game. So we need to find out how it is.
12:08But definitely, it's going to be interesting because Rajasthan on paper, they have come up
12:13with a rather compact side this time. I mean, if there is a bit of, if it's seeming a bit,
12:20you've got Trent Bolt, I think he's joined the squad already. So in Trent Bolt and Prasit
12:28Krishna, you've got quite a handful. It will be interesting to see how Sun Visors Hyderabad
12:34cope with a bit of a rag tag combination. Ken Williamson, who's going to be their anchorman,
12:43he had been out with the tailbone injury for long. In fact, I was wondering if he could finally make
12:48it to the IPL, I mean, which he has. So I'm not too sure it's going to be a close finish. It all
12:55depends on what kind of a wicket there is going to be an offer. We would love one, that I can
12:59certainly say. I like your description of Hyderabad being a rag tag outfit simply because I thought
13:06they lacked balance. Not just that, Rajasthan is the one who normally used the lack balance this
13:11time. This time they had made some decent buys and I think they have a better balance this time
13:17compared to the last few years. So your pick, Sahil, for tomorrow's, who would win tomorrow?
13:23To be honest, both teams look decent on paper. But I will have to go with Rajasthan Royals
13:31because I had said it earlier that Rajasthan are a better team.
13:34Who is a better player in Rajasthan, Sahil? I don't remember one name. Can you just
13:37brush up my memory?
13:39In Rajasthan?
13:41Yeah.
13:42Trent Boult, Joss Butler, Prashid Krishna, Navdeep Saini and Shimron Atmar, I think he should be fit.
13:50Yes, yes, yes. And Samson too.
13:56And you see, Shyam, you've got your favorite Devdutt who has moved over there.
14:00So Devdutt is the main man.
14:05So he's also for RR, Devdutt is for RR?
14:07Yeah.
14:07Yes, yes.
14:09So who's for Sunrisers, tell me something apart from KV Leeson.
14:15Nicholas Puran, Anish. Nicholas Puran, they've paid tons of money.
14:21Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
14:22So let's see.
14:26Actually, RR looks good on paper.
14:29Yes, looks a stronger side on paper. You know, just a quick one. I was with Neswadia yesterday
14:35and I asked him about Nicholas Puran. He says, don't take his name.
14:44Oh, my God. So I think that's it for tomorrow. And tomorrow, Sunrisers meet
14:51Rajasthan Royals. And thank you guys for joining us. It's been a good, good match today.
14:56And we hope that tomorrow also turns out to be another blockbuster. Thank you so much.
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