IPL 2025: Shashank Singh praised Priyansh Arya for being fearless and having solid technique after he scored 47 runs off 23 balls for the Punjab Kings in their match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
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00:00So obviously I didn't see the scoreboard to be very honest but I mean after the
00:04first ball I hit I saw the scoreboard and it was Shreyas was a 97 so I didn't say
00:09anything he only came and told me Shashank don't worry about my hundred
00:12because obviously I was going to say to him that should I give you a single or
00:16something but it takes a lot of heart and courage to say because obviously
00:19hundreds don't come easily in D20 especially in IPL so obviously the way
00:23Shreyas told me that Shashank go and just hit every ball for a boundary for a
00:28four or six so I mean that gave me even more confidence like obviously it's a
00:32team game at the end of the day we all know but then at those situations it's
00:35difficult to be that selfless but Shreyas was one I mean I know him since
00:39past 10-15 years he is the same and obviously he told me just to be calm to
00:44play cricketing shots what I usually play to maintain my balance and
00:47obviously by God's grace I think we had a good finish
00:59Oh yes I mean Priyansh Arya he's someone who has batted really well in domestic
01:07circuit and then again coming to the practice games what we played in the
01:11net sessions he really impressed everyone I mean it's very difficult for
01:15a debutant to come and play like this but he's extremely fearless someone who
01:20knows his game really well and someone who is technically very correct I feel
01:23so obviously Priyansh the way he batted I mean it's not that easy to any
01:28debutant to play that way but obviously the way he performed today he showed
01:32what talent he has
01:35Shreyas played from 14th to 17th of March by gaining impact in Russia, he bowled very well, so he bowled out very well, so why not use that tactic from the beginning of the game?
01:56no obviously with Shreyas obviously he's someone who works on instincts as a
02:00captain I mean that's why he's one of the best captains in the world right now
02:04so the way Shreyas bought him I mean I even I feel that that was the right
02:09time to get Vaishak and the way he bowled I mean in a bowling meeting we
02:14usually plan all those things so this was a planned thing and the way he
02:18executed because planning is one thing and execution is another thing and the way he
02:21executed the plan was commendable and I mean those were the hard overs what he
02:25bowled because there was some due because while fielding also I could have I felt
02:28it that there was due and the way he bowled I mean that was tremendous
02:47yeah obviously sir I mean these are the moments you have to win I mean we see in
02:51IPL these are the small moments where you have to win the game the momentum I
02:55mean last over when I batted I think the momentum came to our way initially when
02:59they were batting it was 50-50 the momentum was there was going on their
03:03side because the way Sai Sudarshan was batting but when Vaishak came I mean he
03:06nailed it I mean the balls he was bowling it's very difficult it's easy
03:10on TV to see or maybe as a fielder to see but when the ball is a bit wet it's
03:16very difficult to bowl those Yorkers and I mean he did his job to perfection and
03:20kudos to him