After doubting Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar wins hearts with comment on Mohammed Siraj. cricket news

Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar said after Royal Challengers Bangalore’s four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League that Mohammed Siraj’s confidence and never-say-die attitude are his real strengths. Thanks to Siraj’s two wickets in the powerplay, Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha played important roles as GT could score only 147 runs in 19.3 overs on Saturday. “Every time you see Mohammed Siraj, you know he will give his heart out,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports Cricket Live. Remember the time when his father passed away when he was in Australia. He continued to move forward.”

“A lot of people would like to go back because your parents are very dear to you. But I think he realized it was important to play for India. Also, he was not established at that level. An established player went 100 per cent Would have gone back.

“And remember how brilliantly he bowled in that Gabba Test match. To get a player like Steve Smith out when he was on 55… that’s the real strength of Mohammed Siraj, the confidence and the never-say-die attitude.” ” Field.” Chasing a modest target of 148 runs, Faf du Plessis (64) and Virat Kohli (42) gave a fast start to RCB by adding 92 runs inside the powerplay.

However, RCB slipped from 92/0 to 117/6 before reaching home in 13.4 overs.

“Extraordinary things during the power play, when RCB were batting. It was just the game going on, and then suddenly things changed. Were they trying to counter the net run rate solution? And if so, Played well with them.” Because he needed to work harder,” said former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden.

“So they lost those three wickets to Joshua Little in the middle stages of the match. And then they managed to pull together because, as you heard Faf say in the presentation, anything less than 180, even “That even 190 at this high-scoring venue, was never going to be enough runs.” Former England cricketer and coach Paul Collingwood also praised the “aggressive approach” of the RCB batsmen.

“The intensity displayed by RCB with the ball was commendable. Chasing even a modest score, seeing Virat Kohli coming out of his crease and easily flicking the very second ball for six shows his aggressive intent. This is a signal of danger to his opponents.

“Despite being at the bottom of the table, RCB did not back down. They showed clarity, bravery and aggression, especially in the middle order. Although they lost wickets, I appreciate their aggressive approach,” he said.

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