‘It doesn’t look like Shubman Gill is leading for the first time’: R Sai Kishore | Cricket News

Gujarat Titans spinner R Sai Kishore praised head coach Ashish Nehra for establishing a thriving team culture and said new captain Shubman Gill doesn’t look like he is leading the team for the first time. Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore shone with a brilliant four-ball knock as GT beat Mumbai Indians by six runs in the IPL opener on Sunday. “Shubman led the team very well. It didn’t look like he was leading for the first time. Even for me as a spinner, the input he gave was fantastic,” Kishore said at the post-match press conference. Batting first, GT’s score was 168/6, followed by MI’s score of 162, and the five-time champions looked set to win.

“We feel like we’re 10 points shy, but the whole team and the way it’s been run the past two years is we take competition very seriously. Whether we win or lose, we’re proud of the way we play. We perform really well. That’s also ( Head Coach) Ashish Nehra’s speech.

“It’s all down to the culture he has built over the last two years. People don’t think about the results (alone), they focus on competing and staying in the game.” Sai Kishore also said he was disappointed with the batsmen’s relationship with Very satisfied with Rashid Khan’s game and chasing him. He mixed up the pace and slowed the delivery down in the air.

“Because the wicket is two-step, we try to get into the wicket more and trust our length more than attacking the yorkers directly.

“That resulted in a lot of wickets. Even if that wasn’t the case, it was attacking bowling.

“In other teams I’ve played for, I’ve usually played the lead role. Playing the second role makes it more exciting.

“Most people will fight Rashid and follow me. That makes the challenge more exciting,” Saiki Shore said.

With the arrival of dew, Sai Kishore expects it to play an important role and influence the results.

“I actually expected dew to play a major role. The ball was wet but for some strange reason it remained fixed on the wicket.

“Usually it slides, but I’m surprised by the number of purchases.”

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