Dinesh Karthik Credits McCullum For His Half Century
Dinesh Karthik has been under pressure for quite some time in IPL 2020 as he was failing to deliver it with the bat. Even though KKR were winning the matches under him, he was not contributing personally to his team. However, against Punjab, he scored a much-needed half-century to make a total of 164. He gave credit to his coach McCullum for his motivation and backing. He said:
βMcCullum has been encouraging me to bat higher in the order, but I am looking at what the team needs. I have to give him credit for keeping me in this space.β
Dinesh Karthik Is All Praise For Sunil Narine For Win Against Punjab In IPL 2020
Punjab looked all good to win the match against KKR with their captain KL Rahul standing on the pitch after scoring a half-century. However, the fall of wickets all of a sudden swung the game to a balance. Punjab required 14 of the last over, and Sunil Narine ensured that Punjab gets only 12 of that. Karthik praised Narine for his performance. Moreover, he said:
βSunil Narine stands up for us a lot of time. He is calm. He is always looking to find the best way to contribute to the team.β
KL Rahul Has No Answers For Another IPL 2020 Loss
KL Rahul and his team looked all good to win the match. However, in the end, he was the losing captain. This year, Punjab has been an outstanding team with an exceptional batting lineup. However, they have lost many of their matches in close encounters. This time, even Rahul doesnβt have answers as to what went wrong in the game. He said:
βWe started well, we got close, but honestly I have no answers. Just have to keep coming hard in the next seven and win a few.β
Loss Of Wickets Led To Punjab Losing IPL 2020 Match Against KKR
Punjab lost too many wickets in the end to lose the match against KKR. Rahul said, βWe weren’t satisfied at any stage during the run-chase, you’re only satisfied when you win. Mayank and I started well, but if you lose wickets in clusters at the end, it’s hard to get over the line.β
