New Delhi
Ashwini Kumar of Mumbai Indians, who took 4 wickets in his IPL debut match against Kolkata Knight Riders, has shared the secret of his passion. After the match, he told that Captain Hardik Pandya’s words brought him confidence. Kumar said that Pandya told him that you are Punjabi and Punjabi is not afraid of anyone. The BCCI has shared a video from the IPLT20 handle in which Paras Mahambre is talking to Ashwini Kumar about his first IPL match experiences. In the video, Kumar says, ‘Hardik Bhai had told that Punjabi is not afraid of anyone. So you have to play the same way, you have to scare others, you don’t just be afraid. ‘
During the conversation, Ashwini also told how Manish Pandey hit her ball off her ball, then Pandya increased her courage. He said, ‘The one who was Manish Pandey had already had a four on him. Then I talked to Hardik Bhai, he said that watching the ball on the body itself. Hardik Bhai had told me that there is no fear… there is no problem even if runs are scored.
The way the Captain showed confidence in the field and encouraged, it showed the effect in Ashwini Kumar’s bowling as a more edge. In the match, Kumar took 4 wickets for 24 runs in 3 overs. Till now no Indian had taken 4 wickets in their debut match in the IPL. Ashwini showed batsmen like Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh and Andre Rules in his first IPL match. It was his sharp bowling that Kolkata’s team was all out for 117 runs. In response, Mumbai won by 8 wickets with 43 balls very easily.
