If you look at the whole season.
Sachin Tendulkar played a fantastic knock of 48 runs off 28 balls and
played a crucial role in Mumbai Indians’ 65 runs win against Kolkata
Knight Riders at Wankhade Stadium here on Tuesday. The Master Blaster,
who got the man-of-the-match award, said that he though he hasn’t been
able to spend much time in the middle, he has been aggressive in his
approach for whatever time he has batted.
“If you look at the whole season., I’ve not been able to spend much time
in the middle. But whatever I’ve batted, it’s been pretty aggressive,”
said Tendulkar adding that there was a bit of help for the seamers from
the wicket today. “But I was striking the ball well today and I thought
therefore I should be more aggressive.”
Talking about his interaction and advice to the MI players, Sachin said
that it’s always about give and take. “It shouldn’t be one way traffic
about just me talking. It’s about discussing cricket and sharing our
thoughts,” said Tendulkar, adding that the he still has the same passion
for the game. “Whatever time I get on the field I try to make the most
of it,” said Tendulkar.
Kolkata Kinight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir said that his team didn’t
play good cricket. “I don’t know whether it’s a jinx, but if you don’t
play proper cricket, this is what is going to happen. Every game is a
new game. I see a lot of quality around our dressing room. We have four
more games to go. We have a lot of depth in our batting and we’ll put
our best playing XI on the field,” said Gambhir.
Meanwhile Rohit Sharma, who has done well as captain so far, said, “We
have been going really well so far. I just don’t want to relax. We’ve
got four games to go and we aren’t taking it easy. Tendulkar is
experienced enough and he got us the start we wanted. 170 on this ground
was a good score to defend and there wasn’t much dew today.
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