Delhi: In the 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) played on Monday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won a stunning victory by defeating Mumbai Indians (MI). All -rounder Krunal Pandya played an important role in this match, who took 4 wickets. The great batsman Sunil Gavaskar praised him openly for this match of this match of the left hand spinner.
Gavaskar said on Geographstar’s ‘Cool Fans Match Center Live’, “I have always been adorning Krunal’s cricket understanding and fast thinking. They compensate for those small shortcomings with their calm nature and strong mentality, which are hardly in them.”
Gavaskar compared his bowling to former veteran Veenu Mankad, saying, “When Krunal bowls, his style reminds me of Vinu Mankad. He did not turn much, but shocked batsmen with balls like line-length, speed, surge and sometimes beamar.”
Regarding the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, Gavaskar said, “Patidar is playing like an independent and fearless captain. He has experienced players and strong support staff. The role of senior player like Dinesh Karthik cannot be ignored, which has great influence on the team.”
Gavaskar said on RCB’s performance, “After not winning the title for seventeen years, now this team has understood what to do to win. The captain’s spontaneous nature and the experience of seniors is taking the team in the right direction.”
Talking about Virat Kohli’s batting, Gavaskar said, “His biggest change in the last one and a half season has been that now he already starts playing lofed shots. It shows his changed thinking.”
Regarding the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah, the former batsman said, “It was nice to see him bowling at a speed of 140 km/h, as he plays more matches, will get more confidence with his back, he can reach a speed of 150.”
Regarding Rohit Sharma, Gavaskar suggested, “Even if he does not play a big innings immediately, but if he crosses the powerplay and stands till the 8th-9th over and plays 30-40 runs, then confidence will come back. They will only have to show some understanding in the shot selection. If he is able to balance, he will get to see big innings again.”
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