On April 18, in a spectacular match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Mumbai Indians defeated Punjab Kings by 9 runs. In this match, all the players from Mumbai Indians performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. However, apart from Ashutosh Sharma, no other player from Punjab Kings could leave his mark.

Let us tell you, in the match played against Mumbai Indians, Ashutosh Sharma played a stormy inning of 61 runs with the help of 2 fours and 7 sixes in 28 balls. Ashutosh Sharma has performed very well in IPL 2024 and has won the hearts of many people. At one time, Punjab Kings had lost 4 wickets for 14 runs against Mumbai Indians, after which Ashutosh Sharma batted explosively and brought his team to the threshold of victory.

However, despite this innings of Ashutosh Sharma, Punjab Kings lost at home. After the match was over, Ashutosh Sharma praised Head of Cricket Development Sanjay Bangar. Not only this, the young batsman also said that it was because of him that he was able to showcase his talent to the world.

Ashutosh Sharma said, ‘The celebration I did against Mumbai Indians was for Sanjay Bangar sir. I have learned a lot from him and he has also told me about many things. He has given me a chance and also told me that I am not a slugger and I can play cricketing shots. I just need to focus. This small statement of his was very big for me. I am following the same thing and because of this my game has also changed a lot.

Ashutosh Sharma presented his side regarding the performance of Punjab Kings

Talking about Punjab Kings, so far the team has won only 2 out of 7 matches while they have had to face defeat in 5. Punjab Kings is at 9th position in the points table of IPL 2024. Regarding his team’s performance, Ashutosh Sharma said, ‘We are working hard. The way we are trying to play the game is absolutely right.

Winning and losing are just aspects of the game. It means how you are playing and we are performing well as a team. If we continue to play in this form then I am confident that we can perform well and win the match.