DTVHINDIIPL 2024: Tanush Kotian got the position of opener for this reason, Sanju Samson made a big disclosure
In the last match against Punjab Kings, Tanush Kotian played an inning of 24 runs in 31 balls for Rajasthan Royals. Tanush Kotian Sanju Samson (Photo Source: In IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals registered a thrilling win by 3 wickets against Punjab Kings in the last match. Rajasthan team is known for its strong batting lineup, but while chasing the target of 148 runs against Punjab Kings, the team was seen struggling. In the absence of Jos Buttler, the team went with the opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tanush Kotian. All-rounder Tanush Kotian plays domestic cricket for Mumbai, he had not opened even once in his career. Tanush Kotian was seen struggling while opening for Rajasthan Royals. Batting at a straight rate of 77.41, he scored 24 runs in 31 balls. Rajasthan Royals are facing criticism due to the decision of sending Tanush Kotian as opener. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson has given a big statement defending the management’s decision. Sanju Samson said this about Tanush Kotian While defending the decision of sending Tanush Kotian to the top order against Punjab Kings, Sanju Samson while talking on the post match presentation said, ‘Tanush is a very interesting player, he has done brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy and everyone was impressed watching him bat in the nets. We have a set batting order and we didn’t want to mess it up for one game. Yashasvi Jaiswal seems to be struggling with poor form this season. Till now in IPL 2024, not a single big inning has been seen from his bat. Against Punjab Kings, Yashasvi Jaiswal played an inning of 39 runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours. Captain Sanju Samson looked happy with Yashasvi’s performance. Talking further on the post match presentation, Sanju Samson said, ‘Nice to see Yashasvi scoring runs. He scored 30-40 runs and it was good to see him getting back into form. Rajasthan Royals are at the first position in the points table with 5 wins and 10 points from 6 matches. The team will play the next match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 16 April.
Mumbai captain Aryan Sakpal’s disclosure, said- Dinesh Lad sir motivates us to play like Rohit Sharma.
Aryan Sakpal played a memorable innings against Gujarat in the final of Vijay Merchant Trophy. Dinesh Lad and Rohit Sharma (Pic Source-Twitter) Mumbai captain Aryan Sakpal played a memorable innings against Gujarat in the Vijay Merchant Trophy final in Aloor. Thanks to his 127 runs on 355 balls, Mumbai won the title by winning the match by an innings and 38 runs. After the title win, Aryan Sakpal and his teammates had a dinner party with MCA officials in Bengaluru. While talking about his spectacular victory, Sakpal said that he is extremely proud of his journey. He revealed that he used to watch the historic tournament on TV with his father and it was his dream to participate in it. He said that it was a dream come true moment for him and he is happy to add another trophy to Mumbai’s kitty. Dinesh Lad Sir is very good – Aryan Sakpal Sakpal told News18, “It was a very proud moment for me, because I had watched this tournament on TV last year and before Covid-19. That year also Mumbai won the tournament. My dream was to play in the tournament, to play in the final so that I can be on TV and help my team win the match. So it was a proud moment and that dream also came true. He further said that, Dinesh Lad sir is very good, and whenever I need him, he is always available and always guides me well. Whenever there is any ups and downs, it feels good to talk to them. Even when I lost patience when I did not get a chance, Sir would ask me to be patient. I then work accordingly and get good results. Continuing his talk, he said, yes sir, let’s talk about Rohit Sharma. He tries to tell us how the Indian captain plays the pull shot. Gives examples of how he used to win matches for his school team, and inspires us to do similar things.
