DTVHINDI“He has always told me to take the match till the end as much as possible” – Shashank got Gurumantra from Dhoni
MS Dhoni and Shashank Singh (Photo source: Despite playing for many franchises in the IPL, Shashank Singh could never make a name for himself in this league. There was a lot of confusion after Punjab Kings bought him in the mini auction ahead of IPL 2024 as it was reported that the franchise wanted to sign a different player of the same name. However, in the end, the franchise supported Shashank. Shashank also played some brilliant cricket in IPL 2024 and lived up to the trust of the franchise by playing a match-winning inning of 61* runs in 29 balls against Gujarat Titans. After the match, the 32-year-old cricketer revealed the advice from legendary cricketer MS Dhoni. He told that the former CSK captain had asked to take the match till the end and put pressure on the bowlers. Shashank Singh made a big revelation regarding his conversation with MS Dhoni Shashank said that he tried to react to the ball by remaining calm and did not try to play any hasty shots against Gujarat. My Khel quoted Shashank as saying, “Whenever I have spoken to Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni), he has always told me to take the match till the end as much as possible. He said that when you take the game deeper, there is equal pressure on the bowler as on the batsman. It’s about who keeps the nerves calm. It’s all about the mental thing of staying as calm as possible.. I was taking deep breaths to keep myself calm and react to the ball. Sometimes you become over-smart and play shots in a hurry, but I was playing shots just by seeing the ball. At one time it seemed difficult for Punjab to chase 200 runs, as the team score was 70/4, but after that Shashank and Ashutosh Sharma (31 runs on 17 balls) took over the innings and batted brilliantly to help PBKS win the season. Helped India win its second match. Talking about his partnership with Ashutosh, Shashank said that they complement each other and believe in each other’s abilities.
Saika Ishaq gets ‘Gurumantra’ from Jhulan Goswami, herself revealed
Saika Ishaq took 3 wickets against UP Warriors UP-W vs MI-W (Photo Source: WPL/X) In WPL 2024, Mumbai Indians defeated UP Warriors by 42 runs in the match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. With this, Mumbai achieved its fourth win in the tournament. Batting first, Mumbai set a target of 161 runs for UP Warriors with the help of important runs from Nat Siver-Brunt (45 runs), Amelia Kar (39 runs) and Harmanpreet Kaur (33 runs). But the Warriors team could score only 118 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. for Mumbai Saika Ishaq Bowled strongly and took 3 wickets for 27 runs in a spell of 4 overs. After the match, he had a special conversation on Jio Cinema’s ‘Match Center Live’. ‘The problem can be solved just by talking to Jhulan Goswami’ Saika Ishaq talks about Harmanpreet Kaur’s advice during her spell. He said, he gave me advice when I was bowling. Pitch was also reacting, so she came over and asked me, ‘What do you want to do?’ I said I would bowl a yorker and he told me it should be a fast ball and that’s how I dismissed Kiran Navgire. He continued and said, after this, when Grace Harris was batting, she hit a six on my ball. Harman again asked me what I wanted to do and I told him I would bowl slower to turn the ball and I got another wicket! Saika further talked about Jhulan Goswami’s advice and said that, just talking to Jhulan Goswami can solve the problem. Whatever be the problem, at any place, the problem can be solved only by talking to them. I don’t even need to answer her, I just listen to what she says. I could not take wickets in three consecutive matches. Then, I spoke to him and immediately I got a wicket in the next match.
