‘You miss, I hit’: LSG’s Avesh Khan says he’ll continue to try and bowl yorkers in every situation | Ipl News
Lucknow Super Giants bowler Avesh Khan was the catalyst in their thrilling 2 run victory over the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday when he defended 9 runs in the final over as the Royals failed to chase down the 180-run target set the visitors. Avesh, who conceded just five and six in the 18th and 20th over, said that the yorkers are his best delivery and he’ll continue to bowl them.
“I will try to continue to bowl yorkers because I always think that yorker is my best ball. I always try to bowl a yorker in any situation. It’s very important to back yourself in the IPL,” Avesh said in the post-match press conference.
“I try to focus on execution. When I take the ball on the field, I never get tense. Whatever ball I am going to bowl, I will back it 100%.” “There have been so many high-scoring games in the IPL. The bowlers are getting hit for many runs. In the first over, I also went for 13 runs. But, I always think what is the game demanding? What is the wicket demanding? So, I was focusing on my execution,” he added.
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Avesh also explained what he was thinking before bowling to Shimron Hetmyer who came very close to finish the match but fell to the LSG bowler in the last over.
“As soon as he shuffled away from the stumps, I thought that I would bowl a yorker on the stumps. There was only one fielder and his shot went into his hand. So, while running, I decided that if the batsman shuffles a lot, then I try to bowl in front of him. So that if he misses, he is out. As you must have seen, the same thing happened with Yashasvi (Jaiswal) and Riyan (Parag). You miss, I hit,” he said.
“If a new batsman comes, it is not that easy for him. For a set batsman, you must have seen that the game is easy. For a new batsman, to come in any situation, especially when the ball is keeping a little low is tough. As soon as Yashasvi’s wicket happened, we knew we can squeeze Rajasthan if bowl 2-3 dot balls.” “In the same over, Riyan was also out. So, we got a chance to bowl at two new batsmen. They needed 20 more runs and that’s a big target in that situation,” the LSG pacer added.
