Both Shreyas and Ricky sir never spoke anything negative after first ball dismissal: Priyansh Arya | Ipl News
Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya, who burst on to the Indian Premier League (IPL) stage this season after scoring a blering 47 off 23 in the first match against Gujarat Titans, couldn’t follow up on that innings, scoring just 8 and 0 in the next two matches against Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals. But the youngster roared back into form with a scintillating century against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday.
Speaking about how he kept up his confidence during that 2-match lean patch, Arya said that advice from head coach Ricky Ponting and skipper Shreyas Iyer helped a lot.
“Ricky sir gave me confidence saying that anyone can be out first ball. He told me hit it out of the park if you get the same ball,” he said in a selection media interaction.
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“Ricky sir always keeps telling me to improve my pull shot. Have not worked with him on the technical front, we talk only about mindset,” he added.
He also revealed how the chat with captain Iyer uplifted his morale after he was out for a duck against Rajasthan.
“In the nets ahead of the CSK game, Shreyas bhai just told me go with my first thought after seeing the ball. Before the season too, he had told me that I would be playing all 14 games. Both Shreyas and Ricky sir never spoke anything negative after the first ball dismissal. That is bound to boost your confidence,” said Priyansh.
“I made debut for senior Delhi team in in 2021 but was out after two games. So I wanted to make consent runs. Till last year too, I was not consent. But I was able to gain that consency in DPL and state team this season,” he added.
