Need to bat better in order to win the IPL: Gambhir

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS skipper Gautam Gambhir felt refreshed after their emphatic win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens. 

Setting a target of 132, KKR dismissed the entire RCB line-up for just 49 runs. As reported by PTI, Gambhir attributed the win to the performance of the bowlers, especially Coulter-Nile and Umesh Yadav. 

“It’s very refreshing. All credit to the bowling attack, especially Coulter-Nile and Umesh for bowling quick. Not a lot of teams have pace like we have. Got three guys who can bowl over 140. The plan was to hit the deck hard and the plan worked. We didn’t bat well at all. After where we were in the first six, we should’ve got 170. We need to pull up our socks in the batting department. If you want to win the tournament, you need to bring your A game out in all departments.”

The southpaw said that he didn’t feel the need to bring in spinners as the pacers bowled impressively and were moving the ball around nicely.

“It was moving around, so I thought there was no point in using spin. The bowling department was very professional; I’ve not seen as impressive an effort from the bowling attack like I did today. The plan to the bowlers was simple ‘just use your pace and show to the world what you’ve got. A lot of opponents think we’re a chasing side. So if we win batting first, it gives us a lot of confidence.”

With that win, KKR have now taken the second spot on the IPL rankings table. 

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