Not bothered about missing out on an IPL hundred, says Rahul Tripathi
RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT opener Rahul Tripathi seems to have hit the purple patch in IPL 10, which is also the youngster’s debut season in the cash-rich tournament.
With 352-runs in nine games, Tripathi is fifth on the run-scorers' list behind David Warner, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan. Against KKR at Eden Gardens, he smashed 93-runs before getting dismissed in the penultimate over of the chase. Courtesy of his brilliant innings, RPS chased 156 with two wickets to spare. In an interaction with IPLT20.com, Tripathi said that the disappointment of missing out on maiden IPL ton didn’t last long as RPS won the game.
"If I had made some plans that wouldn't have worked because these are good bowlers, they are a good bowling side. So I just kept it simple to watch the ball and hit the ball and just go with my gut feeling. Keeping my mind blank … that was important and that helped me today. I played as the ball was coming so I played according to the merit of the ball. I feel good. I was getting good starts so I wanted to carry on that start. It's good that we won the match, that is more important. I would have loved to finish the match, that's one thing. But it's okay, if we win the match it's okay I miss the century."
The 26-year-old said that sharing the dressing room with likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni has given him a lot of confidence.
"It's helping me a lot, it's a dream experience for me. Opening with Ajinkya bhai, even if he says simple things like, 'you are batting well,' you get a belief that somebody like Ajinkya Rahane is telling you that you are hitting the ball well with good intent. Even off the field, Faf [du Plessis] is there, Ben [Stokes] is there, even the coaches, our team is having so much fun. Playing with MS [Dhoni] bhai … he's a legend. Two times I've been not out luckily while batting with him."
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