IPL 2021: Krunal And I Will Play Lead Role If We Get These Kinds Of Wickets Says Rahul Chahar

Mumbai: After taking four wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders, Rahul Chahar on Tuesday said that he along with Krunal Pandya will play a “lead role” for the Mumbai Indians in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

“We both bowled well. Krunal did not give many runs in his spell. In the last match it was not like this but this time there was help from the wicket for spinners. We will play the main role if we get these kinds of wickets,” Chahar said in a virtual press conference.

Chahar returned with the figures of 4-27 in his four overs and was named as the Player of the Match.

“I enjoyed Rahul Tripathi’s wicket most as that ball turned well. As a leg-spinner, you want that kind of turn and it was exactly like that,” he added.

Chahar said skipper Rohit Sharma told him to bowl with confidence and hit the right areas.

“Rohit told me that ‘bowl with the confidence and sometimes even I fail to read your ball so how would they. Stay focused and hit the right lengths. I knew that spinner is gonna be a game-changer in this match. I had the confidence that I can do that,” he said.

After batsman Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant innings, Andre Russell’s five-wicket innings dismissed Mumbai Indians for 152 runs. In response, KKR were restricted to 142/7 thanks to an all-around bowling performance by Mumbai Indians. Mumbai won the game by 10 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Mumbai Indian will now text take on SunRisers Hyderabad here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

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