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Sunil Gavaskar Backs MS Dhoni-Style Batting: Renowned Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is drawing parallels between MS Dhoni’s batting style and one of Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) overseas signings for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Despite being champions in 2012 and 2014, KKR had a disappointing 2023 season, finishing seventh under the captaincy of Nitish Rana. Below you will get more information about Sunil Gavaskar Backs MS Dhoni-Style Batting.
Sunil Gavaskar Backs MS Dhoni-Style Batting: IPL 2024
KKR made significant changes before the IPL 2024 auction, releasing several players and acquiring new talents. The team secured Australian pacer Mitchell Starc for a record INR 24.75 crore and also brought in players like Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Sherfane Rutherford.
In order to Sunil Gavaskar Backs MS Dhoni-Style Batting, Gurbaz, a wicketkeeper-batter from Afghanistan, is vying for the final foreign slot in KKR’s playing XI against England’s Jason Roy. Sunil Gavaskar expressed his support for Gurbaz, noting his aggressive and MS Dhoni-like batting style.
I have liked Gurbaz’s batting a lot based on whatever I have seen. He is extremely aggressive, and his batting is like a slight copy of MS Dhoni, and that is why I probably like it.”
Gavaskar said.
Comparing the performances of Gurbaz and Roy in the previous IPL season, Gurbaz played 11 matches, scored 227 runs, and had a strike rate of 133.52, while Roy amassed 285 runs in eight games at IPL 2023.
As per Sunil Gavaskar Backs MS Dhoni-Style Batting, Gavaskar also commended Gurbaz for his off-field contribution, mentioning the financial support he provided to people in need. Shreyas Iyer, who missed the entire previous IPL edition, is set to return as captain for KKR in the 2024 season at Eden Gardens.
Gavaskar acknowledged that qualifying for the playoffs won’t be easy but emphasized the experience of players like Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, and others, who have handled pressure situations in the IPL.
Not going to be easy (playoff qualification). They have to because they have got the experience, not only of playing on those kinds of pitches, of having played in the IPL for a while. I think that experience does come in very handy because you know what the pressure is and you know how to handle it.”
He concluded.
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