Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders wrist spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Friday said SAI team owner Shah Rukh Khan has made a "big impact" with his motivational speeches during their poor performance in the ongoing IPL.
His comments come at a time when Lucknow Supergiants team owner Sanjeev Goenak has faced criticism for his "public rebuke" of captain KL Rahul after they suffered a record defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
KKR also faced a similar fate at Eden Gardens on April 26 when Punja Kings chased a world record 262 runs in just 18.4 overs.
Referring to the PBKS match, Chakraborty said, "Shah Rukh Khan has been present in almost all the matches in Kolkata. Even in the matches in which we did not perform well, he would come to the dressing room and talk to every player for an hour." Ki and hugged everyone.,
"He said, 'It's just one match, cricket is changing, just try to be better in the next match.' Even meeting him for the first time had a huge impact.”
Chakraborty was answering a question about SRK's support to the team members off the field and there was no reference to the Goenka-Rahul incident.
Table-toppers KKR find themselves in full form and a win will seal their play-off berth with two matches to go.
MI, on the other hand, are out of the play-off race but Chakraborty said they are still a very "dangerous" team."We have no edge over MI because they are out of the tournament. They are a champion team."
“They are full of stars and match-winners, and a very dangerous team anywhere, so even if we have to win one match to qualify, we have to be well prepared,” he said. And we will have to try to make it to the top two." ,
Despite some odd challenges, KKR have managed to progress by winning eight of their 11 matches.
“When you are on top of the table, it gives you more responsibility.He said, "The best thing we can do right now is to be persistent, which is even harder than trying to find something and improve on it. It's about doing the basics right."
Hardik is an extraordinary captain: Coetzee
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Hardik Pandya's captaincy may have come under scrutiny due to his questionable decisions, but South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, who made his IPL debut for MI, termed him an "extraordinary" leader.
“I think, he has been a really good captain. Every captain has a unique style, no captain has the same style.He (Hardik) is really good, he has been really inspiring to people, he is really clear with the plans, I think he is an exceptional captain,” Coetzee said.
He said, MI has lost eight matches this season but the atmosphere in the dressing room is really good.
"I think the mood in the dressing room is really good. We have done our best in every game, we have prepared well. We have made some mistakes and sometimes we have been outmatched.,
He said, "It's still really good. And we have strong leaders, we have really good players. I think there's not much to see in it. I think it's been good consistently, the whole time." The mood is good."
His comments come at a time when Lucknow Supergiants team owner Sanjeev Goenak has faced criticism for his "public rebuke" of captain KL Rahul after they suffered a record defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
KKR also faced a similar fate at Eden Gardens on April 26 when Punja Kings chased a world record 262 runs in just 18.4 overs.
Referring to the PBKS match, Chakraborty said, "Shah Rukh Khan has been present in almost all the matches in Kolkata. Even in the matches in which we did not perform well, he would come to the dressing room and talk to every player for an hour." Ki and hugged everyone.,
"He said, 'It's just one match, cricket is changing, just try to be better in the next match.' Even meeting him for the first time had a huge impact.”
Chakraborty was answering a question about SRK's support to the team members off the field and there was no reference to the Goenka-Rahul incident.
Table-toppers KKR find themselves in full form and a win will seal their play-off berth with two matches to go.
MI, on the other hand, are out of the play-off race but Chakraborty said they are still a very "dangerous" team."We have no edge over MI because they are out of the tournament. They are a champion team."
“They are full of stars and match-winners, and a very dangerous team anywhere, so even if we have to win one match to qualify, we have to be well prepared,” he said. And we will have to try to make it to the top two." ,
Despite some odd challenges, KKR have managed to progress by winning eight of their 11 matches.
“When you are on top of the table, it gives you more responsibility.He said, "The best thing we can do right now is to be persistent, which is even harder than trying to find something and improve on it. It's about doing the basics right."
Hardik is an extraordinary captain: Coetzee
,
Hardik Pandya's captaincy may have come under scrutiny due to his questionable decisions, but South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, who made his IPL debut for MI, termed him an "extraordinary" leader.
“I think, he has been a really good captain. Every captain has a unique style, no captain has the same style.He (Hardik) is really good, he has been really inspiring to people, he is really clear with the plans, I think he is an exceptional captain,” Coetzee said.
He said, MI has lost eight matches this season but the atmosphere in the dressing room is really good.
"I think the mood in the dressing room is really good. We have done our best in every game, we have prepared well. We have made some mistakes and sometimes we have been outmatched.,
He said, "It's still really good. And we have strong leaders, we have really good players. I think there's not much to see in it. I think it's been good consistently, the whole time." The mood is good."
