Punjab Kings will take on Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium in Pune to make a comeback from their loss against Gujarat Titans, who made their IPL 2022 debut in the previous match. Mayank Agarwal and his men have won two matches and lost two matches so far in the tournament.
Rohit Sharma’s men, on the other hand, will be looking for their first win of the tournament after losing their opening four games, sitting at the bottom of the IPL table after CSK beat RCB on Tuesday.
Punjab Kings spinner Rahul Chahar used to play for Mumbai Indians for 4 years and will now go against his former team. Chahar has taken 4 wickets so far this season for PBKS, which includes big names like MS Dhoni and Shreyas Iyer, with an economy rate of 6.31, the lowest in the top 10 so far in the tournament.
The top two wicket-takers in the tournament so far, RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal (11) and KKR’s Umesh Yadav (10), have economy rates of 6.50 and 6.60, respectively.
Chahar said that his eyes are on Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav and captain Rohit Sharma as they are in excellent form. After returning from injury, Suryakumar Yadav (120) has scored two half-centuries in the two matches he has played for Mumbai Indians, and is one of their leading batsmen.
“I will definitely try to give my hundred percent as always. There are mainly two or three batsmen who are challenging to bowl against, which is what I am eyeing. For example, Suryakumar Yadav has been in excellent form. Rohit is also a top batsman,” Chahar said in an exclusive interview with Punjab Kings.
Rahul Chahar said that he has made special plans for the MI batsmen and is looking forward to facing them at the MCA.
A thrilled Chahar said, “I am preparing well for him and looking forward to bowling to him. “I am also making special plans for all these people, let’s see how it pans out,” Chahar said.
Rahul Chahar said that he is used to playing against his brother (Deepak Chahar) since childhood, so facing his former side will not be a problem for him, and he is just focused on getting results for his team. are.
“Since childhood, I have played against my brother. It doesn’t matter whether he is in front of me or someone else. My job is to lead my team to victory and I will do whatever it takes to achieve that result.
“As a player, when you step on the field, it doesn’t matter who is playing against you. I want to do my best in every single match and that doesn’t change anything.”
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