"Just Wanted To Play First Six Overs": KKR's Venkatesh Iyer Explains His Approach Against DC
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Kolkata Knight Riders opener Venkatesh Iyer said he didn't think of the target while batting against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opener Venkatesh Iyer said he was just playing his own game and trying to analyse the situation in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Needing 136 runs to win, KKR were off to a brisk start, courtesy Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer. The duo cashed in on all the scoring opportunities and took KKR to 51/0 in the first six overs. But they lost the plot in the closing stages and it took Tripathi's six off Ashwin in the final over to take KKR over the line.
In a video posted on the IPL website, Iyer interacted with the former Australian cricketer and KKR's chief mentor David Hussey.
"I wasn't chasing 136, I just went out there to bat. I just wanted to play first six overs and then see what the situation is," said the KKR opener.
KKR had won only two games in the first leg of the IPL in India but the side came back stronger in the second leg in UAE and won five out of the seven games.
"The brand of cricket that the KKR is playing and by KKR I just don't mean the cricketers who are playing out there but the entire management," said Iyer after being asked by Hussey about the biggest turn-around for the team.
