Known for his witty one-liners and hilarious words on Twitter, former Indian opener and mentor of the Kings XI Punjab, Virender Sehwag was at it again. In a tweet made by the Nawab of Najafgarh just after his side’s inspiring victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders at home, Sehwag hailed his team and emphasised on the performance of the spinners. While doing so, Sehwag also took a dig at the Indian media.
“Really proud of the boys for a get victory.Our spinners spun ball better than few media people spin stories.Picture abhi baaki hai #KXIPvKKR,” mentioned Sehwag in his tweet for the team.
Really proud of the boys for a grt victory.Our spinners spun ball better than few media people spin stories.Picture abhi baaki hai#KXIPvKKR
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 9, 2017
The game though, was a classic affair as the Kings XI pulled off a heist out of nowhere. With the Knight Riders well cruising in their chase of 168, things took a turn when spin was introduced. The spin trio of the hosts strangled the Knight Riders’ middle order and brought about a complete choke.
Post the win, skipper Glenn Maxwell termed the side’s performance as “outstanding”.
“I asked for an improved performance on the field and certainly got that tonight,” said Maxwell. “Axar Patel led by example on the field. I suppose the spinners came into the game, Rahul Tewatia bowled really well. As soon as that first ball spun, we realised we could get in a lot of overs from the spinners. We were able to get a couple of wickets in the middle, and kept them quiet till the end.”
“We probably left ourselves maybe 10-15 short, but the way we scrapped on the field and the way we bowled, outstanding. They [bowlers] were probably at their calmest, they knew what they wanted to do and executed it well. Still hanging in there by the skin of our teeth, but we’re giving our fans something to cheer for.”