Gujarat Titans vice-captain Rashid Khan is delighted by his side’s victory over Lucknow Super Giants to make it double against the LSG side in this edition of the Indian Premier League and lauded his teammates for their all-round performance so far in the league stage.
Hardik Pandya-led side is comfortably placed at the number one position in the points table with 16 points and is on the verge of making it into the playoffs for the second consecutive time in the IPL 2023. The Gujarat Titans team have one of the most destructive batting and bowling lineup and they will look to defend the title in 2023.
Speaking to the media, after their thumping win over the Krunal Pandya-led side, Rashid Khan believes that it was a great victory for his team and said that any score is possible to chase down in this format of the game.
“It was a great win for us as a team, but you never know sometimes in T20 230-240 become very less. You have to be fully focussed on giving 100 percent and that was the kind of discussion we had while coming for bowling,” Rashid Khan said.
Rashid Khan revealed that as a team, they came to bowl with a mindset of defending 180-190 runs as they wanted the bowlers to bowl in the right areas to pick up wickets and said that this kind of chase can go down to the wire if they failed to bowl in the right areas.
“We as a team, had it in our mind that we are defending 180-190 or something like that. And as long we had that in mind, I felt we were on the right side. We never think about the score and be relaxed. It was more about doing the basics right and bowling in the right areas,” he added.
Gujarat Titans have registered their 8th victory in the league stage and will look to continue their winning momentum in the forthcoming games.
It Was Just A Contribution For The Team As A Fielding Unit – Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan feels it is important for fielders to be in the top game in every match and it is a way they can support their bowlers on the field and believes that the fielding effort is important to restrict the runs in the high scoring encounters.
“It was just a contribution for the team as a fielding unit and that’s the kind of support there should be for the bowlers. On a wicket like this, which is high scoring and they were going so well so that fielding effort is required and you have to be giving more than 100 percent,” Rashid Khan added.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans will take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their next game on May 12 in their away game at Wankhede Stadium.