IMAGE: Forward of KKR’s remaining league recreation towards LSG, KKR opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz stated he’s seeking to settle scores towards Afghan teammate Naveen-ul-haq. {Photograph}: BCCI
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz is wanting ahead to ‘settle scores’ along with his Afghan teammate Naveen-ul-Haq of their remaining IPL league match towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants, in Kolkata on Saturday.
The mercurial Afghan pacer all the time “teases” Gurbaz for dismissing him throughout their observe matches and this time the wicketkeeper-batter needs to provide him again.
“In observe matches he (Naveen) acquired me out each time, and he all the time retains telling me that ‘I acquired you out, I acquired you out’… However as soon as the actual time comes, I am gonna hit him,” Gurbaz stated in a lighter vein in an interplay posted in KKR Knight Membership.
Gurbaz additional stated he hopes to smash Naveen for sixes this time.
“I met him as soon as in a T10 match and hit him for some boundaries. However this time, I hope I hit him for some sixes,” stated Gurbaz, who has 217 runs from 10 matches this season.
Naveen, who made headlines for his bust-up with star premier Indian batter Virat Kohli earlier this season, has performed six matches this season and bagged seven wickets.
He made a comeback of their final match towards Mumbai Indians however solely to return wicketless with figures of 0/37 from his full quota.
Gurbaz, nonetheless, rated his 23-year-old teammate extremely.
“He is top-of-the-line bowlers within the T20 circuit. He is very good and really skillfull bowler,” Gurbaz stated.
Third positioned LSG, who’ve 15 factors from 13 matches, simply want a win to substantiate their playoff berth, whereas seventh positioned KKR are getting ready to elimination and solely have mathematical likelihood to make the lower.
“LSG are a very good workforce and have the momentum. However we additionally received our final match. We’ll strive our greatest to make it potential,” Gurbaz stated.
Summing up their season, he stated: “Now we have misplaced a couple of video games by small margins which we may have received. Luck was not in our favour.
“However we…
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