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Lucknow got defeated against Gujarat
Sehwag targeted the team management
New Delhi. The decision of Lucknow Super Giants to field first after winning the toss proved completely wrong. Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha opened the thread of Lucknow bowlers. Gujarat scored 227 runs losing 2 wickets in the stipulated overs. Chasing a big target, Lucknow got off to a stormy start by Kyle Myers and Quinton Dickock. But as soon as the first wicket fell, the team lost its rhythm. Former explosive opener Virender Sehwag has criticized the team management regarding the batting order of Lucknow.
Actually, after the dismissal of Kyle Myers in the ninth over, Deepak Hooda came to the crease. After this, the run rate of Lucknow slowed down and the pressure on the team kept increasing. Hooda is also not visible in the form in the tournament. He scored only 53 runs in the first 9 matches. At the same time, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni have played many good innings in the league, but the management of Lucknow expressed confidence in Deepak Hooda.
‘Defeat was decided at that time’
Virender Sehwag said, Lucknow had scored 102 runs after losing one wicket after ten overs. After this score, he should not have lost the match by such a big margin. I believe that the in-form batsman should have come after the fall of the first wicket. It could have been Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, captain Krunal Pandya himself or Ayush Badoni, who scored fast runs in the last match against Chennai. But who came… Deepak Hooda.
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Virender Sehwag said in a show after the match, Lucknow had lost the match at that very moment. This was a big mistake. If Nicholas Pooran had gone to the crease at that time, perhaps he could have turned the game around by scoring 50 runs in 20 balls. Sehwag further said, if 100 runs are required in five overs then you will not be able to win. Ayush Badoni scored 21 runs in 11 balls. If he had come on time, he could have increased the pace of scoring. Whose decision was it? Captain, Coach or Management…? Who sent Deepak Hooda to number three? This position was of an in form batter. Please inform that the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants is Gautam Gambhir. In the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he had a lot of altercation with Virat Kohli.
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Tags: Gautam Gambhir, IPL 2023, Lucknow Super Giants, Virender Sehwag
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 08, 2023, 14:58 IST