Rahmanullah Gurbaz took the difficult decision to join the KKR camp for the IPL play-offs. He had to leave his sick mother in the hospital because his ‘other family’ Kolkata Knight Riders wanted him in the IPL play-offs.
KKR Call Batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz
The Afghanistan batsman, who had to fly home between matches to take care of his mother, received a call from the KKR management after Phil Salt left the national team ten days ago. Gurbaz said, it was a difficult choice but with his mother’s approval, he decided to come to India to participate in the IPL play-offs.
What Rahmanullah Gurbaz said
According to Sportstar, “If you have a management like the KKR family, you don’t need to worry about anything because GG Sir (Gambhir) is there, Shah Rukh (Khan) Sir is there, the head coach (Chandrakant Pandit) is there. It’s like a family. I didn’t play for a long time, but I came and featured in the semifinal, so there was bound to be a lot of pressure, but they took away all the pressure for me and asked me to just go out there and enjoy,” Gurbaz said.
“I was prepared because we had a good nets session. Salt played really well and I hope I can replace him and (earn) a good name,” he added with a smile.
KKR match preview and scores
Gurbaz four-wicket haul in the first match of IPL 2024 (Qualifier 1 against Sunrisers Hyderabad) gave KKR a perfect start to their 160-run. Gurbaz’s 14 ball 23-run knock was not over. KKR felt the void of Phil Salt.
The two-time champions won the match by eight wickets and by 6.2 overs until their third final. He played 11 matches and scored 227 runs with a strike rate of 133. The Englishman immediately stood out as the team’s first wicketkeeper-batsman and opener. The decision was an instant success and Salter, along with Sunil Narine, gave KKR an excellent start to the proceedings. The right-hander scored 435 runs at a strike rate of 182 in just 12 matches.
Mitchell starc took KKR to the final
Mitchell Starc, who made a record $2.9 million in the IPL, did his best in this big match and went into extra time with 3-34. Hyderabad won the toss, but Australian lost out to the left-arm fast bowler. both achieved impressive half-year records from the knockout round.
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