IPL 2022: Debutants have handed pressure well: Murali Kartik

GT,
LSG
along
with
seasoned
campaigners
Rajasthan
Royals
and
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore,
have
made
it
to
the
play-offs
stage
of
IPL
2022.

GT,
led
by
Hardik
Pandya
will
take
on
Rajasthan
Royals,
who
are
captained
by
Sanju
Samson.

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“They
are
the
new
boys,
but
the
players
and
people
involved
have
been
present
for
a
long
time.
They
have
handled
the
post
before.
The
auction
plays
a
very
important
role
and
Gujarat
Titans,
Lucknow
Super
Giants
and
Rajasthan
Royals
did
very
well
there,”
Kartik
said
on
a
live
chatroom
session

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The
45-year-old
dwelled
further
on
how
these
teams
have
turned
IPL
2022
around
with
their
astounding
performances
and
leadership
this
year.

He
called
out
Yashasvi
Jaiswal,
Sanju
Samson
and
Hardik
Pandya
for
their
performance
this
season.

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“At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
decisions
taken
on
the
auction
day
are
the
most
important
for
team
selection.”

He
mentioned
when
talking
about
Mumbai
Indians’ and
Chennai
Super
Kings’
struggle
this
season,
indicating
weak
performance
on
the
auction
day
by
the
team’s
management.

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“For
example,
Bumrah
doesn’t
have
consistent
support
in
bowling.
Super
King’s
bowlers
have
performed
well
but
overall,
it’s
been
difficult
for
them.”

Kartik
showed
appreciation
for
RCB’s
ex-captain,
Virat
Kohli,
by
saying
that
he
is
one
of
those
players
who
is
“always
ready
when
the
bell
rings.”

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into
playoffs

Talking
about
his
recent
form,
Kartik
said
he
believes
Kohli
is
a
champion
player
who
can
still
come
around
to
save
the
day
when
required.

“You
can’t
keep
such
players
out
of
the
squad
for
tournaments
like
the
T20
World
Cup
because
they
have
earned
the
right
to
be
there
for
what
they
are
and
what
they
can
do
at
the
end
moment.”

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Talking
about
IPL,
he
explained
that
the
competition
has
only
become
fiercer
over
the
years
and
predicts
an
upward
trend
in
the
upcoming
years.

He
also
spoke
about
his
IPL
tenure
when
he
played
for
four
teams
—
Kolkata
Knight
Riders,
Pune
Warriors,
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore,
and
Kings
XI
Punjab.

When
the
topic
of
India’s
lagging
performance
at
the
T20
World
Cup,
despite
the
country
creating
arguably
the
toughest
T20
League
in
the
world
came
up,
Kartik
said,
“Yes,
when
we
last
won
the
World
Cup
in
2007,
we
hadn’t
really
embraced
the
format
and
were
viewing
it
reluctantly.

“Then
IPL
changed
a
lot
in
terms
of
our
mentality
and
skill
level,
which
has
made
a
huge
difference,
but
the
answer
to
this
has
to
be
given
on
many
different
levels.
Superficially
speaking,
my
sympathy
is
with
the
team
as
some
things
have
gone
against
us,
costing
us
the
entire
tournament,” he
signed
off.