Ek zabardast all-round performance ke saath Punjab Kings (PBKS) ne Monday ko Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ko 8 wickets se hara diya. Lekin match ka real surprise tab aaya jab Nehal Wadhera</strong, jinhone 25 balls par 43 runs ki not out inning kheli, ne post-match mein ek shocking revelation kiya.
Nehal Wadhera ko bilkul andaza nahi tha ki wo aaj ka match khelenge. “Main sirf ek hi kit lekar aaya tha,” unhone bataya, jab unhe 19th over mein Impact Substitute ke roop mein bulaya gaya. Stadium tha Ekana, opposition thi LSG, aur pressure tha high – lekin Wadhera ne shandar batting karke sabko impress kar diya.
“Mujhe zyada nerves feel nahi hua, lekin main expect nahi kar raha tha ki aaj khelunga. Bas ek hi kit lekar aaya tha. Later mujhe pata chala ki mujhe khilaya ja raha hai.” – Nehal Wadhera
Wadhera ne captain Shreyas Iyer aur coach Ricky Ponting ka heartfelt shukriya bhi ada kiya, jinhone unhe motivate kiya apna natural game khelne ke liye.
“Jab main batting karne gaya, mera focus tha ki apne shots khelu aur mauke ka faayda uthau. Shreyas ne bola ki apna natural game khelo, aur wahi maine kiya. Last do saalon ka experience main yahan dikhana chahta tha aur ussi tarah prepare kiya tha.”
Unhone Ricky Ponting ke leadership style ki bhi tareef ki, kehkar ki wo unke career ke sabse inspiring coaches mein se ek hain.
“Ricky sir kabhi bhi negative baatein nahi karte. Hamesha positive baatein karte hain jo confidence boost karti hain. Wo best coaches mein se ek hain jinke under maine kaam kiya hai.”
Match mein PBKS ne pehle bowling karte hue LSG ko 171/7 par rok diya, jisme Arshdeep Singh ke 3 wickets aur doosre bowlers ke contributions included the. Baad mein Prabhsimran Singh aur Shreyas Iyer ke fifties aur Nehal ke finishing touch ke saath PBKS ne 16.2 overs mein match jeet liya.
PBKS ke liye yeh jeet sirf ek match nahi thi – yeh ek strong statement thi!
