IPL 2022: 'I Bowl My Yorkers With 100 Percent Effort Even In Net Sessions'- Avesh Khan

With a batting order which looked solid on paper yet failed on the field, Lucknow Super Giants realize that they got an opportunity to make advances in the Mumbai Indians’ batting line-up if they somehow wanted to defend 200 at Brabourne Stadium. That was appropriately filled by pacer Avesh Khan, who picked up two wickets in the powerplay to set the foundation of keeping Mumbai 18 runs shy of pursuing down 200.

Presented from the third over, Avesh Khan started by bowling a wide against Rohit Sharma followed by beating him. However Sharma flicked for a four through mid-wicket, Khan returned quickly by bowling a dot ball and afterward got Sharma to edge a shy of length ball behind the stumps. However Khan was moved on the backfoot by Dewald Brevis’ 13-ball 31, however, in the end, he took him out with a low full toss hit directly to cover toward the finish of the powerplay.

Planned Wicket Of Brevis With KL Rahul: Avesh Khan Talks About His Communication With LSG Captain

“The attempt was to take out wickets initially as they were playing with six batters. Our plan was to take out one or two wickets early so that we can be on top of the game. Irrespective of the team, pitch or venue, if you make 200 runs then the scoreboard pressure is on other team. When we were walking towards the ground, this was the conversation happening and talked about doing well on the field and bowling in good areas,” said Khan in the post-match virtual press conference.

There was an exhortation from his skipper K.L Rahul when Khan was being smacked for limits by the youthful South African player. “Have very good communication (with the captain). When I was trying to take wicket of Brevis, that time he said ‘length ball is picking well, you can try it’.

I bowled a bouncer and then on the yorker, he was caught at cover. I have very good conversations with the captain in middle of a spell while bowling, which helps a lot.”

I Bowl Yorkers With 100% Effort Even In Practice Sessions: Avesh Khan Talks About His Yorker Bowling Ability

The yorker to Brevis was something which Khan as a rule endeavors in the death overs, seen during his four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad. That time, he endeavored to take out Nicholas Pooran with a yorker yet ultimately got him out with a high full toss.

He then took out Abdul Samad with a fullish ball verging on being a yorker. In the match against Mumbai, Khan showed that he has the capacity to bowl yorkers both during the powerplay and death overs, something which he makes sense of comes from thorough practice.

“In practice sessions, I try to back my yorkers. I bowl my yorkers with 100 percent effort even in practice sessions because in the match, there always comes a situation where you have to bowl yorkers. As a bowler, if you don’t bowl your yorkers with 100 percent effort, it will be a miss then.

“If you miss the yorker, then the batter has a good chance to hit the ball for a boundary. In the final over of the match or in the death overs, I always try to bowl with 100 percent of my effort and focus on the execution that whenever I bowl yorkers, I have to hit pinpoint yorkers or wide yorker or stump yorkers. I always try to bowl the yorkers exactly on the line,” he said.

Can’t Remain In One Franchise Forever: Avesh Khan On His Shift From Delhi To Lucknow

During the IPL 2022 auction, four teams needed him in their side. However, Lucknow got him over others. The shift from Delhi to Lucknow hasn’t acquired any change in job for Khan, who is solidly engaged to do well in future for his new group.

“The role hasn’t changed. I was taking out wickets there and will try to take out more wickets to make the team win in future matches. You can’t remain in the same franchise as you change from one to another. This one is a really good franchise and endeavour is to do well in future matches as we won four out of six matches and will plan for future matches to maintain the (bowling) rhythm,” Khan said.

LSG is currently at the 2^nd spot on the league table with 4 wins in 6 games. They will face RCB in their next game on 19^th April.

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