They Were Joyous Occasions: Avesh Khan On Dismissing MS Dhoni And Virat Kohli In IPL 2021

The best thing about the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the fact that every year we see little-known faces announce themselves on the big stage by performing consistently against the big boys. While last year it was T Natarajan, who turned heads with his remarkable consistency against the who’s who of world cricket, this year it was Madhya Pradesh seamer Avesh Khan.

Playing for the Delhi Capitals in the absence of Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan made the most of his opportunities as he consistently put up impactful performances for his team.

Avesh Khan’s brilliant use of change of pace troubled even the best in the business and that includes the likes of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, both of whom were dismissed by seamer during IPL 2021.

In a recent interview with Cricket Next, Avesh Khan opened up about his emotions after dismissing the two superstars of Indian cricket.

“Both are legends of Indian cricket. I enjoyed dismissing both of them. For a budding cricketer like me, they were joyous occasions,” said Avesh Khan.

Avesh also revealed that he had a chat with Indian skipper Virat Kohli after his sides’ encounter with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the recent IPL where the latter heaped praise on his performances and urged him to continue doing the same.

“I spoke with Kohli during IPL when DC played RCB. He told me that I bowled well and should continue doing this,” he added.

Avesh claimed a total of 14 wickets in 8 games in  IPL 2021 and he was the joint-second highest wicket-taker before the tournament was suspended due to multiple Covid positive cases across four different franchises.

Avesh Khan’s performance in IPL 2021 hasn’t gone unnoticed as the right-arm seamer has been picked as one of the four standbys for the upcoming Test summer in England that includes the WTC final against the Kiwis and a five-match Test rubber against the hosts.

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