IPL 2023: We could’ve chased increased, says Vijay Shankar after GT’s 15-run loss vs CSK in Qualifier 1
2 min readBy India Today Sports Desk: Gujarat Titans all-rounder Vijay Shankar talked about that his facet could have chased increased following their 15-run loss in opposition to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2023 at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
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Speaking after the game, Shankar talked about GT could have chased increased, together with that the loss was an superior learning for them. CSK beat GT to information a spot of their record-extending tenth final throughout the IPL.
“We could have chased better and got the score much closer. It was a great learning for us. We have won a lot of games while chasing and this is one that didn’t go our way but we’ve been playing good cricket,” talked about Shankar.
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Speaking about his preparation for IPL 2023, Shankar talked about he had been engaged on images that he could not execute earlier and is snug that he can play these images now. Shankar has scored 301 runs for GT in 12 matches this season.
“Before starting the season, I was hitting the ball pretty well. I worked on a few things. I prepared really well before the season, the small changes that I made with Gary Kirsten helped me a lot to open up to shots that I had but couldn’t execute. Happy that I’m able to play those shots now,” Shankar added.
He went on to say that CSK bowled successfully throughout the middle overs, together with that within the occasion that they’d formed one different partnership value 20-30 runs, thw consequence could have been completely totally different. Shankar scored 14 runs off 10 balls after coming in as an Impact Player as an alternative of pacer Mohit Sharma for the second innings.
“I think they bowled pretty well in the middle overs. Middle overs are very important for any team that is chasing. We lost wickets and lost the game by 15 runs. If some batters kept batting, things could’ve been different. A partnership of 20-30 runs in the middle could have got us closer to the win,” talked about Shankar.
Following their loss in opposition to CSK, GT will flip their focus within the path of Qualifier 2, the place they could face the winner of the Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.
