Published: Apr 20, 2025, 06:16 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 20, 2025, 06:16 PM (IST)
Rajasthan Royals (RR) spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule conceded that losing two close matches on the trot has been hard on the team, but asserted that there is no sense of “panic” in the camp.
The Rajasthan-based franchise went down to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by just two runs on Saturday night, having also lost their previous game to Delhi Capitals in a Super Over.
With just two wins from eight outings, RR find themselves languishing in eighth place on the table with 4 points.
“We’ve been playing good cricket. It’s just that the result has not gone our way. In the dugout, there’s a lot of calmness with Rahul (Dravid) being there. Everybody has played enough cricket in that dugout to know that one should not panic,” Bahutule said in the post-match press meet.
“But unfortunately, losing by two runs this game and the previous game with the Super Over, it’s been hard on us, but that’s the way the game goes. T20 is a format where a lot of risk is involved,” Bahutule added.
Bahutule said they have been trying to minimize the mistakes on the field.
“You make a lot of mistakes and our effort is to minimize those mistakes. When we had a partnership going, we could have finished it a couple of overs before. But Avesh bowled that good over again in the 18th and 20th overs,” Bahutule said.
The former India cricketer also stated that Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who on Saturday became the youngest player to ever feature in IPL, has a bright future ahead of him.
“I just feel he’s a great kid with a really good head on his shoulders. I think he’s got a game which is almost 360 degrees. He’s brave,” Bahutule said.
“The approach at that age is also very dominating and he wants to play shorts. He doesn’t really feel that he is playing against some particular bowler. His theory is to watch the ball and hit the ball,” Bahutule added.
