Tushar Deshpande reflects on overstepping thrice against LSG
The sixth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 saw four-time champions Chennai Super Kings take on the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants. After losing the season opener to Gujarat Titans, Chennai followed it up with a victory against Lucknow.
Despite registering their first points in the tournament, the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have identified a problem on their side. In their two IPL matches so far, the bowlers of CSK have overstepped five times; three times in their previous game alone.
It is the 27-year-old Tushar Deshpande who has bowled four of the five no-balls for Chennai. Talking about the same, Deshpande reflected on his performance so far and said that he had been focused to make a comeback.
“I am a firm believer of the present; what’s gone is gone. Bowling no ball is a crime in T20 cricket, but if I keep cribbing about it, I might have given away ten extra runs and the results might have gone either way. So I was just focused on making a good comeback. I kept telling myself that you can win the game for the team,” Deshpande told the reporters.
“Death bowling is not easy. I am still learning; we have a great death bowler as our bowling coach, DJ Bravo, and I am just trying to pick his brains. My role is quite similar to what Bravo has done over the years for CSK. I can’t fill his shoes, but I am trying to learn slog-overs bowling skills from him,” he added.
