"He Was Looking Forward To Nortje Challenge": Sunil Gavaskar Doffs Hat To Gujarat Titans Star

06.04.2023 - 03:09 sports.ndtv.com

Gujarat Titans had yet another memorable night as they defeated Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2023 match on Tuesday. Playing at Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi, the defending champions restricted the Capitals at 162/8 and then chased down the target with six wickets and 11 balls remaining.

In the brilliant victory, the main contribution was from batter Sai Sudharsan, who played an unbeaten knock of 62 off 48 balls and took GT to their second win of the season.

The 21-year-old batter has been receiving a lot of praise for his knock and former India batter Sunil Gavaskar also did not shy away from praising him.

Speaking on Star Sports after Gujarat's victory, Gavaskar stated that Sudharsan was confident from the very first delivery he faced as smashed three sixes off Anrich Nortje. "What you saw with Sai Sudharsan, even in the previous game, is confidence.

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