IPL 2023: After RCB’s Siraj, CSK’s Tushar Deshpande bowls the biggest over in IPL history
A day after RCB’s Mohammed Siraj registered an embarrassing record of bowling the longest over in IPL, CSK’s impact player Tushar Deshpande has matched Siraj’s day-old feat in the recently concluded tie against Lucknow Super Giants.
Notably, Siraj bowled an 11-ball over against Mumbai Indians, which included five wides. In the latest events, CSK’s Tushar Deshpande, who, for the 2nd straight time in this season, entered the game as an impact player, equalled Siraj’s embarrassing record after he bowled an 11-ball over to bowl the joint-longest over in IPL’s history.
During the fourth over of the match, which was his first over, Deshpande went for 18 runs, in which he bowled three wides and two no-balls.
I am a firm believer in the present: Tushar Deshpande after CSK’s win
The 27-year-old cricketer, while taking two wickets, sent down four wides and three no-balls, leaving skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni unhappy and warning his bowlers to mend their ways.
Deshpande said he was improving daily and growing as a bowler.
“I think getting a chance (to play) or not is not in my hands. But what is in my hand is to make an effort and keep on improving day by day, so I was focusing on that, and I feel personally when I keep on growing as a bowler, the opportunities will keep coming, and I just need to grab it with a cool mind,” he added.
Deshpande, who bowled the final over of the CSK vs LSG match, said, “I am a firm believer in the present; what’s gone is gone. Bowling no-balls is a crime in T20 cricket but if I keep cribbing about it, I might have given away 10 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.”
IPL 2023 CSK vs LSG: A mix outing for the CSK pacer
Deshpande had a mixed outing if there ever was one. He got his radar wrong throughout his spell, delivering four wides and three no-balls.
The pacer’s first over was nothing short of abysmal, but his next three – barring the extras – were spot-on. He deserves some credit for bowling three overs at the death and coming back well, but he can’t afford to make such elementary errors on a regular basis.
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