Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed has said that injuries to fast bowlers were a concern ahead of the season, but their bench strength has successfully filled in the big shoes. LSG will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday, April 8 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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00:00In domestic cricket, most of the home ground is for the red ball.
00:05The wicket of the red ball is completely different.
00:08The wicket that is made now can also be made, but it is not the same wicket.
00:13So, it is very challenging to bat in the red ball.
00:19It helps a lot for the pacers.
00:21But after seeing this wicket, the last match that happened here,
00:26it seems that the ball will stop here.
00:28I don't think it will be a turn, but the wicket will be a little slow.
00:32So, it is good for the bowlers.
00:34Can you tell us about the game?
00:36It is a day game.
00:38It won't be much different.
00:40First batting or second batting.
00:42And compared to Lucknow, it is a small ground.
00:47So, there is hope for a run, but there will be help here.
00:50I think spinners will get some help.
00:54Shabaz, Rishabh's start was not good.
00:58The team won and the bowlers passed.
01:00But Rishabh's mood and confidence is very good.
01:03You talk to him as a captain.
01:06So, is there a change in his mood?
01:08Sometimes he feels that he did a good job.
01:10So, he is a little under-confident.
01:12No, there is no change in his mood.
01:14He is always chill, as you can see.
01:16He was chilling with us.
01:18And he is working very hard on his batting.
01:20We hope that Rishabh will make a run in the crunch time.
01:27And he will win the match.
01:29Shabaz, last time you batted at Hyderabad.
01:33You had a lot of chances.
01:35You had a lot of chances.
01:37But you didn't give them all.
01:39What do you think about the batting order?
01:45I played only one match.
01:48I batted seven times.
01:50I haven't played a match since then.
01:52So, I don't have much to discuss about it.
01:56But the team uses me as per the demand of cricket.
02:01They use me to make combinations.
02:05They used me in SRH and Top of the Order.
02:09So, it's about the combination.
02:11How can the team use someone else?
02:18You have played many wickets here.
02:20You have played many wickets here.
02:22You have attacked.
02:24You have supplied.
02:26You have made a lot of chances.
02:28You have played many wickets here.
02:30You have supplied.
02:32You have made a lot of chances.
02:34The nature hasn't changed.
02:36Generally, since last two or three years,
02:38this type of wicket is made here.
02:40Because Sunil Narayan and Varun are the key bowlers.
02:44So, this wicket is helpful for them.
02:46Generally, if you talk about Ranji Trophy,
02:49it is helpful for the acers.
02:51It's not that type of wicket.
02:53But it is helpful here.
02:55Our spinners are also doing well.
02:57It will be helpful for them too.
02:59So, it will be a good game.
03:01Sir, regarding your team,
03:03in the last few matches,
03:05there has been a lot of discussion about bowling.
03:07Many bowlers have been injured.
03:09Plus, if you look at the spinning,
03:11Rabindranath will take a run at 11.30.
03:13But Digvesh is doing well.
03:15So, regarding the bowling unit,
03:17what were you talking about?
03:19From where did this discussion start?
03:21And how many bowlers are there in your team?
03:23There was a concern.
03:25Because if four bowlers of any team are injured,
03:27and they are not available,
03:29then there is a concern.
03:31But I believe that the new bowlers,
03:33like Prince Yadav,
03:35and Aakash,
03:37and Sardul Thakur,
03:39they are not new,
03:41but they are new to our team.
03:43I feel that the new bowlers are as good
03:45as our prime bowlers.
03:47But there is a difference in experience.
03:49I feel that the new bowlers,
03:51who are making their debut,
03:53and are playing a couple of matches,
03:55it is more difficult for them to play in the IPL.
03:57Because no one knows about their skill,
03:59variety, variances.
04:01But now,
04:03all those things have been recovered.
04:05Aakash Deep is available.
04:07Aves is also available.
04:09And Mayank Yadav,
04:11I hope that he will be available soon.
04:15As far as the spin is concerned,
04:17Digvesh is doing very well,
04:19as you all know.
04:21The economy is like this in this IPL,
04:23and in the last IPL,
04:25the economy of everyone is going up,
04:27day by day,
04:29because cricket is being played like that.
04:31The brand of cricket has changed a bit.
04:33So there is not much discussion about the economy
04:35in the teams.
04:37It is just about how to make an impact
04:39and how to make a wicket in a situation.
04:43What is the meaning of the celebration?
04:55Look,
04:57Priyans Arya,
04:59who made the first celebration,
05:01is a very good friend of his.
05:03It looks like a celebration
05:05when you see it on TV,
05:07he did it in a friendly way.
05:11I hope he will not do it again.
05:15But whatever he is doing,
05:17it is his first season,
05:19so it is happening.