‘Klaasen’s footwork has been simple and uncomplicated’ – Sachin Tendulkar extols Heinrich Klaasen for latter's dashing display against RCB

Arguably one of the best batters to have embraced the cricketing field, Sachin Tendulkar was left amazed by Heinrich Klaasen’s knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore in match number 65 of the Indian Premier League.

Klassen went on to hit his maiden IPL ton and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad post a score of 186 on the board which was undoubtedly a good total considering the condition of the pitch with the ball griping a bit. The 31-year-old looked solid from the first ball that he faced and later on in his innings he went completely berserk going for an all-out attack against the spinners.

Throughout his innings, the wicketkeeper batter never looked out of sorts as he smashed the bowlers all around the ground, compiling a hundred worth remembering. The innings was of such high class that the Master Blaster himself could not resist praising the South African batter. 

Taking to Twitter the former India skipper pointed out that IPL is a collection of traditional as well as creative batting. The 50-year-old also praised Klaasen by that admitting to the fact that the wicketkeeper-batter’s footwork was very simple and also accepted that it was among the best that he had seen recently.

"IPL is a mix of creative and traditional batting. Today has been a Klaas-ic display of traditional batting. Klaasen’s footwork has been simple and uncomplicated, one of the best I’ve seen in the recent past. Treat to watch!" Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.

Sachin Tendulkar@sachin_rt

IPL is a mix of creative and traditional batting. Today has been a Klaas-ic display of traditional batting. Klaasen’s footwork has been simple and uncomplicated, one of the best I’ve seen in the recent past. Treat to watch! #SRHvRCB #IPL2023

08:58 PM · May 18, 2023

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Heinrich Klaasen scored 104 of just 51 deliveries before getting bowled by Harshal Patel. The Pretoria-born batter has shown a tremendous amount of grit and determination in the opportunities that he has got in the ongoing IPL season.

The right-handed batter has scored an impressive 430 runs in 11 matches at a healthy average of 53.75 and a severe strike rate of 179.16. Klaasen has certainly been the lone warrior for the SRH side.