I need to take tips from Narine to hit big sixes: Gautam Gambhir

"My job is to keep batting as long as I can at one end with Narine going berserk at the other end. With that, I know that there is Narine and then the rest of the batting to follow," he quoted.

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The Kolkata Knight Riders sprung a surprise when they promoted Sunil Narine to open alongside Gautam Gambhir against the Kings XI Punjab. Narine responded in fine fashion with a quick 18-ball 37 in the match. The openers added 76 runs for the first wicket in just 34 balls. That set the stage for an emphatic win for the Knight Riders on the day.

Talking in the post match conference, as per the quotes in IPLT20.com, the KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir showered praises on Sunil. He noted that the batting skills of Narine often go unnoticed. He feels that having Narine in the lineup is a big luxury for him. He further added that having Sunil at the other end, he did not feel the pressure. He was pretty relaxed with his own batting as he knew Sunil would be going great guns at the other end. Also, he went on to say he can learn the hard hitting batting from Narine.

“A lot of them underestimate Sunil’s batting prowess. Having Sunil in the side is always a luxury with his quality of bowling and as someone who can hit the big ball,” quoted Gautam Gambhir.

“With Narine on the other side, I knew there was someone who is going to go hard at the bowlers and score runs at will, that too, at each and every delivery. Some of the batsmen should be really proud of the way he batted. Look at some of the shots he played; I need to take tips from Narine to hit big sixes,” he added further.

Elaborating on the strategy, Gambhir remarked that if Narine continues to be productive at the top order, then he will be batting at the top slot. Batting at number 8 does no justice to his batting credentials. Talking about his own role, Gautam Gambhir elucidated that his role is to anchor the innings from one end.

“If it keeps working, we will see Narine at the top. When he bats at No.8, he hardly gets any deliveries to bat with just some tail-enders left. If this move does work well going forward, it is going to be a great advantage for us. We have a batting line-up that boasts of hitting the big ball and are attacking players. With Sunil going all guns blazing, it just lengthens our batting line-up,” said the KKR skipper.

“My job is to keep batting as long as I can at one end with Narine going berserk at the other end. With that, I know that there is Narine and then the rest of the batting to follow,” he added further.

Meanwhile, Narine also reflected back at the innings and expressed his satisfaction over it. He mentioned that he has been working hard on his batting. Batting in the top order gives him a lot of confidence to play freely.

“I did spend a lot of time at the nets. Today I was asked to bat at the top and I took the opportunity with both hands. I loved batting with Gambhir at the top tonight. Batting in that position, I get the freedom to express myself and go for my shots and give the kind of start the team wants,” Sunil Narine quoted.

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