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Was worried about my technique After angioplasty, Muralitharan after getting dropped in Aus: Shaw to be discharged on Monday NEW DELHI, APRIL mat. But I got good practice NEW DELHI, APRIL "He will be discharged to- 19: The promising Prithvi sessions with Ricky 19: Sri Lanka legend and day and would resume his Shaw says he had started Ponting sir, SunRisers Hyderabad normal activities," it added. "worrying" about his tech- sir and Prashant Shetty bowling coach Muttiah Mu- Muralitharan had under- nique after being dropped sir," he added. ralitharan will be dis- gone angioplasty in Chen- in Australia before roaring The talented batsman charged from hospital on nai on Sunday. The bowling back to form in domestic also said that Delhi Capi- Monday after undergoing legend had a stent fitted to , thanks to a few tals head coach Ponting has angioplasty on Sunday. unblock his artery. technical changes he made given him the freedom to "Former Sri Lankan Muralitharan, who has in his game. express himself. cricket player was admitted 800 in the longest Shaw, 21, was dropped af- "He (Ponting) just says for cardiac evaluation at format of the game, will re- ter his twin failures in the go there and play freely Apollo Hospital, Greams join the SRH camp after be- opening Test at Adelaide without thinking a lot of Road, Chennai on ing discharged from the last December. things. Partnerships are 18.04.2021. He underwent under the care of Dr. G Sen- Hospital in its latest med- hospital. However, the quite important in the first successful coronary angio- gottuvelu," said Apollo ical bulletin on Monday. He has been SRH's bowl- batsman dominated the Vi- six overs."We (him and plasty with stents yesterday ing coach since 2015. jay Hazare Trophy like no ) do plan other in the history of the about all this (having tar- tournament, amassing a gets and looking at the whopping 827 runs in eight scoreboard) before we go to ABD is best in the business matches. bat."The first six overs are Then, Shaw made a blis- crucial in this kind of tering 72 off 38 balls in which is not easy to ' first match bat on in the powerplay." at backend: Katich of the season against Chen- On Sunday, Dhawan nai Super Kings. struck a swashbuckling 92 NEW DELHI, APRIL been 9/2 in the second over, "After getting dropped as Delhi Capitals made 19: Royal Challengers Ban- but Maxwell and de Villiers' from the Test side after the short work of a huge 196- galore (RCB) head coach Si- knocks of 78 and 76 ensured first Test in Australia, I run target for a six-wicket mon Katich was all praise that the side posts a total of started worrying about my win over Punjab Kings. for AB de Villiers, saying 204/4 in the allotted twenty technique on why I was get- Dhawan looked in sub- that the Proteas star is the overs. ting bowled. Even if it was a lime form during his 49- best in the business when it Along with Maxwell and minor mistake, I wanted to sixes. before going to the Vijay ball knock that was stud- comes to towards de Villiers, Devdutt minimize that. I started "I worked on my initial Hazare Trophy, and it ded with 13 fours and two the backend of an innings. Padikkal and Kyle working on it there itself," movement -- getting more worked quite well. I played sixes. Glenn Maxwell and AB de Jamieson also played said Shaw after Delhi Capi- stable and more ready be- my natural game in Vijay Dhawan was ably sup- Villiers' knocks of 78 and 76 knocks of 25 and 11 respec- tals' win over Punjab Kings fore the bowler has bowled. Hazare Trophy, but I made ported by Shaw (32 off 17) were backed up a spirited tively. For KKR, Varun on Sunday night. "After returning from a small technical change. first up and then skipper bowling performance as Chakravarthy returned with He smashed 32 off just 17 Australia, I worked with After that, it's going well. and Marcus Royal Challengers Banga- two wickets. balls against Punjab Kings, my coach Prashant Shetty "I didn't get a lot of prac- Stoinis as DC chased down lore (RCB) defeated "We know that ABD is the hitting three fours and two sir and also Pravin Amre sir tice for IPL, the T20 for- 196 in 18.2 overs. Knight Riders (KKR) by 38 best in the business in the runs on Sunday here at the backend and we have seen MA Chidambaram Sta- here in Chennai, a lot of dium. teams have struggled at the Dhawan ready for challenging Chennai track "Boys were magnificent backend and that is some- NEW DELHI, APRIL today, we had a tough start thing we have done really 19: Shikhar Dhawan but the way he fought back well in these three games on smashed a match-winning with that partnership be- serve a lot of credit for set- and ABD. Young Padikkal's the back of him and 92 off 49 balls against Pun- tween Glenn Maxwell and ting up the platform and innings should not go un- Maxwell. That can be the jab Kings on Sunday and Devdutt Padikkal got us then AB, that was special mentioned because that difference between winning the southpaw said he made into a position there from knock as well," said Katich partnership between him and losing games," said a conscious effort to im- where we could get the in a video posted on the offi- and Maxwell gave us mo- Katich. prove his strike rate during score we got. At 9/2, no one cial Twitter handle of RCB. mentum in the innings and RCB will next take on Ra- the knock. would have thought we "In terms of T20 batting, it put pressure on KKR," he jasthan Royals on Thursday Dhawan, who smashed would score above 200. we were treated to two mas- added. here at the Wankhede Sta- back-to-back hundreds in Maxwell and Padikkal de- terclasses from Maxwell Earlier, RCB might have dium in Mumbai. the IPL last season, is no more a certainty in India's T20 playing XI and is com- peting for an opening slot alongside Rohit Sharma in Tottenham Hotspur sack the World Cup later this year. "It was a conscious effort from my side. I knew I have manager Mourinho to improve on that (strike NEW DELHI, APRIL rate). Started taking more 19: Jose Mourinho was risks. Not afraid of play it more freely. I'm the dew. For my batting have set up the field where changes, always open to- sacked as manager of Tot- more relaxed, having style, I enjoy using pace on it is hard to find a bound- tenham Hotspur on Mon- wards it. Not scared of get- played for so many years. I the ball and against spin- ary on the offside, I try to day six days before the ting out as well," said don't take things for ners, it is not turning so I use the pace and I enjoy do- League Cup final. Dhawan, who batted at a granted." can hit my shots," Dhawan ing that. I enjoy playing Tottenham confirmed in strike rate of 187.86, after He also said that batting told spinner Ravichandran that cheeky shots, be it a statement that the Por- the six-wicket win over second at the Wankhede Ashwin on a video posted sweeps and I practice that tuguese had left along with Punjab Kings. Stadium becomes easier on the official website of in the nets as well." his coaching staff. The left-hander said he because of the dew. the IPL. Talking about the Chen- "The Club can today an- has also been working on "The bounce is true at the When asked about nai wicket, Dhawan said: nounce that Jose Mourinho his stroke play. Wankhede surface and the sweeping the pacers, "It is a nice challenge, what and his coaching staff Joao "I have worked on a few ball comes onto the bat. Es- Dhawan said: "Once I I am seeing on TV is that it Sacramento, Nuno Santos, shots. My slog shot has im- pecially in the second in- know that the opposition is turning a bit in Chennai, I Carlos Lalin and Giovanni proved a lot. It was there nings, it becomes a lot eas- bowlers are bowling york- am already preparing for Cerra have been relieved of earlier as well, but now I ier to bat here because of ers or wide yorkers, they it." their duties," it said. The news comes the morning after the London club said it was one of 12 'We enjoy playing together' clubs forming a breakaway European Super League. NEW DELHI, APRIL nership going. I knew if we Former Porto, Chelsea, 19: Royal Challengers Ban- get a partnership, we will Inter Milan, Real Madrid galore (RCB) batsman AB de sense a weakness somewhere and Manchester United Villiers has said that he en- which we did," he added. manager Mourinho had joys playing with Glenn Andre Russell played a been in charge of 86 games Maxwell as both of them are knock of 31 runs for KKR, but at the club, having replaced similar kind of players who in the end, RCB managed to Mauricio Pochettino in No- always want to leave an im- hold on to record their third vember 2019. pact in the game. victory in a row this season. Having taken charge with Glenn Maxwell and AB de This is the first time that RCB the club in 14th place in the Villiers' knocks of 78 and 76 has managed to win their first Premier League, they fin- were backed up a spirited three games in an IPL season. ished in sixth spot. bowling performance as Earlier, RCB might have His first full season in Royal Challengers Bangalore but I am very happy that we posted on the official website been 9/2 in the second over, charge began well with the (RCB) defeated Kolkata came through. I laid out a of IPL. but Maxwell and de Villiers' hopes. Tottenham chairman "Jose is a true profes- club beating Manchester Knight Riders (KKR) by 38 good foundation and then "When I came out to bat, I knocks of 78 and 76 ensured They also suffered an em- Daniel Levy, who picked sional who showed enor- United and Manchester runs on Sunday here at the their leg-spinner (Varun realised Maxwell was tired that the side posts a total of barrassing Europa League Mourinho because of his ca- mous resilience during the City and topping the table MA Chidambaram Stadium. Chakravarthy) came on, I and he told me that he does 204/4 in the allotted twenty last-16 exit against Dinamo reer of winning silverware, pandemic. On a personal in December. But they have "I have worked really hard sensed he was bowling defen- not want to run much. To be overs. Zagreb, losing the away leg said on Monday things had level I have enjoyed work- since slumped. in the last few months. I did sively and I realised that was honest, we enjoy playing to- Along with Maxwell and de 3-0 having won the first leg not worked out as they had ing with him and regret that A 2-2 draw against Ever- not expect to be playing really my moment. When Russell gether. We are similar play- Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal 2-0. envisaged. things have not worked out ton on Friday left Totten- good cricket at the moment came on, he was stuck with ers with a lot of energy and we and Kyle Jamieson also He did lead Tottenham to "Jose and his coaching as we both had envisaged." ham in seventh placet and but I am very happy, I always wide deliveries, I opened up love having an impact for the played knocks of 25 and 11 re- the League Cup final, how- staff have been with us Tottenham said former they have won only won of give my best shot when I play and it put him under pres- team. When I came out to spectively. For KKR, Varun ever, which takes place in through some of our most midfielder Ryan Mason will their last five league games, for RCB. It was a very hot day, sure," AB de Villiers told bat, the thought was to get a Chakravarthy returned with six days’ time against Man- challenging times as a be in charge of the first all but ending their top-four we lost couple of wickets early Yuzvendra Chahal in a video base together and get a part- two wickets. chester City. club," he said. team on Monday.