Yuvraj Singh hails Mohnish Mishra’s stellar performance against Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803
Yuvraj Singh, Captain of Sahara Pune Warriors, hailed Mohnish for his stellar performance against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, at the DY Sports Academy stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 on Wednesday, as the debutant side registered its second successive win in the ongoing Indian Premier League’s fourth season.
"Robin and Mohnish played well. We could have bowled and fielded well, but we won at the end of the day. Mohnish keeps telling me that he wants to open, but I tell him he is a good No. 6, and he is going to be at No. 6 from now on," said Yuvraj.
While chasing 149 runs to win from 20 overs, Mishra played a belligerent 37-run innings from just 21 deliveries. In his partnership with Robin Uthappa, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karnataka-c801, on the other hand, took 13 balls to post whirlwind 31 runs, including three fours and two sixes.
Mishra was adjudged Man of the Match for his stellar performance. Talking to the media after the match, Mishra said that he playing down the order is a challenge for him.
"I am happy with No. 6, it is a challenge for me to bat at this position. It was tough after Robin's dismissal. I thought I would stay till the end," he said.
The 27-year-old Mishra, also came hard on the Sri Lankan spin wizard, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 during his aggressive innings. While talking about his sweep shots against the magical spinner, he said it is always easy to go for a sweep shot against a spinner, which is exactly what he did.
The Pune wicketkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-Uthappa-c2356 was also happy with his aggresive performance after a patchy 2010 season, and was hopeful about his form in the tournament. Uthappa, who came at No. 5 yesterday, said he preferred opening the batting lineup.
Pune would now play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in their third match of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament at the same venue in Mumbai.
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