Piyush Chawla delighted with KKR win

Piyush Chawla was one of the architects of KKR’s win against the Daredevils concluding with figures of 2/21. However, Chawla said that he was shocked and a tad bit surprised after steamrolling the Delhi Daredevils in their opening encounter.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Chawla said that it was fun bowling with 45-year old Brad Hogg.  Chawla added that it was a boon to have someone like Hogg in the playing XI.

“He’s (Hogg) always energetic and it’s fun bowling with him. He really boosts you to do well at the other end that really happened today. The way he started, giving away just two runs and picking up a wicket, from the other end, it was just about keeping it tight,” said Chawla.

“As a wrist spinner, Hogg and I have that bit of advantage on any wicket to get that turn if we bowl in the right areas and with good pace. It gives you a mental boost,” he said.

The Knight Riders will now travel south to Mumbai to face the Mumbai Indians in their first of six away matches before making it back home to the Eden Gardens.

“You will get slow wickets in Kolkata and a couple of other places. Mostly we will get different types of wickets in our away matches. So it was a good start for us as spinners,” Chawla said.

Piyush Chawla also expressed shock at the ease of the victory, stating that he expected more of a fight from the Delhi Daredevils.

“We never thought it’s going to come that easy, but it was quite convincing. From here we have to look forward. We know some big challenges are ahead of us,” he said.

“I just wanted to bowl in the right areas and follow my basics, and just keep it simple. He [Brathwaite] can hit a long ball and that’s what he did in the second ball itself. I just wanted to come back strongly. It went according to the plan and I got him out,” said Chawla.

Asked about the Eden surface on offer, he said, “We knew it would be a little bit on the bouncy side. It went according to plan with the kind of combination we played. The kind of start given by the medium pacers made it a little easier for the spinners.”

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