If RCB won the trophy in the final of the IPL 2025 season, then the whole reason for that is Kurnal Pandya. RCB won the final against punjab by a margin of just 6 runs. In this, Kurnal alone bowled 4 overs gave away only 17 runs, and took 2 wickets. If only Kurnal had given an extra six in his bowling, punjab would have won the trophy by now. Due to this, Kurnal Pandya was awarded the Man of the Match award for his excellent performance in the final. With this, Kurnal Pandya created the record of becoming the only player in the history of IPL to win the Man of the Match award in two finals. Talking about this, Kurnal said, "When we were batting in the first innings, I was sitting outside and talking to the batsmen. At that time, I felt that if the bowling was slow, it would be much better.
But, as a bowler in this format, a lot of courage is needed because the margin for error is very small. I believed in myself, I thought that if I bowled slowly and with varying speeds, I could create chances. Instead of just bowling fast, I slowed down and varied. My biggest strength is learning what is needed according to the situation. I have always trusted my instinct and courage. Even today, if I want to take two wickets, I feel that I have to be brave. If they bowled fast on this ground, it would have been a good batting ground. But, by changing the pace, it helped a little. The ground was even better in the second innings than in the first innings. When I joined RCB, I had said that I would be happy to win trophies. After three and a half months, I am happy to have fulfilled what I said on the first day. I have won 4 IPL trophies in the last 10 years. This is very good. I told hardik on the phone that in 10 years, there will be 9 IPL trophies in the Pandya family,” said Krunal.
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Sowmiya Sriram

04/06/2025 09:24 AM