After a string of losses and playoff elimination, Avesh Khan said LSG focused on finishing strong, calling their 33-run win over GT a confidence booster ahead of their final IPL 2025 clash against RCB.
00:00I mean, I'm aware that I'm going for the India A game, so mentally we'll have to be switched on for IPL first.
00:07Once that story is over, then we can probably think about the India A story, but definitely happy, happy for that opportunity and I think I would have a great time there.
00:19Sir, this is Ashok Bisky from GTVL. What exactly went wrong with this?
00:24This weekend was very crucial to be followed.
00:54So I think we focus on that and improve the negative points and move forward for the next game.
00:59And I think it's a great opportunity for the middle order also to get an opportunity before the playoffs and when it matters the most, I think we'll give our best.
01:09I think we take it step by step, ma'am. We don't think about the final right now because right now the most important thing is to finish in top two so that we get an extra opportunity.
01:31If at all, we need one. So I think focusing more on that and obviously there are a lot of experiences and learnings in these 13 games.
01:40So I think we keep on, you know, filling the gaps wherever we feel like and I think we'll be ready for the playoffs.
01:46We'll try and improve on those mistakes and hopefully we'll be ready for the playoffs.
01:50I think we'll be ready for the playoffs.
02:20For your first question, I think IPL is that kind of a league, sir, where we can't experiment even if they qualify, even if we qualify early in the tournament.
02:49So I think you cannot experiment on, you know, trying a lot of different things in the middle order.
02:55But I feel middle order has done pretty well, sir, because even after in the first six, seven, eight games, I think even Shafen stepped up and got so many runs in middle order and changed games for us.
03:05Even in Mumbai, he changed the course of the game.
03:08So I think even Shah Rukh, Shah Rukh Bhai got an opportunity today to showcase his talent.
03:12So I feel, I feel the middle order is on course as well, sir.
03:15I don't think there is some gap or something in the middle order.
03:19I feel that should, things went well for all the three batters at the top so that they didn't get more opportunity to play in the first half of the, first half of the tournament.
03:28What's your second question?
03:29I mean, I didn't bowl, but from the, from the way I saw, saw the game from outside, I felt the wicket was a, was a bit more slower in the second innings.
03:43And I felt it, lot of balls held a bit more in the wicket and both side of, from the pavilion end, I feel the wicket was slow and the other end, it was skidding through.
03:54So that's what was my feeling from watching the game and playing few overs inside.
03:59Maybe that made a little difference in the game when we played second innings.
04:02And I felt the wicket got a bit difficult in the second innings.
04:08Any other questions?
04:11What was it?
04:13There is no problem in both these things, sir, actually, when, if there's a little bit, if there's a little bit more grass in the wicket, fast bowlers tend to slip.
04:37So, maybe we can, you know, how can I say, maybe we can.
04:41So, sort of, so roughen it up, roughen it up a bit more before bowling, that could have not been happened.
04:46But there's no mistake in both the sides, not, maybe, could have used the new spikes, but it's just because of the wickets.
04:56So the wicket had more grass today.
04:58So, that's why it tends to, any fast bowler will slip in that.
