SRH rode on a sensational unbeaten 135 from Abhishek Sharma to post a daunting 242\/2, before producing a disciplined effort with the ball to seal their third consecutive win and climb to third on the points table.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been preparing for this for a long time. So, obviously, there was a little wicket today. I had to go to the last in one of the top three. So, that was the plan. And I think it was good. The total was good. I was talking to our batting coach, Frankie, for a long time. I talked to him. And I told him, Frankie, it\u2019s been a while that I haven\u2019t reached the second strategic timeout. So, I want to try that someday,\u201d Abhishek said in a video released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe were talking about it in practice yesterday. So, then we had a plan that we\u2019ll talk about the situation in the first strategic timeout. And when he came in, the plan was to keep playing as it was. And I personally felt that it was difficult to hit every ball here. So, you have to be waiting for your matchups. That\u2019s what I was doing. And that\u2019s what I was waiting for. And it actually went well. So, that was the plan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been preparing for this for a long time. So, obviously, there was a little wicket today. I had to go to the last in one of the top three. So, that was the plan. And I think it was good. The total was good. I was talking to our batting coach, Frankie, for a long time. I talked to him. And I told him, Frankie, it\u2019s been a while that I haven\u2019t reached the second strategic timeout. So, I want to try that someday,\u201d Abhishek said in a video released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking about partnerships, Abhishek highlighted the importance of maintaining momentum with fellow batters. \u201cAnd whoever is batting with me, especially Hadi or Ishaan, I know how they hit. So, it\u2019s just a simple plan. Whoever is on strike, if there\u2019s a boundary on the first two or three balls, then we try to make it a boundary. If it\u2019s a long over in power play, then obviously, the ball comes under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n