Harpreet Brar's Heartwarming Gesture After PBKS' Crucial Win Vs RR: 'Like To Dedicate This Award...'
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Harpreet Brar dedicated his Player of the Match award to his wife after leading Punjab Kings to a crucial victory over the Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab Kings' left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar on Sunday, May 18, dedicated his Player of the Match award against the Rajasthan Royals to his wife Anmol Sandhu, saying that it was his first award after marriage, in what has come as a lovely gesture from the newly-married cricketer.
Brar bowled a match-turning spell after Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh made bruising half-centuries as Punjab edged closer to an IPL playoff berth with a 10-run victory over Rajasthan.
Punjab later qualified for the playoffs after the Gujarat Titans defeated the Delhi Capitals in the evening game.
'I am feeling really good. I would like to dedicate this award to my wife, as it is my first after marriage," Brar said while speaking at the post-match presentation.
'We practice a lot against the left-handers. Ponting Sir has told us that a leftie can get a leftie out. I have worked on that, I knew they would come after me, but I went back to bowling to my strengths," Brar added.
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The spinner, who came in as a substitute for captain Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a finger injury, was introduced in the fifth over, and he walked away with an impressive 3/22 in four overs.
Brar, who mixed up his angles, trajectory and pace with precision, played a big part in Punjab's win against Rajasthan.
'The way the wicket was playing and they were batting, the plan was to not give a boundary or give them easy balls. I have been with Sunil (Joshi) Sir for a long time, I have learned a lot, he's taught me how to use the crease, how to read the batter and the wicket," Brar said.
'After Chahal's arrival, I thought it would be easy to bowl with him. I didn't get an opportunity at the start, but cricket is a funny game. I always thought that once I got an opportunity, I would grab it," Brar added.
The spinner's introduction proved decisive, as he first removed Vaibhav Suryavanshi and then dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, who fell after completing his sixth half-century of the season.
PBKS will next play the Delhi Capitals on Saturday, May 24, in Jaipur.
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