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NDTV
2 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"Going To Do It The Hard Way': Punjab Kings Coach's Big Take After Big RCB Loss
Punjab Kings (PBKS) lost the first qualifier of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 8 wickets, in a low-scoring game, failing to take the first chance to book their seat in the final of the tournament. Put to bat first, the Kings lost early wickets and only managed to post 101 runs on the board, with 35 balls still remaining. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, chased the total in just 10 overs, while giving away only two wickets and securing a place in the IPL 2025 final, as per a release from Punjab Kings. Following the disheartening loss, Punjab Kings' fast bowling coach, James Hopes, addressed the media to provide an assessment of the match, emphasizing key areas where the team lacked and the mindset it needs to carry forward in the tournament. "We played the first over okay with the bat and then it just snowballed from there. The game only finished 20 minutes ago so trying to digest it is hard in these 20 minutes, but it is also necessary that we digest it and move on from it by the end of tonight because we have to travel tomorrow," the fast bowling coach said, as quoted from a release by Punjab Kings. Expressing his optimism for the next qualifier, he added, "We have got to get up to play another game on Sunday and we are going to do it the hard way now, but I hope we meet Royal Challengers Bengaluru again on Tuesday night... We have a two-day turnaround now to play another final. We have worked for two and a bit months to earn the right to have a second chance, and we are going to cash that second chance in, hopefully." Hopes also addressed the struggles faced by the Kings' batting unit in last night's encounter but affirmed that they should continue with the aggressive approach, instead of doubting and revisiting their strategies. "While our batsmen were a little bit reckless, they have counter-attacked the whole year and it has worked the majority of the time. It did not work tonight. We do need to talk about it, but we also understand we are going to a pitch that is going to be completely different to what we just played on," said the fast bowling coach. He added, "The aggressive nature should return; I am in favour of that. The worst thing our batters can do now is blink and start jumping at shadows and second-guessing themselves. We have to go to Ahmedabad. Historically it is (Ahmedabad) a very good pitch, and we know we are going to have to go quite hard and score quite quickly. It is not back to the drawing board by any means." Punjab Kings will now face the winner of the eliminator (between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans) in the second qualifier on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Listen to the latest songs, only on
India Gazette
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
'We are going to do it the hard way': PBKS fast bowling coach James Hopes
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], May 30 (ANI): Punjab Kings (PBKS) lost the first qualifier of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 8 wickets, in a low-scoring game, failing to take the first chance to book their seat in the final of the tournament. Put to bat first, the Kings lost early wickets and only managed to post 101 runs on the board, with 35 balls still remaining. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, chased the total in just 10 overs, while giving away only two wickets and securing a place in the IPL 2025 final, as per a release from Punjab Kings. Following the disheartening loss, Punjab Kings' fast bowling coach, James Hopes, addressed the media to provide an assessment of the match, emphasizing key areas where the team lacked and the mindset it needs to carry forward in the tournament. 'We played the first over okay with the bat and then it just snowballed from there. The game only finished 20 minutes ago so trying to digest it is hard in these 20 minutes, but it is also necessary that we digest it and move on from it by the end of tonight because we have to travel tomorrow,' the fast bowling coach said, as quoted from a release by Punjab Kings. Expressing his optimism for the next qualifier, he added, 'We have got to get up to play another game on Sunday and we are going to do it the hard way now, but I hope we meet Royal Challengers Bengaluru again on Tuesday night... We have a two-day turnaround now to play another final. We have worked for two and a bit months to earn the right to have a second chance, and we are going to cash that second chance in, hopefully.' Hopes also addressed the struggles faced by the Kings' batting unit in last night's encounter but affirmed that they should continue with the aggressive approach, instead of doubting and revisiting their strategies. 'While our batsmen were a little bit reckless, they have counter-attacked the whole year and it has worked the majority of the time. It did not work tonight. We do need to talk about it, but we also understand we are going to a pitch that is going to be completely different to what we just played on,' said the fast bowling coach. He added, 'The aggressive nature should return; I am in favour of that. The worst thing our batters can do now is blink and start jumping at shadows and second-guessing themselves. We have to go to Ahmedabad. Historically it is (Ahmedabad) a very good pitch, and we know we are going to have to go quite hard and score quite quickly. It is not back to the drawing board by any means.' Punjab Kings will now face the winner of the eliminator (between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans) in the second qualifier on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. (ANI)
Mint
2 days ago
- Sport
- Mint
Punjab back to drawing board with IPL hopes alive despite thrashing
Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer said it was "back to the drawing board" after their big loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first IPL qualifier. League toppers Punjab will get another crack at reaching the June 3 final. But they will have to perform an awful lot better than they did in going down by eight wickets to Bengaluru after being bowled out for 101 at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Thursday. The Punjab batting fell like a pack of cards in 14.1 overs on a seamer-friendly pitch, where Bengaluru's bowlers including Josh Hazlewood wreaked havoc. Punjab can still meet Bengaluru in the title clash if they beat the winner of the eliminator in the second qualifier in Ahmedabad on Sunday. "Not a day to forget, but we have to go back to the drawing board," Iyer said. "We were befuddled and lost a lot of wickets. Something to go back and study." He added: "We have lost the battle, but not the war." Punjab ended the league stage top of the 10-team table with nine wins and four defeats ahead of Bengaluru, who also had 19 points but missed being number one on net run-rate. Punjab's fast bowling coach James Hopes is confident the team will show what they are all about when they face the winner of the eliminator between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. "We have worked two and a bit months to earn the right to have a second chance and we are going to cash that second chance hopefully," Hopes said. Punjab lost an early wicket with left-handed opener Priyansh Arya caught out off left-arm pace bowler Yash Dayal for seven. In their attempt to hit out of trouble, Punjab lost more wickets as Hazlewood struck two key blows including Iyer out for two. Punjab's attacking play was blunted as Hazlewood and leg-spinner Suyash Sharma claimed three wickets apiece. "While our batters were a little bit reckless, we have counter-attacked the whole year and it's worked the majority of the time, it didn't work tonight," former Australia medium-pace bowler Hopes said. "We do need to talk about it (the batting) but we also understand we're going to a pitch that's going to be completely different to what we just played on. "So the aggressive nature should return in Ahmedabad."
India Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
IPL 2025: Punjab Kings have earned the right to play Qualifier 2, says James Hopes
Punjab Kings have earned the right to get a second shot at the IPL final, said bowling coach James Hopes. Punjab were demolished by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League's Qualifier 1 on Thursday, May 29. Despite playing at their home venue, Punjab faltered and lost their match by a massive margin of 8 team will now play Qualifier 2 against the winners of Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans on Sunday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Speaking at the post-match press conference only minutes after their horror loss against RCB, bowling coach James Hopes said that it was a difficult loss to digest, but they had to get it out of their is hard to digest that the game finished 20 minutes before (than it was supposed to). But it is also important to digest it and move on by the end of tonight. We are going to have to do it the hard way now, but hopefully we meet RCB again on Tuesday night," Hopes said after the match. The former Australia all-rounder said that Punjab probably went too aggressive with the bat in the first innings, on a pitch that had ample help for the bowlers. Hopes argued that Punjab probably needed to see off the new ball and attack outside of the powerplay, something that Phil Salt did to Kyle Jamieson in the second innings of the game."We probably went at it a little bit too hard. We should have realised that 180 was going to be enough on this pitch, if we could have extracted some movement later. It was a little damp and we had a rough night out today," Hopes second over was very good, but his second over, the 6th over of the match, the ball was no longer swinging and it was kind of sliding on. We needed more than a hundred on that pitch. The game against KKR, the wicket was always stop-start, but this was different than that," he further PBKS bowling coach concluded by stating that there are plenty of conversations that the team will have after the game and that they will try to bounce back hard in the next match in Ahmedabad, where they have already won against Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring encounter."There will be plenty of conversations to be had about the game. We did not have a great night with the bat, but we have a 2-day turnaround now to play another final (playoff) to which we have earned the right. We worked very hard for two and a half months to earn the right to have a second chance and we are going to cash that second chance, hopefully," he updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Tune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
NDTV
23-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
BCCI Sent Loud And Clear "Left-Arm Pacer" Message Ahead Of India Squad Announcement
Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowling James Hopes has backed pacer Arshdeep Singh's selection for India's upcoming Test tour of England, saying he would be perfectly suited for the conditions. India's squad is likely to be announced in the coming days ahead of a five-match Test series against England. Arshdeep's form has been crucial in PBKS' road to the IPL playoffs as he has picked up 16 wickets in 12 matches so far in the league stage. During a recent interaction, Hopes spoke highly of Arshdeep and added that the left-arm pacer is always keen on honing his skills. "He's perfectly suited for English conditions. He can swing the ball both ways, he can bowl reverse swing if required. He can bowl around the wicket as a left-armer seamer and still take it away from the right-hander," Hopes told the Times of India. "Arshdeep is highly skilled and very coachable. He's open to just trying subtle, new things. You find sometimes that guys with high skill, like he has, can be very happy in the spot they're in. But he's always wanting to expand and keeps asking, 'What if I hold the ball like this, is it a bit different?' And just trying to change subtle things, because he's been around a while now and people know what he's going to do." Hopes is confident that when Arshdeep finishes his career, the fraternity will remember him as one of the most dominant bowlers of his era. "The way he's swinging the ball this year is a little bit different, which has caught some players by surprise. He's still young. He's got so much cricket left. When we get to the end of his career, we'll talk about him as one of the most dominant bowlers of all time," he added. The BCCI is set to announce the senior men's squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England, starting June 20. It will be start of India's campaign in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. This will also be the first Test assignment for India after the retirement of veteran players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the format. Listen to the latest songs, only on
