Shashank said Iyer’s instructions were clear—attack the bowler without hesitation.
“Shreyas told me, ‘Shashank, go and just (try and) hit every ball for a boundary, a four or a six.’ That gave me even more confidence. Obviously, it’s a team game at the end of the day, we all know that,” he said.
“But in those situations, it’s difficult to be that selfless. But Shreyas was one. I have known him for the past 10-15 years. He is the same, and he told me just to be calm, play cricketing shots as I usually do, maintain my balance, and I think we had a good finish,” added Shashank.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans spinner R Sai Kishore, who finished with figures of 3 for 30 in four overs, admitted that his team believed they were ahead in the game.
“We were also surprised, to be honest. We thought we were on course. We thought we were ahead of the game, we thought so,” Sai Kishore said.
