“Those little things mean a lot to me,” Krunal Pandya said after RCB defeated RR in their first home victory.

In a dressing room video released by RCB, Krunal Pandya stated, “Sometimes what happens is that you always highlight the performance which is quite evident and visible, but what I felt is that in powerplay to get six overs, 56 runs, even though we always are used to watching Salty scoring at a strike rate of 180-200, but again to stitch that partnership in that phase, those 24 runs for me watching was so crucial to lay that platform and then obviously what Virat and Dev (Padikkal) did, we spoke about.”

On Thursday, April 24, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, ending their home run curse for the season. This was a nerve-wracking, high-score thriller that came right down to the last second.

After winning the game, the RCB players, especially star all-rounder Krunal Pandya, showed their happiness. Josh Hazlewood’s match-winning stint, which included the amazing 19th over, and Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal’s innings were the game’s main contributors. Philip Salt’s restrained 26 helped build a crucial partnership in the powerplay, and Krunal decided to recognise the modest efforts made throughout the game.

Salt was quite pleased with his performance today: Dinesh Karthik

In addition to Krunal’s praise of Philip Salt’s cameo, RCB mentor and batting coach Dinesh Karthik also had a lot to say about the English opener, expressing his satisfaction with the way he adjusted to the conditions and revealing that the batter felt content following the knock.

Salt was quite pleased with his performance today. He understands his role and that some shots cannot be performed at this setting right away, so he skilfully adjusted, and I believe that’s what gave him a lot of satisfaction today,” Karthik remarked.

“Playing a lot of shots is one thing, but adjusting to the conditions on that pitch on that particular day is quite another. The 2013 IPL champion concluded, “He felt that he had certain things to do, and he did them beautifully. We all wanted him to play that shot, so he knows that the dedication to that from him and the faith that we have in him is something that he appreciates as well.”