Shubman Gill is a special player- Dinesh Karthik

Kolkata Knight Riders found another hero in Shubman Gill. His performance last night against Chennai Super Kings proved that he is ready to take any responsibility thrown to him. However, it was Gill's maiden fifty in IPL but his maturity and understanding situations were very impressive. He was hitting the ball along with ground without taking any risk yet he was striking with 158.33.

"Obviously, I'm pleased to have been promoted to number 4 today. We were just talking (Himself and Karthik) that we need to rotate the strike in the middle overs, it was crucial to see off the spinners. It was not really to target him (Asif). We played accordingly to the merit-if the balls were there, we just went for it. KKR crowd is the best crowd, they always support us. It has been a really great experience so far and when you are coached by Kallis and Katich, you have so much to learn from them," said Gill.



When Dinesh Karthik was asked about young players performing well, he said

"Credit to the franchise. They picked a lot of Under-19 players. They are really skilled players. It's a little harsh on him (Gill). The number of times, he's been able to hit the boundary off the first ball. That boy is special. I don't want to hype it up and put extra pressure on him. I can see a lot of years of India blues in him,"

"I picked it up early, that we can bowl a lot of spin on this wicket. Our bowlers are so confident. They wanted to bowl. You need to be pushing boundaries. He (Narine) is a thorough all-rounder. Provide impetus at the top and also bowled the pressure overs. He's a great player to have on the team, "Karthik added.



However it was KKR's spinners, who dominated CSK's batsmen and brought back KKR into the game. Led by Narine, who was the pickup bowler for KKR.

When he was asked if he was bowling all-rounder or batting all-rounder, to this he said

"I'll stick to my bowling. That made me the cricketer I'm today. Nice to come out with a win. Getting the freedom to play my shots, being free. That's the key. They back me whatever happens. He (DK) relies highly on spinners. It's a total team effort. Seamers did the job early and we finished it off. Everyone takes their success differently. For me, it's to be as humble as possible. I'm enjoying my game with good performances,"



It was KKR's fifth win in nine matches and they are currently sitting on 3rd spot in the points table with 10 points.

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