RR had just played a game against SRH before Saha's positive report came in.
One of the positive cases was Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha. Young left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya talked about the virus scare in Royals camp after Saha’s positive report.
“We had just played a game against Sunrisers and after every match, the players usually catch up at the ground. We were hoping not to return positive since we had met a few players from their team,” Sakaria said.
The 22-year-old had a great first season as he dismissed big-hitters KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, and MS Dhoni in his first three games.
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“Initially, I felt the pressure but later on, I handled that. I bowled a few good spells to some great batsmen. That gave me a lot of confidence. I think I bowled better than I thought I would. I have to improve but I am happy with my performance,” he said.
“I never thought I would bowl to them someday. Mahi (Dhoni) bhai’s wicket was my favorite. I was happily shocked. It felt unreal. If you see the video, you will know how shocked I was,” Sakariya added.
The Saurashtra-based pacer then talked about how Jos Buttler helped him in practice games.
“Buttler, though a batsman, told me a lot about bowling in the Powerplay. He would stand beside me when I bowled during the practice games. He told me to stick to the length and not worry about conceding a boundary. It’s just that there should not be a single loose delivery,” the left-arm quick said.
(With The Sportstar inputs)