Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) young pacers, Shivam Mavi, and Kamlesh Nagarkoti are thankful to the management for supporting them despite a tough phase.

The most talked fast bowling duo after U-19 World Cup 2018, Mavi and Nagarkoti got injured and spent the better part of the last two years out of the game,  but KKR stuck with them and backed them. They came up with a solid performance against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Kolkata's third game of IPL 2020.

After successfully defending 175 by restricting Rajasthan to 137/9 in 20 overs, Mavi said he is grateful for the belief shown in them. "It felt really good to dismiss both Samson and Buttler. I bowled the ball as I had planned to do. It feels really nice to spend time with the likes of Russell and Cummins.", told Mavi to Dinesh Karthik and Nagarkoti in a video posted on iplt20.com.

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"We have mixed up with them, they are always around with us. It feels really good when Venky Mysore sir and Shah Rukh Khan sir come to watch us play. We were injured but the management showed faith in us and we are grateful for that," he added.

Mavi picked the wickets of Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler while Nagarkoti dismissed Robin Uthappa and Riyan Parag in the match.

"I am feeling very good, today I got my debut wickets in the match against Royals, I hope that we continue our winning run. It feels really nice to be around Eoin Morgan. For a player, it is important that he gets opportunities, the management has backed us, for two years, I did not play but still the management backed me, whenever I needed something, the management provided it to me," said Nagarkoti.

KKR has jumped to the second spot in the points table after their win against RR on Wednesday.