Abu Dhabi, Sept. 20 -- : Chennai Super Kings' batsman Ambati Rayudu has said that having practice sessions in Chennai ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) helped him in gaining some momentum.
His remark came as the right-handed Rayudu scored 71 runs against Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener to give his side a five-wicket win. As a result of this knock, he was named as Player of the Match.
Before the IPL started in the UAE, Chennai's Indian players had net sessions for five days in Chennai, and then the contingent headed to Dubai.
"We were training in lockdown, we were really eager and as we get older, we need to train so we were training. The pitch was good, once the dew came on, the pitch quickened a bit, it was doing a bit with the ...