KS Bharat of RCB reveals how Maxwell helped him to hit final ball 6 against Delhi Capitals

Bharat,
who
has
had
a
good
IPL
2021
with
the
bat,
smashed
78
not
out
off
52
balls
as
he
kept
calm
under
pressure
and
lofted
Avesh
for
a
straight
six
with
five
needed
off
the
last
delivery
to
chase
down
DC’s
target
of
165.

The
result
of
the
match
didn’t
have
a
bearing
on
points
table
though
as
DC
finished
on
top
with
20
points
and
RCB
on
18
but
in
third
place
due
to
inferior
net
run-rate
(-0.140)
compared
to
Chennai
Super
Kings
(+0.455).

Asked
what
was
the
talk
before
the
final
over,
Bharat
spoke
how
Maxwell
boosted
his
confidence.
“The
last
over…
me
and
Maxi
were
talking
about
what
are
the
areas
we
can
access.
He
said,
watch
the
ball
and
get
bat
on
the
ball.
The
last
3
balls,
you
know
I
asked
him
whether
to
run,
he
said
‘no,
you
can
finish
it
off’.
It
gave
me
a
lot
of
confidence,” said
Bharat,
who
has
had
couple
of
good
scores
of
32
against
Mumbai
Indians
and
44
against
Rajasthan
Royals.

Bharat
said
he
didn’t
want
to
think
too
much
ahead
during
the
last
over.
“I
was
just
focused
on
one
ball
which
is
coming
next.
rather
than
thinking
of
too
many
things.
I
kept
it
very
simple
and
as
a
team
we
did
very
well
and
we
pulled
it
off,”
he
added.

What
has
worked
for
Bharat
in
the
UAE
leg
of
IPL
2021
is
the
fact
that
he
loves
facing
fast
bowlers
and
DC
has
three
genuine
quicks
in
Kagiso
Rabada,
Anrich
Nortje
and
Avesh.

“I
love
fast
bowling,
to
be
honest.
I
have
played
for
India
A
and
am
also
a
part
of
the
Indian
team,
you
get
to
play
with
the
best
bowlers
in
the
country.
It
wasn’t
a
surprise
element
for
me
to
play
pace.

“I
would
love
someone
who
is
giving
pace
so
that
you
can
work
the
ball
instead
of
hitting
the
ball
hard.
I
found
it
really
interesting
and
I
was
enjoying
the
challenge,”
he
added.

Bharat
has
been
regularly
batting
at
No
3
in
IPL
2021
but
the
management
has
told
him
that
order
will
remain
flexible.

“We
are
flexible
to
go
at
any
order.
It
was
communicated
fair
enough.
Everyone
is
up
for
their
challenge.
I
don’t
think
there
is
any
miscommunication.
When
the
chances
are
given
to
you,
you
want
to
do
well
and
finish
it
off
well,”
the
28-year-old
keeper-batter
said
at
the
virtual
post-match
media
interaction.