'I'm a little relieved now': Anuj Rawat after handy cameo of 29* against Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB registered one of their most dominating victories in the Indian Premier League IPL as they cleaned up their opponents for paltry 59 runsHowever it is the teamrsquos belief and investment in young talent that is paying off Yesterday Anuj Rawat paid back for RCBrsquos patience and confidence during his rocky start to this editionAnuj Rawatrsquos performance with the bat and glove summarised how standing behind a player eventually pays offBlistering 29 runs off 11 runs capped with a tremendous catch and run out that stood out in the matchAnuj Rawatrsquos daring shots helped RCB reach a massive total of 171 raising the morale of the RCB dugoutHaving joined the RCB last season the 23yearoldrsquokeeperbatter endured a rocky start to the ongoing edition However RCB maintained their belief in his talent and finally it paid off with the batter scoring runs at a rapid pace in one of the most crucial stages of the tournamentDressing Room Reactions RR v RCB A nearperfect game 2 points in the bag positive NRR that sums up the satisfying victory in Jaipur Parnell Siraj Maxwell Bracewell and Anuj take us through the events that transpired and the road aheadPlayBold RCB IPL2023 pictwittercomcblwDrfVgdmdash Royal Challengers Bangalore RCBTweets May 15 2023For Rawat the innings did not come as a surprise he had been anticipating it for a long timeSpeaking on the latest episode of the RCB GameDay Anuj Rawat commented ldquoThis is what I practiced for before the season and I was very confident that I will do well if I played till the end Definitely there was pressure to go out and perform and so I am a little relieved now We have two more games and are hoping that we will give our bestrdquoAlso Read IPL 2023 Playoff amp Final Schedule squads points table live streaming amp moreAfter his stupendous performance with the bat Anuj added feathers to his performance with a brilliant catch and a runoutDescribing the catch he added ldquoThree of us called for it Parney Wayne Parnell was claiming the catch and I saw Maxi Glenn Maxwell also running in but eventually I went for it As for the runout it was my day and it went really wellrdquo stated AnujGlenn Maxwell who played a crucial role in the RCBrsquos victory by scoring a quickfire 50 was all praise for AnujldquoI had a really nice partnership in the beginning with Faf which gave just enough platform for Anuj and Bracewell to finish off from there This is exactly what we had been looking for some sort of finishing touch Anuj was fantastic todayrdquo commented Glenn Maxwell on GameDayRCBrsquos Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson also praised Rawatrsquos performance and revealed that he always believed in his talentHe commented ldquoAnuj Rawatrsquos performance will certainly lift the morale of the team His sublime hitting is always nice for the team Anuj shuffled around a bit in the team but we always knew he had the power itrsquos great that he has been able to get the job donerdquoMeanwhile RCB captain Faf Du Plessis felt the team didnrsquot have this sort of innings in this IPL season ldquoItrsquos really important to play such innings for the teamrdquo he concluded