Shubman will finish as leading run-getter by the time tournament, says David

After stumbling to a sixwicket loss against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League IPL Kolkata Knight Riders KKR chief mentor David Hussey said that it was not a deliberate plan to play the first six overs cautiouslySanju Samson and David Miller played unbeaten knocks of 42 and 24 respectively as Rajasthan Royals defeated KKR by six wickets with seven balls to spare on Saturday here at the Wankhede Stadium Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube also chipped in with 22 runs each to guide Rajasthan to a comfortable victoryIt was not a deliberate plan to go that slow but full credit to Rajasthan Royals bowlers they did not allow us to play KKR cricket up front Under Brendon McCullum as coach we like to play with freedom and take the game on and provide a highly entertaining brand of cricket unfortunately we did not do that We have got the next game against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad in a few days time said Hussey while replying to an ANI query during a virtual press conferenceEarlier a spirited bowling performance helped Rajasthan Royals restrict KKR to 1339 in the allotted twenty overs For Sanju Samsonled side Chris Morris scalped four wickets For KKR Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik played knocks of 36 and 25 respectivelyWhen asked about Shubman Gills form Hussey said He is a star player he took the Test match arena by storm in Australia He is very specific and he has a great work ethic All I can say is that form will come and go class is always permanent He is one class individual both on and off the field Mark my words he will be one of the highest scoring batsmen by the end of the tournament He is an absolute class actAnswering why Andre Russell came behind Dinesh Karthik and Sunil Narine Hussey said Its tough one really we needed to get a partnership going when Andre Russell was ready to come in Russell is in his scintillating best when he maybe has threefour overs left In a perfect world he can go at number three and score 200 I guess but wasnt to be We will look at all strategies going ahead everything is on the tableLockie Ferguson is at the peak of his powers he is a class act and he is an excellent player for New Zealand He bowled well for KKR last year in UAE He is going to push for selection for the next games Everything is on the table in terms of selection he addedKKR is now at the bottom of the IPL points table with just 2 points from 5 games The side will next take on Punjab Kings on Monday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in AhmedabadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever