I don’t pre-plan bowling bouncers but want to be one step ahead of batters: Krunal Pandya

MUMBAI: (Apr 13) Royal Challengers Bengaluru spin bowling all-rounder Krunal Pandya says he does not pre-plan sending down his bouncers but uses the delivery as per his gut feeling and to be one step ahead of the batters.

Krunal produced a measly spell of 4-0-26-1 as RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday. In reply to RCB’s monumental 240 for four, Mumbai Indians could manage 222 for five.

“I have never shied away from trying different and new things because with the Impact Player rule, previously, you had No. 6 or 7 as all-rounders and batsmanship was quite different. But now there are pure batters (coming in) at No. 8,” Krunal told reporters after the match.