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Why Jos Buttler names Dhoni and Kohli as inspirations 

Why Jos Buttler names Dhoni and Kohli as inspirations?

Why Jos Buttler names Dhoni and Kohli as inspirations: Jos Buttler pulled off a heist, propelling the Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a famous victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens. Rajasthan Royals were 121/6 in the 13th over as they chased a massive goal of 224. Buttler stayed on one end and was unbeaten on 107 off 60 bells to lead his team through.

The Rajasthan Royals opener mentions that he has taken inspiration from the likes of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni as he spoke them in the post match presentation

He quoted that “At times you feel frustrated or you are questioning yourself. I was trying to tell myself it’d be okay, keep going, you’ll get your rhythm back and try to stay calm. There’s been plenty of times throughout the IPL, you’ve seen crazy things happen.”

“Guys like Dhoni and Kohli, the way they stay till the end and keep believing, you’ve seen it so many times in the IPL and I was trying to do the same.

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Butter finished his half-century in just 36 balls. He played a really quick knock as he smashed 107 not out. He smashed Mitchell Starc for 18 runs in the 18th over and got 19 runs in the 19th to Harshit Rana.

He hits a boundary on the final delivery to complete his seventh IPL century and register a famous win for Rajasthan Royals. In addition Rovman Powell also knocked 26 off just 13 balls.

Sunil Narine scored a century with 109 from 56 balls for KKR. That helped the team to reach the massive total. He also excelled with the ball, taking two wickets. His efforts went vain. Rajasthan now surpasses with KKR in second place.

Akash Kumar
Akash Kumar
Hi! I am Akash, a professionally trained journalist who graduated from Delhi University. I have spent several years playing cricket at the State level for Jharkhand. My passion for cricket and thrive to explore truth via journalism helped me to develop a character called – Sports Journalist. My contribution towards writing would be always out of the true spirit that longs for the game that Indians like the most.

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