'Don't overthink': Mukul reveals Pant's advice that sparked his heroics against KKR

KOLKATA: Indian Premier League's (IPL) new superstar Mukul Choudhary revealed an important piece of advice from skipper Rishabh Pant, which helped him remain calm in the pressure situation as he played a match-winning knock of 54 runs for his side Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Thursday.

Chasing 182, LSG were under pressure in the final overs, but Mukul held his nerve and turned the game around with fearless hitting. He smashed crucial sixes in the closing stages, including two in the final over, to take his team over the line. After the match, Mukul revealed how Pant’s words helped him stay calm and trust his instincts.

“The main thing is calmness. Over the last one or two years, earlier I used to rush a bit, but in the past few months, I’ve worked on this in practice, so that I want to bat as long as possible. If I take the game till the end, I believe I can win it for my team," Mukul said at the post-match press conference.