Rahul lauds Mandeep after ‘complete team performance’

TIL Desk Sports/ Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul was all praise for teammate Mandeep Singh, who battled personal grief and scored a match-winning unbeaten 66 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL on Monday.

Mandeep lost his father a couple of days back and attended his funeral through video call. “With the bubble, you don’t have your closed ones. The way he (Mandeep) played, it makes everyone emotional,” said Rahul, terming it as “complete team performance”.

With Murugan Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi, the two wrist spinners bowling well in tandem, Rahul said credit goes to head coach Anil Kumble. “When you have Anil Kumble as the coach, it’s not surprising that we have two leg-spinners. Complete team effort; a lot of credit has to go to the coaches.”