TIL Desk Sports/ Despite grabbing a hat-trick in his debut Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 game for Gujarat Lions on Friday, Australian Andrew Tye said his first choice is the traditional format of the game. The 30-year-old returned with figures of 5/17 to guide the Gujarat Lions to a seven-wicket win over the Rising Pune Supergiant in a home game at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here.
“It’s a good format of cricket, but traditionally, I would still love to play Test cricket. The slower ball worked very well for me,” Tye, who was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match, said after the match. “Every wicket is different around the world, so you have to assess conditions to find out which ball works where,” he added.
Elated after registering their first victory in the IPL 2017, Gujarat skipper Suresh Raina said it took a lot of heart to bounce back after the losses in the initial two games. “I think when we lost two games, it was difficult for us to come back strongly,” Raina said. Heaping praises on Tye’s brilliant effort with the ball, Raina said: “I thought Andrew bowled brilliantly. He is a very smart cricketer who varies his pace, especially in the death overs.”
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