This season of the IPL saw many matches go till the end, keeping the thrill for fans till the very last ball. One of these matches was Lucknow SuperGiants vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the match created amazing excitement for the fans. In the last bowl, LSG needed one run to win, and the batsman on strike was Avesh Khan. As Harshal Patel bowled the last ball, it didn’t hit Avesh’s bat, but he and the non-striker batsman Bishnoi ran as fast as they could and completed the run, giving victory to their team. As soon as the run was completed, Avesh Khan got a bit too excited and threw his helmet. Soon this incident became famous on social media, and Avesh was trolled by many users, causing a lot of backlash.
Avesh Khan regrets his action
It has been more than two weeks since IPL 2023 was over, but Avesh Khan still regrets throwing his helmet after the match. Recently, in an interview, he said, “The helmet incident was a bit extreme. I later realized that this shouldn’t have been done. It happened in the heat of the moment, and now I feel sad that these things happened.
Avesh hopes for selectors call
The West Indies series is just around the corner, and the 26-year-old hopes that selectors call him back. He last appeared for the Indian cricket team in October 2022, when he played against South Africa. Avesh was touted as the pacer for the shortest form of the game, but Selectores soon moved on. He was not selected for the T20 World Cup squad, and later he started playing domestic cricket for Madhya Pradesh, where he took 38 wickets in eight matches. His team lost the match in the semi-finals, but he was happy with the way his red-ball performance turned out.
This season didn’t go as expected- Avesh
The pacer admitted that his IPL season didn’t go as expected because his previous season’s performance was better than this one. Avesh said that even though this season was not much good for him, he still maintained his economy rate under 10. The seamer also revealed that LSG’s coach Andy Flower and bowling coach Morne Morkel gave him advice on how to set up the batsman. Even though he had stitches, the seamer bowled in the initial games of the IPL.
Avesh also stated that playing for the Indian team one day and then being asked to play domestic cricket takes a lot of mental stress, as he bowled 240 overs in the last domestic season for Madhya Pradesh, and there were cases when his body needed rest, but he carried on and with each game became an important player for his team.
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