KKR batsman reveals his girlfriend had challenged him to hit the slinger over the fence
Manoj Tiwary’s girlfriend had challenged him to hit Lasith Malinga for a six at least once in his life. When the KKR batsman walked out to bat at the Wankhede Stadium against the Mumbai Indians, her words were ringing in his mind. With 27 runs off 35 balls, Tiwary was well set at the crease. He took stance to Malinga. In came a full delivery, pitched on middle and leg; Tiwary shuffled on the leg-side, made room and with the straightest of bat, hoicked the ball over the bowler’s head for a six. Not many batsmen would show that kind of bravado against the yorker-specialist slinger, and that too on a track where other batsmen struggled to stand their ground.
Manoj Tiwary’s girlfriend had challenged him to hit Lasith Malinga for a six at least once in his life. When the KKR batsman walked out to bat at the Wankhede Stadium against the Mumbai Indians, her words were ringing in his mind. With 27 runs off 35 balls, Tiwary was well set at the crease. He took stance to Malinga. In came a full delivery, pitched on middle and leg; Tiwary shuffled on the leg-side, made room and with the straightest of bat, hoicked the ball over the bowler’s head for a six. Not many batsmen would show that kind of bravado against the yorker-specialist slinger, and that too on a track where other batsmen struggled to stand their ground.
