Jitesh Sharma 85 Runs vs LSG: My Anna, my mentor … Who is Jitesh Sharma’s guru, who remembered after scoring 85 runs in 33 balls?

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) acting captain Jitesh Sharma gave a credit of an unbeaten innings of 85 off 33 balls to his mentor Dinesh Karthik. After the historic victory of RCB, Jitesh said that my guru Dinesh Karthik told me that if I take the match till the end, then I have the skill to win the team.

Jitesh Sharma not only described Dinesh Karthik as his guru but also called Mentor and Anna (elder brother). It is necessary to mention here that Dinesh Karthik, who lives in Bangalore, has now retired after playing for many IPL team and gives his services as a mentor for RCB.

After playing fearless innings on the night of 27 May against Lucknow Supergiants, it was difficult for him to express his feelings in words. Player of the Match Jitesh hit eight fours and six sixes in an unbeaten innings of 33 balls. He got a good support of Mayank, who hit five fours in an unbeaten innings of 23 balls. Both of them won the team by winning an unwavering partnership of 107 runs in 45 balls for the fifth wicket.

Super Giants scored 227 runs for three wickets with captain Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 118 innings. RCB achieved the target at the loss of four wickets in 18.4 overs.

After the dismissal of Virat Kohli (54) in the 12th over of the match, Jitesh, who came to the crease, made big shots against every bowler. This wicketkeeper batsman said that there was pressure on him but the experienced players of the team got full support.

He said, ‘I tried to take the match till the end after Virat Bhai was dismissed and was successful in it. Today there was a lot of pressure on me, but I was enjoying it. If I see Virat Bhai, Krunal (Pandya) Bhai and Bhubaneswar (Kumar) brother, I get a lot of confidence.

When asked about a match to be held after just one day, he said, ‘I will try to enjoy this moment (victory) at the moment. Also, I would like to recover from fatigue.