Jaipur Royal Challengers Bangalores star batsman AB de Villiers handed over his Man of the Match award to leftarm spinner K P Appanna, saying the youngster was the main star in the teams win over Rajasthan Royals here in the Indian Premier
League ( IPL).
De villiers, who scored a blistering 59 runs off 23 balls, made the gesture at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here and touched many hearts as he handed over the Man of the Match prize to Apanna, who picked up four for 19 to give Royal Challengers a 46- run win here on Monday night.
‘I had a good game, I enjoyed my batting. Ialt39d like to hand over this award to the man who took four wickets, Appanna. I havenalt39t done this before. Its a team game,’de Villiers said. Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid also praised Appanna.
‘Appanna bowled well, he had the backing of a lot of runs behind him. He spun the ball, its good for his confidence,’he said. Dravid said poor bowling in the fag end of the innings cost them the match.’The last five overs made the difference. Tillekaratne Dilshan and AB played really well in that period. The death bowling has been an area of concern. Am hitting some good shots but its important to get the right result as well,’Dravid said.
De Villiers wins hearts, gives his MOM award to Apanna
