Srinagar: Dedicating his last over heroics to his father Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mohsin Khan revealed that his father was in hospital ICU for last 10 days.
Mohsin Khan bowled sensational last over for LSG, defending mere 11 runs against the Tim David and Cameron Green of Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL 2023. Mohsin Khan gave away only five runs to seal sensational win for the LSG.
“My father was in the hospital, in the ICU, he just got discharged yesterday so I was playing the match for him. He was probably watching the game on TV. So I was playing for him. He was in the ICU for the last ten days. He must be very happy,” Mohsin Khan revealed after the match.
While speaking to the broadcaster at the end of the game, Mohsin also reflected on his tough 12 months. After taking 14 wickets in nine matches with an economy of 5.97 in his maiden IPL season in 2022, Mohsin suffered a serious shoulder injury and did not play any competitive cricket for a whole year.
“I am playing after a year. I got injured in the middle, it was a tough time for me. The way I bowled last year, today I felt I bowled like that so I am pretty happy.”
Mohsin conceded 21 in his first two overs for the wicket of Nehal Wadhera and he was entrusted with bowling the final over, to Tim David and Cameron Green.
“I was just trying to do what I do in practice. That’s my strength. I just followed that. Krunal [Pandya] bhai also came and asked me what I was going to do. I told him, ‘bhaiya, I will do what I have been doing so far,” Mohsin said.
“I was just trying to keep myself calm and not look at the scorecard. I just thought that I have to simply bowl six balls. I wasn’t looking at the runs, whether they need 10 runs or 11 runs. I was just thinking that I have to bowl six good balls”.
“Because the wicket was gripping I thought I will bowl slower balls. I beat the batter with the first two balls. I was just trying to change that up with yorkers. It was also reversing a little.”