IPL 2022: SRH Promoter Kavya Maran wins 1st battle vs Simon Katich – Kavya Maran, the daughter of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s owner Kalanithi Maran, has won the first battle against former SRH assistant coach Simon Katich, as he big bet on youngster Abhishek Sharma has paid off. Follow IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN.
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When did the rift start? Kavya Maran and Simon Katich found themselves at loggerheads after the IPL 2022 auction. Reportedly, the then assistant coach Katich was not pleased with the squad Kavya has assembled at the auction, and he felt that his inputs were not taken into consideration.
IPL 2022: SRH Promoter Kavya Maran wins 1st battle vs Simon Katich, her big bet on Abhishek Sharma pays off
One such controversial decision which caused the rift was Kavya Maran’s plan to use Abhishek Sharma as an opener. She spent INR 6.50 crores on the youngster from Punjab and it did not sit too well with Katich, who resigned from his role just after the auction.
IPL 2022: SRH Promoter Kavya Maran wins 1st battle vs Simon Katich, her big bet on Abhishek Sharma pays off
However, it has turned out to be a good punt from Maran, since Abhishek Sharma is in fine touch with the bat for SRH. He started off with two subpar knocks – scoring 22 runs in his first two matches, but has not had to look back ever since.
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The 21-year-old scored a 50-ball 75 in the third match against Chennai Super Kings, while in the last game against Gujarat Titans, he accumulated 42 runs from 32 deliveries. With these two knocks, Sharma has also entered the top ten in the list of leading run-getters this season. Kavya Maran would expect him to continue his good run of form in the matches to come, as she plans to shut her critics down.
IPL 2022: SRH Promoter Kavya Maran wins 1st battle vs Simon Katich, her big bet on Abhishek Sharma pays off
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