Tankeeb akhtar

U23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy: Uncapped batter Sameer Rizvi, who scored a quickfire 14 off six balls in Chennai Super Kings’ 63-run win over Gujarat Titans (GT) earlier this week, revealed that he was very clear about going out and hitting big boundaries from the word go, which resulted in him hitting a first-ball six against Rashid Khan.

"When Rashid came to bowl in the 19th over, the coach told me if a wicket falls, you will go out to bat. After that, it was set in my mind that it was the 19th over and it was a spinner bowling and if they are sending me at this point of the match, anyone who walks in will be expected to smash boundaries. So, in my head, only one thing was going on – I have to go out and hit it big – I was clear about that," said Rizvi to reporters in Chennai.

He also credited the practice done in playing against spinner under the tutelage of his childhood coach-cum-maternal uncle Tankeeb Akhtar. “If you look at my previous matches, I have always been playing well against spinners. Even at the nets, I have been playing well against spinb