Mumbai’s Abhishek Jhunjhunwala lauds Indian Veteran Premier League concept

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala is playing for the Mumbai Champions in the ongoing IVPL. The tournament is being played from February 23 to March 3 at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida.

“It’s a great tournament and initially, when we came, we didn’t realise how good the standard of cricket would be. There are some excellent local players and some iconic players, so I think it’s a great concept and the tournament so far has been brilliant,” Jhunjhunwala said after the Mumbai Champions crushed VVIP Uttar Pradesh by 8 wickets in the 11th match of the IVPL on Wednesday.
The unbeaten knocks of Abhishek (69* off 38 balls) and Peter Trego (41* off 29 balls) helped Mumbai register victory. Skipper Virender Sehwag also smashed 35 runs in 23 balls.
Abhishek was a proper menace for the Uttar Pradesh bowlers, as he romped them for seven fours and 3 maximums, according to a release issued on Thursday.

Reflecting on his performance, Abhishek said, “It could have been better but luckily I got ourselves over the line. So good knock for me today (Feb 28), not out, won the match, that’s what you play for. In the previous game, I batted well but got out at the wrong time. But overall, the experience of the IVPL has been very good for all of us.”