IPL: Important to finish in top two, Sai Sudharsan

“It doesn’t mean that we are not that great, we are not on par because we lost this game. I feel a lot of good things happened in the game, this game as well,” he said.

Hyderabad: “We don’t think about the final right now because right now the most important thing is to finish in top two so that we get an extra opportunity if at all we need one,” Gujarat Titans lead performer with the bat and opener Sai Sudharsan said.

“ So, I think, focusing more on that and obviously there are a lot of experiences and learnings in these 13 games. I think we keep on filling the gaps wherever we feel like and I think we’ll be ready for the playoffs,” he said in the post-match briefing after GT lost to Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday night.

“It doesn’t mean that we are not that great, we are not on par because we lost this game. I feel a lot of good things happened in the game, this game as well,” he said.

“ I think we focus on that and improve the negative points and move forward for the ) next game. And I think it’s a great, great opportunity for the mid-loader also to get an opportunity before the play-offs and when it matters the most, I think we’ll give our best. I think we take it step-by-step,” Sudharsan said.

“We’ll try and improve on those mistakes and hopefully we’ll be ready for the playoffs. I think IPL is that kind of a league, where we can’t experiment even if we qualify early in the tournament. So I think you cannot experiment on trying a lot of different things in the middle-order,” he said.

“I felt the wicket got a bit difficult in the second innings. There is no problem in both these things, sir, actually. If there is a little bit more grass in the wicket, fast bowlers tend to slip,” Sudharsan said.

“Once that story is over, then we can probably think about the India-A story, but definitely happy for that opportunity and I think I would have a great time there. I mean, to be honest, after the first three wickets, I think our mid-loader batted really well and brought the game on course,” he said about playing for India A.