'I'm in good headspace this year after working on my bowling': Krunal

Lucknow Super Giants allrounder Krunal Pandya on Friday said taking time off to work on his bowling has put him in a good head space and given him a lot of clarityKrunal starred with the bat and the ball in LSGs fivewicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here on FridayThis year Im in a good headspace Once you have clarity up there things fall in places Im very processdriven dont think about results he said at the post match presentationI took a break from cricket for a few months because I was just playing the whiteball formats so wanted some time off to work on my bowlingKrunal snapped three wickets giving away 18 runs before playing a vital 34run knockAlso Read Batted well but didnt capitalize LSG skipper KL Rahul after losing to CSKWhat happened last twothree years was I kept getting wider and wider Whatever I did in the last 34 months getting taller and getting the ball to turn away it is all coming out really wellHe dismissed SRH skipper Aiden Makram with a lovely spinning delivery which hit the off stumpPeople say I dont turn the ball so that answers it I guess Markram wicket Im trying to recollect how I played in the first 45 years in IPL where I was batting at four for MI Trying to find that rhythm and consistency Having the clarity helps said KrunalNo brainer to bring in spinner earlyLucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul said it was a no brainer to bring in spin early after seeing the conditionsRahul introduced spin early in the game as his slow bowlers led by Krunal wrecked havocWeve been here for a couple of weeks now and knew what we were getting into nature of the pitch Rahul saidEven when Jaydev Unadkatbowled a few cutters it was gripping So it was a nobrainer to bowl spin early I knew KPs Krunal better in the powerplayRahul said his sides batters have adapted well to the conditions at the Ekana StadiumFirst instinct when I saw both pitches was that well need to bat smartly here Weve adapted well as a batting unitVeteran legspinner Amit Mishra who grabbed two wickets and took a marvellous catch said he bowled slower to limit the runsI am feeling good I have done a lot of hard work on my bowling and fielding I was just trying to vary my pace and bowl slower I know if I bowl faster it is easy to score for the batters I try to vary my bowling I try to do everything efficientlyTalking about the red soil he said it aided the spinnersI think the red soil has more bounce and less spin I cant say much about the black soil It is keeping low but not turning muchSRH skipper Aiden Makram felt his side were a good 3040 runs short as they were unable to stitch substantial partnershipsNot enough runs tried to get to 150160 but lost too many wickets and didnt get any momentum going We realised it wasnt going to be a great wicket to bat in terms of history but we were happy to fight They bowled brilliantly according to the conditionsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever