'Raj always performs against Pakistan': Trainer Matapurkar
Updated On: 20 July, 2023 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Hangargekar and Matapurkar recently joined the same team in the MPL (Maharashtra Premier League), where the pacer was leading the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Kings and Matapurkar was the team’s trainer
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Rajvardhan Hangargekar (left) with his childhood trainer Tejas Matapurkar
India ‘A’ pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s match-winning fifer against Pakistan ‘A’ in the Emerging Asia Cup encounter in Colombo on Wednesday, has delighted his childhood trainer Tejas Matapurkar.
Hangargekar’s figures of 8-1-42-5 included dismissals of Pakistan opener Saim Ayub (0) and one-drop Omair Yousuf (0), when the arch-rivals had just nine runs on the board by the fourth over. Matapurkar reckoned it’s a special performance. “This has to be Raj’s best performance so far. He bowled exceptionally well today [Wednesday] against Pakistan. He did not take any pressure and I think that helped him in this high-pressure game. His pace and accuracy made all the difference,” Matapurkar told mid-day from Pune on Wednesday.
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