Having roared back to form with an unbeaten 97-run knock, Shikhar Dhawan said the pitch at the Eden Gardens was better than the one at Delhi Capitals\u2019 home ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhawan batted through the innings to guide Delhi \nCapitals to a seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL \nmatch in Kolkata on Friday night.\u201cI knew it could be my first T20 \nhundred but the team goal is more important, hence I took that single \nrather than taking a huge risk,\u201d Dhawan, who bagged the man of the match\n award, said at the presentation ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking about the Eden\n track, the India opener said, \u201cIt\u2019s totally opposite here compared to \nDelhi. I was telling Dinesh (Karthik) the same thing. It\u2019s a good wicket\n to bat on. Good for the bowlers as well as the batsmen, makes it \ninteresting. In Delhi we have to adapt ourselves, hence we got to have \nthat skill.\u201d Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting had slammed the Feroz \nShah Kotla ground staff, who provided the home team with a pitch that \nproved to be more helpful for the Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this \nmonth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhawan added, \u201cI really enjoyed in the first six overs but\n I knew I had to stay till the end. I was getting the right thoughts and\n I had to take the game deep. Rishabh is such a big hitter he can always\n hit it out of the park.\u201d\u201cI just try to keep my head clear. When you\u2019re \nchasing 180, you need to pace the innings in a way that you complete the\n match in 18-19 overs. We were just talking about taking the match deep \nand that both of us should remain there till the end,\u201d Pant said.
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