उत्तराखंड में आज मौसम खराब है. वहीं जौलीग्रांट क्षेत्र में भी तेज तूफान के कारण जनजीवन प्रभावित हुआ। तेज तूफान के कारण कई जगहों पर नुकसान की खबर है. वहीं मुंबई से आ रही एयर इंडिया की फ्लाइट को बीच आसमान में ही दिल्ली डायवर्ट कर दिया गया। दिल्ली से आने वाली इंडिगो की फ्लाइट अभी भी आसमान में घूम रही है. इस क्षेत्र में इस सीज़न का अब तक का सबसे तेज़ तूफ़ान आया। तूफान के साथ भारी बारिश और ओलावृष्टि भी हुई। जिससे कई स्थानों पर पेड़ों की शाखाएं टूटकर गिर गईं। वहीं, तूफान के दौरान पड़ोस से उड़कर आये सीमेंट के खंभे से एक घर का बाथरूम बुरी तरह क्षतिग्रस्त हो गया.

When Karthik Sharma completed his half-century against Mumbai Indians on Saturday, May 2, there was a palpable relief – a burden was finally lifted off his shoulders. Bought for Rs. 14.2 crores, chased by five teams, expectations were sky high. But returns did not live up to the hype. You don’t expect this from a team with a huge total of just 58 runs in five matches.

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Nevertheless, the Chennai Super Kings management did not waver. He redoubled his faith in the young player and entrusted him with a role that required both composure and courage. Against Mumbai, he was asked to walk in at number 4 to stabilize the innings, And guide in the chase with the captain.

The trust deepened – he was selected as the influential player ahead of the more experienced Sarfaraz Khan.

What happened next was no fireworks or highlight-reel blitz. Instead, it was something much more valuable – 54 runs without any fanfare off 40 balls, which worked quietly. Well, considering, maybe not entirely without flair. Dhoni like celebration at the end.

But more importantly, this was the innings that introduced the world to the real Karthik – the player whom CSK had always supported. And finally, that faith started paying off.

“Today was the right platform on a tough wicket where they knew the spinner was going to do the job in the middle overs phase, and they wanted an Indian player to bat with Ruturaj, and he came, and he took that responsibility really well, and were very happy for him because he was not scoring runs, and people were talking so highly about him. Ultimately, that trust paid off for CSK,” Piyush Chawla told Geostar after the game.

The praise did not stop here. CSK head coach Stephen Fleming also lauded the innings and called it a reward for Karthik’s temperament through a challenging start to the season.

“You have young players, there are two parts to it,” Fleming said. “One is how you present them. It’s a big stage, no matter what they’re doing domestically. So it’s really important to understand their mentality and that’s a big step. They may have all the talent in the world, but temperament is what we’re looking for, and their temperament [Kartik’s] The introduction was difficult in the beginning and then they had to take some time off. They worked hard and today is a nice reward,” Fleming said.

Fleming made it clear that this is just the beginning of Karthik IPL Travel, and the signs are promising.

“He’s a good player and he was expensive in the auction because other people see it [value] Also, it was great to see his flair as well as skill on the show tonight and he will only get better. so this is a good place [No. 4] The time was right for him. So we’re really pleased and proud of what he did today,” Fleming said.

Dhoni’s influence

On his IPL debut, Karthik was thrown into a phase of the game that felt more like Test cricket than T20. Batting at number 6, he scored 18 runs in 15 balls against Rajasthan Royals and after low returns against Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, he found himself out of the team.

But Saturday against MI was different. This was a glimpse of his full range, especially against spin. He charged mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar and launched him over midwicket for six before completing CSK’s 160-run target with a brilliant reverse-scoop off Trent Boult.

Such moments do not come without guidance. And for Karthik there is no better guru than MS Dhoni.

Fleming stressed that learning from Dhoni – especially about handling pressure on the biggest stage – is invaluable for young players trying to find their feet in the IPL.

“The mental aspect is really important,” Fleming said. “You’re sending players into a full cauldron with 35,000 to 50,000 to 100,000 people tonight. The mental aspect of staying calm and understanding what the mind and body are doing is largely untapped in this competition. We have the best player in MS Dhoni, who is as calm as anybody in winning games. So learning from him but also understanding the science around it a bit more.”

“So we run a young players’ program where we introduce them to some mental skills and breathing and aspects that can help them perform. Because they are very good at hitting balls in the nets, but it is equally important to understand the nerves and the anxiety and the fear of failure, especially if you have a price tag on your head,” Fleming said.

Karthik is still a ways off from the finished product, but this was the first real glimpse of what he could offer – and it was refreshing.

As the season progresses and the stakes get higher, expect CSK to rely on him more. And if this innings is anything to go by, Karthik Sharma might be warming up.

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