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Follow UsRajasthan Royals (RR) pacer Jaydev Unadkat reckons that he has been in good form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, which he thinks is due to clarity of mind and plans. The left-arm seamer has picked up four wickets from three matches at an economy rate of 6.66 this season so far. "I feel I've had a good start. I've had clarity of mind and clarity of plans this season, something that has worked for me so far," Unadkat was quoted as saying in a release issued by RR on Wednesday (April 28).
"It is only a couple of games for me and is still early days, something I'm looking to build on as we move forward."
Having won two and lost three, Unadkat feels a couple of wins will give them the momentum going ahead. "It's been a decent start to the tournament for us. The first game was a narrow defeat, the second game was a good team display and a wonderful win for us," Unadkat said.
"We did sort of lose our way for a couple of games in between but now that we are back to winning ways, we'd like to continue this and build on this run."
"I personally feel that a couple more wins on the trot and we can get the right momentum going for us. We haven't had that sort of a run yet but I feel it's the right time for us to get back that momentum," he added.
On the pitch in Kotla, where they are set to take on Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday (April 29), Unadkat said he expects it to be 'flatter.' "It'll be a good pitch. I guess the pitches are likely to be flatter, especially in the first few games here," he said.
"We have a balanced squad overall and I think adapting to new surfaces won't be a problem. We've got the squad to do well in a variety of conditions and surfaces," he added.
Speaking of MI Unadkat reckons, "I think it'll be a good match. We've done well against them in the recent past and both teams I feel are evenly matched and have a lot of quality."