Losing team Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has praised Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler for his match-winning unbeaten knock, saying the English batsman was a class apart during their IPL game in Jaipur. Butler's superb 60-ball 95 not out guided Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling 4-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match last night. Rajasthan Royals medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat conceded that except Buttler the rest of the batsmen were not up to the task. Not reading much in the recent failure of skipper Ajinkya Rahane, he said, "Rahane is a class player and has won matches on his own. Off course he (Smith) is a world class player and world class leader in himself but we cannot keep on ruing his absence," he said.

Source: dna May 12, 2018 09:56 UTC