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Cricket Players'Want to be the first to score 1000 runs in a single edition of IPL': Chennai Super Kings batsman Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa, who was traded to Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals in an all-cash deal after an indifferent last season, is eager to make a mark for the MS Dhoni-led side in the 14th edition of the IPL, starting on April 9.
Ahead of IPL 2021, Robin Uthappa expressed his desires of wanting to be the first cricketer to score a thousand runs in a single edition of the Indian Premier league.
Uthappa, who was traded to Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals in an all-cash deal after an indifferent last season, is eager to make a mark for the MS Dhoni-led side in the 14th edition of the tournament, starting on April 9.
"My personal goal will be to contribute to as many victories as possible, win at least a handful of games for my time. I would love to be the first guy to score 1,000 runs in a single IPL season," Robin Uthappa told ESPNcricinfo.
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When asked about the side against which he would like to perform most in the upcoming edition of the IPL, the right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman took the name of defending champions Mumbai Indians. Uthappa said beating them will across a message to all the teams.
"Mumbai Indians will be the team I will be looking to play against. They are a formidable side and beating them will send a message across the board," he said.
The experienced campaigner who was once one of the driving forces of the Kolkata Knight Riders batting line-up, said he learning new trades about biomechanics and is also doing a coaching course at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
"I am learning a lot about batting biomechanics, something I am truly understanding about and I am actually doing a coaching course at the moment with the NCA."
The CSK squad is currently training in Mumbai. They will take on last year’s runner-up Delhi Capitals in their opening match of IPL 2021 on April 10 in Mumbai.
