Nadeem took two wickets in three overs during powerplay in his side's seven-wicket win over Mumbai here last night to be adjudged man-of-the-match. In an earlier match against holders Chennai Super Kings, he did not take any wicket but conceded just nine runs in his three overs with Delhi registering a resounding eight-wicket win.
"After the game against Chennai, Virubhai said you go and bowl your normal balls and you will do well. I bowled three overs in powerplay today and I concentrated on my line and length and it paid me off," said the 22-year-old Jharkhand player at the post-match press conference last night.
"The second wicket (of Richard Levi) was special. I bowled an arm ball and it worked," he said.
"In that match (against Chennai), I bowled the 15th and 17th overs. Virubhai told me to go out and do what I know. He gave me the confidence. When we came here, Virubhai told me I did not allow even a batsman of Dhoni's calibre to hit me. As far as I'm concerned he (Dhoni) is one of the best players of spin bowling," said Nadeem.
Nadeem would, however, rated his performance against Chennai better than that against Mumbai last night.
"But I rate the last match (performance) better than this, though I did not get any wickets," said the young left-arm spinner who took two for 11 in four overs.
