India, April 10 -- Mukul Choudhary, 21, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter, has become the toast of the town following his 54-run blitz against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Coming out to bat at No.7, Choudhary was slow off the blocks, batting at 2 runs off 8 balls at one stage. However, he unleashed another gear after the LSG required 43 runs for the win off the final three overs. The right-handed batter pulled off a heist single-handedly, ensuring the team's second win on the trot, and keeping KKR winless.

Choudhary, who was just playing his second match under lights, hit sixes for fun, and not once did he flinch despite the pressure rising with each passing ball. The equation eventually...