Ashish Ranjan
In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran was given the responsibility of leading Punjab Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Notably, Punjab defeated Lucknow Super Giants earlier in the IPL 2023 season under his capable leadership, but against RCB, Curran struggled with certain decisions, as former India cricketer Virender Sehwag noted.
The 44-year-old stated that he anticipated the all-rounder to put on a display with the bat, but that did not occur. Sehwag stated that Curran should have exhibited more maturity with the bat and pushed the game further, but the cricketer lost his wicket in a deplorable manner. He ultimately criticized him for being sluggish while running between the wickets and stated that 18 crores cannot purchase Punjab the necessary experience. Notably, the England international was run out on 10 as the host team lost by 24 runs.
You’re captain, Attempting to play until the final overs: Sehwag
“He plays on an international level. However, you cannot purchase experience with 18 crore rupees. It only occurs during play, when your hair turns white as you frolic in the hot sun. Because he was purchased for 18 billion dollars, we believe he will help you win matches. However, he lacks the necessary expertise,” the legendary pitcher stated.
It ran poorly, and there was no reason for that. As captain, you should have remained and attempted to take the game to the final overs. Again, however, his lack of expertise cost him,” Sehwag said to Cricbuzz.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, on the other hand, once again set the tone for RCB. They began exceptionally well, and as a result, the visiting team scored 174 runs. Mohammed Siraj was exceptional with the ball, taking four wickets, while Wanindu Hasaranga took two. Both with the new ball and in the death overs, Siraj excelled. As a consequence, RCB won the game by limiting PBKS to 150 runs.
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In the meantime, Liam Livingstone finally made it into the PBKS playing eleven, but he was ineffective against RCB. As the Kings are currently seventh on the IPL Points Table, the cricketer will seek to improve as he scored two runs off four deliveries.
