Brian Lara, who’s at the moment engaged as a commentator within the Indian Premier League, on Wednesday shared his insights concerning the ongoing version of the profitable T20 league.
During a candid chat with Star Sports, Lara mentioned he appears ahead to a staff that can problem the defending champions Mumbai Indians and in addition heaped praises about Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Abdul Samad.
Responding to a query on the participant to look out from the continuing marketing campaign, the Windies legend mentioned: “Young Abdul Samad. I know he has had just two innings, but I think he is someone who can pretty much be one of the shining knights at the end of the tournament.”
Meanwhile, Lara additionally rooted for fellow countrymen Jason Holder to have an excellent outing after proving to be an important cog within the SRH setup since being roped as a substitute for Australian bowler Mitchell Marsh final yr.
“I think Jason Holder could do pretty well. He ended up replacing Mitchell Marsh in the 2020 IPL, so I expect him to maybe come up trumps this year. The tracks are not so favourable to pace where he is playing at present, but he is such a good all-round player that I hope he can maintain his play and really show that the West Indians are here to stay,” Lara added.
SRH, nonetheless, are having a torrid time within the ongoing version of IPL and have thus far didn’t safe a win. Out of the three matches the franchise have performed thus far, they’ve misplaced all of them and now stand at the underside of the eight-team factors desk.