Chris Gayle began the season on a powerful notice, hitting 40 off 28 as Punjab Kings received their first match of IPL 2021. However, since then he has managed a complete of 36 within the subsequent three innings, a run that has additionally seen PBKS succumbing to 3 straight defeats and consequently, they discover themselves on the backside of the pile.
Gayle, 41, has the aptitude of pulverizing bowlers and his massive-hitting expertise are stuff of legends. However, with age catching up with the Jamaican, these situations have turn out to be a rarity. And that’s what considerations former India pacer Ajit Agarkar who wonders how lengthy will captain KL Rahul stick with him within the taking part in XI earlier than in search of different choices.
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“I don’t know, he (Gayle) started well,” Agarkar mentioned on ESPNcricinfo. “He got 40 in the first game. The challenge with Chris Gayle is that he did not play the first few games last season and then came back and he was as good as ever. So I can understand it is a difficult decision to sit him out.”
“If he is it and when he has done well, you always want to accommodate him. How long can you go on if he is not firing, especially at this stage of his career?” he added.
With the limitation of retaining 4 abroad gamers in taking part in 11, the duty turns into much more trickier as to who must be ignored. However, PBKS’ different recruit from West Indies Nicholas Pooran hasn’t been firing both.
And the truth that world’s high-ranked T20I batsman Dawid Malan is but to get a sport. “Their problem is that Nicholas Pooran is not scoring run either, who they must have had high hopes from. It’s a tricky one. I don’t know how long they can keep playing Chris Gayle, if he is not getting runs,” mentioned Agarkar.
He added, “But at this stage, do you look at someone like Dawid Malan, who is sitting outside at the moment. But overall, they also have to bat better.”
PBKS misplaced to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 9 wickets after a beneath par efficiency with the bat. They subsequent tackle defending champions Mumbai Indians on Friday.
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