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Trusted best batsman in Super Over: Rishabh Pant and Justin Langer defend sending out-of-form Pooran
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Trusted best batsman in Super Over: Rishabh Pant and Justin Langer defend sending out-of-form Pooran

The Indian Express·Express News Service·about 1 month ago
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Nicholas Pooran was cleaned up for a golden duck in the Super Over. (CREIMAS) How Lucknow Super Giants messed up another straightforward chase is a question that would vex their supporters. They made numerous blunders, tactically as well as on the field. Most perplexing was sending an out-of-depth Nicholas Pooran to open the innings in the Super Over. The Trinidadian had laboured for runs and boundaries all season. Suddenly, he was thrown into a high-pressure salon. He got out first ball, attempting a wild sweep of an off-break that spun across him from the low-turning surface. His captain, Rishabh Pant , said Pooran’s was the first name that came up during the discussion. “We had a discussion as a group, we had a discussion and the name came up was Nicky P. He might not go through the best form of his life, but at the same time, you gotta trust your player in a hard situation like this,” he said.…

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