Ben Stokes and Yuvraj Singh are left-handed batsmen who may bowl. Nonetheless, Yuvraj fancies placing himself within the league of “bowlers who can bat” as he advised Stokes when the latter expressed bewilderment at Sunil Narine being promoted forward of Eoin Morgan by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) of their batting order against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday. “Narine earlier than Morgan???” is what Stokes tweeted. Yuvraj had a cheeky reply blended with some self-deprecating humour. “Yeah it is like yuvraj earlier than stokes! Generally u received let the all-rounders go earlier than, bowlers who can bat earlier than a correct batsman to slog” Yuvraj replied.
Whereas the “Yuvraj earlier than Stokes” parlance for “Narine earlier than Morgan” will be debated, KKR’s transfer was barely stunning.
Narine, who often opens for KKR, was pushed all the way down to No. three with Rahul Tripathi taking the openers slot with Shubman Gill.
It was anticipated that Narine would used as a floater and even within the dying as a finisher, however KKR thought in any other case by sending him in first down and Morgan adopted Narine at No. four.
Nonetheless, Morgan often bats within the center order for England, too, and therefore KKR’s transfer was comprehensible.
Stokes is within the UAE and is quarantining after having arrived for the IPL late. He was in New Zealand along with his ailing father.
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Stokes’ team, Rajasthan Royals, want the England all-rounder’s presence of their line-up as they’ve slipped to the seventh spot after shedding three of their 5 matches thus far.
The 29-year-old has 635 runs and 26 wickets from 34 matches within the IPL, having made his debut in 2017.
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