Kyle Jamieson was supposedly asked by RCB and Indian skipper Virat Kohli if he would bowl to him with the Dukes’ ball which was used in the WTC Final during an RCB net session in the first phase of the IPL 2021 campaign, according to Dan Christian, the Aussie all-rounder.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-rounder Dan Christian had triggered a debate among the cricket fraternity by revealing that franchise skipper Virat Kohli had asked New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson to bowl to him in the nets using a Dukes ball during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign.
Kyle Jamieson: Dan Christian Added Some Stuff For A Good Story
Kyle Jamieson who picked 7 scalps himself and played a key role in New Zealand’s victory over India in the ICC World Test Championship final, has broken the silence on the matter. In fact, in the final, Man of the Match Kyle Jamieson looking at his absolute best, especially with the ball. In both the innings, he even got the wickets of India and RCB skipper Virat Kohli.
“No, it wasn’t so much him asking. I think it was Dan just sort of adding some stuff for a good story. We were just talking about it at the start of the IPL with the cricket coming up with our UK tour and theirs as well and I mentioned that I had some Dukes’ balls, he had some Dukes balls as well,” Jamieson said in a conversation with Sporting News.
“He just said look at the back end if we want to do some training, we’ll do that but there was no specificity around me bowing to him or, or giving him a look, but whether he was insinuating something that’s something he could tell you but obviously quite a funny story that’s unfolded,” the tall Kiwi all-rounder added.
Dan Christian’s revelation came during a podcast, which was later removed due to a policy set by RCB, but the incident continued being talked about till the WTC final didn’t conclude.
Kyle Jamieson Picked Virat Kohli In Both Innings In The WTC Final
Kyle Jamieson got a five-wicket haul as New Zealand dismissed India for only 217 in the first innings of the final. According to the 26-year-old lanky speedster, who returned with fine figures of 5-31, Virat Kohli’s dismissal played a key part in how things unfolded on the second day.
Kyle Jamieson finished the Test Championship final as the top wicket-taker with 7 scalps to his name in the two innings. The pacer was eventually named the Man of the Match for his stunning performance in both innings. Kyle Jamieson has had a terrific start to his Test career so far.
In just 8 Tests, he has picked up 46 wickets at a scary average of just 14.17 with the ball and also boasts of an impressive average of 42.66 with the bat.
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