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Retire batter out if can’t hit boundaries as much as he could: Simon Doull’s controversial take on Shubman Gill’s innings vs LSG

Simon Doull had a controversial take on Shubman Gill’s 94-run innings against Lucknow Super Kings saying that if a batter is struggling to play the big shots, teams should opt to retire him. He also pointed out that a player like Rahul Tewatia could have been introduced then in order to bolster GT’s score even further. “Shubman was getting tired. He wasn’t able to hit the boundaries as much as he could. And it can happen. Listen…it might be controversial, but I am waiting for the day when a bloke gets 75 or 80 off 45 balls and is cooked after the afternoon heat which is 45 degrees and hence quite can’t get there so he says ‘Okay Tewatia, you are out there.’ Retire him out,” Doull said, talking to Cricbuzz. “I am saying time and time again, milestones don’t matter in this game. I know pe...
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli responds to Simon Doull’s strike rate remark, says anchor role in T20s still important

After being subjected to criticism for his strike rate, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli has responded and said that the ‘anchor role’ in T20s is still important. This response from Kohli came after former cricketer and commentator Simon Doull’s remark on his strike rate during the RCB vs LSG contest in Bangalore. “Yeah for sure (important anchor role). I completely agree with that, There are many people who because they have not been in that situation themselves, they look at the game differently. Suddenly when the power play is done, they will be like ‘oh, they have started rotating the strike,” said Kohli during an interview with Robin Uthappa on JioCinema. Earlier, Doull on air said, “Kohli was concerned about a personal milestone. He took 10 balls to score eight...
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Virender Sehwag set to join commentary panel for inaugural ILT20 season | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag will be setting the inaugural DP World ILT20 on fire with his action-packed commentary. The tournament will be played between January 13 to February 12 this year. The six-team competition will be held across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah in the UAE.Apart from Sehwag, who has scored over 17,000 international runs, the six-team tournament will have Ian Bishop, Simon Doull, David Lloyd, David Gower, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Azharuddin, Harbhajan Singh, Waqar Younis, Niall O’ Brien in their commentary panel."I am really excited to be part of the ILT20 commentary team. The teams in the tournament are evenly matched and each of the franchises have many exciting players. I am certain that it will be a magnificent tournament and I feel very p...