David Hussey’s claim comes against the backdrop of Shubman Gill’s dismal outing against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. He played 19 deliveries, scoring just 11 runs. The right-hander looked completely lost with his placement and perished while trying to force the pace, a pattern seen throughout the season so far.
However, speaking at the post-match press conference, David Hussey waxed lyrical over the youngster, calling him a ‘star player’. Hussey stated that Shubman Gill’s class will soon trump his poor form and he will be back among the runs.
This was Shubman Gill’s fifth consecutive failure, with his previous 4 scores in the tournament reading 15, 33, 21, and 0. His wicket, followed by an equally poor outing by Nitish Rana, meant that KKR scored a paltry 25 runs in the powerplay on a batting-friendly wicket in Mumbai.
The poor start had an immense impact on the game and the team lost by 6 wickets, stumbling to the bottom of the points table.
“It wasn’t a deliberate plan to go that slow” - David Hussey
KKR’s lack of intent at the top of the order was unfathomable. However, one plausible explanation seemed that the recent top-order collapse (31-5) against CSK could have been playing in the minds of the management.
However, David Hussey clarified that there was no ‘deliberate’ attempt to go that slow in the powerplay. He lauded the opposition bowlers for preventing the KKR batsmen from playing fearlessly.
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