Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn criticized Lucknow Supergiants for dismissing Nicholas Pooran in the Super Over against Kolkata Knight Riders. On Sunday, April 26, LSG lost to KKR in a thrilling match At the Ikana Stadium, the club slipped to the bottom of the points table. Pooran endured a tough outing and managed only nine runs before failing to score in the Super Over.

Varun Chakravarthy dismissed him during the stipulated 20 overs, while the wily Sunil Narine dismissed him again in the Super Over. Puran has played in three super overs so far IPL history and has been out on zero on each occasion. His struggles have continued this season and he has scored just 82 runs at an average of 10.25.

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Steyn felt that, given Pooran’s poor form, the Super Giants should look to other options such as Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant or Mukul Choudhary.

“Three Super Overs, three zeros for Nicholas Pooran in the IPL. So yes, absolutely, would you send anyone else? Absolutely. You have players like Mitch Marsh, Rishabh Pant and Mukul Chaudhary. Looking at Pooran’s recent form, there were other options too. He has not scored more than 30 or 40 runs this season, I don’t know the exact numbers, but sending him to score runs on the first ball in a Super Over is almost a criminal decision,” Steyn Told. Broadcaster.

‘Can’t tolerate such mistakes’

Overall, in his T20 career, Pooran has been out for a duck in four of his five Super Over innings, while his only other outing has yielded just one run. He also had a feeling of déjà vu against Narine, who had dismissed him in the Super Over during a Caribbean Premier League clash in 2014. Steyn believes that Pooran is in such poor form at the moment that he may also struggle for confidence.

“It’s something that could have gone either way, but at this stage of the season, when you’re desperate to win, you don’t send in a batsman who hasn’t performed well all season. You go with players who are hitting the ball well, guys you trust to clear the ropes, or at least get back to the job. I don’t even think Nicholas Pooran believes he can do that right now.” He is in very bad form,” Steyn said.

Steyn said, “It’s unfortunate because he’s an amazing player. But when you’re trying to revive your season, you can’t make mistakes like that, not at this level.”

With the loss to Knight Riders, the Super Giants have now lost five consecutive matches. With their campaign slipping rapidly, Rishabh Pant’s team will look to bounce back when they face Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, May 4.

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