England batsman Dawid Malan was seen joined the preparation camps of Punjab Kings for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The franchise shared a video of the southpaw sweating it out in the nets ahead of the upcoming season, which is his maiden outing in the cash-rich league. Dawid Malan is currently standing at the no. 1 position in the ICC T20I batsmen’s rankings. He was bought by the Punjab Kings for his base price of INR 1.5 crore.
Even after being ranked the world no.1, Malan failed to attract to fo bidders. In the video which was shared by Punjab Kings, Malan was seen batting practice in the nets, trying to smash a couple of blows in the nets. At the end of the video, the batsman was also seen doing the famous thigh-five celebration, which is often associated with the Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan.
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The caption of the video was, “That ‘burraaaah’ in the end hits right where it should!” Some of the other players of the Punjab Kings were also seen in the video such as Chris Jordan. They will be playing their opening match of the tournament against Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
That 'burraaaah' in the end hits right where it should! 💘#SaddaPunjab #IPL2021 #PunjabKings @dmalan29 pic.twitter.com/jpGsfAFvP2
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 1, 2021
Dawid Malan came to India ahead of the five-match T20I series against India in Ahmedabad last month. He ended the series with 148 runs from five innings, which included a fifty. His strike rate was questioned during the series. He also played a couple of ODIs, scoring his maiden fifty in the format.
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Even after that average outing in the T20I series, Malan is still holding on to the no.1 position in T20Is with 892 points. During the series against India, he also became the quickest batsman to surpass the tally of 1000 runs in T20I cricket. He got to the landmark in just 24 innings. His current average in T20Is is 50.15 while his strike rate is 144.31.
