Rajasthan Royals (RR) are locking horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. International cricketers are often swarmed with privileges when it comes to plying their trade in the form of massive support crews at the stadiums. However, RR pacer, Trent Boult chose to leave them undisturbed against PK as he ran all the way to the sight screen during his over to adjust it for the batsman.
Punjab Kings took firm control of proceedings early on at the Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday. After being asked to bat first, the visitors amassed a commendable total of 63/0 in the powerplay. Both new-ball bowlers Trent Boult and KM Asif were dispatched to all parts of the ground by Prabhsimran Singh but it did not deter the former from continuing the momentum in the encounter.
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Trent Boult started his second spell of the day in the ninth over and started off with a short ball to the belligerent Singh. The Kiwi was met with an audacious hit for six right over his head. However, there was a slight delay ahead of the next delivery as there were some issues with the sight screen at the bowler’s end.
In a fantastic display of sportsmanship, Trent Boult chose not to wait for a staff member to help out with the request but instead ran all the way to the long-on boundary to solve the issue. The act, apart from being rare, was also commendable for the fact that Boult is a pacer, a breed of cricketers that always has to cover hard yards by running in for every ball with intent and speed.
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Notably, Trent Boult’s teammate Jos Buttler had remarked the previous night about the slow over rates and the gesture might have been borne of a discussion within the team ahead of the game to get through their bowling innings as quickly as possible.
Here is the video of the incident:
https://twitter.com/WMaharastra/status/1643626867222630406?s=20
