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Wasim Jaffer gives a big statement on Kane Williamson
By SMCS - Feb 16, 2022 12:30 pm
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Former India batsman turned coach Wasim Jaffer said that Kane Williamson has been made a ‘bakhra’ or sacrificial lamb, in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad, as he will have to do an uphill task for the team after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction.

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Kane Williamson

Apart from Williamson, SRH have bought Rahul Tripathi and Nicholas Pooran to their batting lineup along with Aiden Markram and Glenn Phillips – only one of whom will get the chance in the playing XI. They also have the young duo of Abhishek Sharma and Abdul Samad in the team as well. He added that the New Zealand skipper’s ideal position in the SRH lineup would be at No. 3 as well. Jaffer again shared that Williamson could end up getting out early while trying to score quickly in the powerplay.

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Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Wasim Jaffer said: “I think Kane Williamson is going to be ‘Hyderabadi bakhra’ in that team. They have good options but Kane has to do the hard yards in this side.”

He said: “I think Kane Williamson at 3 is probably the best position for him. You don’t want to get him in the powerplay and he tries to score runs and get out. He needs to bat through the innings, so 3 is probably the position for him.”

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Wasim Jaffer also said that youngster Abhishek Sharma, for whom SRH spent ₹6.25 crores in the IPL 2022 auction, could be an option to open the innings as well. However, Sharma opened the innings in the latter stages of the 2021 season for SRH. Their spin-bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan also stated after the auction that Sharma would be batting at the top of the order along with captain Kane Williamson as well.

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“I’ve actually seen Abhishek Sharma open the batting because he plays for Indian Oil and I have seen him do well. He is a good striker of the ball. So that is one option,” Wasim Jaffer concluded.