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TKR coach Simmons challenges Pooran break CPL batting record

sgtdjones 2024-09-03 14:59:13

TKR coach Phil Simmons challenges Pooran to break CPL batting record

TRINBAGO Knight Riders (TKR) head coach Phil Simmons has challenged top order batsman Nicholas Pooran to surpass the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 record for most runs in a season at the 2024 edition. Simmons made the call during TKR’s victorious post-match meeting on August 31 after thumping St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 44 runs in their opening match at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. Pooran’s blitz with the bat, 97 runs from 43 balls, saw TKR post a mammoth 250/4 – the league’s third highest score – and then restrict the hosts to 206/8 en route to a resounding first match triumph.

His early dominance with the bat spurred Simmons on to challenge the left-hander to achieve a record-breaking 2024 season. New Zealander Colin Munro leads the most runs in a season category, courtesy his stellar 567 runs achieved for TKR in the 2018 edition. His stellar knock of 97 was made up of nine sixes and seven fours. When he struck his sixth six, Pooran became the batter to achieve the most T20 sixes in a calender year, after he surpassed Chris Gayle’s 135.

Pooran now leads the global standings with 139 T20 sixes in a calender year, and the tournament has just begun.Pooran’s most successful CPL season with the bat came in 2023, where he scored 291 runs in total.

Onionman0 2024-09-03 15:17:42

Hoping against hope.....Ice- cream man's curse does not strike Pooran.....

Halliwell 2024-09-03 16:00:10

Only a certain kind of batsman responds to a challenge

Pooran will respond positively

Last Saturday, I challenged my opener to make a double ton when he was on 90something. He take about 10 minutes on 99 and out for 105. He didn’t respond positively.

sgtdjones 2024-09-03 16:16:28

In reply to Halliwell

Did Pondie bowl your opener with his googley? lol

doosra 2024-09-03 16:57:30

In reply to sgtdjones

In that interview you shared there is an interesting quote from P about not caring about stats but winning....or something to that effect

i guess both things can go together?

sgtdjones 2024-09-04 22:00:32

In reply to doosra

Pooooooo is on a roll .... cool