Kyle Jamieson and Virat Kohli for RCB in IPL 2021 (Photo- BCCI)
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New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson spoke about carrying two Dukes balls with him to his maiden stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and whether he used them against the RCB and India captain Virat Kohli in the nets.
Kyle Jamieson and Virat Kohli for RCB in IPL 2021 (Photo- BCCI)
Royal Challengers Bangalore signed the Kiwi all-rounder for a whopping sum of INR 15 crores, making him the club’s most expensive buy in the IPL auction. Jamieson made 59 runs and picked 9 wickets at an economy of 9.29 and best bowling of 3/41 in the 7 matches he played for RCB before the BCCI was forced to suspend the IPL 2021.
‘See You In A Month’s Time’, Virat Kohli And I Parted Ways With A Jibe: Kyle Jamieson
During a virtual press conference in the UK, Jamieson spoke about his camaraderie with India and RCB captain Virat Kohli, as well as how excited he was to play alongside him and now face him in the World Test Championship Final in June.
Kyle Jamieson (Image Credit: Twitter)
“We were talking generally about cricket, having played against each other 12 months before. He was asking me if I had played in England, what his own experiences had been there. No specifics. We went our ways with a sort of parting jibe – ‘See you in a month’s time’,” Jamieson said.
The 26-year-old revealed that he had carried two Dukes balls with him in his kit bag to India, but didn’t get to bowl them at the India captain Virat Kohli as the IPL 2021 was suspended mid-way due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the franchises.
“I had two Dukes balls in my bag but I didn’t get the chance to use them. I was going to bring them out at the back end of the tournament,” he added.
Kyle Jamieson and Virat Kohli (Photo- Getty)
Jamieson also spoke about his first IPL experienced and said, “My time in the IPL was a great chance to share the dressing room with some legends of the game like Kohli and AB de Villiers. It was great to be involved in that atmosphere, to soak up the knowledge, albeit all the things that were going on outside (the IPL bubble).”
India and New Zealand will clash in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final on June 18 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
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