CSK vs KKR: "Reminded Me Of MS Dhoni": Sachin Tendulkar Hails KKR Wicket-Keeper Sheldon Jackson For His Quick Stumping To Dismiss Robin Uthappa
CSK vs KKR: "Reminded Me Of MS Dhoni": Sachin Tendulkar Hails KKR Wicket-Keeper Sheldon Jackson For His Quick Stumping To Dismiss Robin Uthappa

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was highly impressed with the stumping done by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) wicket-keeper Sheldon Jackson in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 opening encounter between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, March 26.

The 35-year-old Sheldon Jackson, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction for INR 60 lakh, got the opportunity in the playing XI in the first match itself.

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CSK vs KKR: "Reminded Me Of MS Dhoni": Sachin Tendulkar Hails KKR Wicket-Keeper Sheldon Jackson For His Quick Stumping To Dismiss Robin Uthappa

Jackson did a great stumping in the 8th over of the match, which was bowled by Varun Chakravarthy, to get rid of veteran batsman Robin Uthappa, who was looking good out in middle. The Kolkata Knight Riders mystery spinner bowled a wide ball down the leg and CSK batter danced down the track to play his shot but he failed to make any connection and Jackson pulled off a stunning stumping.

Ths 36-year-old Robin Uthappa managed to score 28 runs off 21 balls, including 2 fours and 2 sixes.

Outstanding stumping – Sachin Tendulkar Lauds Sheldon Jackson

Sachin Tendulkar, International Cricket
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Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to shower praise on Jackson for Robin Uthappa’s stumping and he labelled the Kolkata Knight Riders wicket-keeper’s stumping as outstanding and lighting fast stumping. Tendulkar also stated that Jackson’s stumping reminded him of legendary wicket-keeper MS Dhoni’s stumping. Tendulkar wrote:

“That was an outstanding stumping. @ShelJackson27’s speed reminded me of @msdhoni. Lightning-fast!! #CSKvKKR.”

Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2022
[photo: Twitter]
Talking about the match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and opted to bowl first and Captain Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, and Sam Billings made their KKR debut. New Zealand batter Devon Conway also made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

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Also, the 4 overseas players in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) playing XI were Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne and Dwayne Bravo. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) only fielded 3 overseas players including, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Sam Billings.

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