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Young rookie Prabhsimran Singh plays in a ‘high pressure’ role and could become a very ‘dangerous’ player if he finds consistency, said Punjab Kings assistant head coach Brad Haddin. The 22-year-old wicket-batter pitched a brilliant 34-60 against the Rajasthan Royals, but managed to get consistent ducks in the next two games. But Haddin encouraged the rookie to perform well in the upcoming games, saying his place in the lineup was safe.
“We saw that against the Rajasthan (Royals) he is extremely talented. When he enters the game, he has a lot of power, he makes a lot of shots on the field and can be the winner of the match,” Haddin said after his team scored six goals. wicket loss to the Gujarat Titans on Thursday.
“So now he just understands his pace and his role. We’re going to support him with the style of play we need in the first six overs and it’s going to be a high risk game. to see some good and bad performances.” Asked if Punjab has enough options at the top of the list in case Prabhsimran continues to misfire, Haddin said: “Yes, we have a lot of options on our team but for now his role is safe there. to play a really active game.
“We saw in this tournament that if you give the guys a couple of extra games that usually end well, they are extremely talented players and he plays in a high pressure role, there, in the first six overs, take the game. so we are comfortable where it is.
“He would obviously like a few more runs, but you know the positive side, when he gets it right and finds some consistency, he’s going to be a very dangerous player for a while.” The Punjab again fell short due to their under par strikes as they were able to score a modest 153 out of 8 after being asked to tee off. The bowlers went deep into the game, but in the end Gujarat outplayed the goal, leaving one ball.
“I think today it was our hit, we probably left 20 to 30 runs at the end and that was probably the difference in the result.
“In our last game I thought Hyderabad bowled well and this time it was probably our fault that the bat didn’t capitalize on the few guys they got on and were probably a little over active to find those 20 and 30 runs.” Asked if the number of hitters is the problem, Haddin said: “Yeah, obviously that’s a huge part of this game. come into play when you need to take the medicine and get out of the strike, and work for one and two, and then the boundaries that usually followed from there. All-star all-rounder Liam Livingston joined the team on Thursday after arriving from England on Monday.
Asked for an update on him, Haddin said: “He just got off the flight and over the next few days we will see where he is. on it in the last 24 hours. We’ll find out a lot more in the next game.” Punjab will play Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday.
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