In an interview with Times of India, Marlon Samuels who is under the scrutiny for his suspect bowling action has said that those who are questioning his bowling actions are evil and doing so because they just cannot play his bowling. In the interview he said that if he was hit for six, then his action would never have been questioned. Defending his faster delivery which has come under scrutiny, he said that slow bowlers need to have variations these days and the faster ball which is delivered at a speed of more than 120 is a great weapon. It is like Saeed Ajmal and Sunil Narine’s teesra, and people can say whatever but he is not bothered.
Kings XI Punjab already under pressure due to their disastrous performance in IPL season V, they were dealt with one more blow after their captain Adam Gilchrist has been ruled out of the match against royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday at the Mohali, writes Mail Today. According to the report, Gilchrist has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury sustained by him during their match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
A report in The Hindustan Times says that Sachin Tendulkar might do a Pieterson in the Indian Premier League as he was seen practicing quite a few switch hits in the nets. The batting maestro’s session in the net has now not only raised hopes that he would back for Mumbai Indians next match against King XI Punjab on Sunday but also would have some switch hits in his armory to offer in the match.