Lucknow: Former Indian veteran opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has compared an Indian fast bowler who is out of the Indian team with former great Pakistani fast bowlers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younus. Let us tell you that at present the playoff matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 are being played. In this episode, the second qualifier match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) was played at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. During this match, Sidhu has made a big statement about Rajasthan's experienced fast bowler Sandeep Sharma.
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Actually, Sidhu has given this reaction at a time when he clean bowled Hyderabad's wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen with a brilliant yorker ball. During this, the former Indian cricketer was seen praising Sandeep and during this time he was seen comparing Sharma with Akram and Younus. Let us tell you that Sandeep has performed brilliantly for his team this season and Sidhu has given a big statement during a conversation on Star Sports.
He said, “Sandeep Sharma has used his experience here and clean bowled Heinrich Klaasen with a brilliant yorker. Waqar Younus also used to do the same and now Sandeep has made the world's best batsman his victim and got Klaasen out. Klaasen had no answer to his yorker.”
Sidhu further said, “I used to watch Wasim Akram too, he used to bowl 6 different types of balls and Sandeep has done exactly like him. He has bowled all the 6 balls of the over in different ways.”
In the match against Hyderabad, the 31-year-old bowled brilliantly and sent 2 batsmen to the pavilion while giving away 25 runs in 4 overs. While he could not play in the first few matches of this season due to injury, he made a great comeback after his return and bowled well. The right-arm fast bowler has played a total of 10 matches this season, in which he has taken a total of 13 wickets while giving away runs at a good economy of 8.18. In this season, he has also taken a 5-wicket haul once.
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