Jammu- Praising Jammu as a “pretty place,” former New Zealand cricket captain Ross Taylor stated he believes that the refurbished Maulana Azad Stadium within the coronary heart of the town might be a venue for the Indian Premier League.
The cricketer is right here together with over 100 former greats of the sport for the season 2 of the Legends League T20 cricket, which introduced the aggressive cricket to the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir after a spot of greater than three a long time.
The primary of the 4 matches was performed on the 20,000 capability stadium below floodlights Monday night and attracted an enthusiastic turnout of followers from all elements of the area, together with the Kashmir valley.
“I feel it’s a must to depart just a little bit extra grass on it…totally different elements of India play otherwise and that is the fantastic thing about the sport of cricket. You don’t need comparable wickets in every single place and the black soil right here was a bit low and sluggish.
“Clearly, it (the match) got here right down to the final over and that’s what you need in T20 cricket,” Taylor stated.
The batter made the remarks to reporters in a post-match interplay after his workforce, Southern SuperStars, registered an exciting five-wicket win over Manipal Tigers.
Whereas chasing a modest whole of 124 runs set by Manipal Tigers, the Southern SuperStars wanted 28 runs within the final two overs and rode on Pawan Negi’s heroic flip to complete the sport in 19.4 overs.
Cricket lovers who turned as much as witness the match have been seen cheering each hit to the fence however Manipal Tigers captain Harbhajan Singh, although a bowler, was undoubtedly the favorite.
Singh, who gave away simply 10 runs in his 4 overs, was essentially the most economical bowler and took an essential wicket of explosive opener Jesse Ryder.
Lauding the organisers of the Legends league, Taylor stated it’s good for a participant to be nonetheless concerned within the sport of cricket after retirement.
“It’s good to see Harbhajan and (Suresh) Raina, all these legends and the legends from different international locations to come back out and play. After they do retire, individuals suppose that they gained’t be capable of see them once more,” he stated.
“It’s also good to go and unfold the sport and are available to non-traditional cricketing locations like Jammu and Dehradun, in all probability not on the worldwide calendar so to talk.
“Folks do come out at smaller locations and see their heroes which is incredible,” stated the NZ participant who performed 112 worldwide checks and smashed 19 tons in his 15-year run.
Coming from a spot no much less fascinating, Taylor was additionally bought on Jammu. “I totally loved this place. It’s good to be in Jammu I’ve not performed right here earlier than. This can be a pretty a part of the world.”
On Tuesday, whereas a number of the gamers, together with Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, and S Sreesanth, provided prayers at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills, gamers like Kevin Piertersen, Devon Smith, Martin Guptill, and Nikhil Chopra loved their relaxation day at Jammu Tawi Golf Course.
Legends League cricket co-founder and chief govt officer Raman Raheja thanked the gang for turning up in good numbers and stated “the target of the league is to take cricket the place the sport has not taken place for a really very long time.”
“Six groups with over 100 former worldwide gamers have reached right here on the third leg of the match. Eight matches have been carried out in Ranchi and Dehradun and now we now have 4 matches in Jammu,” he stated.
The collection turned the rationale Bilal Ahmad Mir, a resident of Srinagar, might see the gamers in stay motion for the primary time. “This was the primary time that I watched a match in a stadium and I loved each little bit of it.”
Talking on behalf of the locals, Sanjay Kumar stated persons are completely happy that such aggressive cricket is happening in Jammu, as he requested slashing of ticket charges for the remaining three video games.
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