Punjab Kings’ new recruit Jhye Richardson is ready to take up the challenge of bowling in death overs for the side. He further added that the pacer had a chat with coach Anil Kumble as to what he and the team are expecting from him and Riley Meredith.
"Really, really excited. Obviously I have plenty of time to think about it here in quarantine, here in Mumbai. Had a couple of chats with Anil Kumble, our coach about what Punjab Kings have needed over the last couple of years and what they have looked for in Riley and myself,” Richardson told India Today.
Richardson said that Kumble had explained to him about his role. The team is looking for someone who can assist Mohammed Shami in the fast bowling department.
"He said that we needed someone to assist Mohammed Shami upfront with the new ball and the death overs as well,” he said.
The seamer was one of the costliest buys in the IPL. He was snapped for a sum of Rs 14 Cr by the Punjab Kings while the franchise bought Riley Meredith for Rs 8 Cr. Apart from this, uncapped Shahrukh Khan who has been making his name in the domestic circuit was one of the new entries in the Punjab-based franchise’s line up.
The aggressive batsman was bought for Rs 5.25 Cr. Moises Henriques (Rs 4.2 Cr), Dawid Malan (Rs 1.5 Cr) and Fabian Allen (Rs 75 lakhs) were some of the other players who were picked by the Punjab Kings in the mini auctions held in Chennai in February.
Punjab Kings will begin their IPL 2021 campaign on Monday against Rajasthan Royals. The Kings have never lifted the IPL trophy and with some new players in the line up they would be seeking some positive results in this edition.