One participant who will seize all of the limelight within the upcoming IPL 2022 is unquestionably England batter cum spin all-rounder Liam Livingstone. After getting purchased for Rs 11.5 Cr, he might be underneath strain to ship for Punjab Kings. There continues to be suspense as to what place he’ll bat, however one factor is for positive he is not going to bat on the decrease center order, as Sports Tak was knowledgeable by the cricketer himself.
Livingstone was the fourth costliest purchase on the latest IPL auctions with Ishan Kishan being the highest paid cricketer. He was adopted by Deepak Chahar and Shreyas Iyer. PBKS play their marketing campaign opener towards RCB the place Livingstone can be completely essential.
“I know where I am going to bat anyway. I am going to bat in the middle-order so it would be stupid of me to say otherwise. I’m probably going to bat at 4 or 5. The team is always bigger than the individual and you’ve got to fit into a role which the team needs you and I think Punjab Kings are going to need me in the middle order role so that’s where I am focused. I haven’t even thought about anywhere else. The team is really important and I’m excited; hope I can finish off games while batting second or post a big total batting first,” Livingstone told Sports Tak.
The Englishman has played nine IPL games and accounted for just 113 runs. Despite poor numbers, he was picked up. Now the onus is on him to deliver, although he certainly believes that the money part doesn’t bother him at all. “We are picked as cricketers to come in and do our jobs, which is to score runs and take wickets and catches. So I think the monetary value is irrelevant. I’ve played in the last couple of years for not a lot. The IPL is the biggest tournament in the world and I’m just really excited to get going.”
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