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Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Kyle Jamieson facing a warning and one demerit point for a fiery send-off to Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has not social media divided. Sooryavanshi was punished for the aggressive nature of the send-off which seemed provocative to the match referee. The Kiwi pacer has got the backing of his countryman, Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) Lockie Ferguson as well. Ferguson said that fans like to see the passion after getting a wicket. Ferguson distanced himself from commenting on the governing body part of the matter but feels that the issue became bigger Jamieson is a ‘big guy’.
“Kyle's a good mate of mine. He got pretty fired up, which is understandable. Not easy to get wickets in this part of the world, and that was a big one. So I think it's part of the game. I think fans like to see the passion. I can't comment on anything from a governing body point of view, but as a player, I think the passion coming out is great for the game. As a fan of the game, you like to see players getting passionate, players showing emotional, players being excited to take a wicket... He's obviously a big guy too, so when a big guy has a lot of emotions, it looks even bigger,” Ferguson said on the eve of clash against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
What Jamieson said about facing Sooryavanshi?
Jamieson accepted the sanction after DC's win over RR. The 31-year-old also revealed how he feared getting hit by Sooryavanshi who has been menacing even against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Ferguson and others.
"I don't think I've ever been so fearful of a 15-year-old kid in my life. But yeah, we have obviously done a bit of planning leading into the game, and it was just nice that it paid off,” Jamieson said in a video posted by IPL.
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In the post-match press conference, RR batting coach Vikram Rathour felt that it was a compliment to 15-year-old Sooryavanshi. He feels it goes on to show the impact the young southpaw has had on the opposition.
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