Brad Hogg, a former Australian left-arm wrist-spinner believes New Zealand tall and lanky pacer Kyle Jamieson should be retained by his franchise, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Brad Hogg feels Kyle Jamieson can be an important part of the future core.
Kyle Jamieson was snapped up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2021 IPL auction for a whopping INR 15 crores. Many were unsure about his output in the subcontinent as he had played most of his cricket back home.
Brad Hogg Tweets Kyle Jamieson Should Be A Long Term Investment
However, Kyle Jamieson was highly impressive in the seven games that he played in the first phase of the season, picking up nine wickets and also scoring 59 runs. Brad Hogg replied to one of the fans’ tweets by saying that Kyle Jamieson should be a long-term investment.
In just eight Tests, Kyle Jamieson has picked up 46 wickets at a scary average of 14.17. He made the Indian batsmen dance to his tunes in the World Test Championship (WTC) final too and was the player of the match.
Kyle Jamieson Picked 5 Scalps In India’s First Innings In The WTC Final
The Indian batting had done a great job on the second day, being 146-3 despite conditions favouring New Zealand pacers. But Kyle Jamieson, who had already dismissed Rohit Sharma earlier, slowly began to work his magic.
The tall speedster took a fifer in the first innings and triggered an Indian batting collapse that saw them get bundled out for just 217. India, at 64-2 in the second innings on the final day, looked to either take a good lead or play out a draw. But it was Kyle Jamieson once again who made crucial breakthroughs.
Kyle Jamieson trapped Indian skipper Virat Kohli twice in the game and also triggered the much famed Indian batting collapse n both innings. The pacer was also handy with the bat and made a vital all-around contribution to the game.
He is likely to be one of the main pillars of RCB in the forthcoming years. Kyle Jamieson produced a man-of-the-match performance claiming 5 wickets in the first and 2 in the second innings to help New Zealand claim the World Test Championship over India last week, taking seven wickets at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
The all-rounder from New Zealand made his International debut against India in February 2020 and with that attracted quite a few eyeballs with his pace and bounce.
He is the first New Zealand pacer to bag a five-wicket haul in both the innings of a Test match. During the 2021 IPL Auction, the Kiwi all-rounder was signed by the RCB for a whopping sum of INR 15 crores, thereby making him RCB’s biggest buy at the auctions.