The shy, lanky, unknown
guy from
the Caribbean was no doubt one of the most sought after players in the
Indian
premier League Auction 2012. Sold at 14 times his base price, the
auctioneer
had a hard time to carry out his bidding. From one franchise to another
his
hands just went going up and down and finally the hammer was put down by
the
700,000$ bid by Kolkata KnightRiders! The slow right arm off break
bowler who
took all the ten wickets in a match in a trial match and got a call from
Trinidad
and Tobago, but did not get any match, however he proved to be a great
pick in
the inaugural edition of Champions League in 2009, with an average of
10.50.
Initially people did criticize Kolkata for their choice, but then after
his
good performances in the recently concluded Australia-West Indies ODI
series,
he has silenced all his critics. But the outcome of these performances
might
get him a berth in the West Indies test series as well, and if that
actually
happens, it is not going to work out well for the Kolkata Knight Riders
who
would certainly be having him in the thick of the plans. If we are to
evaluate
how important he is going to be for the team and whether spending so
much on
him was justified I would say that being a foreign players and with the
limitation on the foreign players allowed to play in the side, he might
not
even get a game. With the likes of Brett Lee, Shakib Al Hasan, Jacques
Kallis,
Eoin Morgan, Ryan Doeschate, Brad Haddin, Brendon Mccullum, there are
very thin
chances of him being included in the playing eleven. But still, whatever
be the case, the recent performances of Sunil Narine can totally
justify his selection in the franchise.
All said and done, (I know I
would sound a bit selfish here for the team), but then all the Kolkatans
would be hoping that somehow Sunil Narine doesn't make it to the West
Indies test squad and is available for selection for the Knights!
Signing Off,
Nirvaan Baid
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