Despite having a potent bowling assault consisting of gamers like Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, and Sam Curran, Punjab Kings did not ship constantly.
The workforce had a promising begin to the season however finally fell brief, successful solely six out of the 14 matches they performed. Their defeat in opposition to the Rajasthan Royals in Dharamsala was notably disappointing because it extinguished their slim hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.
Jaffer had excessive hopes for the bowling division however their lack of ability to constantly carry out on the desired stage appears to have contributed considerably to Punjab Kings’ underwhelming efficiency this season.
“The kind of bowling attack we had, especially the fast bowlers and even spinners, we should have bowled better in certain conditions. We didn’t live up to the expectations as a bowling unit,” mentioned Jaffer throughout the post-match press convention.
Jaffer mentioned he had nice expectations from the squad PBKS however sadly it “underperformed”.
“It’s a disappointing season, without a doubt. With the kind of squad that we had, I think we needed to be in the top half of the table . I think we have definitely underperformed.”
One of the important thing causes Jaffer identified was the lack of the batters and bowlers to carry out as a unit, particularly in shut video games, all by means of the season.
“We should have won a couple of tight games but, like I said earlier also, the batting and bowling hasn’t clicked together, so that was the case throughout (the season).
“Bowling generally allow us to down, initially the batting wasn’t clicking. So it hasn’t clicked collectively, if I wish to put it merely. I don’t wish to get into the nitty-gritty however we now have not performed that good sport aside from that Delhi (Capitals) sport the place we received by 30-odd runs. Every sport was a good one, whether or not we received or misplaced.”
Jaffer indicated he wasn’t really happy with the Mohali wicket, which he said was batting friendly.
“Even although we play in Mohali (house floor), which has a batting-friendly situation, it is powerful for the bowlers unquestionably,” said Jaffer.
The 45-year-old, who played 31 Tests, also expressed his disappointment with Australian top-order batter Matthew Short, who played six games but managed to score just 117, averaging 19.5.
“We performed Matthew Short pondering that the (Mohali) wicket will swimsuit him. Like I mentioned, Mohali is without doubt one of the higher wickets much like the place he performs in Australia. But he did not get going. Then we performed (Sikandar) Raza.”
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He also said the injuries to key batters, especially England’s Liam Livingstone and skipper Shikhar Dhawan, played a big role in upsetting the team’s game plan.
“Considering the scenario there was, Livi (Livingstone) wasn’t there firstly (on account of harm) and when Levi got here in, we thought we wanted to go prime heavy. And, then, Shikhar received injured. So, we needed to play Short as a result of we have been lacking one participant there (on the prime). We must put an opener there. So these have been the circumstances,” said Jaffer.
(With PTI inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com