Shahrukh Khan Reminds Me of Young Keiron Pollard, Says Virender Sehwag

 


Former India player Virender Sehwag has recently said that the talented and young Tamil Nadu and Punjab Kings batsman Shahrukh Khan has impressed him in the now-suspended Indian Premier League 2021. He further claimed that he reminds him of a young Keiron Pollard. Notably, Punjab Kings bought him for a whopping price of INR 5.25 crore in the mini-auction before the Indian Premier League 2021 in February in Chennai as well.

“He reminds us of a young Pollard, when he had just come into the IPL. Everyone was running after him, because he could just stand and hit sixes off bowlers. Shahrukh has the same quality,” Sehwag said to Cricbuzz.

However, the youngster came in the news after he scored 198 runs in just five games which came at a strike rate of over 200 for Tamil Nadu as well, in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. And, the veteran claimed that, if he gets a chance to bat up in the order, he can even score a century in the IPL also.

“If he can be given a chance to bat higher, the day he clicks, he could even hit a century. He is the kind of player for whom it doesn’t matter what happened the previous ball. Many batsmen think ‘Oh, I got beaten, this one turned’. Those who don’t think about the previous ball, they have a higher success rate,” he again shared.

On the other hand, former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has also praised the youngster, saying that Shahrukh Khan could become like Hardik Pandya in future. He further shared that the youngster could become a good finisher in the history of the T20 championship also.

“I think that’s a lot of pressure to put on his shoulders. I would want to back up that truck a little bit and say no. Just let him play and develop! People develop at different speeds as well. He might take two-three-four seasons to get to a point where he is a reliable finisher. Shahrukh Khan is a big guy as well. Maybe he can look to aspire to be like Hardik Pandya. I’ve seen a lot of Shahrukh Khan because of my commentary days with the Tamil Nadu Premier League,” he added.

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