He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad,but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.
Cricket is overdoing a good thing with sixes. It is one thing to reinvigorate a sport to stay in line with the times,another to indulge it to death.
Just days before Australia name their T20 World Cup squad,Jake Fraser-McGurk pulverised the Mumbai Indians attack to the tune of 84 off just 27 balls,including a half-century off 15 deliveries.
Travis Head and Jake Fraser-McGurk provided the fireworks for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals as an Indian Premier League trend towards batting hyperdrive gathered still more momentum.
A rule change has India’s stars up in arms,with plenty of potential consequences for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.
Glenn Maxwell is taking an indefinite break from the IPL following a down patch in form off the back of the tournament of a lifetime at last year’s World Cup.
Mitch Marsh has returned home from the IPL with a hamstring tear ahead of the T20 World Cup in June,but there may be a silver lining for Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Starc’s record IPL auction price of $4.43 million back in December has not translated to on-field success for the Aussie pace bowler.
The Australian batsman blasted 62 off just 24 balls as part of a 68-run second-wicket stand for the Sunrisers … which lasted less than four overs.
Perth will be the big winner when Cricket Australia announces the schedule for next summer’s blockbuster series.
The Australian all-rounder was in a belligerent mood playing against her friend Alyssa Healy in India’s WPL,and not even the sponsor’s products were safe.