Kolkata Knight Riders analyst Nathan Leamon held a cryptic placard reading ‘54’ during the middle overs of Punjab Kings’ batting. On-air commentators and fans alike made far-fetched conjectures about what the code meant, but no one knew for sure.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Virender Sehwag said there was nothing wrong with receiving such help from the backroom staff. However, he added that this could undermine the role of a captain’s instincts.
Virender Sehwag made his own speculations as well. He guessed that the code might be conveying some bowling changes or reminding Eoin Morgan of some pre-prepared strategy.
Nathan Leamon also works as an analyst for the England men’s national team. He drew attention for the first time during England’s limited-overs tour of South Africa in 2020, when he used certain combinations of letters and numbers to send out information to Eoin Morgan, drawing criticism from pundits and former players.
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Virender Sehwag further cited the example of ‘instinctive’ captains MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to explain his point. He remarked that the spontaneous tactics that Dhoni made against Andre Russell in their recent clash can’t be pre-empted by an analyst sitting in the dugout.
KKR won the game against PBKS by 5 wickets with Eoin Morgan receiving the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten 47 and 3 catches.
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