‘Had two Dukes balls in my bag but I didn’t get the chance to use them against Virat Kohli’: Kyle Jamieson

Virat Kohli and Kyle Jamieson

New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson stated that he was carrying two Dukes balls in his bag while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2021.

The Kiwi cricketer became one of the latest signings of the Challengers during the 14th edition of the tournament. RCB roped him for a whopping INR 15 crore which made him one of the costliest buys at the auctions. Jamieson had 59 runs and nine wickets to his name in seven matches before the cash-rich league was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak in various franchises.

During a virtual press conference in the UK, the 26-year old mentioned that he was excited to play alongside RCB skipper Virat Kohli. Now, he is looking forward to facing him at the all-important World test Championship (WTC) final next month. Jamieson revealed that he was planning to use the Dukes balls at the later stage of the tournament against Virat Kohli but didn’t get a chance to do so.

“We were talking generally about cricket, having played against each other 12 months before. He was asking me if I had played in England, what his own experiences had been there. No specifics. We went our ways with a sort of parting jibe – ‘See you in a month’s time,” Jamieson said.

“I had two Dukes balls in my bag but I didn’t get the chance to use them. I was going to bring them out at the back end of the tournament,” he added.

‘Glad to share the dressing room with Kohli and AB’

The youngster also talked about his experience while playing his maiden IPL season. The Auckland-born mentioned that he had a great time and he’s glad to share the dressing room with some legends of the game like Kohli and AB de Villiers.

“My time in the IPL was a great chance to share the dressing room with some legends of the game like Kohli and AB de Villiers. It was great to be involved in that atmosphere, to soak up the knowledge, albeit all the things that were going on outside (the IPL bubble),” he signed off.

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