MI vs PBKS: Punjab built to hit sixes but we want to be smart about it, says Liam Livingstone
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IPL 2022: Ahead of their much-anticipated match against Mumbai Indians, Liam Livingstone spoke about Punjab Kings' approach and his bowling plans for the former finalists.
England's highly-rated batter Liam Livingstone on Wednesday said Punjab Kings are working towards being smart about their approach of big-hitting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
After KL Rahul chose not to stay with Punjab Kings ahead of the new season, PBKS retained only 2 players in captain Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh. They went into the mega auction with a clean slate and focussed on getting power-hitters.
PBKS managed to do so as they got the likes of Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan and Shikhar Dhawan. PBKS began their season by chasing 206 against RCB in just 19 overs and they have posted in excess of 180 thrice.
Against Gujarat Titans in their previous game, Punjab looked set to post another total in excess of 200 as they were 124/2 in just 13 overs before losing their last 7 wickets for just 65 runs before losing a thriller.
Livingstone has led the show from the front, living up to his price tag, smashing 162 runs, including 2 fifties, in just 4 matches at a staggering strike rate of 190.58.
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"The squad that we have built it's all about going out and trying to hit sixes. But I don't think you can go out there and start hitting from ball one, that's not how the game of cricket works." Livingstone told the broadcasters.
