Virender Sehwag has hit out at PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran and said that he will not be having him in the team. Punjab lost their sixth match of the season as Gujarat Titans beat them by 3 wickets. Curran scored 20 off 19 balls and took one wicket from his two overs.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag came down heavily on Curran's performance with bat and ball. He said that his batting and bowling were not helping the team. Viru said that Sam needs to help Punjab with either the bat or the ball, something that he hasn't been able to do throughout the season:
“He will never make it to my team as a batting all-rounder or a bowling all-rounder. He is of no use. He is doing some batting and bowling, which is not helping Punjab. Either you win a game with your batting or bowling, but he hasn’t done anything.”
Curran has batted as an opener for PBKS in the last two matches but has been unsuccessful.
Sam scored 63 against Delhi Capitals in the season opener to help his side to a win. Since then, he has struggled in all departments.
In 8 matches, he has scored 153 runs at an average of 19. The England all-rounder scored 276 runs at an average of 27.60 last season. He took 11 wickets at an economy rate of 8.79.
Punjab Kings' next match will be against KKR at the Eden Gardens on Friday, April 26.