The talk on Kolkata Knight Riders’ team planning ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022 season has gone viral on social media with negative publicity. Kolkata Knight Riders star Sheldon Jackson’s portrayal of a foreigner in the IPL has gone viral.
Kolkata Knight Riders have named 35-year-old Sheldon Jackson in their squad for the upcoming IPL star auction. Critics say Sheldon Jackson, who has been playing domestic cricket for years in good form, could not be identified, despite discussions among cricket experts, including one of India’s leading sports journalists. Jackson was considered by Kolkata as the wicket-keeper-batsman this time.
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No one has picked Jackson for the last four seasons. Sheldon Jackson has scored over 6000 runs in 79 matches in first-class cricket for Saurashtra at an average of 50.39, including 19 centuries and 31 fifties.
In the discussion on Kolkata’s playing XI in Sports Talk, one person asks if only four foreign players can be played. With Aaron Finch, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine on the team, the debate continues over the relevance of Sheldon Jackson as a foreign player. Cricket fans have been sharing criticism on social media against the portrayal of Sheldon Jackson, a veteran who has excelled in first-class cricket, as a foreign player.
Story Highlights: Cricket experts discuss making Indian cricketer Sheldon Jackson a ‘foreigner’