In six games, Jackson scored as many as 271 runs in the tournament, at an average of 67.75 and a fantastic strike rate of 141.88. He also showed his versatility by batting in the middle-order as well as at the top.
Things were set up nicely for Sheldon Jackson to finally show his class in the IPL 2022 season for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Even chief mentor David Hussey had declared ahead of the tournament that Jackson would set the IPL on fire.
However, the 35-year-old could only muster 23 runs in the five games that he got to play in. Speaking in an exclusive chat with Sportskeeda, the 35-year-old opened up about his emotions after an underwhelming IPL with the bat. He said:
Sheldon Jackson believes that he let himself down with his performances as he couldn’t quite pay back the faith shown in him by the management. He said:
He added:
Sheldon Jackson on whether he could have opened for KKR
KKR tried a number of different opening combinations in the IPL 2022 season and weren’t quite as successful, finshing seventh in the table. They even tried the likes of Baba Indrajith and Sam Billings at the top. However, Sheldon Jackson, who naturally batted in the top order for Saurashtra, wasn’t given a go.
However, the 35-year-old had no complaints about the same as he claimed that his role was made clear to him by the management. He stated:
Sheldon Jackson’s IPL numbers simply don’t justify how consistent he has been in domestic cricket. Hopefully, he gets another chance next season to show why he is one of the most dangerous wicketkeeper-batters in the country.
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