Banton, who will don the Kolkata Knight Riders colours in the IPL 2020, credited his hockey background for his reverse-scoop which he famously used against Sam Curran in the Vitality Blast. “I guess it probably comes from playing hockey. My dad used to play hockey and I kind of followed in his footsteps. Banton looked forward to playing alongside former under-19 World Cup rival Shubman Gill. “I am excited to play alongside Andre Russell and Pat Cummins… Learning from someone like him (Andre) will be really cool.

Source: The Hindu August 27, 2020 15:49 UTC