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IPL 2020: Why Gautam Gambhir thinks Nicholas Pooran, AB de Villiers is on the same level

Gambhir claimed how both Pooran and de Villiers on the same level and backed the 24-year-old to play shots all around the ground with his 360* vision.

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Former Team India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has named the player he is most excited to see at the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gambhir, while speaking on the 'Cricket Connected' show, claimed that he is very much eager to see how West Indies' Nicholas Pooran performs for IPL 2020.

The former Kolkata knight Riders (KKR) skipper also added how Pooran and AB de Villiers are on the same level and backed the 24-year-old to play shots all around the ground with his 360-degree vision.

"For me, Nicholas Pooran is the young player I would like to watch in this IPL. We talk about AB de Villiers as a 360-degree player but Nicholas Pooran has all types of shots. He can play the reverse sweep, normal sweep and is capable of playing the big shots," Gambhir said.

"So, such a player, when he plays under a coach like Anil Kumble, I have full confidence that Anil Kumble will be able to extract the best out of him. A great coach, who had won Mumbai Indians the title, I would want to see what he can do with the Kings XI," he added.

Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris also praised Pooran a lot  and added that the KXIP management needs to be smart in its approach.

"Players like Nicholas Pooran, who we have seen in the IPL, need to have bigger roles for their side. I think for Kings XI Punjab to have a big tournament, he needs to be given real responsibility,” Styris said. “He needs to be moved up, not quite to the top of the order but certainly given a majority of the deliveries in the innings," Styris said.

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