Curran: 'Cricket is turning into baseball, isn't it?'
by ESPNcricinfo
ESPNcricinfo— After Punjab Kings ripped up the record books by mowing down 262 with eight balls to spare, their captain Sam Curran was left wondering if cricket was turning into an entirely different sport."Cricket is turning into baseball, isn't it? It was absolutely incredible," Curran mused at the post-match presentation. "Where do we [start]? Absolutely delighted with two points. Games like that are out of the world, but most importantly we've had a tough few weeks as a team [this was Kings' first win in...
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