“If I was any good, I’d be in India”: Liam Livingstone involved in crowd banter in BBL 10 final vs Sydney Sixers

Dixit Bhargav | 06/02/2021
"If I was any good, I'd be in India": Liam Livingstone involved in crowd banter in BBL 10 final vs Sydney Sixers

Liam Livingstone involved in crowd banter: The English batsman recited an incident of crowd banter while speaking to the commentators.

During the final match of the ongoing 10th season of the Big Bash League between Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers, Perth Scorchers opening batsman Liam Livingstone was involved in crowd banter with spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Livingstone, who was mic’ed up whilst fielding near the boundary revealed the same in a conversation to the commentators. It all started after he was asked about the pitch by the commentators. “I’ve spent my whole time on the boundary so I haven’t spoken to anyone,” Livingstone told Fox Cricket commentators.

Being asked about if he’s had any conversation with the spectators, Livingstone revealed being at the receiving end of crowd banter. “I was told if I was any good I’d be in India [for England’s tour of India], which is a fair point,” a smiling Livingstone said taking the comment in a light way.

Livingstone, who has scored 381 runs at an average and strike rate of 29.30 and 134.62 respectively this season, will have a lot to do in the second innings for Scorchers need to chase a 189-run target to lift their fourth BBL title.

After Scorchers captain Ashton Turner won the bat flip and invited Sydney in to bat, the home team scored 188/6 in 20 overs on the back of opening batsman James Vince’s second consecutive half-century. Brutal from the word go, Livingstone’s English teammate scored 95 (60) with the help of 10 fours and three sixes.

With bowling figures of 4-0-29-2, Scorchers pacer Andrew Tye was the pick of their bowlers. In his two wicket-less overs, Livingstone ended up conceding 21 runs.

Liam Livingstone involved in crowd banter in BBL 10 final match

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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