Allen rediscovers game, keeps KKR's hopes alive
Kolkata, May 18 -- Finn Allen entered the IPL coming off a run to the T20 World Cup final with New Zealand where the sixes looked effortless, the bat swing uncomplicated and his confidence absolute. For KKR, a side that had spent the better part of two seasons searching for sustained aggression at the top, Allen seemed the answer.
But the starts were brief. There were flashes - enough to remind everyone why KKR had pursued him so aggressively - but not enough substance to survive the unforgiving nature of franchise cricket.
However Allen's last three scores - 100, 18 and 93 - tell a story bigger than form. To score 211 runs off 90 balls is transformative and in line with what other franchises have been betting on. And in finally hitting the...
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