KARACHI: Multan Sultans' flamboyant batsman Tim David has said that he loves hitting sixes and looking forward to scoring big runs in Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8.
Speaking to Geo News ahead of Sultan’s game against Islamabad United in Rawalpindi, the Australian cricketer said that he has high expectations from himself and wants to contribute for his team as much as he can.
David scored 60 off 27 balls, hitting 5 sixes, hours after his interview to Geo News.
"I have high expectations of myself. I just want to go out on the field contribute to the team success. I love hitting sixes, I love spending time in the middle. So, hopefully I can score some runs. And, just have a lot of fun out there," he said.
"Obviously, I want to win the tournament. We came second last year and that's really disappointing to lose the final but that's hard to control. I want to play well. I want to I want to win the tournament," said the aggressive batter.
Tim David was first introduced to PSL by Lahore Qalandars in COVID-hit 2021 edition of PSL for the Abu Dhabi leg of competition. His flamboyance during stint with Qalandars brought him to everyone’s notice and he became one of the most sought-after players in franchise cricket.
“PSL is great. It's so challenging so for me. It was the first franchise tournament I played in and then came back last year and did well. I knew I was playing really good cricket because it is a challenge to come here, especially as an overseas batsman and to do well the spin,
“Playing for Lahore Qalandars that second half of the season, that was my first chance. It was really exciting to get an opportunity first up to play to try and discover my game and then come back again. I always had such a good time, (PSL) plays a massive role for me, trying to figure out how I want to play the game, being challenged by really high quality players and figuring out different ways to try and get better, so massive part,” he said while talking about PSL’s role in his professional growth.
He added that local players in PSL are so competitive and it is always a great test to come to play PSL as an oversea player.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.