File photo of Ross Taylor.© AFP
Former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor made a shocking revelation in his autobiography, which came out earlier this week. In the book, titled “Black & White”, Taylor recalled when one of the owners of Rajasthan Royals during his stint with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise punched him in the face after he was in a steep pursuit of a duck. hatched. against Punjab Kings, who were then called Kings XI Punjab. He did write that the blows weren’t hard, but said he wasn’t sure “it was pure acting”.
“Rajasthan played Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. The chase was 195, I was lbw for a duck and we didn’t get close,” Taylor was quoted in his autobiography by stuff.co.nz.
“Then the team, support staff and management sat in the bar on the top floor of the hotel. Liz Hurley was there with Warnie,” he continued.
“One of the owners of the Royals said to me, ‘Ross, we didn’t pay you a million dollars to get a duck,’ and punched me in the face three or four times,” Taylor revealed.
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“He laughed and they weren’t hard blows, but I’m not sure if they were just plays. Under the circumstances I wouldn’t make an issue of it, but I couldn’t imagine it happening in many cases.” professional sports environments,” wrote the iconic Kiwi batter.
Taylor played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2008 to 2010 and then was with RR in 2011. He went on to represent Delhi Capitals, then known as the Delhi Daredevils, as well as the now defunct Pune Warriors India.
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