File photo of Ross Taylor.© AFP
former New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor He made a shocking revelation in his autobiography, which was released earlier this week. In the book, titled “Black and White”, Taylor recalled when one of the owners of Rajasthan Royals slapped him in the face during his stint with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, when he went for a duck. was out. Against Punjab Kings, who were then named as Kings XI Punjab. He wrote that Thappad wasn’t hard, but added that he wasn’t sure “it was purely drama-acted”.
Taylor said in his autobiography, “Rajasthan played for Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. The chase was 195, I was lbw for a duck and we didn’t come close.” content.co.nz,
“Afterwards, the team, support staff and management were at the bar on the top floor of the hotel. Liz Hurley was there with Varney,” he continued.
“One of the owners of the Royals said to me, ‘Ross, we didn’t pay you a million dollars to get the ducks’ and slapped me in the face three or four times,” Taylor revealed.
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“He was laughing and they weren’t harsh slaps but I’m not sure it was purely drama-acted. Under the circumstances I wasn’t going to make an issue of it but I couldn’t imagine it happening in many Professional sports environment,” wrote the iconic Kiwi batsman.
Taylor played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2008 to 2010 and then was with RR in 2011. He represented Delhi Capitals, then known as Delhi Daredevils, as well as Pune Warriors India.
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