Jamie Overton at Chepauk: How CSK’s 6ft 5in enforcer became ‘Ondra-ton’ | Cricket News
A couple of deliveries before his second over against Lucknow Super Giants, Jamie Overton walked to the boundary rope and gestured to the Chepauk crowd to get louder. They obliged. They had been chanting his name all evening — Over-ton, Over-ton — even as Josh Inglis was taking CSK apart. Overton stood there, 6 feet 5 inches of him, and asked for more. Two deliveries later, he ran in and did what he has been doing all season. Hit the deck hard. Generate the bounce. Inglis went for a ramp and the extra bounce took the edge straight to Sanju Samson. Overton pumped his fists, cleared his throat. Three deliveries after that, Rishabh Pant chopped on and Overton ran towards the crowd. Beyond the whistles, you could hear it again — Over-ton, Over-ton. Or rather, as Chepauk has made it their own: Ondra-ton. A tone-and-a-half. This is new territory for him. Back home, he has not been able to nail down a place in England’s setup. “No, not quite like it,” he said when asked …