In an unforgiving format like T20, England and Kings XI Punjab pacer Chris Jordan feels having a good sense of humour goes a long way in dealing with the extreme pressure of bowling in the death overs. He vouches for it because only a sense of humour could help Jordan move on from the hiding he got from Marcus Stoinis in his team's IPL opener against Delhi Capitals. A T20 specialist, who is known for his death over skills, Jordan had an off night as he leaked 30 runs in that over, allowing Capitals to post a competitive total and eventually pull off a win in a Super Over thriller.

A week later, his KXIP teammate and West Indies fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell met a similar fate when Rahul Tewatia hammered him for five sixes in an over that effectively won the game for Rajasthan Royals. "What happened to Sheldon can happen to anyone. When you are bowling in those periods of the game, you have to have a sense of humour because when you do bowl in the death, you are bowling against the best hitters in the world," Jordan told PTI from Dubai. Tewatia's moment of brilliance out of nowhere spoilt the night for Cottrell, who until then had done the job for his team.