By Luke Baker
BEING trounced in the One-Day Cup final, averaging fewer than 14 in the IPL, dropped by England and making just one 50 since the start of the domestic season – it’s been a disappointing 2018 for Sam Billings.
Alternatively, being named captain of his home county, leading Kent to a first Lord’s final in a decade, making a halfcentury in that final, becoming the club’s most-capped T20 international and signing a new long-term contract – it’s been a successful 2018 for Sam Billings.
Such are the paradoxes of toplevel cricket, that to call Billi...