NEW DELHI: Batting in the T20 format of the game has never been easy, as one must be aggressive from the start, whether chasing or setting a target for the opposition.
In T20 cricket, there’s constant pressure to maintain a high run rate, which can sometimes lead to batsmen playing aggressive shots even in the early stages of their innings.
Explaining the challenges of T20s, West Indian Nicholas Pooran, representing Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2024, stated that it is all about execution in different situations and that the key to success is hard work.
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“It’s going nicely so far, most important is my contribution for the team, trying our best to win games. My job is to continue playing according to situations. The key to power hitting I believe is all about hard work. It’s taken me a few years, since the age of 20 I started to focus on my power hitting. Just trying to figure out what is the right position, what I am comfortable with. The key is also the head position, head going towards the ball, transfering the weight as well is important,” Pooran said, while talking to the official broadcaster, ahead of the match against Delhi Capitals.
Pooran, who has scored 178 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 169.52 so far, with the best of an unbeaten 64, stressed on the fact that it’s more about trying to understand the game situation and trusting your skills and decision-making when it comes to T20 cricket.
“The key to T20 batting is a bit different, it’s a short game and you got to score quickly. It’s more about trying to understand the game situation, trusting your skills, trusting your game and decision making. Understanding what you have to do, when you have to do. There will be days when a bowler is bowling well and you won’t be able to take him down, but the same bowler on some other day, you might be able to take him. You need to execute in different situations.
Lucknow is a big venue, setting a total is challenging when one side is big, one side is small. You can shut down one side completely. There are different venues in India, there are a few small grounds as well. For us it has been brilliant in Lucknow, this is our home and we need to be the best team here at home,” Pooran concluded.
In T20 cricket, there’s constant pressure to maintain a high run rate, which can sometimes lead to batsmen playing aggressive shots even in the early stages of their innings.
Explaining the challenges of T20s, West Indian Nicholas Pooran, representing Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2024, stated that it is all about execution in different situations and that the key to success is hard work.
POINTS TABLE | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP
“It’s going nicely so far, most important is my contribution for the team, trying our best to win games. My job is to continue playing according to situations. The key to power hitting I believe is all about hard work. It’s taken me a few years, since the age of 20 I started to focus on my power hitting. Just trying to figure out what is the right position, what I am comfortable with. The key is also the head position, head going towards the ball, transfering the weight as well is important,” Pooran said, while talking to the official broadcaster, ahead of the match against Delhi Capitals.
Pooran, who has scored 178 runs in 4 games at a strike rate of 169.52 so far, with the best of an unbeaten 64, stressed on the fact that it’s more about trying to understand the game situation and trusting your skills and decision-making when it comes to T20 cricket.
“The key to T20 batting is a bit different, it’s a short game and you got to score quickly. It’s more about trying to understand the game situation, trusting your skills, trusting your game and decision making. Understanding what you have to do, when you have to do. There will be days when a bowler is bowling well and you won’t be able to take him down, but the same bowler on some other day, you might be able to take him. You need to execute in different situations.
Lucknow is a big venue, setting a total is challenging when one side is big, one side is small. You can shut down one side completely. There are different venues in India, there are a few small grounds as well. For us it has been brilliant in Lucknow, this is our home and we need to be the best team here at home,” Pooran concluded.
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