Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner is focusing on mentally staying in the right space because “going from one biobubble to another is a challenge.” Warner has just arrived in the United Arab Emirates from the United Kingdom, where he was part of the limited series for Australia against England.
“The life of bubbles is very challenging,” Warner said in his pre-IPL press conference. “It’s the hardest not to have family with us because of the restrictions. But these are unprecedented times due to Covid-19. The BCCI and the organizers have done a fantastic job presenting this.
“Obviously the next few months will be challenging. In Australia, we can go out and play golf and drive a car. Hopefully we can do some recreational things.” [here too]. But the first and foremost thing is that the tournament gets underway. It makes the difference “.
Captaincy aside, Warner led the race charts at the 2019 IPL. His 692 runs in 12 innings came to a strike rate of 143.86. His initial partnerships with England’s Jonny Bairstow, the second-highest to score runs (445 runs with a strike rate of 157.24) for the Sunrisers, helped them come out of the blocks quickly – two wins in their first three games.
In all those games, they put together the opening bleachers of the century, with a best of 185 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at home. This time, they will open their campaign on Monday against the same opponents in Dubai.
Both Warner and Bairstow come from playing cricket in England; both were part of their respective national teams for the recently concluded limited tour.
“It’s good to play with him,” Warner said. “We know each other’s game well. We have a good understanding like I have with Finchy. [Aaron Finch] for Australia. We hope to have good opening relationships with him. “
One of the things that Warner highlighted as the key to his fortune is that his median order is steadily skyrocketing. He wants them to be able to maintain an aggressive pace even if the terrain falls around them, a template that has been instrumental in the regeneration of England’s limited overs.
At the auction, they brought together a young Indian core consisting of Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, who led India in this year’s U-19 World Cup, and Abdul Samad, who comes with the reputation of being a great six-hitter. . They also have the experience of Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar and Wriddhiman Saha.
“We didn’t give our middle order much chance last time,” he said. “We will do our job at the top of the order, they must come out and bat freely. If the wickets fall, [they should] try putting pressure on the bowlers. Ahead; If you suck balls, you won’t help anyone. “
Among bowlers, Warner has designated Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan as its key players. He thinks Khan, specifically, will benefit from having played a lot of cricket in the United Arab Emirates, where he often had to deal with a wet ball.
Khan was his second-highest wicket bearer in the last IPL, with 17 scalps in 15 games with an economy of 6.28. He’s also coming off a CPL season with the Barbados Tridents. While it wasn’t his best season in terms of returns, his 11 wickets in ten games came to an economy of less than seven over.
“Bhuvi and Rashid are very experienced bowlers and they are doing well,” he said. “Obviously in the beginning the new ball will swing here and in the middle, Rashid knows the grounds from the inside out, learning about bowling with the spray. He knows what to do when there is spray. Overall, we have a balanced team.” .
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