Spinners Have Very A Big Role To Play In The Shortest Format Of The Game
Mumbai: As India won the 2nd T20I against Bangladesh and India levelled the series by 1-1. Bangladesh in 1st innings scored 153/6 and it was chased down easily courtesy Rohit Sharma’s 85 runs which made India win the match by 8 wickets and 26 balls to spare
Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar said spinner very important role to play in this shortest form of the game.
“Spinners have a big role to play in the shortest format of the game as they take the pace away from the ball. It is all about knowing what to do. Small small things matter, yes you will get hit in some games, this can happen in some games but spinners have an important role in the T20 format,” Sundar told reporters.
“We thought 180 was a par score on this wicket. Restricting them to 153, as a bowling unit, we did an excellent job. We were lucky with the toss in this game, we thought anywhere around 160 was a good score to restrict Bangladesh to. Spinners’ role was very important on this wicket and it was very important to vary the pace,” he added.
The top scorer for Bangladesh was, Mohammad Naim and Mahmudullah‘s knocks of 36 and 30 respectively which had enabled Bangladesh to post a score of 153/6 in the allotted twenty overs.
Indian spinners chocked runs in the middle as Yuzvendra Chahal scalped two wickets for India and he was the key bowler as he put a hold on Bangladesh‘s run-rate. While Sundar took 1 wicket but managed to strangle Bangladesh batsman with his off-spin bowling.
“We have just lost one game, a couple of things here and there, we could have won that game as well. We won this match quite comprehensively, now we will definitely look to win the series. Chahal is very experienced in this format and he knows what to do to take wickets in the middle overs. He is definitely an asset for any team he plays for,” Sundar said.
Further, he added, “Chahal knows what batsmen are trying to do. He is very clever as he is very experienced. He has played a lot of IPL games so he is calm and composed under pressure. If Rohit bats like this, then it is a treat to watch him. He was on song today and it was very good to watch.”India and Bangladesh will play final T20I of the three-match series on Sunday, November 10, in Nagpur.
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