-Vinay Kumar
The batting coach of the New Zealand cricket team has given a very important statement before the start of the series between India and New Zealand. This statement of his can become a lesson for batting in India’s powerplay.
Ronchi said that the field conditions determine the batsmen’s batting strategy in T20 cricket but this strategy may not always be the same. Otherwise the result can be harmful. Significantly, after the 10-wicket defeat to England in the semi-finals of the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup, 2022, there was a lot of criticism about Team India’s loose batting. Team India was struggling to score runs in the powerplay. Ronchi said, “You play according to the conditions that are in front of you. Sometimes people think that every match has to show fireworks.
Ronchi said, “There are new, old, slow wickets and different conditions in the ICC World Cup. Not only Team India, but we (New Zealand) also did the same. Many other teams play according to the situation faced by them. But, sometimes it’s traditional to suit your style of play. Sometimes we realize later that we could have played differently.
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He further said, “When you lose, you think that we could have played it differently. But, mostly the situation dictates how you should play. And the players of the team know how and what they have to do.
Regarding senior players in T20 cricket, Ronchi said that it would be difficult for veteran players like Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Rohit Sharma to play like youngsters in T20 cricket. He said, “It is a difficult transition but those players are always trying to play better. Trying to play like young players. Young players have a different mindset. But, any team performs well when there is a combination of youth and seniors in the team.”