There’s still room for pure batsmanship in T20 cricket: Gary Stead | Cricket News


HAMILTON: Unfazed by criticism of their conservative batting approach at the T20 World Cup recently, the New Zealand coach Gary Stead Sunday said there was “still room for the pure drummer” in the slam-bang format.
The Black Caps failed to win an ICC World White Ball Tournament once again when they lost to Pakistan by seven wickets in the semi-finals in Australia earlier this month after their batters failed to hit and hit a modest 152/4.
“I know there’s a lot of talk around a number of players around the world in the T20 game but in my opinion a lot of the wickets we’re playing on, it’s not just about the bash crash game all the time,” the 50-year-old told reporters here after the second ODI against India was abandoned due to rain.
“We’ve got a few players with Devon (Conway) and Kane (Williamson) who probably showed that kind of shrewd batting as opposed to that first-ball crash-bash style. There’s still a place for those players to My opinion. ”
“The World Cup in Australia actually showed on several occasions that the batting side comes into play.”
England, who became the only team to hold both the ODI and T20 World Cup titles in the same cycle, succeeded with the pattern of playing fearless and aggressive cricket from the first ball.
“You have to look at the resources within your squad and then you have to look at what the game plan is. Some teams go to the limit method all the time.
“But we showed in a few games that there is also a different way of playing. The team selected is the best XV or XI we have had,” said the former Kiwi Test hitter, defending his strategy.
“For us, it’s still the way we play the game. It can change again, we have to keep reviewing our style of play and making sure we keep up with the game.”
Stead further stated that they tied against Pakistan in the semi-finals, but it was their bowlers who let them down.
“It’s more than knocking in T20 cricket, it’s also your bowlers. Pakistan played extremely well against us, but we had a scoreline that was potentially defensible. We just didn’t start the best with the ball in the game,” he said.
The defending World Test champions have had a superb run with five consecutive World Cup semi-final appearances since 2015, including two finals in the 2019 (ODI) and 2021 (T20) editions.
“We’ve had a number of consistencies in our squad. We try to be consistent with our selections and the way we go about selecting the team.
“We’ve had a number of players that you look at in history who would also be New Zealand greats. You’ve put that stuff together. The guys have done that really well over the last 6-8 years” , did he declare.
Surya a huge force in world cricket right now
The Kiwi coach hailed India’s latest clean ball sensation, Suryakumar Yadav, who sizzled with his powerful performances in the T20 showpiece.
“He makes it look like it’s terribly easy at times and extremely difficult to play because he can access both sides of the pitch, he starts from the first ball and puts enormous pressure on you.
“He’s also very innovative, his shots are a bit different. He can admire the pitch and have 2-3 options, that makes him very difficult to defend.
“He’s a massive force in world cricket right now. He’s probably one of the most wanted wickets I can imagine in world cricket,” he added.
The rain played spoilsport as the second ODI between New Zealand and India was called off after a long delay.
The hosts, who lead the three-game series 1-0, earned crucial Super League points to move up to No.3 on the table.
“It’s nice to hear that, the ranking for me is a bit irrelevant. But once the game starts, his two teams go against each other.”
“It’s disappointing for the team and the fans, they couldn’t see two quality teams go all out.
“It was quite difficult to grab the ball once it started to rain. With the new ball it was difficult to grab.
“(Lockie) Ferguson played with good pace, Matthew Henry looked good at the crease… We can still take positive signs,” he added.



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