Fortunate to have skills of taking wickets in powerplay: Sundar
Indian cricketer Washington Sundar said he is fortunate to have the skill set to bowl during the game's powerplay. He has been phenomenal in powerplay in the ongoing Nidahas Trophy Tri-series. He bowled 11 of 16 overs in the powerplay. The 18-year-old off-spinner has seven wickets to his kitty. He's the most economical bowler in the tournament with an economy rate of 5.87 runs/over.
It's more about reading batsman's mind: Sundar
"It is definitely a challenging thing... When you get an opportunity to represent your country you need to face those challenges. When you win those challenges you get a lot of satisfaction," Sundar said. "It's more of reading the batsman's mind, especially in the powerplays because every six balls, they will be looking to hit you out," he added.
Mantra of success while bowling in powerplay
Speaking about the success mantra while bowling in the powerplay, Sundar said, "I play a lot of league games back home. Couple of years back, we played a tournament. I used to bowl two in powerplay and two in the death overs. These things helped me to get better as a cricketer." "It's a good feeling when you bowl under 6 everyday," he said.
I and Chahal bowled well: Sundar
"It was very important for me and Chahal to bowl well. Our 8 overs were very important. Mine and Chahal's four overs were very crucial, and both us bowled well," Sundar said. "It is not an easy wicket to defend any kind of totals. You saw them (Bangladesh) chasing down 215 odd runs. So we had our plans," he added.
