Aware of the talks going around about the Gujarat Titans’ middle order, star spinner Rashid Khan said that they have succeeded this season by not dwelling on imperfections but trusting players to do well in different situations, and adapting quickly to conditions as well.
“I think every team has those little bit areas to improve and have some areas very strong. You can’t be a complete 100% perfect team. Doesn’t matter how good a player you will have … throughout the tournament there has been lots of discussion about our middle order and things like that but I feel everyone is stepping up,” he said.
“Everyone is taking the responsibility and I feel like that’s so important. If you keep thinking about those 10% or 15% you are not accurate, it’s going to affect the rest of 70-75 or 80%. For us the thing is that we just keep the thing simple. Whoever the opposition is, how are we going to be more impactful whoever gets the opportunity in the middle. Either you bat, bowl or field. So don’t much think about where we weak, where we strong. Think about what is in front of me and how I can do better for the team.” Rashid Khan applauded the bowlers for their consistent effort this season.
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“The wicket didn’t change. I think the bowling attack we have, especially the fast bowling unit we have, we have done a really great job throughout the tournament,” Rashid said. “And I feel like on this wicket, if you hit the right area consistently with a good pace, there is something for the bowler. While putting score on the board, you just don’t go with the flow, you just see the condition first and then you try to play accordingly.”
The veteran leg-spinner also said Gujarat’s biggest strength has been their ability to read conditions faster than the opposition in the tournament as well.
“I think that’s the kind of main strength which remains for us throughout the competition, that we adjust ourselves with the condition very quickly as a bowling unit and also as a batting unit. So I feel like we adjusted ourselves with the condition and the wicket quicker than them and I think that’s the reason behind we won again,” he said.
While talking about the challenges of bowling in high-scoring games, Rashid Khan also said that modern-day T20 cricket demands aggressive approach from bowlers even under pressure.
“In this game, when you’re defending 230, you will go for runs. It’s not something like you’re going to be still bowling 18 to 20 dot balls,” he said. “But I feel like for you as a bowler, one thing remains, how I’m going to make it super hard and tough for him to hit that ball for a boundary.”
“Well, I think in life you have good days and bad days and you have to know how to manage yourself in bad days as well. And if you keep doing well and don’t have any bad day, I don’t think you’re going to learn a lot. Every game I play, I ask the video analyst to send me the pitching map and I see where I pitched maximum deliveries and what I can do better,” Rashid said.
“Shubman, I think he is getting better and better each and every day. He is adjusting himself with the condition and the grounds very quickly and he reads the game very quickly. I think what is great with Shubman is he knows his game. He knows his innings, how to start, how to accelerate and how to finish it,” Rashid Khan concluded.
