Rajasthan Royals newly signed New Zealand player Glenn Phillips has recently said that he wants to create his own legacy in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). He has come as a replacement for experienced Jos Buttler for the second phase of IPL 2021 after Buttler pulled out of the rest of the season due to the birth of his second child.
Although he has been named as a replacement for Jos Buttler, Phillips stated that he’s ‘a completely different player’ to him as well. “The team has brought me in to do whatever role they need me to play, so it’s not really like I’m filling in Jos’ shoes, I’m probably filling in my own shoes and looking to create a legacy of my own rather than being a replacement,” said Phillips.
While talking about his excitement about playing in the IPL, Phillips shared his desire to use this experience in India sometime in the future as well.
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“I’m really looking forward to being a part of a new team and just getting amongst so many experienced players and talking to them and trying to pick their brains. It would be awesome to be part of that full IPL atmosphere in India, but with the IPL taking place in the UAE – it’s the next best thing and it’s my first IPL season so I’m not going to complain and will take whatever I can get,” expressed Glenn Phillips. “There were a couple of other teams who wanted me, but the fact that I was playing for the Barbados Royals already, made sense for me to go with the Rajasthan Royals. I felt it was the right decision to stay with the same franchise.”
The youngster also said that he will be happy to contribute wherever the team needs him to do as well. However, Rajasthan Royals will take on Punjab Kings on September 21 as the league will resume in the UAE.
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“Whether it’s opening, in the middle order, bowling, keeping wickets or wherever in the field, I’ll just do whatever the team needs for me to do. I feel like I have the ability to control the pace of the game depending on what the situation is like regardless of the position I’m batting at. So, if you lose wickets, I feel like I have the batsmanship to be able to take the game deep and then accelerate at the end. Having power in my game does allow me to take it deep till the end and catch up. I can give the team a fast start as well, but also play the longer innings,” Glenn Phillips concluded.
