Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says getting sufficient time to play within the lately concluded IPL within the UAE was the “perfect” preparation for the T20 World Cup and will put him in place within the showpiece.
The 30-year-old pacer Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Kane Richardson additionally made a comeback within the IPL and have been dominated out of the second leg of the profitable league and stayed at house.
“It was getting into my thinking,” Hazlewood, who performed for Chennai Super Kings within the IPL, was quoted as saying by Australian media.
“The conditions, the elements here – it’s pretty hot – and getting a run of a game of T20 cricket leading into the World Cup. It’s been perfect.”
After being part of CSK’s profitable marketing campaign, he has now joined the nationwide group in Abu Dhabi.
Hazlewood, who’s well-versed concerning the circumstances and sluggish nature of pitches within the UAE, has performed extra T20 matches within the final six months than within the earlier six years, partly due to leagues just like the IPL.
He stated, ‘I’m feeling very assured about my position now.
“It’s just about the identical position whether or not it is for Chennai or Australia – a pair (of overs) ahead after which a pair on the finish. So (I) really feel extra assured with each place I’m in.
“You can never dominate T20 cricket as a bowler, I don’t think. There are just so many different elements. But I feel good about my game.”
He performed 9 matches within the second half of the IPL and was certainly one of CSK’s main wicket-takers.
After shedding a match to Delhi Capitals within the second leg of the IPL attributable to a calf damage, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is bowling within the nets and will play within the group’s World Cup first match in opposition to South Africa in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
