Washington Sundar has needed to endure a painful 5 months away from the sport on account of a finger damage however the lanky Tamil Nadu off-spinner in his personal admission, used the time without work to get higher as a cricketer as that was all he may management.
Washington missed out on the T20 World Cup however Ravichandran Ashwin’s underwhelming present in white-ball video games and subsequent ouster introduced him again within the combine as he made his worldwide return with 3/30 towards West Indies in first ODI.
“There were a lot of challenges but I just wanted to do what I could do to improve myself as a cricketer. That’s all that’s in my control and I was only focusing on that,” Washington mentioned at post-match press convention.
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Washington has understood prior to now two years that there can be roadblocks from time to time however he should create his personal mechanism to counter the problems. He first missed the T20 World Cup in UAE the place he was a sure-shot starter after which COVID-19 performed truant when he was about to board the flight to South Africa.
“Yes, there’ll at all times be challenges, that is one thing that I’ve realized particularly within the final couple of years.
“But what matters is how I push myself, keep getting better at the aspects that I want to and keep improving myself. I’ve tried to focus on it,” the younger spinner elaborated.
Washington mentioned there are two World Cups arising, one T20 later this 12 months and the ODI World Cup in 2023 and his focus will stay on these.
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“It was very very disappointing to have misplaced out on an opportunity to play the World Cup. But sure, there are two World Cups within the subsequent 15-16 months, in order that ought to be my focus.”
Now that he’s again, Washington is aware of that extra video games that he performs, higher and sharper he’ll turn into.
“More than something, I’ve at all times wished to be within the current and preserve getting higher as a cricketer.
“If I do that, there would be a lot of opportunities and also the fact that I would be able to perform a lot better. I have loved to stay in the present and enjoy the game,” he added.
Talking concerning the match, it was all about focussing on his strengths.
“I used to be simply bowling to my energy and naturally we had some plans for his or her batsmen. We simply wished to execute the plans and it was heartening to get off. I’m completely happy that I may bowl to my strengths,” Washington mentioned.
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On Sunday too, Sundar bowled early within the power-play, and he mentioned the expertise of the Vijay Hazare Trophy helped him.
“That’s one thing I’ve been doing for the previous few years. I take pleasure in bowling within the Powerplay now. Even the truth that I performed Vijay Hazare, that helped me bowl in numerous conditions of the sport.
“Even there, I bowled so much with the brand new ball. All these experiences have positively helped,” he added.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
