England opener Johnny Bairstow feels that the upcoming IPL T20 World Cup will put players in a “good frame of mind” as they will play in the same circumstances as the ICC event in India later this year. Bairstow, who is currently involved in a three-match ODI series against India, will change for Sunrisers Hyderabad when the IPL takes place on 9 April. “This will be a great opportunity to play on different grounds that we can potentially play.” T20 World Cup. To see how different teams would go about bowling under those circumstances, ”Bairstow said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday.
“Because, naturally with the dimensions of the field and also the wicket, it varies how the attacking totems and batsmen are set, so it will be an interesting competition.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin their campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on 11 April.
“Obviously playing here, it was a new base, it was a lot to learn but the games we have got in the IPL will be in Chennai. However, the game in India, whether it is in conditions or weather or inside. Ho. There is general hope that will help, “he said.
“But nothing can be done to guarantee, we know the quality of the competition and the quality of the opposition.”
“To be a part of the IPL, if you can come and do well in that hope you can reach the World Cup, only to put in a good frame of mind because we have a lot of players to play.”
Bairstow had scored 94 off 66 balls in the first ODI due to the loss and said that England had lost crucial moments in the match but overall there was nothing wrong with their game plan.
“To get ourselves into a position and move on from the game, we would love to get out of the line … Everyone got injured the previous night, it’s not a good feeling to lose a game,” he said .
“Our game plan has been very good over the last four years. I don’t think we did a huge amount of wrongs yesterday. There were critical periods where we didn’t capitalize, we lost important moments in the game.”
The 31-year-old called the failures a “building block” as they prepare for the T20 World Cup.
“I think this is another building block for that (T20 World Cup), we have talked about building blocks before 2019 World Cup, put ourselves in different situations and got better players And it will test us again. ”
“We are missing some people and it is an opportunity for people to play in different roles and also apply skills that give comfort to the players, are within the team… you have to have options. “
Talking about life in a bio-safe bubble, Bairstow said: “It’s so hard … It’s been just 10 days since January 2 that I was home. In September when we went to the bubble in Manchester , Until then. Christmas. Apparently there were a couple of weeks off until January.
“So it is very difficult and people need rest. It is not easy to just play and play cricket,” he said.
“Staying on a fixed floor of the hotel, not being able to leave the hotel … It is hard to stay away from families and the break that people are getting during the winter is important for people’s mental and physical health.”
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Bairstow was rested for the first two Tests against India in England’s rotation policy, which was criticized by some former players.
“We all know that the amount of cricket is increasing, we are only 7 months away from the World Cup with the Ashes behind it and then the next winter tour of the West Indies, and this is without mentioning anything about the English summer, So it’s not easy to schedule when people will need a little break.
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