Dubai: Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum Say they were “a bit paralyzed by fear” when coronavirus hit the first half IPL in India.
He was KKR spinner Varun Chakraborty and seamer Sandeep Warrier, who first tested positive for COVID-19 in May in the middle of the league, which was eventually postponed.
Purple and Gold Brigades led by England’s white ball captain Eoin Morgan The first half was excellent. They are seventh, but McCullum expects a strong showing when action resumes in the UAE on 19 September.
“With regards to the upcoming tournament (the second half of the IPL stage), we can end it the right way. We can go ahead with the game and we are in a position where we need things to go,” McCullum said. According to KKR website.
“We need to hit the ground running, challenge each other privately, support each other publicly, and try to get the best out of each other over the next 4-5 weeks. Who knows. is where we can go with this.
“Sometimes throughout the season when I felt like we were being paralyzed a little bit by fear,” he said.
This virus had wreaked havoc in India at that time and killed thousands of people.
The 39-year-old former New Zealand captain, who started his IPL journey as a player with KKR, is hopeful that the team will be able to get rid of the anger it had built up in the first leg of the league.
“I haven’t been able to liberate people enough to understand that and that’s a challenge for me. But it’s also a good challenge for people that they need to push the envelope of their thinking as well.
“Hopefully we’ll be able to overcome the anger that built up in the first half of the season, just go out there and try and enjoy.
“That’s the ambition I’ve got for the franchise and that’s why I’m steadfast and unwavering in my belief that we need to play a brave style of play,” he added.
Talking about his coaching style, McCullum said, “When we left India (the IPL was called off due to Kovid), I think everyone understood me as a coach that I was my coach. How do I want to play the team?
“I’m not even sorry about that because my job at KKR is to try to build something that’s going to be long lasting for the franchise,” McCullum said.
KKR will start their campaign in the second leg against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi on 20 September.
He was KKR spinner Varun Chakraborty and seamer Sandeep Warrier, who first tested positive for COVID-19 in May in the middle of the league, which was eventually postponed.
Purple and Gold Brigades led by England’s white ball captain Eoin Morgan The first half was excellent. They are seventh, but McCullum expects a strong showing when action resumes in the UAE on 19 September.
“With regards to the upcoming tournament (the second half of the IPL stage), we can end it the right way. We can go ahead with the game and we are in a position where we need things to go,” McCullum said. According to KKR website.
“We need to hit the ground running, challenge each other privately, support each other publicly, and try to get the best out of each other over the next 4-5 weeks. Who knows. is where we can go with this.
“Sometimes throughout the season when I felt like we were being paralyzed a little bit by fear,” he said.
This virus had wreaked havoc in India at that time and killed thousands of people.
The 39-year-old former New Zealand captain, who started his IPL journey as a player with KKR, is hopeful that the team will be able to get rid of the anger it had built up in the first leg of the league.
“I haven’t been able to liberate people enough to understand that and that’s a challenge for me. But it’s also a good challenge for people that they need to push the envelope of their thinking as well.
“Hopefully we’ll be able to overcome the anger that built up in the first half of the season, just go out there and try and enjoy.
“That’s the ambition I’ve got for the franchise and that’s why I’m steadfast and unwavering in my belief that we need to play a brave style of play,” he added.
Talking about his coaching style, McCullum said, “When we left India (the IPL was called off due to Kovid), I think everyone understood me as a coach that I was my coach. How do I want to play the team?
“I’m not even sorry about that because my job at KKR is to try to build something that’s going to be long lasting for the franchise,” McCullum said.
KKR will start their campaign in the second leg against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi on 20 September.
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