Extensive experience playing Big Bash League in Australia contributed to this joss butler And Alex HalesAbsolute dominance over India in the second T20 World Cup semi-final, said the head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday. Buttler (80 not out) and Hales (86 not out) added 169 runs in just 16 overs to beat India by 10 wickets in a high-profile semi-final. Hales has played the most BBL in the current English group, wearing the jerseys of Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder.
“I mean, of course, there’s no doubt that England – many of their players have come here and played. In this tournament, it certainly showed. It’s tough,” conceded Dravid as the winners were one There was benefit.
Buttler has also played for the Thunder and both the England openers showed their game against the local side Adelaide Strikers at the same ground here.
BCCI does not allow any active Indian cricketer to play in foreign T20 leagues. When Dravid was asked whether playing in the BBL would benefit Indians, he said, “I think it is very difficult for Indian cricket because a lot of these tournaments happen at the peak of our season.”
“I think it is a big challenge for us. Yes, I think a lot of our boys probably miss out on opportunities to play in these leagues, but if you want to do that – it really depends on the BCCI. That’s the decision,” he said as he landed the ball on the parent body’s court.
The BBL is held at the time of Ranji Trophy and hence there is no chance that any Indian youth will get a chance to play. Giving players a chance to play other leagues would end India’s domestic tournaments.
“The thing is it (BBL) is right in the middle of our season, and the kind of demand there will be for Indian players, if you allow all of them to play in these leagues, we won’t have domestic cricket, ” They said.
“Our domestic trophy, our Ranji Trophy will be over and that will mean the end of Test cricket,” Dravid said.
BCCI will face a catch-22 situation if BCCI opens doors for its players to do their business in foreign leagues.
“I know a lot of people talk about it, but we have to be very careful when we — we have to understand the challenges that Indian cricket or BCCI will face in a situation like this.” If Indian players are allowed in other leagues, Dravid feels Indian cricket will become like the West Indies, which is struggling to keep the Test format afloat.
“You’ll see all our boys – like a lot of boys being asked to play the league in the middle of our season. We’ve seen what happened with West Indian cricket, and I certainly don’t want Indian cricket . go that way.
“It will definitely affect our Ranji Trophy; it will affect Test cricket. Indian boys playing Test cricket are very important to the Test game, as well, I think,” he said.
We were 20 runs short in the powerplay overs
Dravid admitted that the team was not good against England that day.
“Last year we have played some good T20 cricket. Even in this tournament, I think we are having some moments. But we were not good enough here that day,” he said.
Another knockout loss for Dravid is “disappointing, but not a defeat”.
“Yeah, it’s depressing. Defeat. I’m not sure that’s the right word, but it’s definitely disappointing.” The coach was the first to admit that they fell short of the par score, posting 168 for six.
“Maybe when the game started, the boys were saying it was a little tough, it was a little slow. Having said that, they bowled really well.
“I thought they were really good up front. They hit really good lengths, didn’t really let us get away. We thought we were probably 15-20 short at the 15-over mark, and we really had Had a good end in five overs,” he said.
No swing for Bhuvi, Arshdeep
The new ball did not swing for both Bhuvneshwar Kumar And Arshdeep Singh and this was a major reason for India’s massive defeat.
“The ball probably didn’t swing as much here as it did in other parts of Australia or in other conditions. With a little bit of play in their hands, and class players like Butler and Hales, I thought their partnership was fantastic.
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“I think they just put pressure on us, never let it go and even when our spinners came on the wicket we thought we might be able to control the game,” he added.
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