Kolkata, Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate believes bowlers will need to find "innovative ways" of executing the balls with a touch of "anti-skills" to challenge the range-hitting batsmen in the ongoing IPL. Is required.
Punjab Kings successfully set a record for the highest run-chase in T20s by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by scoring 261/6 with eight balls and eight wickets remaining in their IPL match at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
"The game of 10 years ago is almost unrecognizable, when you get past 160 you almost pack your bags and realize you are going to win the game. Now, there is a need to score a big score. You have to score 160 runs before the 13th over to have a chance,” said Doeschate during the post-match media interaction.After a stormy inning of 54 runs in 2 balls by impact player Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow chased the target by playing a brilliant inning of 108 runs in just 48 balls.
After Prabhasimran was dismissed, Shashank Singh helped the cause by scoring an unbeaten 68 off 28 balls in that match, hitting a record 42 sixes in total.
The former Dutch all-rounder, who was part of KKR's 2014 title-winning team, stressed the need for bowlers to adopt unconventional tactics by bowling "anti-skill" to succeed in the face of aggressive batting strategies.
"You want to bowl to the opposition with skill. I think, you know, short and wide really work, pulling people wide and then going straight.,
Citing the example of Sam Curran dismissing Phil Salt, he said, "You don't have to catch guys nearly as off-guard as Sam Curran did when Phil Salt was set off-guard in the off-side field." Caught, he pulled it and then fired a leg stump."
"We have to come up with new methods. We have to keep changing ball-by-ball. I don't think you can bowl two balls the same way.I don't think you can bowl one on one to bowlers anymore unless they really have a grip on the game.
He said, "It's all in favor of the batsman. The challenge and advantage for the bowlers is that they are not able to counter-attack."
The previous record target in T20 was set by South Africa against West Indies in Centurion in 2023, when they scored 259 runs in 18.5 overs.
In the IPL, both the record chases have been made against KKR at the same venue of Eden Gardens in a span of 10 days.KKR had failed to defend 223/6, with Jos Buttler carrying out the heist by scoring a century in 55 balls on 16 April.
Dismissing any bowling-related concerns, the KKR assistant coach said there is no point crying about it as he will have to recover quickly.
“We are not worried, but bowling with the new ball and bowling seam, everything is really difficult in Kolkata, and we need to find a way to do better.
"You can look at it two ways. You can step back and say, oh, that's unfair, we're bowling machines, or you can say, we're a way of trying new things and accepting the challenge." Going to find."It's going to be tough, we'll be criticized throughout the show, but you have to find new ways. We've got four weeks left, it's going to last at least that long, there's no point crying about it.
"I feel sorry for the bowlers, I think it's gone even more towards the (batting) side, but these are the realities, and my way of going about it would be to find a way to punch the batsman back as quickly as possible. "
Giving information about his main fast bowler Mitchell Starc, Doeschate said that the Australian left-arm fast bowler may need one or two matches to make a comeback.
KKR will next face Delhi Capitals here on Monday, before which it will face Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants in two consecutive matches."As far as I know, he's very close to returning, which will either be the next game or the game after that," he said.
Effect up an occasion: Prabhasimran
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Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran, who came in as an impact replacement for Arshdeep Singh and powered his way to his first half-century of the season, described the ruling as an opportunity for himself.
“I see it as an opportunity for a young player,” said the young opening batsman.
"We just wanted to take advantage of the power play and carry the momentum," he said of the record chase.
For PBKS, the inclusion of Bairstow has been beneficial as he returned to form.Prabhasimran said, "He is such a big player, we all know what he is capable of. In cricket, you just have to take one match to recover from your bad form and you saw how he dominated the bowlers. Scored a century."
Punjab Kings successfully set a record for the highest run-chase in T20s by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by scoring 261/6 with eight balls and eight wickets remaining in their IPL match at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
"The game of 10 years ago is almost unrecognizable, when you get past 160 you almost pack your bags and realize you are going to win the game. Now, there is a need to score a big score. You have to score 160 runs before the 13th over to have a chance,” said Doeschate during the post-match media interaction.After a stormy inning of 54 runs in 2 balls by impact player Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow chased the target by playing a brilliant inning of 108 runs in just 48 balls.
After Prabhasimran was dismissed, Shashank Singh helped the cause by scoring an unbeaten 68 off 28 balls in that match, hitting a record 42 sixes in total.
The former Dutch all-rounder, who was part of KKR's 2014 title-winning team, stressed the need for bowlers to adopt unconventional tactics by bowling "anti-skill" to succeed in the face of aggressive batting strategies.
"You want to bowl to the opposition with skill. I think, you know, short and wide really work, pulling people wide and then going straight.,
Citing the example of Sam Curran dismissing Phil Salt, he said, "You don't have to catch guys nearly as off-guard as Sam Curran did when Phil Salt was set off-guard in the off-side field." Caught, he pulled it and then fired a leg stump."
"We have to come up with new methods. We have to keep changing ball-by-ball. I don't think you can bowl two balls the same way.I don't think you can bowl one on one to bowlers anymore unless they really have a grip on the game.
He said, "It's all in favor of the batsman. The challenge and advantage for the bowlers is that they are not able to counter-attack."
The previous record target in T20 was set by South Africa against West Indies in Centurion in 2023, when they scored 259 runs in 18.5 overs.
In the IPL, both the record chases have been made against KKR at the same venue of Eden Gardens in a span of 10 days.KKR had failed to defend 223/6, with Jos Buttler carrying out the heist by scoring a century in 55 balls on 16 April.
Dismissing any bowling-related concerns, the KKR assistant coach said there is no point crying about it as he will have to recover quickly.
“We are not worried, but bowling with the new ball and bowling seam, everything is really difficult in Kolkata, and we need to find a way to do better.
"You can look at it two ways. You can step back and say, oh, that's unfair, we're bowling machines, or you can say, we're a way of trying new things and accepting the challenge." Going to find."It's going to be tough, we'll be criticized throughout the show, but you have to find new ways. We've got four weeks left, it's going to last at least that long, there's no point crying about it.
"I feel sorry for the bowlers, I think it's gone even more towards the (batting) side, but these are the realities, and my way of going about it would be to find a way to punch the batsman back as quickly as possible. "
Giving information about his main fast bowler Mitchell Starc, Doeschate said that the Australian left-arm fast bowler may need one or two matches to make a comeback.
KKR will next face Delhi Capitals here on Monday, before which it will face Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants in two consecutive matches."As far as I know, he's very close to returning, which will either be the next game or the game after that," he said.
Effect up an occasion: Prabhasimran
,
Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran, who came in as an impact replacement for Arshdeep Singh and powered his way to his first half-century of the season, described the ruling as an opportunity for himself.
“I see it as an opportunity for a young player,” said the young opening batsman.
"We just wanted to take advantage of the power play and carry the momentum," he said of the record chase.
For PBKS, the inclusion of Bairstow has been beneficial as he returned to form.Prabhasimran said, "He is such a big player, we all know what he is capable of. In cricket, you just have to take one match to recover from your bad form and you saw how he dominated the bowlers. Scored a century."
