Tag: Kumara Sangakkara

  • Open to bat at any spot, on the lookout for some additional ideas from Sangakkara: Shivam Dube

    Rajasthan Royals’ new recruit Shivam Dube says he is able to bat at any place for his group and is seeking to get some “extra tips” from Director Of Cricket Kumara Sangakkara to enhance his batting throughout the IPL starting on April 9.
    Dube, who has featured in a single ODI and 9 T20s for India, was introduced by the Rajasthan Royals for a whopping Rs 4.40 crores throughout the IPL public sale in February.
    “I think, I have played at many positions, so I don’t care much about what I can do, I care much about what teams needs from me,” 27-year-old Dube instructed PTI in an interplay right here.
    “So if they need me to bat up the order, I can bat at any quantity, early within the innings, and if they need me as a finisher in any sport, I can do this additionally.
    “I have played the roles in many formats, like many tournaments of the IPL and domestic and Indian teams also, so I am really free about that.”
    After the IPL auctions, Sangakkara had stated that Dube’s batting would be the predominant focus and “if there is an opportunity for him to bowl, it would be very rarely and very few overs, if at all.”
    Dube stated he’s trying ahead to getting some “extra-tips” from the Sri Lankan legend, with whom he can be working within the upcoming season.
    “… he (Sangakkara) has played a lot of cricket and he is going to watch me and going to tell me what I need to add in my game to improve and to be a better left-handed batsman,” he stated.
    “Many things would be there, but from a batting perspective, it would be more from my side to get some extra tips from Sanga (Sangakkara), so I can perform well in the tournament.”
    Dube stated he’s solely centered on profitable the trophy for his group.
    “First of all … if I’m taking part in for any group, I simply count on my group and myself to goal for the trophy. I don’t count on (something personally)…as a result of as an expert you recognize what you need and what groups gives you, what roles it’s important to play and that you’re going to get from the coach…
    “The one thing I would always be grateful is that I will be playing for Rajasthan and they will be trusting me a lot.”
    The Mumbai all-rounder, who performed for Royal Challengers Bangalore for 2 years, believes he may have carried out higher within the final version in UAE however stated his focus now could be to remain within the current and turn into a greater cricketer.
    “…competition is lot for Indian cricketers, so I feel that playing last year’s IPL, yes I was on 50-50 note, but it was crucial for me to get into Indian team, because I think all the players were doing good and even, I should have performed much better…,” he stated.
    “… I don’t think much about getting into international team, I think if I perform in every game as my team needs, I can be a better batsman. I don’t think, what I will get, I just want to be in present.”
    Dube, who continues to be in quarantine, stated he would hit the bottom operating on Friday or Saturday.
    Rajasthan Royals, who had received the inaugural title in 2008, will begin their IPL 2021 marketing campaign towards Punjab Kings on April 12.

  • The means Joe Root dealt with himself all through his knock was an amazing studying expertise: Kumara Sangakkara

    In awe of Joe Root’s efficiency within the ongoing sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka, Kumara Sangakkara stated the way in which the England Test skipper dealt with himself on day three of the second Test was “a great learning experience for everyone”.
    After notching up a double century within the sequence opener, Root continued his good run by hitting 186 within the second Test to raise his aspect from a spot of trouble.
    “Outstanding. Everyone has been amazed at how easy he has made it look. Not just in this innings, which is probably an easier pitch at this stage, but also the first Test,” Sangakkara stated on ‘Sky Sports’.
    “Magnificent gameplan, execution was clinical, the use of the sweep, the reverse sweep, the rotation of strike, the technique, the poise, the calmness, everything was incredible. It was brilliant to watch and to learn from,” he added.
    Asked what he had discovered from watching Root bat, Sangakkara stated: “You can rating runs however possibly not have that very same poise or ease that Joe Root had.
    “He has worked on it and read the situation and pitch and he was in total control. For me or anyone batting or a coach, the execution and way he handled himself all throughout the day was a great learning experience.”
    Root and Jos Buttler (55) stitched a 97-run stand, serving to England register 344 of their first innings. The skipper confronted 309 balls and was additionally combating a cramp earlier than he was he was run out within the closing over of the third day.
    Teammate Buttler termed Root’s innings as a “masterclass against spin”, including that it was a “great education” to observe the 30-year-old bat.
    “To again up his double hundred within the first Test, to point out the bodily and psychological utility to go and do it once more it was a masterclass in batting in opposition to spin.
    “It has been a great education for all of us and we have thoroughly enjoyed watching him and gutted for him to get out in that fashion at the end of the day,” Sangakkara added.