Uncooked tempo alone won’t ever be sufficient to win T20 video games persistently at Chinnaswamy the place bowlers with totally different skill-sets, executing a selected plan can be required in RCB set-up, head coach Andy Flower mentioned after his group’s exit from IPL Eliminator. Whereas RCB had an excellent run on the back-end with six straight wins and certified for the ‘Eliminator’, the group misplaced most of its video games on the Chinnaswamy with not one of the pacers — Mohammed Siraj (ER 9.18), Lockie Ferguson (ER 10.62), Yash Dayal (ER 9.14), Recce Topley (ER 11.200, Karn Sharma (ER 10.58) have not precisely set the stage on hearth.
“You actually want extremely skilful bowlers at (M) Chinnaswamy (Stadium). Merely tempo will not be going to be the reply there. You want skilful, clever bowlers and other people that may bowl to actually particular plans at Chinnaswamy,” Flower mentioned.
With the mega public sale scheduled to happen earlier than subsequent IPL, Flower desires RCB to choose particular sort of gamers.
“I do not actually wish to speak about that stuff but — I am nonetheless digesting what’s occurred on this sport. (However) I do suppose although as half reply to your query the Chinnaswamy has some specific qualities that we want to have the ability to exploit,” Flower mentioned when requested what the franchise’s strategy can be for the following yr.
Energy-hitters wanted
On batting entrance, Flower desires gamers with higher energy sport, who can sustain the tempo.
“We now have all seen how the ability sport has affected T20 cricket not too long ago. On the batting entrance, you actually have to recruit batsmen with that form of energy that may sustain that form of tempo,” he added.
Coach helps ‘Impression Participant’ rule
Flower batted for the ‘Impression Participant’ rule saying that it permits two Indian gamers to take part in a sport.
“It’s got a couple of positives about it completely. Now there’s an additional Indian taking part in and that is a superb factor for Indian cricket. It has catalysed the batsmen,” Flower mentioned.
“It has given them slightly little bit of a security web they usually’ve taken off and attacked the sport slightly extra this yr.” The left-hander believes that even when the rule is finished away with, batters will not again away from the ultra-aggressive strategy seen this yr.
“Even in the event you took the affect participant rule away, I consider batsmen will nonetheless retain that very aggressive sport that they are taking part in in the meanwhile as a result of they’ve proved to themselves that they will play that aggressively and keep in,” Flower mentioned.
Do not see motive that Maxwell cannot flip issues round
Flower backed the struggling Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to show issues round after he was dismissed for a duck and completed with a mere 52 runs in 10 matches.
“He is had an incredible couple of years really. It was a shock to everybody however I actually want him effectively. He’ll the World Cup now and I do not see any motive why he cannot flip this round or flip his personal private type round within the World Cup for Australia,” Flower mentioned.
The previous England coach additionally mentioned veteran India participant Dinesh Karthik has “probably” performed his final sport within the IPL, including that he’s additionally fascinated by teaching alternatives.
“Probably. He is been an absolute pleasure to work with this yr. He hadn’t performed numerous cricket main into this match and what he is executed for us, runs smart, angle smart and contributing to the group within the dressing room and out on the sphere has been actually particular and I respect him for it,” Flower mentioned.
“He is an excellent commentator already and he fairly likes the thought of teaching as effectively and dealing with and serving to different folks, which I am not stunned about, and I feel he’ll be an incredible success when he does that as effectively,” mentioned the 56-year-old.
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