Kolkata: It’s a circle of life that put Wriddhiman Saha in the same position he was a decade back when he came to England in 2011 as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The script was repeated in 2014, with Saha dutifully carrying the bats, towels and drinks for his teammates, and in 2021 he is again expected to watch Rishabh Pant’s pilots from the dressing room, something that is only out of his style of batsmen missing are decent on his trade.
“Of course there will be criticism if you do not do well. I always try to deliver the way I have learned over the years, ”Saha said before joining the team’s bio-bubble in Mumbai on Monday. Despite being consistent with the bat, Saha’s willow move somehow did not exactly inspire the highest confidence, and the question raised does not make him a little amusing.
‘When people say that my batting is not there, that may be the case … But I think I do not need to change anything – a mental approach or technique. I’m just trying to keep my focus and work hard, ‘said the reluctant Bengali pestle.
He assumes that the retirement of Dhoni and his spate of injuries throughout the 2018 season, Pant was the one who could make the most of the chances that came out of it. Parthiv (Patel), DK (Dinesh Karthik) and Rishabh got chances after I was sidelined due to injury. But it was Rishabh, who took full advantage of the opportunity and confirmed his place in the side. Maybe I played a few games here and there … ‘
India will play six Test matches in England over the next three months, and although Pant is not planning to do so during the World Cup, Saha may want there to be a chance to come up with five matches against England from August.
“I think it’s a big motivation to represent India itself, and it will be much bigger if an opportunity comes my way,” Saha, who played 38 Tests, scored 1,251 runs and made 103 dismissals.
‘Ultimately, everyone faces this challenge in a small or larger way. But being on the team and representing your 1.4 billion country is much bigger. ”
A teammate of the core, Saha believes that despite his 11-year stoppage career in the Test, he has never had bitter feelings about being left out in the cold at times.
“I always approach my game with this mindset. For me, the team always comes first and I will always want my team to win. “It has never affected my personal relationship with anyone,” he said.
In anticipation of the WTC final, Saha said it was the batsmen.
“If you look at the English conditions, the batsmen will face the biggest challenge. Tempo bowlers always get the advantage there. The batsmen will hold the key. The team that bats better will be in front, ”he said.
Asked to compare Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson, his captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, Saha said: ‘Kane is always cool-headed and works calmly and calmly. But it’s about the challenges on the field rather than talking off the field. ”
Source: Telangana Today