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Mount Maunganui, Nov. 19: Glenn Phillips was in prime form during the recently concluded T20 World Cup and has become a vital clog in the New Zealand T20 line-up.
Ahead of the second game against India, the Kiwi batsman said that he can't even 'dream' of pulling off some of the incredible shots that Suryakumar Yadav plays so effortlessly. Currently, the Indian batsman tops the ranking charts, as the world no. 1 T20 batter. The two will come face to face when New Zealand take on India in the second game of the three-match T20I series at the Bay Oval.
The Bay Oval ground holds fond memories for the Black Caps batter, having scored a 46-ball hundred.
Speaking to stuff.co.nz on the eve of the match, Phillips said, "He (Surya) is absolutely incredible. The things that he does I wouldn't even dream of doing. I would love to try but we have very different games. The wrist strength that he's got to be able to hit balls for six in extremely awkward areas is a talent you rarely see."
Phillips also mentioned that the "high risk-high reward game" that is played by him and Surya also keeps opposition in the game as they have the danger of getting out if some of those adventurous shots aren't executed properly.
"I have got my strengths and he has got his and we go about our jobs in different ways. And the way we both play presents opportunities for the opposition to get us out as well. It's part of the risk and reward of middle order cricket in T20," stated Phillips.
Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav has been world's top run-getter in the 2022 calendar year with whopping 1040 runs at an average of 43 and a magnificent strike-rate of 186. Phillips is eighth in the ICC's T20I batters' list and has scored 650 runs at a strike-rate of 158 plus. Phillips is fearing that on good batting tracks like Bay Oval (Mt Maunganui) and McLean Park (Napier), Surya's strike-rate would soar even higher.
"I could easily see (Surya's) strike rate being even higher here than it was in Aussie, with the slightly smaller grounds and the pitches very similar, potentially a bit bouncier with a bit more grass on them. It's going to be very interesting what sort of strike rates we see here," signed off Phillips.
After the first match was completely washed out due to rain, the two sides, who suffered semifinal exits at the 2022 T20 World Cup, will face off in the second T20I at the Bay Oval. The match will get underway at 12:00pm IST.
Source: Inputs from PTI
