Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Sandeep Warrier says that he wants to learn many things from the fellow mates Pat Cummins and Lockie Ferguson in the fourteenth edition of the upcoming tournament Indian Premier League. Warrior, playing his third season with the KKR team, has now come a long way to discover his strengths. He says that the T20 matches have made him realize the importance of time management.
“The day when KKR picked up Pat Cummins, I messaged Abhishek sir saying ‘I’m not going to let him go away from me. I’ll be behind him throughout the two months, you just tell me how I do that’. He is one of the best bowlers you can have right now in the team. I would want to learn a lot from him, not only about T20 cricket but also Test cricket. I want to learn how he approaches the game or reacts to certain situations. It will be good to learn from both Lockie and Pat,” KKR’s official website posted the said quotes by Warrier.
Sandeep Warrier’s wish to learn and understand the techniques of his teammates has only given him advantages and made him a mature bowler. His journey from a net bowler in RCB to playing for KKR has taught him a lot. The domestic match resulted him to strengthen his weaknesses and sharpen his strengths. That strength were show offed when Warrior plucked Chris Gayle and KL Rahul in the second match of his debut series against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019.
“Previously, I never used to bowl the knuckleball or the slow ones, so I started working on that and my yorkers after a bad Ranji season in 2017-18. I used to work a lot on my strengths. But after that season, I used to work a lot on my weaknesses,” Warrier added.
“As a bowler, you are bound to get hit in T20s. But no matter what, the comeback you give in the short time is what maters. So, when I realized, I started thinking more on the need to integrate what can be done, so that I can minimize the number of bad balls. I guess that’s what gave me success,” Warrier said.
Kolkata knight Riders will start their IPL 2021 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
