If you are in hurry in T20 cricket, you can’t blame wicket: Kapali
Photo - BCB , Roton Gomes
|| CF Correspondent ||
The question surrounding the BPL wicket came to the fore once again after the last two days produced a low scoring affair.
Before the special edition of the tournament, namely Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL), the governing council said that this time, the wicket would be good and the tournament would see many big scoring affairs.
On the first day of the tournament, it looked that the wicket is quite good to entertain the crowd. However, that doesn’t continue.
In the last two days, the tournament saw two scores below 100 while no team could get past 150 runs mark, bringing the question of the standard of the wicket to the fore once again.
Sylhet Thunder was bowled out for 91 runs in their game against Rajshahi Royals today, to further fuel the debate.
Kapali who claimed 3-16 with his leg-spin to dismantle Sylhet Thunder ruled out any demon of the wicket, saying that it’s the batsmen who couldn’t apply them properly.
“The way they [Sylhet Thunder] started their innings, they looked all set to amass big score on the board but they couldn’t continue on it. If you can’t apply yourselves and always are in hurry in T20 cricket, you can’t blame the wicket,” Kapali said here today after the match.
Even though Sylhet was bowled out for 91 in just 15.3 overs, Rajshahi gunned it down with ease, reaching the winning mark of 95-2 in just 10.5 overs.
“But we got to the winning mark in just 10/12 overs,” Kapali said, indicating that there is no reason to blame the wicket.
“If one can play full 20 overs in T20 cricket, there is always chance to scorer 170/180.”
“The wicket was good today. I thought they [Sylhet] would end up scoring 180. Wicket is still good.”
It was Rajshahi Royals' second successive victory in a row, having defeated favorite Dhaka Platoon by nine wickets in the first match.
Kapali, the former national player, said this victory would enhance their confidence to a great degree.
“This victory will enhance confidence. In the last two matches, most of us didn’t get the opportunity to bat but everyone is ready to bat when the opportunity will come. Everyone is desperate to do well. Our team is a confident team,” he remarked.
Kapali though was adjudged man of the match for his bowling performance, he termed himself as batsman firstly, stating, “In the last Dhaka Premier League, we did well with bowling but I am mainly a batsman first. When I bowl, it tries to thrive in bowling also.”
Kapali also heaped shower of praise on captain Andre Russell, a West Indies all-rounder who is leading any side outside of his country for the first time.
