“Everyone wants to bat a little, but they should first acclimatise to the conditions. However, in the 17th over, you simply go with a clear head,” Shepherd stated.
The Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, secured their inaugural triumph in the current Indian Premier League (IPL). On April 7, MI played their 20th game of the tournament at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai against the Delhi Capitals. They played a great first innings at the bat.
The five-time winners were most struck by the 29-year-old Romario Shepherd’s blow following the onslaught of the top-order. After hitting Anrich Nortje for a massive 32 runs in the 20th over of the opening innings, Shepherd, who batted in the middle order, scored 39* runs in 10 deliveries.
Speaking about his knock, Shepherd took the opportunity to consider his approach going into the Delhi Capitals batting match. He felt that his position on the squad allowed him to play freely.
“Everyone wants to bat a little, but they should first acclimatise to the conditions. However, there’s no holding back in the 17th over, so you just go in with a clear head,” IndiaToday cited Shepherd as saying.
“Whenever you’re in that kind of role you’re even more dangerous, having to just hit the ball because when you ‘see-ball hit-ball’, it’s a more clear mindset than having to be tentative and looking for ones and twos,” he stated.
You must maximise and perform to the best of your ability: Shepherd
The famous hitter also said that a batter who bats at the bottom of the order has more leeway to play shots and thought about how it’s about making the most of the balls that one confronts.
“There, you seem a little hesitant and may have misplayed a delivery that you would have hit.”However, you will only encounter around seven, eight, or nine of the 18 balls when you are in the back end. Shepherd stated, “You have to maximise and hit it as well as you can.”
