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BENGALURU, Apr 3: Opener B Sai Sudharsan felt exposure to "difficult conditions" during his current stint with IPL side Gujarat Titans has contributed immensely to him evolving as a T20 batter.
Sudharsan played a fine innings of 49 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in GT's eight-wicket win here on Wednesday night to showcase the benefits of his hard yards at nets.
"It's my fourth year (in the IPL), so I feel it has given me a lot of experience. I got exposed to a few difficult conditions. I got exposed to a lot of fast bowling in the nets with GT," Sudharsan said in the post-match press meet.
"I feel the most important thing which has helped my evolution or the way I've improved my T20 batting is the game-time I get here and the practice time I get here with the Titans, with the bowlers, all quality international bowlers," he added.
At GT nets, he has the privilege to horn his skills against the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Gerald Coetzee this season. In the previous years, he had faced the likes of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma.
Sudharsan now sits on the second place in the run-markers' chart with 186 runs. The left-hander has made those runs at an average of 62 and at a strike-rate of 158.
"So, I feel that has helped me even from the nets, I would say. I got exposed to a lot of things, a lot of difficult conditions.
"I've learnt a lot in these three years. I feel it has helped me understand the game better and the basics of the game as well," he said.
Sudharsan also lauded Jos Buttler for lending experience to the side at the No. 3 slot.
"I feel Butler is bringing in a lot of experience and a lot of knowledge, which is helping us to to settle the middle-overs and have a very good last five overs," he said. |
