Explosive Proteas batter David Miller who has played as a finisher has stated some pretty important things since it’s a World Cup year and preparations are in full swing so David Miller too has started preparing for it. South Africa were knocked out by Netherlands in ICC T20 WC 2022 after almost dominating the tournament. This time, the Proteas will be aiming to get their hands on the silverware.
David Miller lauds Jasprit Bumrah
David Miller who is an explosive batter for South Africa batted for a couple of years and has scored runs, especially in World Cups David Miller plays efficiently. David Miller also mentions Jasprit Bumrah who is in red-hot form says he is a world-class bowler. Jasprit Bumrah has picked his form and is bowling pretty well. Jasprit Bumrah has picked 20 wickets in IPL and currently holds the Purple Cap he picked his form from World Cup 2023 and never looked back.
“There are so many good Indian players. But me being a batter facing the bowlers, Bumrah is bowling well at the moment. And he has been a world-class bowler for many years. He’s a threat to me, as well as every other batter in the World Cup,” David Miller told PTI.
David Miller speaks on modern T20 cricket and Impact Player rule
Further, he speaks about modern t20 cricket and how the approach has changed towards t20 cricket, explosive batting, and aggressive approach have changed the pattern of playing t20 cricket, massive scores and fearless nature such kinds of changes are irreplaceable so we should make habit of it to live accordingly.
“We’ve seen some high scores this year. And it’s been incredible batting by a few teams and few individual players in this IPL. And look, I always see everyone judges a batter on the average,” Miller said.
“But in T20 cricket, it can be difficult to judge someone purely on that. The top three batters, definitely can because of the number of overs they get to bat. When it comes to the middle order, it has always been the strike rates and what kind of impact the batter has had in the game,” he stated.
“I suppose as we move forward, it becomes more and more about impact. How impactful are you in the game? Depending on the situation. If we need 15 and over, can you do it? And that’s, I think, what guys are going to have to select teams on their match-winning ability,” said the 34-year-old.
David Miller speaks on Sai Sudharsan
David Miller also praised Titans batter Sai Sudharsan who is having the best season scoring 527 runs, David Miller appreciates Sai Sudharsan for his impactful performance.
“He’s an incredibly talented player. Still got a long career ahead of him. I’ve enjoyed watching him play. I love the way that he preps. And just the build-up to games and how he goes about it. He’s a very level-headed young boy that’s got a lot of talent,” said David Miller.
David Miller speaks about World Cups
Very few days left for the biggest carnival of the year ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which is in the USA and West Indies. The South African team has shown their dominance in World Cup 2023 scoring big runs and all players are fully fit and are ready for this challenge too.
“We’ve got a lot of experience, guys that have been under pressure before and come through successfully. So, putting all the individuals together in a T20 World Cup, I have no doubt that we most certainly going to give it our best shot. We have the players to do it, the skill to do it,” said David Miller.
“I love World Cups, I must be honest. I feel like I’ve done well at World Cups, personally. And I just want to continue the momentum. For you to say, finally, Killer Miller coming to life, I think I’ve done pretty well at previous World Cups,” he concluded.