For somebody who’s bowled little or no in senior cricket, it got here as a shock to watch Ayush Mhatre practise his off-spin, bowling to Sarfaraz Khan within the nets on the A.M. Jain College floor right here on Sunday.
Mumbai was making ready for its opening fixture within the Buchi Babu All India cricket event in opposition to TNCA XI, set to start on the Gojan-B floor on Monday.
“I had a niggle, so I didn’t bowl in the England tour (India u-19 tour in June and July). But I bowl regularly,” he emphasised after follow.
Despite the presence of some senior gamers within the squad, the 18-year-old has been entrusted with the duty of main his facet within the event.
“I’m very glad to captain the Mumbai team. It’s very special for me. I’m very lucky to captain Mumbai at such a young age!” he mentioned.
But he isn’t sporting the captaincy hat for the primary time. He led the India u-19 facet that toured England not too long ago. He’s been named the captain once more for the u-19 tour to Australia in September.
Speaking about how captaincy has had a optimistic impression on his total sport, he mentioned: “The (sense of) responsibility has improved. And the involvement in the game has been better for me now, because as a captain, you have to be alert for all the situations.”
Having performed for CSK final IPL season, he mentioned he has “learned from Mahi bhai (M.S. Dhoni) to stay calm in any situation and make smart decisions on the field without being aggressive.”
He’s clear in his head when it comes to his strategy to batting in multi-day cricket. “Every batter has his own strengths, and my strength is aggressive cricket. I just think about scoring runs. So automatically, if the ball comes in my range, I just hit it,” he mentioned.
