Gujarat Titans have picked up proper from they left final season within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Adding to their squad, South Africa’s David Miller joined the camp just lately after lacking out on the primary sport on account of worldwide obligation. Ahead of the conflict towards the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Miller answered some questions on his group’s title defence this 12 months and the brand new rule of ‘Impact participant’.
When requested about how vital it’s to win the toss, Miller mentioned, “Honestly, I don’t really know at this moment, it’s just been some days since I arrived but the guys in charge surely know what to do whether we win it or not.”
He was additionally requested in regards to the begin of the season for Gujarat to date to which he replied, “It has been a good start this and it looks like nothing has changed from last year. The guys are very hard working and I am just privileged to play with them.”
“I’ve just come in the last couple of days and I’m still trying to kind of get the concept of it, but it seems like it takes away the impact of all rounders, takes their role away,” Miller mentioned throughout the pre-match press convention when requested to touch upon the brand new rule. (Big Blow For Mumbai Indians As Jofra Archer Likely To Miss Game vs Chennai Super Kings)
“That’s my understanding, where you can take six or seven frontline batters or six frontline bowlers. So, yeah, I mean, we’ll see how it goes as IPL goes on.”
When requested if the all-rounder’s place is threatened as a result of new rule, Miller mentioned: “No, not necessarily threatened.”
“I mean, ultimately, you’ve got your all-rounders position. But I think the fact that you’ve got the choice to have the extra batter or the extra bowler just gives extra strength to the team. So I wouldn’t say it’s a threat to any all rounders. All rounders have always been highly regarded in any team. So I think their role still remains but it just gives this extra strength to the team in terms of batting or bowling.”
On Sunday, Gujarat will tackle Kolkata Knight Riders, who’ve three thriller spinners in Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy and new entrant Suyash Sharma.
“KKR have got a strong team, some really good mystery bowlers, and we’re well aware of what they’ve gotten. In terms of preparation, we’ve been doing everything we can the last day or two to counter that,” Miller mentioned.
“It is going to be very hot. So I think the guys are going to be hydrating, well, the next 24 hours.”
