The impressive Kunwarjeet Singh talks about his memorable MINY debut
By MI New York Media
With a 30-ball 33 in an anchored innings, studded with five crisp boundaries, Kunwarjeet Singh was one of the positives to come out of MI New York’s final league game. He talks about his impressive debut, his training, and how he’d kept himself ready for this moment at the post-match press conference. Excerpts..
When he realized he was making his debut
I was told early morning that it would be my debut. It’s a great feeling to finally make my debut. I have been working in the nets with the coaches on my batting a lot. I was trying to learn as much as I could and speak to the senior players. The preparation was done and I was just waiting for my opportunity. I just wanted to do my best.
On Sharad Lumba having a tough debut
It's a tough sport, especially the T20 format. It doesn’t always go your way. The preparations were there for all players sitting on the sidelines. Me and Sharad have played in the Minor Leagues as well. We’ve been putting in the work from there. It’s just a matter of time when we get the opportunity to showcase our talent. I know given the next opportunity, he would do well.
On the challenges of playing at different venues
We have played in three different venues. We’ve had games in a short span of time. But that’s the beauty of the game. We have to adapt. During the start of the season, Polly (Kieron Pollard) said that the wickets and conditions are the same for the teams, so the faster we adapt to them, the better it would be for us. As cricketers it is a part of our job to adapt to different conditions.
Thoughts on the game
I think we did a good job till the powerplay. We were at a decent stage till the end of ten overs as well. What I could have done was stick around for a couple more overs and take the team deep. I was the set batter and that is where I made the mistake. It’s a learning for me.
