KKR Coach Doeschate Expresses Concern Over Bowlers’ ‘Element of Fear’ Amid IPL 2024 Run-Fest
KKR’s batting coach Ryan ten Douchet believes that the way the batsmen are scoring runs in the Indian Premier League 2024 season will scare the bowlers. PBKS beat KKR’s bowlers in a historic chase in T20 cricket at the Inn Gardens on Friday, April 26. The Punjab team chased down 262 for 8 in just 18.4 overs. Speaking at the press conference after the result, Ten Docht asked the bowlers to be braver. Doeschate believed that KKR would have scored 260 on any day as the first innings score, but the nature of the pitches and batsmen made life very difficult for the bowlers.
“I think the way the batting is going throughout the competition. If anything, there’s an element of fear, and I think there’s a lot of upside in the ball if guys are going to be brave enough to fight that battle. But I It seems like it’s a brand new phenomenon, the way batsmen are batting, everyone feels they are just taking a step back like you say, Sunil is amazing, others will be disappointed because we are with that performance, ” said Ryan ten Doschet. At the post-match press conference in Kolkata. “We need to find ways to stop the batsmen, take the game away as they have been doing throughout the competition,” he added.
‘Bowlers need to be brave’
KKR coach explains the change in batting mentality in IPL 2024. He spoke about the ability of the batters to play high-reward shots and go full-blast, with more risk from the very first ball due to the presence of an impact player. – Extra batter in the dugout.
“I think if you told us we’d score 262 tonight. Hey, you almost can’t predict a team chasing that. And it’s the same for us when you’re batting first. You know. , you have an extra batter in the shed so you can go very hard so I think the mindset of the batsmen is that you are ready to work hard for the whole 20 overs with the ball, I think. There’s a lot of upside in being brave and sitting back and waiting, rather than really going at the batters, until we figure out a way to stop this flow of runs coming in,” Ten Doschet said.
If the batting has been good, is the bowling also a concern? Ten Douchet doesn’t think so. The former KKR man has argued that teams need to read the situation quickly in this tournament as batsmen are running away from the game at a record pace this year. “I think the bowling throughout the competition is not a concern. But like I said, the boys are taking a long time to find a way to stop it. Hey, that’s something we will continue to work on. We’re not worried,” Douchet concluded. .
