Nepal captain Rohit Kumar Poudel said that the team's goal is to reach the Super Eights of the tournament.
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Nepal almost beat South Africa in the last Twenty20 World Cup. Who could possibly remember this more than African captain Aiden Markram? That is why he rightly said, ‘Anyone can beat anyone in this World Cup.’
With a day to go before the Twenty20 World Cup begins in India and Sri Lanka, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) celebrated ‘Captain’s Day’ at its headquarters. Eleven captains who have played for India were present. The event, which was held in two phases, focused on three main topics: the growing potential of associate countries, the increasingly batsman-friendly Twenty20 cricket, and Pakistan’s boycott of the match against India. When asked about the potential of associate countries in this World Cup, the Nepal captain, along with Namibia, Scotland, America, Italy, the US and Canada, claimed that representing his country in the World Cup is a big deal in itself, and we will make full use of this opportunity. Nepal captain Rohit Kumar Poudel said that the team’s goal is to reach the Super Eights of the tournament. He said that Nepal’s participation in this World Cup will inspire the next generation to get involved in this game. In response to a question from Kantipur, Rohit said, ‘All the players in the current team were inspired by Nepal’s first Twenty20 World Cup in 2014. I believe that our participation in this World Cup will help the next generation see their careers in cricket.’
In the meantime, he believed that for this, the Nepali team’s performance in the tournament should also be good. He said that Nepal should be positive about its chances in the tournament. His argument was, ‘We have not only defeated the West Indies, we have won the series.’ We were also close to winning in the matches against Bangladesh and South Africa. All this will keep us motivated to play in this World Cup.’
Difficult for bowlers
The most difficult person in this World Cup will be the bowlers. Because from now on, scores of three hundred can be scored regularly in Twenty20 cricket. England captain Harry Brooks admitted that Twenty20 cricket is increasingly leaning towards the batters. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav also could not deny this fact. He said, ‘I know very well how difficult it is for our own bowlers. I sympathize with the bowlers.’
The most accurate answer to the fact that not only the batters are becoming more aggressive, the runs are raining down, but the bowlers themselves are becoming frustrated was that of Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan. He said, ‘If a bowler thinks that he will score 250 to 300 runs, that is not right.’ This mentality must be removed first. At least, I myself do not think like that as a bowler. No one can say that this bowler bowls well.’
Rashid added, ‘If this same bowler bowls yorkers, you cannot hit sixes on it.’ If someone bowls accurately at the right place, no one can easily hit a four. In Twenty20 cricket, not only big scores are made, but also weak scores are made. This is because of the bowler. A bowler should play with a winning mentality, if that happens, it will happen.'
West Indies captain Sye Hope's statement was somewhat different. He said, 'As a batsman, our goal will remain the same, to score more than three hundred runs. Cricket has changed with the times. The way cricket is played has changed. There have been a lot of changes in Twenty20 cricket now. A team has to prepare accordingly. We will also prepare in the same way.'
'We cannot do anything'
Of the questions asked for Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, most of them were about the possible absence of Pakistan in the match against India. The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet said that it will boycott the match against India. Suryakumar believes that Pakistan will probably come to participate in the match to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. But having said that, if Pakistan does not come to play, there is nothing that the Indian players can do. Suryakumar said, ‘We are going to Colombo for this match. We have also practiced for the match. Our tickets to Colombo have arrived. But, if Pakistan does not come for this match, there is nothing that we can do. Right now we are playing on neutral ground. I think the ICC is also doing its best. We are ready to play against Pakistan. The thing is, all this possibility rests with the decision of the Pakistani government. Again, this is not an easy task to solve.’
