RAJKOT: "I enjoy Twenty20," he declared, and few would disagree with that. On Saturday night time, Colin Munro scorched the hapless Indian bowlers on the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium's flat observe right here, blasting a 54-ball hundred (109 no longer out, 7x6, 7x4), after which taking Shreyas Iyer's wicket while conceding simply 23 runs in his 3 overs to form New Zealand's 40-run series-levelling victory over the hosts.
It is not the first time this year that Munro, who used to be promoted to open the batting via the Black Caps on this quick limited overs excursion to India to provide the fireworks in 'collaboration' with Martin Guptill, has sizzled in the recreation's shortest format. On January 6, he had pummeled the Bangladesh bowlers on his way to a 54-ball 101 back house in a spot called Mount Maunganui. Incidentally, that knock incorporated precisely the similar collection of fours and sixes (seven every) he hit right here. He is thus the first batsman to have smashed two T20I masses in the similar year.
After his blazing knock, Munro used to be quizzed on whether his IPL enjoy — he is played for the Kolkata Knight Riders after which the Mumbai Indians — lend a hand him by any means. "I wouldn't say that. I only played a couple of games and didn't do too well," stated the 30-year-old. After his scintillating knock on Saturday night time, although, Munro can pin his hopes on selling like a scorching cake in next year's mega public sale.
Later, Munro explained why T20 is excellent up his alley. "You know it's a short game, and you go out there to express yourself and when it comes off, it comes off. Sometimes, you put too much pressure on yourself in the longer form where you've got to score runs all the time. In Twenty20, you just got to go out there and express yourself and take the good with the bad. Sometimes it comes off like it did tonight and the other night it didn't come off. You've just got to go with the flow," he stated.
Munro's desire for this format in mirrored in his resume — the explosive left-handed opener has played just one Test, back in January 2013 against South Africa, at the same time as he is featured in 27 ODIs and 34 T20Is. In the world of T20 cricket, Munro is already a sought-after name — with the exception of enjoying for his house team Auckland, he performs for the Sydney Sixers, Trinbago Knight Riders and Worcestershire too.
His failure (zero & 15) in that recreation, in which Dale Steyn destroyed the Kiwis with his tempo, must've perhaps satisfied the New Zealand selectors and Munro himself that Test cricket wasn't his cup of tea.
Though he has a strike charge of 152.87 in T20Is, at 28.68, Munro doesn't moderate that prime, which means that he's learnt to deal with success and failure in a balanced method. "I think I've always felt good in this format. It's one of those games where when you're going well, you're going really well. And when you're not, you're not. For me, it's a mindset thing. I've tried not to expect too much off myself playing at this level or at Twenty20. It's just trying to ride that wave and not trying to get caught in...when I score runs, not get too high and you don't, get too low. It's just about trying to keep as even as you can and I think I've done that over the last two years," he elaborated.
Apart from his masses, Munro's different 'T20 particular' is the 14-ball fifty he smashed against Sri Lanka in Eden Park in Auckland. Which one is the closes to his middle? "They're all a bit different I think. I hadn't scored a hundred before when I had got that fifty. It was all a whirl and I couldn't really remember it too much. Obviously, the first hundred you score for your country, it always means a lot. And to come to India, play against a tough opposition and score a hundred and bat throughout the innings, means a heck of a lot, so...it is tough to put one on top of the other but they're all special, that's for sure," he spoke back.
Munro credited his stepped forward performances in recent times to discovering a solid spot in the Kiwi team. "For me, the biggest part of being successful at this level is the mental side. I've scored runs for Auckland for a long time, it's just trying to get the same mental aptitude at this level. I think in the past I've probably put too much pressure on myself and haven't always had that role cemented my spot in the team, so it's always what can I do to make the team rather than what I do now which is what can I do to win a game. Or what I can do to contribute to the game. And that's what makes a difference. Even if it's 20 off 10, that's a contribution, whereas in the past I've been not good enough to stay in the team. But now it's more of a mental mindshift," he explained.
It is not the first time this year that Munro, who used to be promoted to open the batting via the Black Caps on this quick limited overs excursion to India to provide the fireworks in 'collaboration' with Martin Guptill, has sizzled in the recreation's shortest format. On January 6, he had pummeled the Bangladesh bowlers on his way to a 54-ball 101 back house in a spot called Mount Maunganui. Incidentally, that knock incorporated precisely the similar collection of fours and sixes (seven every) he hit right here. He is thus the first batsman to have smashed two T20I masses in the similar year.
After his blazing knock, Munro used to be quizzed on whether his IPL enjoy — he is played for the Kolkata Knight Riders after which the Mumbai Indians — lend a hand him by any means. "I wouldn't say that. I only played a couple of games and didn't do too well," stated the 30-year-old. After his scintillating knock on Saturday night time, although, Munro can pin his hopes on selling like a scorching cake in next year's mega public sale.
Later, Munro explained why T20 is excellent up his alley. "You know it's a short game, and you go out there to express yourself and when it comes off, it comes off. Sometimes, you put too much pressure on yourself in the longer form where you've got to score runs all the time. In Twenty20, you just got to go out there and express yourself and take the good with the bad. Sometimes it comes off like it did tonight and the other night it didn't come off. You've just got to go with the flow," he stated.
Munro's desire for this format in mirrored in his resume — the explosive left-handed opener has played just one Test, back in January 2013 against South Africa, at the same time as he is featured in 27 ODIs and 34 T20Is. In the world of T20 cricket, Munro is already a sought-after name — with the exception of enjoying for his house team Auckland, he performs for the Sydney Sixers, Trinbago Knight Riders and Worcestershire too.
His failure (zero & 15) in that recreation, in which Dale Steyn destroyed the Kiwis with his tempo, must've perhaps satisfied the New Zealand selectors and Munro himself that Test cricket wasn't his cup of tea.
Though he has a strike charge of 152.87 in T20Is, at 28.68, Munro doesn't moderate that prime, which means that he's learnt to deal with success and failure in a balanced method. "I think I've always felt good in this format. It's one of those games where when you're going well, you're going really well. And when you're not, you're not. For me, it's a mindset thing. I've tried not to expect too much off myself playing at this level or at Twenty20. It's just trying to ride that wave and not trying to get caught in...when I score runs, not get too high and you don't, get too low. It's just about trying to keep as even as you can and I think I've done that over the last two years," he elaborated.
Apart from his masses, Munro's different 'T20 particular' is the 14-ball fifty he smashed against Sri Lanka in Eden Park in Auckland. Which one is the closes to his middle? "They're all a bit different I think. I hadn't scored a hundred before when I had got that fifty. It was all a whirl and I couldn't really remember it too much. Obviously, the first hundred you score for your country, it always means a lot. And to come to India, play against a tough opposition and score a hundred and bat throughout the innings, means a heck of a lot, so...it is tough to put one on top of the other but they're all special, that's for sure," he spoke back.
Munro credited his stepped forward performances in recent times to discovering a solid spot in the Kiwi team. "For me, the biggest part of being successful at this level is the mental side. I've scored runs for Auckland for a long time, it's just trying to get the same mental aptitude at this level. I think in the past I've probably put too much pressure on myself and haven't always had that role cemented my spot in the team, so it's always what can I do to make the team rather than what I do now which is what can I do to win a game. Or what I can do to contribute to the game. And that's what makes a difference. Even if it's 20 off 10, that's a contribution, whereas in the past I've been not good enough to stay in the team. But now it's more of a mental mindshift," he explained.
Rajkot hero Munro enjoying the T20 wave
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November 05, 2017
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