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IPL 2017: England’s Sam Billings to try out Rahul Dravid’s off-field lessons in Champions Trophy
- Updated: May 10, 2017
Sam Billings
England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings is looking brazen to perplexing out a off-field lessons he has picked adult from Delhi Daredevils manager and Indian cricket fable Rahul Dravid to make an sense in a arriving Champions Trophy.
Seemingly bowled over by Dravid’s “calming influence” in a sauce room, Billings said: “I only suffer articulate to him, either it’s about life or cricket.”
“He is unequivocally ease and offers his insights and has lots of experience,” Billings told IANS in an talk while plying his trade for Indian Premier League (IPL) authorization Delhi Daredevils.
The Kent cricketer, who done his ODI entrance opposite New Zealand during Birmingham dual years ago, pronounced he was diversion for tough work and wanted to have a good opinion to life and cricket, a la Dravid.
“Obviously Rahul’s only a small bit some-more in terms of that (experience). So, yes, we consider with knowledge we only demeanour to swell and as prolonged as we can continue with a same opinion and work hard… have a good opinion towards life and cricket, you’re going to improve. So, yeah, unequivocally looking brazen to a home Champions Trophy.”
England start their ICC Champions Trophy Group A debate opposite Bangladesh during London’s Kennington Oval on Jun 1.
“We’re personification during home and it’s always special to perform in front of your possess fans,” pronounced a 25-year-old glovesman, who has incited out in 11 ODIs, scoring 246 runs for England.
Besides Bangladesh, Australia and New Zealand also underline in Group A, that Bangladesh senior-pro Shakib Al Hasan has dubbed as a “toughest”.
Billings was partial of England’s dual One-Day Internationals opposite Ireland. He did not bat in a initial ODI and managed only 7 in a second.
He did avocation behind a stumps in both a matches, and batted during No. 6. Jason Roy and Alex Hales non-stop a batting for a Eoin Morgan-led side.
This could prophesy good for Billings, who formerly had to quarrel for his place with Hales during a tip of a order.
“I consider each foe we play in around a world, each nation we play in, and each manager or actor we come across, we can get something out of everyone,” Billings pronounced when quizzed about either it would be formidable to adjust to his new-found center sequence role.
Not wanting to criticism on either India, who announced their Champions Trophy patrol on Monday, would onslaught in English conditions after spending a lot of time during home personification 13 Tests and a IPL, Billings pronounced a conditions would be totally opposite to what he has played in a IPL.
“It would be opposite conditions than what it is here. The round will have lift and swing. It will be a formidable contest and all teams are strong,” Billings concluded.