Dubai: Many cricketers and captains have learned the tricks of the trade from the iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Namibian captain Gerhard Erasmus, as he is admired for the calm attitude of the former India wicketkeeper-batsman. Another leader from whom Erasmus drew inspiration was former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, who is currently the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
For me as a captain, maybe my captaincy style is what I learn from watching people act like Brendon McCullum or MS Dhoni, in the sense that they are good thinkers of the game, but they have a different style, Erasmus said in a statement. Assisted by the International Cricket Council (ICC), said in a virtual media interaction. I learned a lot watching McCullum, the ease that he has under his captaincy. On the other side of the spectrum, you learn a lot from MS Dhoni, Dhoni’s calm and emotional face, so of course we have learned a lot from the highest quality players, added the 26-year-old.
The other batsman, whom he saw while growing up, was dodging South Africa’s AB de Villiers, who is still facing opposition attacks against sweepers. Erasmus quipped that the kind of energy he (de Villiers) brought to the crease, the shot making, the way he played around the field, he is definitely someone I looked up to when I was young and continued to do. Whom his father had introduced him to cricket. Namibia will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 18 October. They will take on Ireland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 22 October.
Admitting that the wicket in Sharjah is playing out at a slow pace, the right-handed batsman and off-break bowler said it could be in his side’s favour. We are following the circumstances closely (in the UAE) and doing our own kind of analysis behind the scenes. Sharjah’s wicket has shown a little slow play. “We have a lot of different skills in the team, we have other spinners, we have different bowlers who change the pace. I think the wicket in Sharjah can play in our favour, he said.
Erasmus said his teammates are also keen to learn from former South African player David Wiese, who will play for Namibia. Yes, David (Wise) has a lot of experience and has played a lot of T20 cricket, he has also played T20 tournaments all over the world. “David is also a new face in our team, he’s awesome, he’s someone we can learn from,” the Namibian captain signed off.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be played in Oman and the United Arab Emirates from October 17.
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