Harry Brook Sinks KKR With Scintillating Ton, Says He Overcame Spin Troubles
Brook plays a shot against KKR (IPLT20.COM)
Harry Brook whacked a blazing hundred against Kolkata Knight Riders in match number 19 of the ongoing IPL 2023 season. The Englishman opened the innings with Mayank Agarwal, and boosted the Sunrisers Hyderabad total to a daunting 228-4 off their 20 overs.
Brook struck three sixes and 12 boundaries of the 55 deliveries he faced in the innings, and left a notable mark for his side for the first time this tournament. Earlier, the cricketer had scored just 29 runs across the three initial matches SRH played this season.
Harry Brook says he used powerplay to his advantage
After the SRH innings, Harry Brook revealed how he overcame his dry run with the bat this season. The attacking batter was dismissed to spin wizards Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravi Bishnoi in the first two games for SRH, against Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants respectively.
In his next outing, he was castled by Punjab Kings ace speedster Arshdeep Singh.
Brook stated that he used the powerplay overs against KKR upfront to overcome his spin troubles. He added that he simply rotated the strike in the middle stages of the innings, while allowing other batters to catapult the scoring rate.
The youngster acknowledged the favourable batting conditions on offer at the Eden Gardens, and was vary of KKR’s firepower in the run-chase. He said:
“I’ve had a bit of trouble with spin, but I wanted to use the powerplay to my advantage. So middle overs wanted to rotate strike and let the other boys do the hitting. It is a belter of a pitch, we need to bowl our lengths rightly and take wickets. We still got a job to do. My girlfriend is here but the rest of my family have just left, I’m sure they’ll all be very happy for me.”
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