England starter Jonny Bairstow feels the upcoming IPL will put the players in a “good mood” for the T20 World Cup as they will play in similar conditions to the ICC event in India later this year. .
Bairstow, who is currently involved in the three-game ODI series against India, will perform for Sunrisers Hyderabad when the IPL begins on April 9.
“It will be a great opportunity to play in different fields where we could potentially be playing in the T20 World Cup. Also to see how the different teams are going to bowl under those conditions, ”Bairstow said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday.
“Because naturally, with the size of the fields and also the wickets, the way in which the attacks defend the totals and the batters establish them varies, so it will be an interesting competition.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad will open its campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on April 11.
“Obviously playing here, it was a new field, it was a lot of learning, but the games we have at IPL will be in Chennai. However, acclimatization in India, either to the conditions or the climate or in general, will hopefully help, ”he said.
“But nothing can be taken for granted, we know the quality of the competition and the quality of the opposition …
“… to be a part of the IPL, if you can come and do well at that, hopefully before the World Cup, you can just put yourself in a good mood because we have quite a few players playing at it.”
Bairstow had scored 94 of 66 for a losing cause in the first ODI and said England lost key moments in the match, but overall there was nothing wrong with their game plan.
“To put ourselves in a situation and get ahead of the game, we would have liked to go out of line … Everyone came back hurt last night, it is not a good feeling to lose a game,” he said.
“Our game plan has been very good in the last four years. I don’t think we made a big mistake even yesterday. There was a key period where we didn’t capitalize, we lost key moments of the game. “
The 31-year-old called the failures “building blocks” as they prepare for the T20 World Cup.
“I think it’s another building block towards that (T20 World Cup), we have talked about the building blocks before the 2019 World Cup, putting ourselves in different situations and coming out with better players and it will put us to the test again …
“We are missing some guys and it is an opportunity for people to play in different roles and also implement the skills that players who are rested have within the team … You have to have the options.”
Speaking of life in a biosecurity bubble, Bairstow said: “It’s very difficult … from January 2 until now, it’s only been 10 days since I’ve been home. In September when we entered the bubble in Manchester, until Christmas, there were obviously a couple of weeks off until January.
“So it is difficult to be far away and people are going to need to rest. It’s not easy just showing up and playing cricket.
“Living on a certain floor of the hotel, not being able to leave the hotel … being away from families is difficult and the rest that people are getting during the winter has been important for people’s mental and physical health.”
England’s rotation policy put Bairstow on rest during the first two Tests against India, something that was criticized by some former players.
“We all know how much cricket is coming, we are only 7 months away from the World Cup and behind that is Ashes and then the West Indies tour next winter, and that’s not to mention anything about the English summer, for so it is not easy to program things when people need a little break. “
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