South Africa batter David Miller mentioned that his largest takeaway from his staff’s Tremendous Eights win — within the T20 World Cup in opposition to the co-host — was the truth that ‘India is beatable’.
“India, as I discussed, is an unimaginable staff. However for us in a match like this, it’s about ensuring that we do the straightforward issues and make it possible for we keep in our lane as a participant and do the job and get the job finished,” he instructed reporters after the match.
India’s 76-run defeat to South Africa in its Tremendous Eights opener in Ahmedabad on Sunday was its first lack of the match. The end result ended a document 17-match successful streak in ICC males’s white-ball occasions, India’s earlier defeat having come in opposition to Australia within the 2023 ODI World Cup ultimate, additionally in Ahmedabad.
“We’re a mature staff. Lots of guys have performed collectively and a variety of cricket for South Africa, and that goes a great distance beneath strain. So I feel it’s simply staying in your lane, ensuring that you simply get the job finished and hold wanting extra.”
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Discussing his mantra in opposition to the damaging Varun Chakaravarthy, Miller revealed that shedding tentativeness and displaying extra intent did the trick.
Chakaravarthy, who had an incredible document in opposition to South Africa till the Sunday recreation, went for 47 in 4 overs, with each Miller and Dewald Brevis taking him to the cleaners.
“I feel it’s nearly actually ensuring that we had been on it when it comes to if he bowls a foul ball, we acquired to place it away – so a bit bit extra intent, and it wasn’t spinning an excessive amount of tonight, so you possibly can sort of belief the road.
“And as soon as we felt that, then we felt, OK, we’ve acquired to take him down, as a result of he’s a menace to each staff that he does play in opposition to. So it was positively one thing that we did discuss,” Miller, who smashed 63 off 35 balls, mentioned.
Having performed the sport for lengthy sufficient, the near-37 Miller is aware of that when the day comes, one must seize it.
“It’s taken a little bit of time. I’ve been taking part in the sport for some time now, and it’s about ensuring that I actually do stick with it when there are high-pressure moments in entrance of an enormous viewers like tonight.
After which, it is a recreation of dangers, and you’re going to fail as a cricketer in any other case. So it’s about ensuring that you’re taking part in to your phrases,” Miller quipped.
(with inputs from PTI)
Revealed on Feb 23, 2026