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T20 World Cup: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate emphasised that the side won't leave any stones unturned against West Indies during their upcoming T20 World Cup clash. The two sides will face each other in Kolkata in a fight for a semi-final spot.
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00:00Coach, how are the coaching staff of the team and how are the coaching staff of the team?
00:14First of all, everyone within the team, our condolences go out to Rink and his family.
00:20It's obviously a very sad time when something like this happens and he hasn't joined the team yet.
00:27And he'll continue to get the love and support from everyone in the group.
00:33He's planned to join us later this evening.
00:36And like I said, we just need to get around him and help him through this very difficult time.
00:53Ryan, a virtual quarter-final there against West Indies. Just one...
01:03A virtual quarter-final there tomorrow. Just one day of preparation.
01:07What is your message going to be to the group?
01:10Because you regrouped well against Zimbabwe in Chennai and now this game against West Indies.
01:15The pitch looks a bit dry and runs on offer.
01:17So how do you assess the whole situation and where do you find yourself in the tournament?
01:21Because one defeat could well draw curtains on the campaign.
01:25Yeah, I mean South Africa the only undefeated team in the competition now.
01:29And you know the tournament or a tournament of this magnitude kind of builds in stature
01:34and builds to this point for everyone now where it's a quarter-final and you have to win to stay.
01:39And I think the important thing is to, you know, focus on ourselves.
01:42Focus on what has got this group to this point. How well they've done.
01:47And you know now there's only quality players left in the tournament.
01:50So it's about big players standing up, experienced players standing up and just remaining calm
01:55and staying true to the way we've played leading up to this match.
01:59Right, I mean going into the tournament, Sanju obviously was in the scheme of things.
02:05Then he did not start in the Mumbai game for the start of the tournament.
02:10Then again he came into the 11 in Delhi.
02:14Now again in Chennai you have to suffer the batting order as well.
02:17So in the middle of the tournament if you have to suffer the batting line up, how challenging it is?
02:24I think it's a testament to the players that they adapted so well the other night.
02:29You know, we've always spoken about versatility and being able to play different roles
02:33and in different circumstances.
02:35So I thought the other night in Chennai was a good example of that.
02:39I thought Tillich looked really good at five or six where he came in in that role
02:43for someone who's batted three for the majority of the last 18 months.
02:46I thought he did fantastically well.
02:49And now we've got options, you know, going to this last phase of the tournament.
02:53Against West Indies, again, we'll have a proper look at the pitch
02:55and decide what combination we're going to put out there.
02:59But, you know, certainly Sanju coming back after sitting on the side for so long,
03:03he looked in good touch.
03:04He made some good choices and he got us out the blocks quickly.
03:06And it wasn't a scorecard that was dominated by anyone, but everyone chipped in.
03:13And, you know, that's sort of our modus operandi.
03:15We just want guys to focus on partnerships and keep the rate going quickly throughout the innings.
03:20And everyone did really well at that the other night.
03:23Very good afternoon, Tomal from Khadar Khadar.
03:25Tomorrow is a do or die match.
03:27How much prepared your team?
03:29How much?
03:30Prepared your team?
03:31Yeah, the team is very prepared.
03:34You know, these are professionals who live for these moments.
03:37It was a quick turnaround from the disappointment of South Africa.
03:40I thought the guys would group really well in the prep in Chennai for those couple of days.
03:44And we've had a nice day off yesterday, a travel day.
03:47And you'll see nearly everyone's here today for the optional session.
03:51And we've just been through our plans in the team meeting and just a little bit of fine-tuning now
03:55just to get used to the surface, have a look around and make sure we focus on ourselves
04:00and put our best foot forward tomorrow in a crucial game.
04:23Yeah, I don't think there's many lineups that can boast Romario Shepard walking in at number nine.
04:29But I think that's also a feature of all the teams in the tournament now.
04:33Certainly the teams that have done well.
04:34England bat really deep.
04:36New Zealand bat really deep.
04:37India bat really deep.
04:39You know, we have the luxury of someone like Axel if he doesn't come in early, coming in at eight.
04:43So you have to focus on taking wickets.
04:46I think that old-school way of just containing in T20 cricket has gone out.
04:51You know, we feel West Indies play a risk-reward game of high proportion in both aspects of that.
04:58And as a bowling unit, we're really looking forward to that challenge.
05:01We know there's kinks there where we can get wickets.
05:04And our plan tomorrow will be to attack the whole 20 overs and peg them back in that way,
05:08much like South Africa did.
05:11But yeah, it's certainly going to be a challenge.
05:13The surface looks pretty good, so it could be a high-scoring game.
05:16And as well as throwing punches with the ball, we're going to have to make sure that we're brave with
05:19the bat as well
05:20and maintain a high strike rate and high intent throughout the innings as well.
05:25Hi Ryan, Shreesh from CrickInfo here.
05:28India do not always have to play such high-pressure games because they're always so good.
05:32But given that the West Indies game is now coming up and as we have discussed that it's a virtual
05:37quarter-final,
05:38beyond the points of execution and skills, what sort of mental work needs to be done in the background leading
05:44up to a game like this
05:45so that the players do not get overawed or do not fall in a misstep?
05:50Just let me complete the question.
05:52Even in the 2024 T20 World Cup final, at least there were senior guys like Rohit and Virat.
05:57But here you can see the obvious change in guard and the much younger players.
06:02So the pressure must be extreme, isn't it?
06:04Even if you sort of mask it by other conversations, it's quite real, isn't it?
06:11Yeah, I don't think you ever want to mask pressure.
06:14I think you want to go towards pressure and that's been the message throughout.
06:16Not just the World Cup, but certainly all the bilateral series.
06:19All our preparation towards us has been going towards the pressure when it comes.
06:23And I think more than masking it, you want to reframe it.
06:27We continue telling the guys, you know, what a privilege it is to play for your country,
06:32what a privilege it is to walk out at Eden Gardens and play for a match to stay in the
06:37tournament.
06:39In terms of mechanisms, you know, guys each have their own routines, you know, have their own mental models.
06:45But generally speaking, if you can just focus on the next task when you're under pressure,
06:50what's gone before is gone and whether it's the next ball or the next ball you're facing,
06:54you just have to focus on the next ball.
06:56And I think giving the players the trust that we, you know, back them to execute,
07:03back them all the scaffolding they've done with their own work,
07:05it is four moments like this and it's just a great moment to go out there and just show how
07:09good we are as a team.
07:15Ryan, Eden Gardens has been a venue where fast bowlers taking the pace off has worked really well.
07:21And that's sort of a delivery that's troubled the Indian batters in this tournament.
07:25You've lost about 16 wickets to that kind of pulling, although it worked very well in Chennai.
07:29And West Indies have done well with that variation as well.
07:33So how do you sort of, like, you know, how do you sort of have, do you sort of have
07:36discussions around that?
07:37Do you put that, like, you know, get that out in the nets?
07:40How has that been in this tournament?
07:43Yeah, it's a fine line.
07:44Like any challenge you face, you don't want to, you don't want to over-focus it and make it too
07:49much a bigger deal.
07:50And, you know, it'll be maybe a half or 40% of the balls where pace is taken off.
07:56So it certainly is a challenge and something we have spoken about and something the guys will go out and
07:59practice now.
08:00But you also need to rely on intuition and, you know, your gut feel.
08:05And like I say, if you focus too much on one thing, your mind gets clogged up.
08:09So we want the players just to play what they see in front of them.
08:13But obviously to be aware and pre-program how they want to go about certain threats,
08:17like the different slower balls that the West Indies bowlers bowl.
08:20And obviously the different deliveries that Moti and Akil can bowl themselves.
08:26But, you know, again, bringing the focus back to their skills, what our guys do really well.
08:32And just make sure you navigate your way through the challenges that come.
08:36Ryan, Tilak found his mojo in the last game a new batting position that was unfamiliar.
08:42So what kind of work did go into finding, on Tilak finding the form?
08:47And also, is it sacrosanct now that he's going to bat there for the remainder of the matches as and
08:53when India play?
08:55No, it's not a foregone conclusion that he'll bat at five or six tomorrow.
09:01You know, now we do have options.
09:03We've seen at work having Sanju at the top of the order.
09:07You know, they might play chase, they might play Akil.
09:11We kind of bank on them playing chase.
09:14So that is one strategy we have.
09:16And we've got different entry points for the guys ideally where they come in.
09:20And like I said, I thought Tilak the other night, he looked like a number six.
09:23He looked like someone who's really comfortable at a 10-over entry point.
09:27And I think that's a massive kudos to him, the way he's adapted his game.
09:32I don't think he's been short on form.
09:34You know, I mentioned before, spending four weeks on the sideline coming into the tournament
09:39and sort of slowly building up is kind of what you expect.
09:43And I thought that was, you know, Tilak back to his old Tilak and played the situation beautifully.
09:48So it's comforting to know that we have a little bit more power down the middle.
09:51And like I always say, the link between getting out of the blocks quickly and setting up for the back
09:56end is the key to India's success.
09:58And it's nice to know that Tilak can perform both roles.
10:03Ryan, playing against West Indies in Test or one day is a different thing and playing against them in T20
10:09cricket is a different ball game.
10:10It comes so naturally to them.
10:13Do you think that is going to be the biggest challenge?
10:17I don't think that bothers us at all, what comes naturally to them.
10:20I think the challenge is that they are a very good T20 side.
10:24They possess power as good as any of the best teams in the world.
10:29And I guess, you know, what you know about the West Indies when they come to a T20 competition, they
10:33give absolutely everything.
10:34This is, you know, their moment, their big moment in their calendar.
10:38Like I said, it's a challenge we're relishing.
10:41We're going to fight fire with fire tomorrow and I'm expecting a really good game out there.
10:49Ryan, right here, Ryan.
10:51Yeah, the batting pieces fell together very nicely.
10:53In fact, they had a perfect game in Chennai last match and prior to the tournament, they were, they didn't
10:58really fire as a unit, as a unit.
11:01But in Chennai, they really fired as a unit.
11:02So heading into a crunch game like West Indies and beyond that, also, obviously, it's all knockout games.
11:08So happy is the management and the batters getting the juices flowing.
11:13Yeah, it's been a long time coming.
11:16You know, the bilateral series, you sort of rolled the batters out there and they got the job done every
11:20time.
11:21And I've alluded to it before, but the change in surfaces maybe took us a little while to adapt to
11:26how we're going to play on different surfaces.
11:30But certainly in terms of where we are as a batting unit, you know, this is the time you really
11:35want to fire.
11:36So what happens in the early phase of the competition, in competition mode, you just want to make sure that
11:41when you do get to the back end, to the crunch matches, that everyone's feeling good.
11:45Everyone's really confident in their plans and how they're going to execute those plans.
11:50And I feel like we're moving in the right way in terms of that.
11:53So good signs for the batters in the last game, but blank slates again tomorrow.
11:57And it's another chance to put our best foot out there and our best performance out there.
12:03I'm Zafar from Senna 24 into 7.
12:06Ryan, any input from Surya Kumar Yadav?
12:10Since he is in the same team of Mumbai Indians with Rutherford, to contain Rutherford.
12:17And this is the ground of Varun Chakravarti.
12:20So how would you utilize Varun in different phases?
12:24Starting one over, then again bringing him from other side.
12:29Any plan to utilize Varun here because this is his ground?
12:34I think most of the guys in all the teams, you know, play with each other a lot and play
12:39against each other a lot.
12:40So in terms of intel, we do lean on guys from the same team.
12:45If it's Mumbai Indians or whatever the RPL teams are.
12:49Guys are sharing ideas about strengths and weaknesses and what the players like.
12:53And I guess every time you go around India, it's going to be someone's home ground.
12:57And Varun's obviously had a lot of success here.
13:01I think it's pretty standard how we've utilized Varun so far.
13:05You know, generally speaking, he balls one in the power play.
13:07He's our attacking option as well.
13:09But we're also aware that, you know, teams are now starting to play him a little bit differently.
13:13So we have some other strategies to deploy him in different facets of the game.
13:18But generally speaking, he's someone we turn to for wickets and he's been really good at that.
13:23And expect more of the same tomorrow.
13:27Coach, India has very good batting line-up considering that there is no good partnership.
13:35What you saw earlier in New Zealand series.
13:39What is the lacking?
13:40What is the reason?
13:42Not so good partnership in middle-over.
13:45In the New Zealand series.
13:48India team.
13:55There have been some good partnerships.
13:58I don't think that's entirely accurate.
14:00And I guess, you know, what I said in the second or third question.
14:05We quite like a scorecard like we saw the other night where the partnerships are 60, 30, 40.
14:12Like I said, no one went big.
14:14Two guys got 50 and we still managed to get 250.
14:17And, you know, a lot of our talk has been not about personal milestones.
14:23So as long as collectively we're getting up to a score, you know, where we can keep going hard,
14:29we actually feel those sort of mid-range partnerships are pretty good.
14:34Ideally, you want someone to go on and get an 80 and a 90.
14:37But as long as a group, as long as as a group we're striking at close to that 200 mark,
14:42depending on the surface, we're not overly fussed by numbers in isolation.
14:48We care about the big number at the end.
14:50To be continued.
14:50To be continued.
14:50To be continued.
14:50To be continued.
14:50To be continued.
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