Bangalore: Axed from the England squad for the Tests against Pakistan, all-rounder Moeen Ali has said his IPL stint will make him a better one-day player and improve his game.
“I have really worked on my game and I feel going further in the future for RCB and for England, hopefully it will help me become a better one-day player as well as improve my game,” Ali told reporters here, Thursday night after his team’s 14-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Ali has been instrumental in keeping RCB’s chances of qualifying for the play-offs intact. He picked up two wickets and in the company of AB de Villiers then, smashed a match-winning half century (65) against SRH
He credited RCB support staff, including Gary Kirsten and Trent Woodhill, for his improved batting. “Yeah Gary and Trent Woodhill, they have helped a lot,” stated Ali. “I have worked the most with them on my batting. I am trying to hit the ball and be consistent in hitting boundaries. They have really opened up my game.” Pleased after being able to express himself with the bat, Ali hoped that his team’s confidence gets a boost going ahead.
“It was almost nice to have a break. I wasn’t in great form coming here. It was just nice to go out and express myself. Hopefully, we can keep going and I can keep this form going,” Ali pointed out.
‘Spiderman stuff’
Bangalore: AB de Villiers said it looked tougher than it actually was but his gravity-defying boundary catch during the game against SRH was declared ‘Spiderman stuff’ by an awestruck RCB captain Virat Kohli. The outstanding moment of the match was the one-handed catch that ABD took while being airborne at the boundary line to dismiss Alex hales. “AB’s catch was Spiderman stuff, you don’t do that as normal human beings. His shots still leave me in awe, the fielding unbelievable,” Kohli said Thursday.
