Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has pointed out lack of seriouness early on T20Is has been the reason of five-time ODI World champions failure in T20 World Cup.
“I think when it first started, we didn’t really take it seriously enough and as it has gone on we’ve just tried to understand how it works and we haven’t quite got it right. I don’t think we’ve really picked the right side, we’ve sort of picked players that have played in Test matches and one-day games … there are really specific roles (in T20),” Warne told SEN Breakfast on Friday.
“Like in any sport, if you want to win, you need to know your role, it’s not about being man-of-the-match every time. Someone getting 15 runs off four balls at the end of the innings to give you an above par score is really important, someone that might not take a wicket but bowls a really good over at a crucial time. It’s about knowing your role … where you work together as a team,” added Warne, who captained Rajasthan Royals to victory in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008.
Australia will open their campaign in the men’s T20 World Cup in a Group 1 match of Super 12 against South Africa in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
