Ranji Trophy 2023-24: Opening was difficult at first however have tailored to it now, says Goa’s Prabhudessai

Goa’s Suyash Prabhudessai has up to now accrued 513 runs from eight innings at a mean of 73.28 within the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.

On Friday, although Prabhudessai stated he’s been batting the identical means he’s at all times performed, he admitted that one factor has modified.

“From this season, I’ve started opening the batting. I mean I have never opened the batting for Goa before. So, for 4-5 years, I was batting down the order, and last year I batted at number three.

“The coach gave me this opportunity to open the innings and it has really worked for me!”

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Prabhudessai made 104 on the primary day of the fifth-round match versus Tamil Nadu on Friday. Tamil Nadu captain Sai Kishore on Saturday astutely noticed that Prabhudessai, who likes to play straight, couldn’t accomplish that due to the character of the first-day wicket. Rather, the opener profusely employed the sweep to the spinners. It is indicative of his capability to adapt.

Prabhudessai stated: “I thought the wicket was a little bit on the slower side. The turn and bounce was there from the first ball since Sai Kishore began bowling in the ninth over. So, I think it was tough to hit straight on this wicket, in today’s (Friday’s) game especially. I realised it at the start of the game. Sweep is always my go-to shot against spinners. So, I backed it, and it worked pretty well for me.”

Asked how difficult it has been to open the innings, he stated: “It was quite challenging at the beginning. The initial practice games we played among ourselves were quite challenging. But once I’ve got adapted to it, it’s been going well for me. I’m enjoying opening the batting.

“When the ball is new, you don’t know how it is going to come at you. Especially, on this wicket, when the wicket was pretty damp, even the outswingers, after pitching, it was coming in! So, that is a bit of a challenge when you open the batting against the red ball.”