Toi EXCLUSIVE: ‘Winner means more than data and milestones’ – Sai Reforms is ready for their biggest test in England. Cricket news

Next to the tests against England, Sai Reformson tells TOI that more than the average and personal goals, for him it is about ‘improvement in the format as a batsman’ and contributing to the team due to the team.,It has been a crazy for Sai Sudarshan in the last few days. The 23-year-old left-handed batsman was fantastic for Gujarat’s Titans in the IPL, but his orange-cap-winning attempt as the highest run-match was not enough to take his franchise to the finals. There was no time for Bood as Sai was to prepare for the biggest assignment of his career so far – England Test Tour. The form he has lived is almost a certainty that he will be part of a nucleus who is playing Xi. Excerpt from a special interview …Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!You are going to England on the back of a brilliant successful IPL. What has been the secret of your success?It is trying to be consistent every day. This is not about the results, not how the weather went. Every day I should be enough so that I can repeat the demonstrations. I first played some seasons of the IPL and the experience of doing it at this level helped me.There is an element of classical beauty in your batting. Nevertheless, you have the ability to score at a great strike rate. How can you be so easy on the eye, yet it can be so devastating?My sole purpose is to bat according to the merit of the ball. I try that I am not predetermined and ensure that I do not miss too much delivery. I see to manage the good balls given by the bowlers so that I am trapped.

Scoring Run of Good Balls is one of your best symptoms …I am not sure at all, I just keep trying. If the runs come from good balls, there is never a desperate situation where I have to play extraordinary shot to come out of jail.You have a great partnership with Shubman Gill in GT. Now he is your India Test captain …I have shared a lot with him in the last three, four years. It has been fantastic. Playing with her, I have learned a lot on the strategic front and her ability to calm and relax. I have learned a lot in the context of mentality and always see it and try to have a lot of conversation. I am enjoying the chemistry that we have. It works even better because we are similar batsmen who are really difficult, who really use good balls and play orthodox cricket. We both try to be consistent and try to repeat what we are doing as many times.What are your sports areas that have improved after interacting with Gill so closely?The biggest thing is that mentality, self -confidence and belief are in their ability. I have noticed how he manages himself when he is not running – to maintain the understanding of sports and life. Then there are technical discussions which are also helpful.How difficult is the infection from IPL in such a short time?There are many changes. T20 has its own demands. This is more about a mentality change and awareness that you have to focus more. It is about working on the basics to deal with swing and seam movement. It is important to be patient and play for a long time and I will try to do so.

You are opening in the IPL, but there are many things about you that you are the new number 3 in the tests, Shubman is coming to bat at number 4 …Wherever the team tells me to play, I will be ready. There is nothing special for the country than playing. I have always played in the top order for my kingdom, but this is a completely team call. I am happy to play only for India.What are your personal goals from the England series? Your first class average is below 40, does it bother you?I do not see my average. It is not about personal goals, it is about things that you can do for the team so that we can win. For me, winning means more than statistics and milestones. The idea is to improve as a batsman in all formats. I have not won much in red-ball cricket except for some Ranji Games. Winning the Ranji Trophy match has been special as it occurs in the long term. You know that you have maintained your hard work for a long time and it is beautiful to get a reward for it.You have also played county cricket for Surrey. Will it help in England?I went there. I have played six or seven games and know what is expected, so it will definitely make a big difference. When I practiced the last few days, I saw my magazine and checked the notes that I had taken during my county stent.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are retired and are introduced as a ‘generational talent’. Is this tag an additional burden?(Laughing) Okay, I have not heard it anywhere. I am not looking at it in that way, I am just trying to be myself and I am ready for any situation or challenge. Of course, these are very large shoes to fill, but I am just looking to give my best, work as hard as possible, win the series and make cute memories for my country.Did you get a chance to talk to Virat Kohli during the IPL or after the finals and did you give some suggestions?I congratulated him after the final, it was a very special moment for him. But I have held a lot of conversation in the previous years. Whatever I have always praised about him is his mindset – the passion that he has for the game. I have talked to them about those people and how they dealt with the circumstances when they were not getting too much runs and it seemed difficult. I think, as a cricketer, there are time you learn the most, so I interacted about that.Indian batting is going through a transition stage and you are one of the major faces. England Bowling Unit, also, is undergoing an infection …I cannot say about England, but from the Indian team’s point of view, this is a phase of infection. There are many new faces in our team. I think this is the opportunity for us to demonstrate our talent and give our best. The important thing is that we get better than this and keep playing this game on our best performance for a long time. I do not consider it pressure. I think as a beautiful opportunity to give it my best.Who are your idols?When I was younger, I saw Washington Sundar. He was the biggest player I knew on that stage and tried to follow his footsteps. During the lockdown, I used to see Virat Kohli’s batting a lot and listened to his interviews. Then when I started playing for India, I started looking at Justin Langer and Mike Hussey and learned as much as possible. But to start, I think it is my father (Bhardwaj), who was also an international runner, who was my hero. I felt my inspiration and hungry to succeed with him. N

Do you maintain your own magazine?Yes, I like to write a lot. I especially write a lot of things about cricket – about batting, about sports awareness, about things that I have learned and where I can be better. When I was younger, my parents, who are also athletes, taught me this habit of writing. They asked me to tell things down, small details in practice, which I have learned. These exercises are like sessions or reflections of sports, and when I developed this habit, I loved to do it.You suffer from your fitness …My fitness passion changed almost everything in my career. When I was younger I was a little thick, but I realized that if you are not in the right size it is very difficult to excel and express your skill set. At that time, I started working on fitness.Was there a tipping point in your career when you decided to work hard on your fitness?Yes, of course. When I was playing U-19s, I was dropped from the Tamil Nadu team. That snob was a big turn because it really hit me hard. This was a big moment for me and I realized that a lot of things would have to be changed. I changed my food habits, I changed my training, I changed my trained method. After those changes, I went to play for India that year.