Spinners need to be calm: Washington

Rajkot, Nov. 8: Indian offspinner Washington Sundar feels tweakers have a huge role to play in

T20 cricket even though they are most susceptible to being hit all over the park in the shortest format. Sundar’s assertion came after the second

T20 International against Bangladesh, which India won by eight wickets here on Thursday night. The spin duo of

Yuzvendra Chahal

(2/28) and Sundar

(1/25) played a big role in stemming the run flow after Bangladesh got off to a bright start by reaching 60 for no loss in seven overs.

“Spinners definitely have a big role to play in the shortest format of cricket because they take the pace off the ball. Sometimes pitches can give little assistance to the spinners as well,” Sundar said at the post-match press conference.

In fact, it was Chahal’s double breakthrough in the 13th over that helped India restrict Bangladesh to a subpar 153 for 6., which the hosts chased easily.

“It’s all about knowing what to do, knowing where the batsmen is going to hit you and other small, small things. Obviously it is important to keep things simple and be calm and composed. You can get hit badly in a few games but that happens in this format of the game,” he added.