England’s Ben Duckett keen to ‘keep learning’ after earning T20 opening spot
England’s Ben Duckett keen to ‘keep learning’ after earning T20 opening spot
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Ben Duckett is trying to instil more power into his batting and prove he is not resting on his laurels after being trusted to be England’s opener in all three formats. Already established as England’s trailblazing tone-setter in Tests at the top of the order, Duckett impressed in the role in ODIs at the back end of the summer and now has the chance in T20s in India.
Following a couple of single-figure scores, Duckett blazed 51 off 28 balls in England’s win in Rajkot, narrowing India’s lead to 2-1, in an innings replete with trademark cuts, pulls, scoops and sweeps. While he is not renowned for his brawn, Duckett was especially pleased with a six down the ground off spinner Washington Sundar as he demonstrated his enthusiasm to find ways to level up his batting.
“I’ll live the dream when I’ve finished my career, hopefully, and I’ve played a lot of games for England,” he said. “At the minute, it’s about scoring as many runs as I can. That’s all I want to do. “I don’t want to take my foot off the gas, I want to keep getting better, keep learning – especially in this format – and not take anything for granted.
“I’ve been working really hard at the power side of my game and that six over mid-off was – I know it was only a metre over the rope – one of those little wins for me, showing teams that I can hit different areas now. “A lot of teams have mid-off up for me. If I can show I can clear that man… I’m not going to go out there and try to hit every other ball for six but I know it’s in the locker now.”.
