Batting at number 7 is a ‘difficult role’, says Ashton Agar

Australian spinner Ashton Agar who clinched two wickets against England in the second T20 talked about the difficulties that number 7 batsman face as he said when you go to bat at number 7 you are expected to score more runs from minimum balls which is not an easy task.

Australia have already lost three-match T20 series by 2-0 as the host won the first match in a close encounter by 2 runs. In the second match, visitors were completely outplayed in all departments as they lost the match by 6 wickets.

With the bat, Agar scored 23 runs in the second T20 which was vital depending on the context of the game as that knock helped Australia surpass the score beyond 150 against England in the second match.

“It’s a difficult role coming at number 7 to bat with minimal balls left , you could be in difficult position when you come into bat , generally there are batsman at the other end and the major role is to give them the strike. I am trying to play some better cricketing shots , I try to take the game deep and yesterday was small example of that , ” He said this in a virtual press conference on Monday.

The ongoing series between Australia and England is played behind closed doors in a bio secure bubble in order to take measures against the deadly coronavirus.

“It’s weird playing without crowds , usually there is a bit of banter from English crowd, not having them inside stadium is bit strange but I think we have done a great job in forgetting about them and focussing on the game “.

If England managed to win the final match against Australia they will reach at the number 1 spot in the T20 rankings. The third and the final match will be played on 8th September 2020 in Southampton.

After that, the two champion team will compete against each other in a three-match ODI series starting from September 11th in Manchester.