Miller admits change in mindset against spin has led to his success in IPL-15

Itrsquos not only Gujarat Titans who are enjoying a dream run David Miller tooJust when everybody thought that the South African bighitter was done and dusted especially after scoring just 655 runs from 42 games in the last six IPL seasons Miller is back in business with newbies Gujarat TitansThis is his bestever IPL season with 449 runs in 15 matches including a highest score of 94 not out Millerrsquos best IPL outing before this was in 2014 when he finished with 446 runs for Punjab Kings then known as Kings XI PunjabSo whatrsquos changed for Miller To be fair to the South African southpaw he hardly got a consistent run in the last six IPLs In 2020 he was dropped by Rajasthan Royals after getting just one game in which he was dismissed for a duckPoor formIn seasons 2017 and 2018 he played five and three matches respectively In 2019 and 2021 he got 10 and nine games respectively but couldnrsquot cash in Millerrsquos father Andrew recently took to Twitter to provide a glimpse of his sonrsquos batting transformation and slam the experts in the bargain ldquoSince 1 Jan 2021 hersquos averaging 79 and striking at over 140 against spin in over 40 games He has made a technical change to his game and there is not one cricket expert who has picked it up Irsquoll leave it to the socalled experts to decipherrdquo Andrew tweeted in response to a fanrsquos observation that David is playing spin better nowadaysFantastic against spinners Miller indeed has been fantastic against the spinners in IPL15 so far scoring 192 runs in 133 balls faced across 13 innings at an average of 9600 The confidence he has in his ability to tackle spin has been a revelation It was evident with the way he took on RR spinners R Ashwin and Purple Capholder Yuzvendra Chahal during the Qualifier1 at Eden Gardens in which he scored an unbeaten 68 off 38 balls to take GT into the finalMiller acknowledged that he has played spin better than ever before ldquoIt has been a good season for me against spin It has been something that I have worked hard on I have never really thought that I have been a player that struggled against spin but it is an area I had to improve And in the last threefour years I have changed my mindset against spin I have changed one or two things and I feel like it is just about making sure especially in T20 cricket that I pose myselfldquoIf there is a bad ball I am looking to be in a good position to put it away for a four or six which creates a bit of pressure on the bowler So that is one of the things mentally I have tried to improverdquo Miller said on the eve of the IPL finalThe consistency factor comes with a steady batting position of No5 clarity of role and loads of trust and belief in him from the GT groupAn enjoyable seasonldquoThis season batting a bit higher I have managed to bat from the start of the season and play all the games so it has been enjoyable that I am not in and out I have managed to build something the whole season and keep my confidence growing And the environment has a big part to play in all our performances As a player if you are well looked after off the field you feel comfortable and can be yourselfrdquo he said449No of runs scored by David Miller in 15 matches of IPL15