Glenn Phillips explores left-arm batting to counter left-arm spin

Gearing up for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India explosive New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips believes his increasingly refined lefthanded batting offers a glimpse of the future particularly as a weapon against leftarm spinKnown for his outofthebox approach Phillips turned heads during a New Zealand Super Smash clash against Central Districts last Tuesday smashing an unbeaten 90 for OtagoWhat stunned spectators and the opponents alike was not just the innings but the manner in which he dismantled leftarm spinner Jayden Lennox batting lefthanded including a six over extra cover that would have sailed over midwicket had he stood in his usual righthanded stanceI do enjoy my lefthanded batting training Phillips was quoted saying in ESPNCricinfoObviously I do it for multiple reasons One just to keep both hands and both sides of the brain working but also just for the opportunity to I guess take down leftarm spin at some stageIn modern day cricket the ball turning away from the batter is considered a favourable matchup prompting teams to prioritise leftarm orthodox spinners given the predominance of righthanded battersExplaining his innovation to New Zealand Cricket Phillips said it has been a couple of years in the making Its more of a future thing he saidBut for the opportunity to come in a game where theres going to be a lot of leftarm offspin bowling I guess it sort of made sense to give it a go and bring it back to the forefront of the training leading into that game And the fact that the opportunity came during the game to use it was quite goodPhillips admitted that several factors need to align before he fully unleashes his inner lefthander in competitive cricketIts just trusting the training and understanding that Ive just got to watch the ball as much as possible and I guess know that Ive done the work and Ive done the preparation and so theres no reason it shouldnt work he saidBut also I guess I generally have used it in the situation where theres nothing left to lose Theres a couple overs left and its now time for a bit of fun I guess reallyNew Zealands whiteball tour of India begins with an ODI in Vadodara on SundayAfter the threematch ODI series the teams will compete in a fivematch T20I series serving as the final buildup to the T20 World Cup which begins on February 7 and will be held simultaneously in India and Sri LankaThe preparation is going to be perfect Phillips said Obviously the conditions may be a little bit different to what well actually get in the World CupYou never quite know what sort of pitches that people will produce especially if were playing subcontinent teamsThey tend to try and produce something thats a little bit more spinfriendly But when were on this T20 and ODI tour they tend to produce pitches that are really quite good he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever