IPL 2020: Tom Curran does not want to reveal his tricks in IPL keeping T20 World Cup in mind

Curran feels Indians will find it easier to face him if he shows all his variations.

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England all-rounder Tom Curran has cleared that he will keep T20 World Cup in mind while representing Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. 

Curran said he won't reveal all his bowling variations while playing for Rajasthan as it may help India in the World Cup to tackle him. 

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"If I'm bowling in the nets to some of the Indian guys, I'm not going to be showing them all the tricks," Curran said, as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo.

Rajasthan bought Tom at INR 1 crore. He will be playing alongside his countrymen, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes.

"But that's a huge benefit of having Jos, Stokesy and these guys. I think you actually learn a lot too. Speaking to Jos I'll learn about batting. You just need to have some of the players on the international stage to talk to, and try things with."

Curran's main focus in IPL will be to improve himself. "I don't think you chat weaknesses with loads of people anyway. There's a few people who you might trust, and you might ask, 'what does Steve Smith do in this situation?' but it's more about developing and getting better, which we players focus more on," he said.

The 24-year-old is keen to learn from RR coach Andrew McDonald. Curran has bumped into him in past. "I don't think it will make too much of a difference. It will be great to work with him (McDonald) there and he'll be fully involved once he gets to India," he said.

"I haven't worked with him full-time but I have bumped into him. Nowadays you tend to bump into people and have conversations, so it will be a really good experience.

"You're always going to have coaches, but it's about filtering information. There are things that people say some people you're going to listen to, and you almost build up that relationship over time from working with someone."

(WITH ESPNCRICINFO INPUTS)

 
 

By - 29 Feb, 2020

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