T20 World Cup 2022: He is among the shortest in this tournament – Ian Bishop lauds Sam Curran’s performances on bouncy Australian tracks

The tall fast bowlers are expected to get more help on the Australian pitches as they get more bounce because of their height. England’s Sam Curran is not the tallest among his teammates but he used his guile and skills to get the best out of himself.

Curran scalped 13 wickets in six matches of the T20 World Cup at an average of 11.38 and an economy rate of 6.50 and thus he was given the Player of the Tournament award.

The left-arm seamer also delivered in the all-important final as he returned with impressive figures of 3-12 against Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday, for which he was awarded the Player of the Match. Curran bowled a total of 15 dot balls and didn’t concede a single boundary in his spell.

Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop showered praise on Sam Curran for delivering the goods for England. Curran was able to deliver at both ends of the innings and he was at his best throughout the tournament.

Ian Bishop said while talking to Star Sports, “It’s not easy to be bowling across all the phases. If you think about playing and bowling in Australia, you think about really fast bowlers or you think about tall bowlers. He is among the shortest in this tournament as a seam bowler.”

“So to be able to exploit swing and control in the powerplay, go through the middle overs and exhibit control and skill there, and then come at the backend, where it’s change of pace, short ball and wide yorkers and wide pace-off, I think it could be easily undervalued. So for one so young, to show the improvement that he has done here in Australia for a World Cup – brilliant.”

Bishop added that Curran has been able to adapt and deliver since he made his International debut and he has continued to grow in stature and confidence.

“Strong, strong, but we have seen that with Sam Curran ever since he made his international debut. I think what is also understated is to understand what a batter is trying to do at any critical point in the game and to be able to shift his delivery, hide it away from him or make the ball hit off-center.”

“His bouncer is actually very, very deceptive. What we have seen here is outstanding, and stories and narratives and a lot of prose should be written about his impact for a youngster in this tournament.”