One ideology is that with the foreign recruits of the teams, some franchisee assistants can also be on the mission of decoding the 'spin bowling' code before the 2019 World Cup to be held in England from May 30. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is doing the same in his IPL bid for the time being in his bid to break Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019.
For now, Guptill is looking to shine his skills against Afghanistan's Ranjit Khan, a team from Sunrise team from Afghanistan. New Zealand will play their third World Cup game against Afghanistan on Trenton on June 8 and Guptill wants to be ready for him.
"I have not played Rashid yet, but he is an amazing bowler. It is very difficult to face because he bowls so fast. I am eager to face them in the nets because we play from Afghanistan in the third match of the World Cup, "Guptill said ahead of his second game in the IPL-12 against the Rajasthan Royals against the Rajasthan Royals.
"I try to trap him in the trap and make some plans for him. He said that India is a very good place to play spin and to explore some plans.
World Cup is a tournament where Guptill shines, the high point in the 2015 edition, when he played the best 237 in the quarter-finals against the West Indies. In India, at present, more than 50 quadrangular tournaments have been focused on job management to stay fit.
"I have taken my fair share of injuries in the last few years. I hope I can be injured in the lead of the World Cup. We are all professional athletes, the ones we play, who travel, can take a toll on the body. The injury can happen to anyone and at any time, "said 32-year-old opener born in Auckland.
After the last tenure with Sunrisers Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab, Guptill has the third team in IPL. This time they have the recognition of playing under the leadership of Kiwi captain Ken Williamson.
"It's good to have a familiar face in the team. We have played a lot of games in our cricket, especially in T20 cricket. We have a good understanding of how we play each other. Hopefully we can get a chance to bat together here and do some good performances, "said Guptill, who has an average of 43.51 in 169 ODIs for the NZ.
With the IPL in the World Cup year, Guptill can expect some opening with Australia and England players in the second half of the season.
"I try not to go too far. We have a lot of net session before the second half of the IPL. The funny game of cricket, you never know that someone can be injured and you have to take that opportunity. I just want to take every net session, "Guptill, who made his 15th and 16th one-day hundred against Bangladesh before injuring his back.
One thing is that Guptill wants to cash in on IPL, teams like Sunrise have to use expert trainers. Prior players like VVS Laxman and Muttiah Muralitharan, to guide the team to the Hyderabad franchisee.
"Sometimes it is good to have a fresh pair of eyes to see your game, maybe they can pick up some things that you miss. VVS Laxman was such a brilliant talent and people like him It was a great exciting prospect. It is a very exciting prospect.
In the end, though Guptill is battling for the slots of openers with David Warner in Sunrisers, he was happy with the return of Australian in the IPL. Warner had been out of the 2017 edition after being banned by the B20 in the T20 tournament due to the tampering incident of the sandpaper ball last year.
He said, "Warner played very well in the first match. He is a world class player and he has shown us that no matter how far away from the game, if you are in good position then you can do a lot of damage in the middle. Regarding Warner, Guptill said that it could be a knock-out winner before snatching someone else.
