This is the complete transcript of Floyd Reifer’s press convention earlier than the South Africa vs West Indies Tremendous 8 conflict
[Reporter:]
There’s been quite a lot of discuss West Indies and 6 hitting means particularly. Are you seeing this as a very good match up when it comes to the South African line up that is in fairly good type and I imply the floor is a pink soil floor so are you anticipating this to be fairly a excessive scoring six hitting contest?
[Floyd Reifer:]
Each groups hit sixes, however sure the pitch as soon as the wicket is sweet then you definately count on a very good batting efficiency from each of the groups. I feel the primary factor for us is making an attempt to attain as many balls as potential. Sure we all know we hit sixes, we hit fours however for us is to attain as many deliveries as potential.
[Reporter:]
Got here in with quite a bit to say about 10 years on and perhaps folks not anticipating them to be nearly as good as they have been or level to show or one thing like that. I imply you have had some superb wins and on the cusp of a semi-final. Do you’re feeling like the purpose’s been proved or are there nonetheless factors to show?
[Floyd Reifer:]
There is no level to show for us and we got here right here like some other staff to win the competitors, lots of people have us flying underneath the radar however we plan each sport to go in there with a optimistic mentality to win cricket video games.
[Reporter:]
Most of the batsmen in your lineup had been within the SA20 the place they’d have confronted most of the South African bowlers. Has there been any particular assist that a few of these guys like Sherfane Rutherford or Shai Hope have given as regards to plans to particular bowlers that they confronted?
[Floyd Reifer:]
We simply performed a collection towards them in South Africa. We performed three video games there and guys like Rutherford, Chase and skipper Shai performed within the SAT20 as properly. So whenever you play towards groups in worldwide cricket, guys know one another. They play towards one another even in franchise cricket. So it is only a matter of on the day, who plans the most effective on the day who executes the most effective on the day.
[Reporter:]
Floyd do you suppose it is truthful to say that there is one thing in regards to the power and dynamic of tournaments that appears to deliver the most effective out of West Indies. They at all times appear to be a menace at a match in a means that always they are not in bilateral collection.
[Floyd Reifer:]
Hear, our power is nice. The vibes are good inside the staff. Everyone’s up for it. And like I mentioned earlier than, we got here right here to win cricket video games. We got here right here to play some good cricket and that is what we have been doing to date. We have been planning properly, batting properly, bowling properly, fielding properly. So it’s important to do all three of these departments as a way to win cricket video games. However for us, it is about ticking the containers guys are having fun with enjoying with one another, having fun with one another’s firm, and having fun with one another’s success, that is necessary in a staff setup.
[Reporter:]
Simply the match dynamic, does that deliver one thing out of your guys?
[Floyd Reifer:]
Yeah, I imply it is a world stage, all people desires to carry out on the World Cup. That is necessary for guys to place in some lovely performances on the world stage the place all people’s watching.
[Reporter:]
The turnaround time between the final sport and this sport isn’t a lot. And also you’re additionally coming to a venue the place you have not performed, the place South Africa have performed virtually all of their video games on this venue besides one. So what kind of problem do you suppose that brings to your staff’s preparation and to the objective of qualifying for the semifinals?
[Floyd Reifer:]
Yeah, they’ve a bonus of enjoying most of their video games on the similar venue. However like I mentioned, as soon as we plan correctly and execute our plans, then we’ll play a very good sport of cricket. So for us, we’re not nervous an excessive amount of in regards to the venues and who performed there, who did not play there. For us, no, it is simply coming now and understanding what’s wanted to be carried out and execute.
[Reporter:]
And in addition, your coach Daren had instructed me on the Wankhede Stadium that no matter no matter issues there may be in West Indies cricket he desires his staff to play a model of cricket that may encourage the subsequent technology. No matter what occurs within the match from right here on do you suppose that this match establishes the kind of pleasure within the staff that the place you’ve got impressed the subsequent technology with the type of cricket that you’ve got performed?
[Floyd Reifer:]
I feel we play some good cricket and have lots of people at house watching. Sure, I feel now we have impressed the subsequent technology of cricketers. Additionally the folks of the Caribbean are very proud of how we’re enjoying and clearly we wish to go for it within the match so it is only for us to proceed, like I mentioned earlier than, to do all the great issues, be sure we tick the best containers, be sure we plan properly and execute properly and so they know that the Caribbean is rooting for us.
[Reporter:]
Do you see South Africa as probably the most balanced facet on this match and can tomorrow’s contest be like West Indies batting and South Africa’s bowling? Do you see South Africa as probably the most balanced facet on this match and might tomorrow’s contest be South Africa’s bowler versus the large hitting means of West Indies?
[Floyd Reifer:]
All of the groups are balanced groups – you come to a World Cup you’ve got every staff has high quality gamers in it. And on the day, on the day is necessary, which staff desires it probably the most, and which staff executes their plans underneath stress. So I’d say, sure, I’d say They’ve a balanced staff, now we have a balanced staff as properly. All the opposite groups have balanced groups, however it’s only a matter on the day, which staff desires to execute their plans the most effective of their talents.
[Reporter:]
Do you suppose in T20 format anchoring has a task for the batting facet when they’re batting. And in the event you suppose it’s nonetheless there, as a substitute of simply going for – proper from the primary over, first ball, going bang, bang, bang, bang. Whether it is there, who do you’ve got as an anchor on this present West Indian staff?
[Floyd Reifer:]
To me the sport has advanced. Groups are getting 220, 230 plus. So it is only a matter of fellows understanding their roles. Every particular person has a distinct function within the staff to play. They’ve completely different phases within the sport. You might have the ability participant section, then the section after the ability participant, then 11 to fifteen, 16 to twenty. So every particular person has a task to play in every section of the sport. So it is only for guys to go there and play their function, execute their function within the completely different phases of the sport.
[Reporter:]
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[Floyd Reifer:]
You have a look at our staff, now we have high quality batters and we’re not like the opposite groups, we’re relying on one or two batters. In the event you have a look at our video games, all people has stepped up each sport and put in performances and we have been constant in doing that. And that is an indication of a very good batting staff, a very good batting unit.