Last Updated on 4 months ago by Charbel Coorey
The Melbourne derby is unarguably one of the biggest games of the Big Bash League and the recently-concluded match between the Melbourne Stars and Renegades was confirmation. Over 68,000 fans attended Sunday’s derby at the MCG, and all witnessed an absolute thriller as the Renegades managed to win a nail-biter that went to the last over.
While the visitors were sitting in a rather comfortable situation with just 46 to get off 36 balls, the hosts pulled it back and were seemingly dictating terms. However, Renegades skipper Will Sutherland kept his calm and saw his side through. With 13 to get from the final over, the all-rounder hit two sixes in the first five balls to seal the deal.
During an exclusive interview with Arvind Kalyana Krishnan for CricBlog right after the game, Will Sutherland drew light on his recent form and the thought of playing T20Is for Australia.
Further on, Sutherland also appreciated the support from the fans. He acknowledged that the Renegades have got a lot of support this season due to the presence of Mohammad Rizwan, and appreciated the presence of the Pakistani keeper-batter. The Renegades skipper concluded by saying that he was hopeful of giving more wins to the fans this season.
Will Sutherland interview: Focus is on the Renegades rather than possible T20I debut in the future
Below is the entire conversation between Will Sutherland and Arvind Kalyana Krishnan for CricBlog:
Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: Will with the way you’ve been playing of late, do you think that an international game in T20s is around the corner?
Will Sutherland: I never think too much about that stuff. Big Bash is the only thing that’s on my mind…..So if that does come along the way (T20I debut), that’s awesome, but yeah, I love playing for the Renegades and I just want to win games for the Renegades.
Arvind Kalyana Krishnan: In this season, we have seen that the Renegades have got a lot of support from the fans in Melbourne and everywhere else, so what are your feelings towards your fans?
Will Sutherland: No doubt a few of them are Mohammad Rizwan fans (laughs). It’s been awesome to have him in the group but yeah, you can definitely feel the Big Bash building back up a little bit over the last few years and the crowds have shown that and probably the viewership also shows that on TV as well so that’s awesome that Australian cricket is in a good spot. I can feel the Renegades support whenever I’m out there and hopefully we can give them a few more wins like this one (Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades game at the MCG).
