Scotland all-rounder Brad Currie described playing in front of massive crowds in India as a dream come true despite his side’s seven-wicket loss to Nepal in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
“In the England game, we had 40-odd thousand fans, maybe even 50 at the Eden Gardens. For me, that as a kid growing up was a dream come true. Here at the Wankhede Stadium, again, a dream come true,” Currie told the media after the match.
“That’s in Kolkata the loudest game I’ve ever played. It was crazy. It was genuinely like playing a cricket game in a nightclub,” he added.
“In the England game, a lot of Indian fans, and that’s exactly what we want as players, we want that experience, it almost normalises playing in front of 40,000 in what feels like a nightclub,” Currie expressed.
“We grow as players for that experience, and what we ask for is more, just give us more, we love playing these games, and we’d love to sort of entertain, really,” he added.
Currie also joked about the contrast awaiting them back home.
“It’s going to feel like we’re playing in a library when we go back to Scotland,” he quipped.
On preparation, he said, “We had two warm-up games, and we had plenty of net sessions. As far as I’m concerned, we were all preparing for our Namibia series next month and the Cricket World Cup League 2. I don’t think any of us were too undercooked.”
Chasing 171, Nepal rode on an unbeaten half-century by Dipendra Singh Airee, who scored 50 not out off 24 balls to seal the victory. Paudel also contributed with the ball, breaking Scotland’s 80-run partnership by dismissing George Munsey.