Hong Kong’s Anshuman Rath hopes Middlesex experience will boost his batting
The 19-year-old is on a professional contract with the English county side and is flourishing in their second team
Anshuman Rath had just scored his maiden one-day century but it was a bittersweet experience. His 134 against the Netherlands was not enough as Hong Kong fell five runs short in their World Cricket League Championship match at Mission Road in February.
His dismissal in the 45th over sparked a Hong Kong collapse and they ended up losing. They lost the series 2-0. The 19-year-old rues not being able to carry Hong Kong to victory in both games, scoring 85 in the second match.
However, the Hong Kong-born all-rounder hopes that his stint with Middlesex in England will give him the technical and mental boost needed to take charge of similar situations in the future.
“Yes, I did well [against Netherlands] and yes I scored a a few runs but I always believed I could have scored more,” said Rath from United Kingdom, where he has signed professional forms with Middlesex and plays for their second XI.
“I got starts and didn’t convert and that is something my game is lacking and which I am currently in the process of working out. You always want to be the person to get your team over the line and against Netherlands I wasn’t able to do that.