Anrich Nortje

“The atmosphere in the team is great. Off the field, I’m enjoying the banter in the dressing room.”

“Kolkata has been great so far. The team and the fans have been amazing. The ground (Eden Gardens), of course, is an iconic one.”

“I’m really excited to see the WTC Final get underway, and hopefully — I’m sure — we will lift the trophy.”

“Most of the time, everyone in the team is performing or chipping in. It’s a complete team effort.”

“The way the team has gone about their business recently — they’ve been doing really well and putting in the hard work.”

“It will be massive if we can win this.”

“In our team, there’s a lot of variety. But I think tosses will also play a huge role — some venues favour batting first, some batting second.”

“But we have a versatile bowling unit, and we’re well placed to adapt. It’s about reading the conditions and picking the right bowlers for them,”

“As we get closer to the end of the competition, the wickets are deteriorating, and that’s becoming a very crucial factor — if it hasn’t been already.”

“We really want to put our best foot forward in the remaining four matches.”

“Whether you are batting or bowling, we need to focus on each of those 120 deliveries. Staying in the moment is very important.”

“For us, it's one game at a time. We don't want to look too far ahead. We aren’t looking at all four games at once — we’re trying to focus on one game and how we’re going to win it.”

“Hopefully now we can take this momentum forward. So, we’re not looking back at the season; we are looking forward.”

“We needed a little bit of momentum, which we got in the last game (against Delhi).”

“Yes, there were one or two performances when we haven't clicked (as a team). Whatever happened has happened.”

“But at the end of the day, we can only bowl within those lines, or one or two bouncers per over. In the second innings, the ball sometimes gets soft and skids because of dew — so there's only so much you can do.”

“Since the Impact Player rule has come in, bowlers have become smarter. We're trying to make things as difficult as we can for the batters.”

“. That makes the death overs even tougher, even if you’ve taken wickets up front," Nortje explained.”

“So it's a long line-up. Everyone can bat. Even proper top-order batters are coming down the order now”

“it has become challenging for bowlers, especially with the impact player rule. For us, you see, sometimes Moeen (Ali) bats at nine.”