{"id":158598,"date":"2020-03-18T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T09:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/no-plans-on-slowing-down-for-roelofsen-featured-durban-blog\/"},"modified":"2020-03-18T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T09:47:05","slug":"no-plans-on-slowing-down-for-roelofsen-featured-durban-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/no-plans-on-slowing-down-for-roelofsen-featured-durban-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"No plans on slowing down for Roelofsen \u2013 Featured Durban Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

No plans on slowing down for Roelofsen<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Durban \u2013 With the current domestic cricket season coming to a premature end due to the coronavirus outbreak, Hollywoodbets Dolphins batting star Grant Roelofsen is hoping to improve on the stellar season he has enjoyed when the new 2020\/2021 season starts at the back end of the year.<\/p>\n

In his first full season for the Dolphins Roelofsen has become a mainstay at the top of the order and his versatility to open the batting in red ball cricket and white ball cricket as well as keep wicket in fifty over cricket has been a revelation for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

This season he racked up 575 runs in seven first class games at an average of 44 which included three hundreds and one fifty. His three centuries was the most by any player in the competition.<\/p>\n

In fifty over cricket he finished the Momentum One Day Cup as the competitions leading run scorer with 588 runs in ten innings at an average of 65. He scored five fifties and one hundred in the ten innings he played with a top score of 147 not out.<\/p>\n

Despite the relative ease he has shown at the top of the order, he was thrust into the role when he started playing for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew that opening the batting was my route into the side,\u201d the 23 year-old said. \u201cThere was a slight fear of the unknown I guess but I was just really excited to play for the Dolphins and I knew that opening the batting would get me an extended run in the side.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough I hadn\u2019t opened before when I trained it helped my mind-set change and it gave me a taste of what I needed to do so I felt prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n

It has been a watershed season for Roelofsen who has caught the attention of many cricket pundits. From SA Schools cricket, to SA Under 19, to semi-professional cricket to franchise cricket, it has been a patient journey for him but by all accounts he is here to stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you had told me before the season that this is how I would have performed I would have been happy with that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I blew it out the water at all and I set high standards for myself,\u201d he added candidly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to go all the way and be one of the best in the world and I feel that if I keep following this path and train hard and play well then I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dolphins side showed a fairly drastic about turn when the new year dawned as they won two of their three 4-Day Franchise Series matches with a draw in the other and won seven of their ten One Day Cup clashes.<\/p>\n

Roelofsen believes that the side has found a good blend both on and off the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cChatting to guys in the side that have been there for a number of years the team dynamic is the best it\u2019s been.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a new and refreshing energy in the side and a lot of us are friends away from cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the biggest change has been that we have all bought in to the same idea and the whole team is pulling in the same direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

A first season at franchise level for Roelofsen has been a big learning curve for him but he has managed to highlight areas that he has earmarked as the most important.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople tell you that it is a step up but I think the biggest change is how much more demanding it is than semi-professional cricket,\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cTravelling every week takes it out of you and the demands physically and mentally are also things that you learn to deal with along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I was as prepared for the demands of the travel as I could have been.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roelofsen is in the unique position that he is a wicket keeper and an opening batsman. In the longer version of the game he feels it\u2019s going to take its toll but he will fill any role that the team needs him to.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo keep wicket and opening the batting in four-day cricket is really demanding physically and mentally and I don\u2019t think that I quite committed one hundred percent to either which is a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fifty over cricket I commit fully to both roles because the demands aren\u2019t quite as high but I haven\u2019t made any decisions about my keeping and will have to chat to the coaches about that going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day if the team needs me to do I will,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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