Having made his Test and ODI debut in the last two months, Curran has his eyes set on the T20I series against India.
Sam Curran made his Test and one-day international debut for England this year and looks set to make his Twenty20 International debut as well in the upcoming three-match T20I series against India. Curran, who plays for Surrey and was expecting to play alongside Virat Kohli in the County Championship before the Indian captain’s stint was cancelled due to a neck injury, said that bowling to Kohli will be like what many teams think bowling to England is.
“I was pretty excited when he was meant to be my team-mate at Surrey and I was expecting to be laughing at the other county bowlers,” Curran said. “Bowling at Kohli is probably like what other teams think bowling at England [is like] at the moment. They are special, particularly on these wickets.”
Curran admitted that his team-mates at Surrey were gutted at not being able to play alongside Kohli. “You want to play against these big names and test yourself, find out where you need to improve.
“All the Surrey boys were gutted he didn’t come because we were expecting some big crowds and learning the way he trains, apparently he’s a freak in the gym, so it would have been special to work with him.”
At 20, Curran had already played 43 T20 games, scored 443 runs and picked up 40 wickets before making his Test debut against Pakistan and ODI debut against Australia in June. A left-arm medium pace bowler and a left-handed batsman, Curran sees himself in the Ben Stokes mould.
“I grew up as a batter who bowls and, as I’ve got older, I’ve become a bowling all-rounder now,” Curran said. “But I definitely I see myself at four, five or six, especially in one-day cricket. Maybe a bit like Stokesy does for England, I could see myself doing that at Surrey.”
