I sleep with that on my mind: Rutherford on playing T20 World Cup 2024

Listen to Story West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford said that playing in the T20 World Cup later this year is one of his 'biggest motivations'. The left hander is all set to play for the Desert Vipers in the upcoming edition of the ILT20, which is scheduled to start on Friday, January 19.

Recently, the swashbuckling all rounder played in the T20I series against England where he scored 95 runs from three matches at an average of 31.66 and a strike rate of 169.64 with a top score of 36 to his name. “I sleep with that on my mind, it keeps repeating itself in my head every day. That is one of my biggest motivations,” Rutherford said in the Vipers Voices podcast.

Apart from playing in the ILT20, Rutherford will also play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Quetta Gladiators and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) respectively. “It is a work in progress, but the good thing about the T20 World Cup is that it is being played in a few months and I have a lot of cricket ahead.” “Playing cricket, I feel, is going to give me the best chance of making the squad and also performing,” Rutherford added.

In 9 T20Is thus far, the 25 year old batter has racked up 138 runs at an average of 19.71 and a strike rate of 150. The Vipers, in the meantime, are set to start their campaign on Sunday, June 21 with their opening match against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium..