IPL 2022: CSK Batter Devon Conway Reveals His Emotional Struggles Following A Freak Injury During 2021 T20 World Cup

Chennai Super Kings’ charming player Devon Conway has uncovered the bad memory of missing the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 last in the UAE due to an oddity injury in the semi-final against England.

The 30-year-old New Zealand cricketer was excused by England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in the fruitful run pursue in the semi-final, and a baffled Conway crushed his bat to the ground, breaking the fifth metacarpal in his right hand.

It Took Me A While To Get Over It: Devon Conway

It took Conway a while to get over it. It was the toughest thing for him and he is fortunate enough to get the support from every single player in the NZ squad.

“I think it took a while for me to get over that. I remember when I got the X-rays back, the surgeon said to me you have got a fracture in your hand. It was immediate devastation. Right, this is the end. I am not playing the final. I am not going to India straight after the World Cup (for the Test and limited-overs series).

All the opportunities that were presenting themselves, I was close to the door and I think the worst thing was to go back to the hotel and tell the boys that I have done this and jeopardised my opportunity to play and help the guys to try and win the final,” Conway said on chennaisuperkings.com.

“That was the toughest thing. I was fortunate enough to get the support from every single player in the group. They knew that it was a freak accident, I never for one second thought that punching my bat with my glove on I would potentially break my hand and be out of the World Cup final. So it was an immediate regret.”

Had No Choice Except To Find Some Peace With What I Had Done: Devon Conway

Conway, who is averaging a huge 77 in IPL 2022 in the wake of scoring three half-fifties (231 runs) in the four games he has played for CSK this season, added that he had no choice except to find some peace with what he had done and attempt to get a handle on his feelings.

“For me to overcome that I had to come to peace with that it was a mistake and the learnings that came from it all was just to make sure that you control your emotions in the heat of battle.

Whether it is through your actions or it is through what you say you have to remain calm. No matter how intense that moment becomes, instead of me dwelling on that for years.

“Unfortunately, that will live with me forever. I might never get an opportunity to play in an ICC World Cup final again, but I cannot let that hold me back.

I have got to try and take the learnings from it and just remember that I don’t want to go through that experience again. So, it was a bad situation but I can take the learnings from it and move on,” he added.

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