Talking with Sky Sports After Saturday’s game, Klaasen revealed that, together with chief coach Rob Walter, a high ambition had been established to demonstrate his value as the best player in the world during the Champions Trophy. “I gave myself a challenge with Rob Walter this trip: I want to be the best in the world,” said Klaasen.
“But I want to be the best in the world, and I know I can play well and for me, just to continue hitting it on the floor as long as possible, as I did tonight [is important]. I am quite satisfied with my tickets tonight. [I scored runs] When staying still and just trust my technique. I know that my swing is good, so while clicking, I’m quite happy. “
As to underline the point of hitting the ground, Klaasen hit 11 four and not six before being caught in the short third, trying to hit the winning races of Adil Rashid with six required races. “I want to jump from this building, the way I left tonight,” he joked, but said he was happy with his recent form and explained that he has sought to keep the things in training since his elbow injury.
“I think I am very blessed at the time I am with my game and I understand my game quite well,” he said. “I am not a guy who faces all our sailors in the networks. I simply make a couple of drills and I face a little turning. At this time, I find the ball in the middle of the bat. That is my piece with which I go, and while my technique is good, I am quite happy.”
Klaasen, 33, has been in the best career form since he turned 30 and said he has tried to keep things as simple as possible, reacting to each ball instead of premeditating. “It’s about still there,” he said. “It was about three years ago that I really worked hard on that, just standing there, without premeditating the game too much.”
Aiden Markram, who stopped as captain of South Africa for the evil of Temba Bavuma, said De Klaasen: “It’s always great to see him in the middle. He has been in a ridiculous patch of form in recent months, and for him to leave after having a little elbow and that it seems that he never left it really is a great sign for the United States.”
