ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies star batsman Sherfane Rutherford believes his arduous work and his love for his household are the primary causes behind his latest batting exploits, which garnered widespread acclaim.
In 2024, Rutherford scored 425 runs in seven One Day Worldwide (ODI) innings at a unbelievable common of 106.25, resulting in him being nominated for the ICC’s ODI Cricketer of the Yr Award and being named within the ESPNcricinfo’s ODI Workforce of the Yr.
Spanning ODI sequence towards Sri Lanka, England, and Bangladesh, the 26-year-old scored 5 consecutive 50-plus scores, changing into the fourth West Indian after Gordon Greenidge, Chris Gayle, and Shai Hope, who’ve six in a row every, to attain this feat.
In a latest interview with Cricket West Indies, Rutherford mentioned a shift in mindset helped enhance his sport.
“The turning level for me was asking myself a troublesome query: ‘Will you play cricket on your complete life and be fundamental or be the identical individual’?”
“I believe that query modified every part for me,” Rutherford mentioned.
“I simply determined that I might do what others weren’t doing. I might work more durable, enhance, and discover methods to enhance my sport.”
Rutherford additionally credited his household and his love for his mother and father, saying they had been vital driving forces behind his success.
“Taking part in for the West Indies means loads to me as a result of it’s one thing my mother and father at all times needed for me.
“Each time I placed on the maroon, it provides me that further enhance, pleasure, and delight, realizing I’m representing the area,” Rutherford admitted.
“Shedding my mother and father was very robust, however once I misplaced my dad in 2022, that’s once I grew to become a father myself.
“Having a household of my very own provides me power to maintain going and dealing by way of setbacks, irrespective of the ache.
“Now, it’s nearly doing it for my mother and father. My daddy beloved cricket, and my mother can also be an enormous fan. Every thing I obtain displays their arduous work and sacrifices for me,” he added.
