Beyond the Boundary: A Candid Conversation with Ravi Ningegowda on Leading Royal Challengers Belfast to Glory

Don't Bowl There was founded in October 2021 and is designed to offer cricket fans from around the world some of my thoughts and opinions. This blog will discuss everything from international series to promising young players. There will also be some interviews with International Cricket players as well appearing on this blog from time to time. There will be regular daily posts Monday to Wednesday. Sit back relax and feel free to express your emotions on this blog.
Within this interview, Finn Lutton who is a rising star in Irish cricket and a formidable bowler for the Ireland Under 19's team and CSNI shares his insights into his cricketing passion, experience of playing at a World Cup event and goals for the upcoming NCU season with CSNI.
Harry and Ryan are good mates of mine inside and outside of cricket and it was great to have them to speak to and take my mind of things. It was also very enjoyable to play with them, as it is at home and the tour was definitely better in their company.
Wearing 5 at the World Cup was not my choice, it was assigned to me by the coaching team. I had hoped to get number 21 which I wore during the summer vs England but had long before that been my favourite number.
My biggest challenge I faced while I was away was probably the disappointment of not being in the playing XI on several occasions which I tried to stay positive about. I did my best to be the best 12th man for the teams sake and I feel I managed it well and didn't let my disappointment be shown.
In South Africa the atmosphere in Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom was amazing with so many school kids singing and dancing and the xylophone players in the background and the roar from the Irish contingent every time absolutely anything happened remotely positive for the team. It helped me focus more as without background noise your thoughts can get pretty loud and the atmosphere relaxed me.
In particular I became great mates with my roommate Matty Weldon, and we spent a lot of time with each other playing PlayStation etc. On the way to Johannesburg after the New Zealand game we sang the whole way home and he knew all the words to every song that was played.
Looking back on on your career what coach or coaches do you feel have had the biggest impact on your cricketing journey so far and is there any bits of advice they have offered you which you could share?
My first coach Andy McCrea brought me up through Templepatrick and introduced me to NCU at Under 11's giving me great opportunities. More recently I've done a lot of work in particular with Nigel Jones who I feel has taken my game up a notch. He understands the way I play and tries to make me the best version of a cricketer that I can be, he does this by accounting for each player individually knowing our differences and highlighting our strengths.
This season with Civil, I feel our squad is still quite young but with Harry, Ryan and I coming back of our World Cup we can use the experience we've gained and hopefully win some silverware. I know that with time success should come naturally to this group and I'm really excited to be back in blue this summer.
I'd like to thank Finn for taking his time to answer the questions and wish him all the best in the upcoming NCU season.
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