Dan Lawrence on that 'Flamingo shot' and lots more!

Send us Fan MailThis time we speak with English batter Dan Lawrence, one of the seven players retained by the Vipers for season four of the tournament, as we get ever closer to the first ball of the next edition. Dan was one of the squad’s earliest overseas arrivals into the UAE as he opted to play in the Abu Dhabi T10 beforehand, and he took a break from the action at the Zayed Cricket Stadium to reflect on what’s gone and look ahead at what’s to come. Dan was one of the stand-out performers for the Vipers in season three, someone who, alongside the likes of Sam Curran and Max Holden, made the Vipers top and middle-order one that the other teams had plenty of respect for. In our chat Dan talks about that previous campaign and reflects on why the side couldn’t quite get across the line in that epic final against the Dubai Capitals. He also tells us about what he did during the English summer that followed, including a maiden T20 hundred for his county side Surrey, the experience of playing with a different side from the one he’d previously lined up for in The Hundred, and the frustration of finishing as runners-up with Surrey in the first-class competition, the County Championship. Dan talks batting, bowling – with his off-spin becoming more and more of a weapon, especially in first-class cricket – the fact he was retained by the franchise, and what he thinks it will take to turn the Vipers from nearly men to winners in this season’s competition. And he also looks back on his famous 'Flamingo shot', the flick shot he played against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders that deposited the ball over square leg for six.https://www.thedesertvipers.comhttps://twitter.com/TheDesertVipershttps://www.instagram.com/thedesertvipers/https://balqiscapital.com