I definitely back myself in red-ball cricket as well: Short

Melbourne, July 19 (IANS) Australian limited-overs batsman D'Arcy Short is confident of shaking off the white-ball specialist tag and proving his worth against the red ball."It was very enticing in terms of the opportunities that I could have got (in Tasmania)," he told cricket.com.au.Short turned down an offer to move to Tasmania, and instead decided that a first full pre-season at Western Australia would give him the best chance to prove himself as a red-ball player in his adopted home state."But I felt like if I stayed here and put in a full pre-season, I can play all formats here as well. That was a challenge for me; I know I can do that here and this is where I want to try and do it."I love playing cricket in WA and that's why I'm staying."It was a combination of both (cricket and personal reasons). With all the cricket I play and being away so much, I felt like being home when I could is a good option."I'm a bit of a homebody anyway, which doesn't really help me in terms of the job. But if I can spend time at home, that's what I want to do. That was one of the main reasons.""I don't think it's an unfair view, it's just what people have seen," Short said on the tag of him being a white-ball specialist."I definitely back myself in red-ball cricket as well. I just haven't taken my opportunities as well as I could have or should have in the games that I've played."The pressure of wanting to do well and keep my spot plays on my mind a bit as well. I know I can do it, it's just about putting it together in a game."I think I slowly proved that last year. Against NSW, I opened the batting against a Test attack and got fifty and batted for a fair amount of time (164 balls)."I got a fair bit of confidence out of that. It's just about putting a big score on the board when I get a chance, said Short who has so far played eight ODIs and 20 T20s for Australia.
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