Whoof!! what a feeling it is to face a new ball going past ur ears and u have no clue.
Coming from school level cricketers this sounds funny and adventurous. But Sadly this is the case for most of the Indian Batsmen who have been brought up on flat beauties. Balls seldom rise to waist levels and so heavy bats can be used to put them away.
But when the faster bowlers from countries like Australia, England and South Africa, who are blessed with extra pace, dig it in we our bravehearts almost faint. I agree that our batsmen are not cowards but lazy - yes they are.
It is so humiliating for every cricket loving Indian to see Indian Batsmen getting bullied by the fast bowlers who know our weakness.But still players who are getting so many opportunities to play at the highest levels avoid practicing to play the short ball. It is clear from the way they face the ball. Their feet movement is unsure and they expect every ball to be short pitched, they go under, dive or sometimes even play the hook and pull and get new helmets for the next match...
So plz Wake up Duds!!!
Agreed but there are lot of factors involved in why indian batsmen have not been able to conquer the pace and bounce.The kind of pitches we have in India makes our batsmen completely baffled when they face these pacemen from other countries and these skills should be imparted at the very start of a batsmen career.
ReplyDeleteRanji and domestic matches should be played in the colder and northen region of our country where there is a good bounce and carry for the faster bowlers.This will also have an encouragement for youngsters who wants to take up fast bowling as their skill in cricket.