Every time I look at India's bowling in every game, I feel bitterly disappointed with it. Yes last game v/s SA middle & lower batting order should be blamed but I had sensed that batting failure was around the corner when it is expected to perform exceedingly well in the face of weak fielding & bowling. Well I will still not worry too much about batting failure but bowling will definitely give me sleepless nights.
Bowling is all about outsmarting/out thinking the batsman especially in ODI's where batsman is looking for runs all the time against say Test Match where you really have to earn your wickets. There are two objectives as a bowler
1. Taking wickets which will automatically take care of containing runs
2. If wickets are not coming then contain runs which will build up pressure and result in fall of wickets
In all this avoid bowling gift balls to which no captain can set a field to but makes the captain look really stupid and no extras. There are two kinds of batsman 1) one who plays conventional (plays on the merit of the ball) cricket 2) one who goes after the bowling and looks to attack the bowling.
As a bowler if you are bowling to a conventional batsman the trick is not bowl bad balls and create pressure by drying up runs and he will fall, if you know his weakness create a plan for him and execute it.
If you are bowling to a batsman who goes after the bowling you will get hit a couple of times but a good bowler will quickly learn and not bowl where the batsman wants it which will result in a wicket. As a bowler you have to be proactive and be ahead of the batsman else you will be hit around the park. I guess it is okay to be hit once or twice but how you come back shows how good a bowler you are and also a reflection of good bowler is how well he bowls at crucial junctures of the game when the pressure is on and those moments define the outcome of the game. In the end it is very much like a chess game going on between batsman and bowler. I am not sure if Munaf, Nehra or Sreesanth have this thought process while bowling which is really hurting India's chances because Zak and Bhajji alone can't pull it off and it is stupid to expect Ashwin to perform miracles, the onus of taking responsibility has to fall on experienced else they do not justify their position in the team.
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Will write about batting but at a later time.
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Last weekend my team lost defending a fighting total, I agree we did not bat well but we could have won the game bowling well but we made same mistakes as mentioned above.
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We are all aware about the catastrophic turn of events which has rocked Japan but amidst all I came across a very positive article - http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/15/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/?iref=allsearch left me wondering if we will witness such a deed in India during a catastrophic event (No, I don't wish that such an event should happen in India but was just a thought)
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For US folks did you do your taxes?
Bowling is all about outsmarting/out thinking the batsman especially in ODI's where batsman is looking for runs all the time against say Test Match where you really have to earn your wickets. There are two objectives as a bowler
1. Taking wickets which will automatically take care of containing runs
2. If wickets are not coming then contain runs which will build up pressure and result in fall of wickets
In all this avoid bowling gift balls to which no captain can set a field to but makes the captain look really stupid and no extras. There are two kinds of batsman 1) one who plays conventional (plays on the merit of the ball) cricket 2) one who goes after the bowling and looks to attack the bowling.
As a bowler if you are bowling to a conventional batsman the trick is not bowl bad balls and create pressure by drying up runs and he will fall, if you know his weakness create a plan for him and execute it.
If you are bowling to a batsman who goes after the bowling you will get hit a couple of times but a good bowler will quickly learn and not bowl where the batsman wants it which will result in a wicket. As a bowler you have to be proactive and be ahead of the batsman else you will be hit around the park. I guess it is okay to be hit once or twice but how you come back shows how good a bowler you are and also a reflection of good bowler is how well he bowls at crucial junctures of the game when the pressure is on and those moments define the outcome of the game. In the end it is very much like a chess game going on between batsman and bowler. I am not sure if Munaf, Nehra or Sreesanth have this thought process while bowling which is really hurting India's chances because Zak and Bhajji alone can't pull it off and it is stupid to expect Ashwin to perform miracles, the onus of taking responsibility has to fall on experienced else they do not justify their position in the team.
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Will write about batting but at a later time.
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Last weekend my team lost defending a fighting total, I agree we did not bat well but we could have won the game bowling well but we made same mistakes as mentioned above.
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We are all aware about the catastrophic turn of events which has rocked Japan but amidst all I came across a very positive article - http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/15/why-is-there-no-looting-in-japan/?iref=allsearch left me wondering if we will witness such a deed in India during a catastrophic event (No, I don't wish that such an event should happen in India but was just a thought)
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For US folks did you do your taxes?
Bhachau and Anjar provinces did get looted after the horrifying Bhuj earthquake in India...http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20010130/ina30023.html
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, you do not know if it will continue in the future, every event and disaster aftermath has its own route to follow...