http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/ India-India-India Jai-Jai-Jai (i3j3) Sun, 27 May 2012 17:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/#comment-1640 Sun, 20 May 2007 09:03:35 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/#comment-1640 If you can’t play the pull, cut it (out), I say…

]]> http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/#comment-1634 Sun, 20 May 2007 04:23:21 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/#comment-1634 Well, if they do not get on top of that stroke (literally and figuritively) the Indians will have a tough time of it on the bouncy pitches of Australia later this year — and early next year. When Team India was here last, Dravid and Laxman played this stroke really well. Tendulkar put most strokes away and apart from Brisbane, Ganguly looked ungainly playing the pull stroke. To their credit, the team as a whole, however, did get on top of Brett Lee in that series.

]]> http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/#comment-1632 Sun, 20 May 2007 03:16:14 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/hitting-across-the-line/#comment-1632 I do not think that Indians have historically been quick on the pull shot. Kapil Dev is one that comes to mind as being an exception. Dravid played them reasonably well early in his career. The Aussies, specially Ponting, are champions of that stroke. Tendulkar actually did play them well for a brief period, more so in the one day format. Anyways, the point I was making is that I do not think there could be any excuse for either one of them to play that stroke. It is a low percentage shot for the Indians and, in my opinion, only demonstrates loss of concentration and nothing else.

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