I read this piece in today’s Herald Sun by Jon Pierik, as representative a writer of that paper as can get, about Australia’s reactive plans on scuffing up the ball early in the piece.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24538494-11088,00.html
To which I must draw his attention to Australia’s own Shane Warne’s entry on Virender Sehwag who makes #35 in his list of 100 top bats.
Sehwag was batting with Jeremy Snape for Leicestershire and Abdul Razzaq, who was playing for Middlesex, started to reverse swing the ball, creating all sorts of problems.
“I have a plan,” said Sehwag and promptly hit the ball out of the ground so that it had to be replaced.
That’s what he does when the ball reverse swings.
Just so you are aware Jon.
Soundar
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Dhruv // 23 October 2008 at 2:16 pm |
ROFL
On a serious sehwag lover. and a general ardent fan of swashbuckling batsmen – i have noticed how Sewhwag has changed his game since his comeback.
For the brainless compulsive cutter of on the rise deliveries that he was, he has shown a seemingly impossible trait for him by learning how to curb his raw intent and not fall in a thorougly laid up trap everyone employs at the widish third man or deep point to get him out.
He is covering his off stump and is trying to score on the legside more, and generally showing more intent on nudging for singles and he looks a totally changed batsman to me.
I was so revered a fan of this man till Dhoni walked in, but I hope Viru continues this way and romps on for years to come.
Amen
chris hutchinson // 23 October 2008 at 2:19 pm |
He’s extraordinary!
But he’s not batting differently.
He trusts the deck and his eye is that of a dead fish.
He just doesnt seem to look silly in India.
mohankaus // 23 October 2008 at 4:02 pm |
@chris
And neither does he look silly in scoring 194 in one day at the MCG!
Alvin // 23 October 2008 at 4:26 pm |
@mohan
194 in a day doesnt look silly, but gifting Simon Katich a wicket as you slog and throw away a certain 200 ….
Dhruv // 23 October 2008 at 4:27 pm |
And neither in the pre-2003 world cup NZ series… where we witnessed one of the deadliest seaming conditions that tamed every other Indian batsman …except Viru
And he is not batting differently now? what are you smoking Chris?
Whatever it is, i guess you better stop smoking it while u make statements like these.
Dhruv // 23 October 2008 at 4:30 pm |
@Alvin
Sorry to jump in, but please quit harping of the missing 6 runs… the 194 he got was also using the same instincts of his.
So you, and people like you produce Dravids, and I think one is enough for India.
mohankaus // 23 October 2008 at 5:23 pm |
@Alvin
Don’t know about you, but I’d personally prefer Sehwag looking silly at 194, six short of a 200 any day, to Ponting looking silly (on any score you chose) having to face Ishant Sharma reversing it on a cricket pitch these days!
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kathick // 24 October 2008 at 3:22 am |
Chris,
S Katich is one batsman who makes nothing seem to look silly, Its all sense, But them watching him play is like watching something grow
chris hutchinson // 24 October 2008 at 11:00 am |
I am not a Katich fan so please do not draw me into that statement.
With regard to the 194 at the MCG, I think i made my point to precise.
His batting prowess can be seen anywhere. I feel that focusing on his successes only and not viewing them alongside his abject failures allows the argument to steer to the cold hard fact that he keeps getting out of the side.
As for Katich, you can have him.
mohankaus // 24 October 2008 at 11:48 am |
@chris
Thanks for sending Katich to us! But no thanks.
jose // 24 October 2008 at 12:17 pm |
How about sending Katich back home to WA? We’d loe to have him back — the man is an absolute run machine for NSW.