Mamoon
ATG
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2012
- Runs
- 108,086
- Post of the Week
- 12
For years, we have lamented the lack of flair and stroke-play in our batting on the nature of UAE wickets that are supposedly not conductive to flamboyant batting.
However, over the last two years, Indian batsmen have showed that it is more due to the lack of skill of Pakistani batsmen than the pitches.
In the 2018 Asia Cup, Rohit and Dhawan smoked a full-strength Pakistani bowling attack and played the type of shots that our batsmen cannot even play in their dreams.
In the ongoing IPL, we have seen the likes of KL Rahul, Samson, Agarwal, Gill, Shaw and of course Rohit showcase incredible power-hitting and grace.
The other day, it was really hard to believe that KL Rahul was batting on a Dubai wicket when he smashed 132 in 69 balls.
Samson has hit 16 sixes in two innings on pitches that are supposedly not suited to T20 cricket. He has made batting on UAE pitches look like a piece of cake.
Granted that Sharjah is better than Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but it is still mighty impressive.
What is even more remarkable is that most of these young Indian batsmen are playing in the UAE for the first time and they have taken no time to adjust to wickets that are very different to India’s.
Our fans are quick to blame the so-called poor bowling but it is actually the supreme standard of batting than the quality of bowling on show here.
PSL bowlers who have created the illusion that PSL bowling standard is high will be taken to these cleaners by these brilliant batsmen.
So far, Kohli is pretty much the only Indian batsmen who has not looked good, but it is definitely down to poor form in general rather than failing to adjust to the pitches.
However, over the last two years, Indian batsmen have showed that it is more due to the lack of skill of Pakistani batsmen than the pitches.
In the 2018 Asia Cup, Rohit and Dhawan smoked a full-strength Pakistani bowling attack and played the type of shots that our batsmen cannot even play in their dreams.
In the ongoing IPL, we have seen the likes of KL Rahul, Samson, Agarwal, Gill, Shaw and of course Rohit showcase incredible power-hitting and grace.
The other day, it was really hard to believe that KL Rahul was batting on a Dubai wicket when he smashed 132 in 69 balls.
Samson has hit 16 sixes in two innings on pitches that are supposedly not suited to T20 cricket. He has made batting on UAE pitches look like a piece of cake.
Granted that Sharjah is better than Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but it is still mighty impressive.
What is even more remarkable is that most of these young Indian batsmen are playing in the UAE for the first time and they have taken no time to adjust to wickets that are very different to India’s.
Our fans are quick to blame the so-called poor bowling but it is actually the supreme standard of batting than the quality of bowling on show here.
PSL bowlers who have created the illusion that PSL bowling standard is high will be taken to these cleaners by these brilliant batsmen.
So far, Kohli is pretty much the only Indian batsmen who has not looked good, but it is definitely down to poor form in general rather than failing to adjust to the pitches.
