[PICTURES] Pakistan's power hitting concept is extremely outdated

[Savak]

The big 5 batsmen around the world now have moved on and now have developed alternative abilities to counter bowlers bowling full blooded yorkers at the death or bowlers bowling consecutive slower deliveries.

Batsmen around the world attempt rampt shots to the full blooded yorkers, they walk outside the crease to nuetralize the full blooded yorkers or have practiced numerous drills in the nets to hit the full blooded yorkers around specifically marked spots in the field. But unfortunately our batsmen just have that one extremely predictable hitting approach to hitting that full blooded yorker.

I was shocked to see everyone struggling for timing against slower deliveries. The most scary part is that these are actually our best hitters in domestic cricket and they were exposed like amateur school boys by South Africa at the death today. Definately this is where lack of IPL exposure has hurt our players big time.

And whats with this ******** concept of leaving everything to the final over. The big 5 look to finish the game off by the second last over maximum.

This series has just ultimately exposed how outdated and far behind our so called power hitters are behind the rest of the world and it is a similar gap between our hockey and the rest of the world now.

 

[mastersaan10]

yes it did and we really have no one even to compare with pandya, who is a decent hitter, forget about the level of butler and miller. sad reality as we don't even have any tullas anymore, what happened to Imran Nazir type of players in t20. babar and talat lost the plot after the 11th over and that is where we lost.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Did you guys see Jimmy Neesham. He hits clean as a whistle.

 

[rhony]

Did you guys see Jimmy Neesham. He hits clean as a whistle.

Excellent striker. He had a great series against SL. His bowling seems to be good too. Will be a key player in NZ in the WC. They should drop DGH and play this guy in every game.

 

[Saj]

Both times they were short by a few runs.

It boils down to game management - bowlers not bowling to their field and batsmen allowing too many dot balls.

 

[New Yorker]

The big 5 batsmen around the world now have moved on and now have developed alternative abilities to counter bowlers bowling full blooded yorkers at the death or bowlers bowling consecutive slower deliveries.

Batsmen around the world attempt rampt shots to the full blooded yorkers, they walk outside the crease to nuetralize the full blooded yorkers or have practiced numerous drills in the nets to hit the full blooded yorkers around specifically marked spots in the field. But unfortunately our batsmen just have that one extremely predictable hitting approach to hitting that full blooded yorker.

I was shocked to see everyone struggling for timing against slower deliveries. The most scary part is that these are actually our best hitters in domestic cricket and they were exposed like amateur school boys by South Africa at the death today. Definately this is where lack of IPL exposure has hurt our players big time.

And whats with this ******** concept of leaving everything to the final over. The big 5 look to finish the game off by the second last over maximum.

This series has just ultimately exposed how outdated and far behind our so called power hitters are behind the rest of the world and it is a similar gap between our hockey and the rest of the world now.

We somehow managed to win 11 series on the trot with this outdated approach.

 

[shaaik]

We just let it slip, it was in the bag unlike the first t20 where we were always behind the 9 ball.

 

[Itachi]

Dhoni does the same.

 

[MMHS]

If the understanding is that 42 of 4 overs at J’burg with 9 wickets in hand & two set batsmen in - yet team lost because of lack of power hitting, then I don’t think even real Josh Buttler can solve the problem. Fans should realise that against the attack SAF used in last few overs, even associates won’t need “power hitter” to win from that situation. Power hitter is required in T20, but it’s a bigger problem if the term is over used.

 

[hitthestump]

We haven't had a decent power hitter coming in at the death overs since Razzaq. Usually the bowling is clutch enough for this not to matter but unfortunately they've been short in this SA series.

 

[Khwaja78]

Selectors are picking their favorites for 2 years. When likes of Babar Azam are being justified in T20 then one should forget about power hitting. This team is gathering of accumulators. When Azam is suppose to play 20 overs in T20 rofl, that speaks about mentality in setup. You need 2-3 power hitters in the batting department who are consistent as per world standards. Sharjeel Khan was the only one but he is serving ban, Sohaib Maqsood was another who was dropped and never picked again.

With players like Akmals and Salman Butt being pushed forward, there is a downward curve in domestic performances as well. A power hitter from Lahore Ali Sarfraz was recently seen but he is too raw to make debut internationally.

 

[Saj]

We somehow managed to win 11 series on the trot with this outdated approach.

Yes. Small margins make the difference in T20s.

It's not just down to power-hitting. Rather some muddled thinking, poor bowling and wasting deliveries.

 

[latecut]

27 runs were needed in three overs. Then 19 runs were needed in 2 overs. That is same as the run rate that was required at the beginning of the innings. So it is not as if any power hitting was needed in the last three overs. One four or two per over was needed, with wickets in hand.

 

[Khwaja78]

27 runs were needed in three overs. Then 19 runs were needed in 2 overs. That is same as the run rate that was required at the beginning of the innings. So it is not as if any power hitting was needed in the last three overs. One four or two per over was needed, with wickets in hand.

Which match were you watching yesterday?


27 runs were required in last 2 overs. They hit 12 in second last over but lost both Tallat and Wasim who both went after hitting 4s.
They lost 6 wickets between 17th and last over.

 

[Mp812]

It was the bowling this time . Batting did well. In the 2nd T20 Pakistan's pacers - Usman Khan and Hasan Ali - banged the ball short and were taken 111 runs in eight overs by a SA team missing 3 of its regular batters.

 

[shaaik]

Our lower order is probably the worst in the world at the moment and I don't see it changing before the world cup. Some really unfortunate times ahead of us Pakistani fans.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Our lower order is probably the worst in the world at the moment and I don't see it changing before the world cup. Some really unfortunate times ahead of us Pakistani fans.

We have Bumrah, Shami, Kuldeep, Chahal none of whom can bat.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

We have Bumrah, Shami, Kuldeep, Chahal none of whom can bat.

Which is good, you don’t need them to bat if they can do their primary job which is taking wickets regularly, and they are doing that for fun across all kinda pitches.


Pak with a decent bowling attack should also go for the same instead of playing bits and pieces like Malik,hafeez,Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf etc.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Which is good, you don’t need them to bat if they can do their primary job which is taking wickets regularly, and they are doing that for fun across all kinda pitches.


Pak with a decent bowling attack should also go for the same instead of playing bits and pieces like Malik,hafeez,Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf etc.

True. Historically Pak bowling always made the difference. Hasan Ali stood out in CT. In all tournaments that won by Pakistan, had one bowler standing up. Ajmal or Hasan or Afridi or Akram.

 

[Zaz]

what puzzles me is that pakistanis have still not latched upto the scoops, the flicks likes the rest of the world When they do try to play it looks ugly and invariably they make a mess of it


They still seem to favour the slog to deep mid wicket but unlike in the past when the likes of razzaqs could smash it at will, hardly any of the current lot can hit a long ball consistently

 

[jnaveen1980]

what puzzles me is that pakistanis have still not latched upto the scoops, the flicks likes the rest of the world When they do try to play it looks ugly and invariably they make a mess of it


They still seem to favour the slog to deep mid wicket but unlike in the past when the likes of razzaqs could smash it at will, hardly any of the current lot can hit a long ball consistently

Razzaq six hitting has a method to it. He always has a solid base before he swings through the line. First thing he always does is setting himself up not slogging. That part is what missing for some of the Pakistan hitters. Modern day example. Pandya, Maxwell. They set up a base first then the rest will follow.

 

[Savak]

Lol, the Pakistani batsmen just rely and depend on the cross bat philosophy while the rest of the world has worked on ramps, reverse sweeps, sweeps, flicks, inside out shots.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lol, the Pakistani batsmen just rely and depend on the cross bat philosophy while the rest of the world has worked on ramps, reverse sweeps, sweeps, flicks, inside out shots.

Pandya's one legged dancing pull against Boult for six was outrageous. Seen with Afridi a few times. Out of position still managed to muscle over square leg for six.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan need to work on this hitting business or we will not be anyone near the top of ratings, ever!

 

[W63L35]

Pakistan need to work on this hitting business or we will not be anyone near the top of ratings, ever!

According to the stats below, it will take a lot of time to recover from the damage that done between 2011 and 2015 in the name of anchoring/stabilizing the innings...



Pakistani ODI batsmen at batting position 4, 5 and 6 from 2000 to 2019.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting

Aus/NZ/IND/SAF/ENG ODI batsmen at batting position 4, 5 and 6 from 2000 to 2019.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...3;team=5;team=6;template=results;type=batting



Below is the Ave and S/R difference between the two tables above.
Please note...
year 2001-2005 - the glory days.
year 2011-2015 - the dark ages.
year 2016-2019 - the recovery(?).

 

[Saj]

It's the anchor syndrome - many of the Pakistani batsmen feel they need to anchor the innings and bat through the innings.

 

[barah_admi]

Yes, so out dated that they have just hit 340+ in 3 matches in a row. Oh how outdated of them.

 

[Farhan93]

Yes, so out dated that they have just hit 340+ in 3 matches in a row. Oh how outdated of them.

still continuously losing..and it's ridiculous to see pathetic fans are happy with that. Even Zim fans would show more passion

 

[Cric1234]

The anchor role suits the batsmen well they can selfishly play for a big score and keep their place safe long term the team continues to lose most of the time.
Imam Babar Haris are all in the team long term and can continue on their merry way of making losing scores on flat pitches.

 

[Oxfordchamp]

And England won without two of their best batsmen...bairstow and morgan

 

[Abu_Hamza]

And without BUTTLER and Moeen Ali contributing even a single run. ENG can chase even 500 with the way they are batting.

 

[adil79]

Pakistan's power hitting complements 100 strike rate, or 6 run per over run rate.
Other team's power hitting, especially england's, take the 6 run rate (made by running between wickets and playing less dots) to 8 run rate with 4s & 6s.

That's our problem in my opinion.

 

[PakLFC]

Our whole batting is still in 1990's mode. Whenever say for example our score is compared to the opposition after 20 overs or something we're always behind. Need to score at least 100 after 20 overs in today's Cricket against the top sides. Other then Asif we don't have any power hitters, one isn't good enough.

 

[CleverSir]

This series is not on the batsman. Yes, we left some runs on the board but even with 20+ runs we wouldn't be defending it. We have lost our marbles on the bowling side. Serious questions should be asked of Azhar. Also of Inzi for sending such an inexperienced pace attack. With Hasnain, Shaheen, and Ali, you cannot have Junaid as the senior bowler. Should've taken Abbas for this series. Maybe Wahab, not to play but as a souding board for the young lads. Also, this fielding coach has dropped the ball (pun intended). Rixon is sorely missed.

 

[Farhan93]

This series is not on the batsman. Yes, we left some runs on the board but even with 20+ runs we wouldn't be defending it. We have lost our marbles on the bowling side. Serious questions should be asked of Azhar. Also of Inzi for sending such an inexperienced pace attack. With Hasnain, Shaheen, and Ali, you cannot have Junaid as the senior bowler. Should've taken Abbas for this series. Maybe Wahab, not to play but as a souding board for the young lads. Also, this fielding coach has dropped the ball (pun intended). Rixon is sorely missed.

Abbas would have conceded 100 on this track, he just has one pace, he can't even bowl slow ball variations because he is already too slow. And don't even mention Wahab.. Bowling is issue but it's not the main issue as Wickets are flattest you will concede 330+ score against a team like nomatter what you do..Main issue is our batting and our approach , players like babar and Imam on flattest pitches are a treat for opposition they help the opposition more than their own team ..you can't win with them...having said that our fielding was atrocious as well but here you can only win by playing modern cricket with the bat which we are not doing because of selfish nature of our batsmen..we are always 30-40 runs short

 

[barah_admi]

still continuously losing..and it's ridiculous to see pathetic fans are happy with that. Even Zim fans would show more passion

It is about being factual.Pakistan became the first team to score 340+ in 3 consecutive games, England the second. These two have raised the batting bar in these last 3 matches, yet you call Pakistan's batting approach outdated?

 

[Farhan93]

It is about being factual.Pakistan became the first team to score 340+ in 3 consecutive games, England the second. These two have raised the batting bar in these last 3 matches, yet you call Pakistan's batting approach outdated?

Can't you see that pitches are flattest in England ,esp in this series? Yet we saw how babar slowed down during his innings many times despite ball was doing absolutely nothing,same was true for imam in previous matches. And you want me to turn a blind eye on that and say we weren't 30-40 runs short in all matches and scores were good enough ? You can do that maybe, but I can't .as i support Pakistan and not individual players so i will continue to point out selfish batting and other blunders we make .

Just because we scored 340 in all matches, it doesn't mean we were great with the bat.consider conditions too and our selfishness was clearly on display for all too too see yet people are defending batting. Even Ramiz spoke about selfish approach of our batters even though he's the one who always back babar blindly

 

[IAJ]

Things will only get tougher if they play on a slow two-paced wicket. They will struggle to clear the inner circle, let alone boundary. We have been sort of lucky we have played on pancakes in the current series.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Observing Saim's batting technique, I've noticed he frequently restricts himself from hitting sixes by failing to create room. Similarly, Asif Ali also tends to push himself back, limiting his ability to clear the boundary. In contrast, Australian batsman Matthew Short effectively utilizes footwork to create space and extension, allowing him to hit sixes with ease.

Matthew Short's Image: Sky Sports

 

[Bhaijaan]

Six hitting is an art.
Some are born with it, some are not.

For example VVS Laxman was not born with it.

 

[mominsaigol]

Six hitting is an art.
Some are born with it, some are not.

For example VVS Laxman was not born with it.

Human beings are not fairy tail magic wishers you know

 

[Bhaijaan]

Human beings are not fairy tail magic wishers you know

Natural barriers are inevitable.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Six hitting is an art.
Some are born with it, some are not.

For example VVS Laxman was not born with it.

You can improve. Look how Ashwin hits sixes effortlessly with beautiful timing.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You can improve. Look how Ashwin hits sixes effortlessly with beautiful timing.

Definitely can improve. As I've probably said one million times here Hafeez improved by the end.

But you have to show a willingness to improve or at least accept the fact something is wrong. Most of our players don't have this.

 

[Bhaijaan]

You can improve. Look how Ashwin hits sixes effortlessly with beautiful timing.

Ashwin is a natural six hitter. When he connects it’s always certain six.

Thing is majority of Pakistani batters of today even when they give it all barely manage to cross the circle.

 

[Greenstorm]

Definitely can improve. As I've probably said one million times here Hafeez improved by the end.

But you have to show a willingness to improve or at least accept the fact something is wrong. Most of our players don't have this.

Hafeez always had it but he wasted himself trying to become an opener. Hafeez was hitting sixes in 2007 T20 WC and I remember him thrashing Indian spinners in that aney do series.

 

[Varun]

Ashwin is a natural six hitter. When he connects it’s always certain six.

Thing is majority of Pakistani batters of today even when they give it all barely manage to cross the circle.

It all boils down to one thing: the tape ball culture in Pakistan. Absolutely ruins batting technique from an early age.

 

[Savak]

Hafeez credited golf for the improvement in his bat swing and six hitting technique

 

[Bhaijaan]

Hafeez credited golf for the improvement in his bat swing and six hitting technique

Great example
Vol 3.0 could smash sixes with ease. He is one of the few players who learnt the art and made himself strong enough to hit sixes. He also got facial hair in the process

 

[modern guitarist]

i don't understand. In the modern era, with big bats, they should be able to clear boundaries with ease. Why are we the only major team that struggles to hit big?

 

[Devadwal]

This is not just Pakistan problem but entire south Asia . india , Pakistan Bangladesh and Lanka all the team players are lack the power to cross the Big boundary.. Few players are always expections like Afridi,Yuvi etc.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is not just Pakistan problem but entire south Asia . india , Pakistan Bangladesh and Lanka all the team players are lack the power to cross the Big boundary.. Few players are always expections like Afridi,Yuvi etc.

Indians do it for fun.

 

[Devadwal]

Indians do it for fun.

Maybe now they has more power but i watched the cricket from past 25 year and most of the indian players were lack the power to cross the boundary .

 

[emranabbas]

its pathetic for the likes of rizwan and babar who have played all around the world over 5+ years and still can't hit

I'll excuse Farhan and Usman khan as they probably never will to this bounce and short ball but experienced rizwan and babar pathetic show

 

[RidiculousMan]

Problem is this T20I squad don't have power hitters. The likes of Fakhar, Saim, Harris and Jamal walk into this squad.

 

[emranabbas]

Problem is this T20I squad don't have power hitters. The likes of Fakhar, Saim, Harris and Jamal walk into this squad.

We have babar and rizwan? If they are not power hitters what are they doing playing the first powerplay?

 

[Rana]

We have babar and rizwan? If they are not power hitters what are they doing playing the first powerplay?

To spread love and to remove hatred

The world needs love, not power hitting.

 

[modern guitarist]

This is not just Pakistan problem but entire south Asia . india , Pakistan Bangladesh and Lanka all the team players are lack the power to cross the Big boundary.. Few players are always expections like Afridi,Yuvi etc.

And i don't get it. I don't think its genetics - athletes of Pakistani ancestry have been successful in boxing (Amir Khan and now Hamzah Sheerez). Pakistan just had an Olympic medalist in javelin throwing, i believe, and that requires some power. Clearly people of Pakistani ancestry have demonstrated power in other sports, whether they played for Pakistan or for other countries.

We used to have big hitters. Apart from Afridi, both Abdul Razzaq and Wasim Akram could clear the boundary with ease. And that too with much smaller bats.

I don't think our players really try to develop their big hitting ability. It requires hours of specific practice. And our heroes aren't capable of that kind of hard work.

 

[RidiculousMan]

We have babar and rizwan? If they are not power hitters what are they doing playing the first powerplay?

Who told you they are power hitters? They are accumulators. Only one should bat in top 3 and other should go home.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

The other day I see Rovman Powell, hitting flat sixes and here are our betters sending half volley projectiles in air

 

[DeadlyVenom]

The other day I see Rovman Powell, hitting flat sixes and here are our betters sending half volley projectiles in air

Rovman Powells one arm is bigger than Rizwan, Babar, Usman Khan and Farhan combined.