Savak
Test Captain
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2006
- Runs
- 48,469
- Post of the Week
- 3
It was refreshing to see a proactive batsman against spin after ages. Sarfaraz has all the shots in the book against spin i.e cover drive, straight drive, back foot punch, pull shot, sweep, paddle sweep and even reverse sweep. He singlehandedly bossed the NZ spinners who had no idea how to bowl to him, how to keep him quite and Sarfaraz single handedly saved Pakistan's blushes. He was literally our Ben Duckett in this series.
Babar, Imam, Shan cannot play the sweep shot against the spinners to save their lives which is why it is much easier for the opposition spinners and captains to come up with a strategy to contain them and force errors.
Surely these players can watch and learn from Sarfaraz on how to counter spin in the subcontinent conditions.
In Pakistani home conditions, it should be a given that the Pakistani batters would be very much at home against any spin and reverse swing.
Babar, Imam, Shan cannot play the sweep shot against the spinners to save their lives which is why it is much easier for the opposition spinners and captains to come up with a strategy to contain them and force errors.
Surely these players can watch and learn from Sarfaraz on how to counter spin in the subcontinent conditions.
In Pakistani home conditions, it should be a given that the Pakistani batters would be very much at home against any spin and reverse swing.