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Originally Posted by billah
Riyad's style, temperament, strike rate, ability to rotate the strike, composure, hitting power - the characteristics that have so sorely been missing in AA, should not come at #8. It's a waste. Mushy has to the most compact of our batsmen now in his style. He needs to be given more batting opportunities with real batsmen than with tail enders.
Wrong strategy. Plain and simple.
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i agree riyad has all those attributes, but he's missing one key atribute that AA has in spades: inherent skill.
riyad i don't believe can bat in the top 4...#5 is the highest i would push him. but yes, #8 is perhaps insulting to his skills and productivity. naeem i think might have the skill to bat in the top 4, at least eventually. mushfiq i think could already be a top notch #3 in my opinion...even if he fails against express bowlers.
btw, he handled dale steyn on green tops with good bounce last time we toured SA. i think he hit 2 fifties, with a top score of 60 something. hooked steyn for two massive sixes also.