Minnows
The minnows are catching up on the fielding side of the game, but batting remains pathetic across the board. Rarely do any batsmen from the weaker teams hit double-digit scores, which is a damn shame.
In this World Cup, the minnow sides have proven that top-class teams can be effectively restricted to totals of 200-250. These are gettable totals. Unfortunately, bar one or two batsmen who have the necessary temperament, all others capitulate without a fight.
What happened? How come we're closing the gap on the fielding and bowling side, but there have been no significant improvments in batting? I remember commentators explaining how the strength of the minnows lies in their batting prior to the 96 and 99 World Cups. If that's the case, what the hell happened?
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