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Originally Posted by jeesh
Its a mystery we need to solve. Many of our main batsmen dont even average 30 in FC cricket. The big innings mentality is just not there.
In India in contrast even batsmen on the fringes average close to 50 in FC. Consider their new boy Pujara. The guys a run machine in FC with an average of 55. Remember Hrishikesh Kanitkar the guy who hit Saqlain for a 4 in a triangular tournament in Dhaka? Even he has retired with a FC average of 53. Now he wouldnt even make it to India B a few years back.
There is something that is wrong with most of our batsmen. Patience, determination, technique, shot selection. Whatever it is cannot be solved by the national team coach. These are things that need to be sorted early, as early as school cricket. Any test batsman must have at least an average of 40 in FC cricket. There is a huge gulf between international cricket and first class cricket. But you cant go to Uni unless you do well in school right.
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you make a good point about fringe players averaging 50 or near 50 but really india is the only country that has a number of players averaging 50 or over 50 who aren't in their team. australia use to have it but don't anymore, but atm outside india i don't think any country has fringe players as prolific as the ones in india.