Tintin,
I was the one viewer out of that six!
Istabraque Shaikh seems to have accelerated a lot on the 3rd day of his batting. I mean, from 54 off 615 deliveries, he smacked his way and literally raced to 69 off 687.
Now, that is 15 runs added in 72 deliveries only!
From a run every 11 deliveries or more, he raced to run every 5 deliveries or less! He more than doubled his scoring rate on the third day.
This young lad seems to understand the imortance of accelerating steadily. His first 19 came off 333 deliveries or a run per almost 18 deliveries. His next 35 took only 282 deliveries or a run per 8 deliveries and his final 15 came at a rate of less than 5 deliveries for each run scored.
Perfect example of how to pace an inning!
Hope selectors take note of the batting exploits of this emerging talent
Another point to note is his 6 boundaries. His 24 runs took 6 deliveries and the remaining 45 took 681. Which means, when he was scoring a boundary, he was scoring at the rate of 60 times his normal scoring rate.
Now, that must be a world record!!!
Am i brilliant or what
