When we look at all the desparate tinkering of the openers' slot, some of these bold theories sound good and make a lot of sense IN THEORY.
I'm afraid the reality can only be a variation of us trying-out Pilot, Ashraful and Alok as openers not too long ago.
IMHO, opening the batting is a specialized position where many things need to synergize well.
Namely: -
1) Talent or the ability to sight the ball irrespective of pace, bounce and in some cases, early swing both ways that can cause the line of delivery sway and shift at the last moment.
2) The ability to apply to do the right thing with the delivery ball after ball, meaning to leave, block, push, tuck, cut, drive, pull or hook as required by the percentages.
3) Having both the temperament and the intelligence to know when to just see something or someone through and how, while waiting for bad deliveries to put away.
I think Riyad is doing just fine where he is and we should let him grow. That way, he may be have a better chance to SUSTAIN some this early success Inshallah. It's a matter of percentages.
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Last edited by Sohel; April 15, 2008 at 01:28 AM..
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