Batsmen's Assessment of The Pitch

BanCricFan · #1 February 26, 2011, 11:11 AM

I was shocked to watch in the last match our batsmen's inability of correct assessment of the pitch during the play. After the initial 3 or 4 overs of the NEW ball coming on to the bat and the pounding it took from Tamim, thus, perhaps, losing its (the ball) shape and 'shine'; it was clear to see the ball was stopping and not coming on to the bat. Additionally, the Irish bowlers statrted to take the pace off the ball. Therefore, EVERYTHING was painfully slow in Mirpur yesterday. Our boys should have known better as they had prior knowledge of the pitch being different to the India match. They continiued to use the horizontal bat hitting accross the line instead of playing straight down the pitch in the V or even controlled lofted shots/chips down the ground. They forgot to realize that not every pitch is a 300 par pitch.

Certainly, the boys didn't adjust their batting and target according to the conditions and have played numerous false shots and got out. Yesterdays pitch was a 250 pitch at max against the Irish. Had the played accordingly, especially, after a cracking start they got would have easily set a target higher than 250.

We might have got away with it by the skin of our teeth against Ireland but we, most certainly, won't against the stronger teams further down the road.

al-Sagar · #2 February 26, 2011, 12:00 PM

they got carried away thinking they need to score big.

they should have tried to play balls with merit and trying to rotate strike and wait for bad balls.

it looks like we did not have a definite plan of how to approach the innings and also what do to in certain other situations

BanCricFan · #3 February 27, 2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by offstump
they got carried away thinking they need to score big.

they should have tried to play balls with merit and trying to rotate strike and wait for bad balls.

it looks like we did not have a definite plan of how to approach the innings and also what do to in certain other situations

Although the rate of pre-meditated shots by BD batsmen have dropped over the year or two but they need to almost totally cut it out. They need to keep playing cricketing shots, run hard, run ones and twos, rotate strikes almost every deliveries, employ soft hands, drop and run. Take boundaries on offer, now and then, during the 'middle overs'. Set a solid foundation with plenty of wickets in hand to cash in during the 3rd PP but still playing proper cricketing shots. Scoops, paddles, reverse sweeps etc should be totally outlawed untill the 38th over. They need to be ready to work REALLY hard in every matches. Therefore, they need to be super fit and TOTALLY well rested. NO LATE NIGHTS...during the World Cup!

Once again, if batting first, batsmen need to assess the wicket well and then go about setting a target accordingly.

Tamim should keep playing as he is doing but needs to score big. Imrul is doing fine but he should get behind the line more often and move his feet when facing the opening bowlers. He is chopping quite a few as a result of poor footwoorks. He also needs to score big. BigZ needs to play more with the top hand, play straight and more on the offside. He needs to tighten up his pick up shots, too. Needless to say but he hasn't scored a 50 for a long time now. Mushfiq will come good at 4, INSHA-ALLAH. Shakib NEEDS to be MUCH more responsible as the captain and the specialist bat.

Thats our batting foundation...our al-qa'idah!

BANFAN · #4 February 27, 2011, 10:19 AM

I'm sure the batsmen have been playing to some plan, strategy must have come down from the batting coach, before the match.

Problem is, we dont have information about it.

I think an interview with Jamie Sidons will make things clear. But possible only after the WC.

lamisa · #5 February 27, 2011, 10:34 AM

shakib was just plain stupid that day.i mean WTF was it with that shot just after he got a life?????he seemed so frustrated yesterday,God knows y.maybe because ash was playing...

aosaif · #6 February 27, 2011, 10:45 AM

its all about ones and twos i say

aosaif · #7 February 27, 2011, 10:57 AM

I just want to bring to your attention an interesting statistic

Highest run chase in world cups: 313/7 by Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe in 1992

Basically if our batsmen score close to 300, with our very able bowling attack we can win against any team. 6 runs per over is not difficult on these pitches. Mind you England are on the verge of smashing this statistic right now as Strauss is tearing apart India!

Jadukor · #8 February 27, 2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by aosaif
I just want to bring to your attention an interesting statistic

Highest run chase in world cups: 313/7 by Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe in 1992

Basically if our batsmen score close to 300, with our very able bowling attack we can win against any team. 6 runs per over is not difficult on these pitches. Mind you England are on the verge of smashing this statistic right now as Strauss is tearing apart India!

Scoring close to 300 would be a dream... but our current batting lineup has too many batters who think scoring 30s is good enough... in order for us to score close to 300 one of the top order batters needs to score a century.. and we also need a sizable contribution from the middle order. At the moment we are always looking at Tamim get us the big score along with a quickfire fifty from Shakib to get to that big total. Even if Junaid or Imrul or Roqibul were able to do it (which they should)...they would consume so many dot balls that we would be hard pressed to get even past 250...

It would be interesting to know when was the last time we crossed 250 batting first let alone 300

BanCricFan · #9 March 1, 2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lamisa
shakib was just plain stupid that day.i mean WTF was it with that shot just after he got a life?????he seemed so frustrated yesterday,God knows y.maybe because ash was playing...

Cant blame Ash or Kapali for everything. Shakib was just reckless in that match. He has done this before, too. A specialist bat just cannot bat like that, especially, after a fall of quick wickets. As a captain he needs to set an example of application, intelligent thinking and responsibility.

22Yards · #10 March 1, 2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by offstump
they got carried away thinking they need to score big.

they should have tried to play balls with merit and trying to rotate strike and wait for bad balls.

it looks like we did not have a definite plan of how to approach the innings and also what do to in certain other situations

What he said.

Plus i think the curators also overdid the pitch. It seemed the pitch was slower than the one where bangladesh played with india obviously to favor our spinners. That backfired on us quite bad.

Its no excuse for our batsmen to like not be able to read mirpur at all. Thats just ridiculous the way they were getting out.

view360 · #11 March 1, 2011, 06:40 PM

Excessive dot balls are killing our batsmen. To many dot balls at one end builds up pressure at the other end. As a result , the other end tries audacious shots and returns to the dressing room. Then a domino effect kicks off because the new batsman immediately start paying dot balls, This was the strategy since the 1970's and still continues like a vicious cycle.

lamisa · #12 March 2, 2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BanCricFan
Cant blame Ash or Kapali for everything. Shakib was just reckless in that match. He has done this before, too. A specialist bat just cannot bat like that, especially, after a fall of quick wickets. As a captain he needs to set an example of application, intelligent thinking and responsibility.

i was just joking...

BanCricFan · #13 March 3, 2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lamisa
i was just joking...

Sure. I think I was a little unfair to Shakib. Saw the highlight of his dismissal...the ball actually stopped on him. Hope he will play a significant knock tomorrow, Insha Allah.