Jump to content

Target their bodies!


surajmal

Recommended Posts

So you are willing to get the match cancelled in order to hurt your opponent rather than focus on a win??:wall:

 

OK, you are free to think whatever you want. However, I think that will not be a winning tactic. A few more balls hitting the helmet and umpires will stop the game whether it is the pitch or SA inadequacy!!

 

The better strategy would be to use the short ball as a surprise weapon, but bowl in the right areas and let the pitch do its thing. There is enough juice in this pitch where Bhuvi/Shami can get prodigious movement and get edges if he pitches the right line and length. Bumrah can get enough zip and bounce back even from short of a good length. The ball that hit Elgar was a short pitched ball that kicked up a bit more than he anticipated. On a more placid pitch it probably would have not kicked up as much, but Bumrah does have the ability to be skiddy and extract bounce. The same ball if pitched a little further up would still have kicked up and hit him on the handle/glove and lobbed up for a catch instead of hitting the helmet.

Edited by dandaroy
Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...