sandtest Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Since all of us witnessed some fine test match spin bowling and saw batsmen succumbing to lbw, I was wondering if taking singles can add some value here before batsman walking out. Seasoned, bats like Dravid, Dada, Lax and even Boss played a gorgeous shot for a Four followed by no runs in that over and then ultimately an lbw finishes the show. let's say, if on third day pitch against M&M they played it like ODI and keep taking singles (before being given out for lbw anyway) it may add 30-35 runs from each batsman. Might be Enough to collect a 175ish lead score which can give bowlers some breathing space to fight. What's made it so difficult to go for singles in test matches? I guess it has something to do with our veterans fixation that test match is more about how well you are in defence and instead of playing it on run-by-run basis. May be I am too paranoid since series loss is in sight, but this fact need to be explored by Cricket gurus as our future next gen batsmen might not be so well gifted in defence. Link to comment
bharat297 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 The fact that fielders are in attacking positions ... usually single saving spots ... usually many fielders close in Link to comment
fineleg Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Gaps were there. It was the "test match mindset". Otherwise, singles could have been taken to rotate strike. Link to comment
The Outsider Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Well not justify the pathetic batting display but picking singles is not very easy against such quality bowling on these kind of tracks. There are close catchers and to take singles in gaps in front of the wicket means playing with hard hands, which is always fraught with danger on such tracks where any ball might turn and bounce more than expected. That leaves nudging it around behind the wicket which means going on the backfoot on most occasions - again not the ideal strategy. But even so Dravid was doing a good job of nudging it around behind the stumps yesterday. Link to comment
bharat297 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Well not justify the pathetic batting display but picking singles is not very easy against such quality bowling on these kind of tracks. There are close catchers and to take singles in gaps in front of the wicket means playing with hard hands, which is always fraught with danger on such tracks where any ball might turn and bounce more than expected. That leaves nudging it around behind the wicket which means going on the backfoot on most occasions - again not the ideal strategy. But even so Dravid was doing a good job of nudging it around behind the stumps yesterday. Very good point. Link to comment
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