MK55 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Source: http://www.iplt20.com/news/2015/features/6034/if-allan-donald-bowled-to-ab-de-villiers The field You’ve got five fielders out and I think the field placement is very crucial here. I would have a predominantly on-side field. I would have a fine-leg, square-leg, a deep cow and a long-on. I’ll have mid-on and mid-off up and a deep extra-cover. My third-man would be back. I would bowl short and stay away from his feet because he can reverse, he can paddle and he can play the orthodox sweep as well. Bowling at his feet is a no-go. He’s going to lap it for six. I’d mostly bowl bouncers to him but one ball I’ll have to bluff him. I’d use my bouncer and slower bouncer well. Ball 1: A fast bouncer. I’d want him to hit me to that leg-side. With four fielders in the deep a batsman has no chance of hitting a boundary. I think Australia did that pretty well against him in the World Cup. They peppered him and he kept hooking to those fielders. Ball 2: Another quick bouncer. Ball 3: A short ball, slower and on the off-stump. It has to be a hard slow ball that stands up so that there is no real pace to work with. Ball 4: A yorker. I’ll have to bluff him with a yorker. With the third man back and the deep extra-cover I’ll have to be brave and go for a wide yorker. Ball 5: A hard, back-of-a-length, slower wide ball. Ball 6: Similar to the fifth, but into the ribs. For the final ball, he’d probably try and run down at me so I’ll again go very hard, back of a length but I’ll bowl into his ribs so that it cramps him for room.†We’ve had chats during the training and he would share some ideas saying, if the bowler bowls here, this is what I am going to do. He said, ‘If I am going outside the off-stump to try and play the lap shot with the fine-leg up, even if the bowler goes a bit wide, I am still going to go for the shot but the other way’. So, he can cover 360 degrees and if he is poised to play on one side of the wicket, he can easily change his position to play on the opposite side. That is just scary. Gameplan Hypothetical over if Allan Donald bowled to AB Devillers Insight from AB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_B_ Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 thanks for posting a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK55 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 :icflove: thanks for posting a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK55 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 ABD :hail: Don't think even Donald's strategy is gonna work. What a player :hatsoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensible-indian Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 ABD is something else. We are fortunate to witness this genius. Once he retires he will truly be remembered for all the great stuff he has done for decades and decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 if you want to bowl on his legs then bowl towards his left leg (Front leg) where he will not get the chance to free his arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBee Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Easier said than done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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