Top order player retiring hurt in a tight chase- Can this be a strategy?

[maniac]

Campbell the opener looked like a walking wicket in the first innings as well especially against Anderson. Had he not been injured today WI would have been 20 odd for 4.

 

Also when he came back at 6 down it made things look much better for WI then say a lower order bat with 4 wickets to go.

 

Can this be used as a strategy to push a more vulnerable bat lower down the order in a tight chase in tricky conditions.

 

I remember Dhawan scoring valuable runs too overseas when he got injured and came back later in the middle order and many such instances.

Edited July 12, 2020 by maniac

[Nikola]

Lol instead make him middle order batsman then? also i think match was made by chase & blackwood's partnership not campbell.

[Norman]

Why not just make him bat in the middle order ? No ?

[maniac]

Just now, Nikola said:

Lol instead make him middle order batsman then? also i think match was made by chase & blackwood's partnership not campbell.

Yes. The point is when he came back at 6 down with 10-15 runs to go, it could have looked a lot tighter with the WI tail. He brought in a lot more assurance. I am not saying in all situations but in a tricky chase it could be an option to send one guy at 7-8.

[Gollum]

Partial 'reversing of batting order' is an idea that must be explored. I am a strong advocate of what OP is saying, instead of  just 1 I will keep 2 proper batsmen at 7, 8.