Facing left arm fast bowlers opening spells in VIP games

[Vk1]

Our only/biggest concern in odis/t20s is playing these left arm fast bowlers in their opening spells.. now our batsman have tried to defend/ see off but have failed miserably in clutch games..  how do you counter this?

 

We can remove them and bring in new set of players but that wont happen.. 

enough is enough.. 

Only option left is to counter attack.. 

 

We can try it in multiple ways.. since the main threat is lbw/bowled.. how about playing the lap shots? one or two successful attempts can make the bowler defensive and change his line.. its laden with risk but why not try that when other options have failed.. it could be an innovative game changing tactic as well as no bowler would be expecting a lap shot in the first 4 overs

 

[sandeep]

so your suggestion for 'solution' to the risk of left-arm pace in that first couple of overs, is to increase  the risk of losing wickets to them.

 

Waah.  Tagda example of dileri and junoon.  Must be why Shoiabby Akhtar won so many world cups.

[Vk1]

2 minutes ago, sandeep said:

so your suggestion for 'solution' to the risk of left-arm pace in that first couple of overs, is to increase  the risk of losing wickets to them.

 

Waah.  Tagda example of dileri and junoon.  Must be why Shoiabby Akhtar won so many world cups.

you have a better suggestion? for how long will we wait for our top order to see off those spells? it never happens! If a serious cricket fan like you has this mindset no wonder we dont innovate at all in this sport.

[Vk1]

And for how long will we assume that playing lapshot is a definite risk? while other teams are playing it regularly we still have players/fans who take pride in playing proper shots in shorter formats

[vvvslaxman]

Open with Bumrah and another pace bowler :) 

[sandeep]

1 hour ago, Vk1 said:

And for how long will we assume that playing lapshot is a definite risk? while other teams are playing it regularly we still have players/fans who take pride in playing proper shots in shorter formats

 

2 + 2 != 22.  That's it.  That's the post.

[cricketfan28]

weak players like sarma should not open. Sarma has already showed that he is willing to bat down the order if he is not confident.

[Jay]

Left right combo. Confuse the bowling. They will be forced to change fields around. 

 

Open with dhawan esque player. Jaiswal leftie?

And an explosive opener like Shaw. 

[rkt.india]

Left hander

[vvvslaxman]

2 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Left hander

 

This is under the assumption left hander is good enough and he hogs the strike against left handers. Even with Dhawan Amir could dismiss Rohit and Kohli and later Dhawan.  YOu gotta send someone whose wicket can be sacrificed and if he clicks he can go big. If Sundar develops he can be suitable for that role as he did play as an opener for his state.

[vvvslaxman]

One thing to note is In 2019 world cup semi final, both Rahul and Rohit perished to right hand bowler Henry. Kohli was nailed by Boult though.  Kohli sensed this time in the world T20 against Pakistan he started walking down the wicket without playing across the line. Rohit is a lazy guy atleast at the start. Too lazy to bring down his bat. Laxman had this issue against fuller balls. Often ball would sneak through before he brings the bat down.

[Vijy]

Send Pant to open in LOIs. this is the best place for him IMO. He has good temperament (provided that he is given enough balls to settle in, instead of throwing the bat at everything), surprisingly adequate technique in most conditions (barring Eng/NZ), and has the aggression when needed.