'Be unorthodox, use your feet, get to the pitch of the ball' - Rohit explains how to bat on turners in India

[sage]

"You can't let the bowler bowl six balls on the spot, you got to try and do something different, and that can be your way of doing it"

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rohit-sharma-explains-how-to-bat-on-turners-in-india-after-innings-win-vs-australia-1358390

 

 

India's frontline batters also didn't succeed much against spin but Rohit showed the way with his knock of 120 and later explained how he had prepared for such pitches.

 

"The last few years the kind of pitches we have been playing in India, you got to have application, a clear mindset and some sort of plan about how you want to go about and get those runs," Rohit said at the presentation. "Since I started opening the batting, I have tried to figure out what can threaten me when I'm batting, and working out my methods of scoring runs. I have grown up playing a lot in Mumbai on surfaces which turn a lot. I feel you need to be unorthodox as well, you need to use your feet, you need to get to the pitch of the ball, and at the same time try and put pressure on the bowler as well.

 

 

"You can't let the bowler bowl six balls on the spot, you got to try and do something different, and that something different can be your way of doing it, whether it's stepping down the ground, sweeping, reverse sweeping, going over the top…there are so many things that you can do and it's important when you play on pitches like that, you need to understand what is your strength, what are the things you can do, and not look at anyone else. I tried to figure out what are things I can do and I just try and go an apply myself out in the middle."

 

[vvvslaxman]

Pujara and Kohli have been struggling against variety of spinners. Tukloo Leach alone took Pujara out 4 or 5 times.  Then  Kohli struggled big time against off spinners. Rahul was all at sea gainst BD spinners. Because of that we assume we are playing on unplayable pitch. Only these clowns make it look unplayable. Jadeja, Axar, Shami, Ashwin all batted more comfortably than these guys

Edited February 12, 2023 by vvvslaxman

[nevada]

9 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

Pujara and Kohli have been struggling against variety of spinners. Tukloo Leach alone took Pujara out 4 or 5 times.  Then  Kohli struggled big time against off spinners. Rahul was all at sea gainst BD spinners. Because of that we assume we are playing on unplayable pitch. Only these clowns make it look unplayable. Jadeja, Axar, Shami, Ashwin all batted more comfortably than these guys

If we had proper batsmen instead of these three freeloader clowns, we.would have scored 600 instead of just 400 and crushed the Aussies like a roadroller running over a coke can. 

[Serpico]