SMAT 2025

[tapandrun]

17 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

Probably should give some weightage to total runs as well so that these two innings players don't appear at the top.

7 games 120-125 runs should be good enough, most batter lower down the order will not be getting that many balls to face 

[tapandrun]

17 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Yup. That's why was never sold on Gill as a T20 batter and the more I see him play, he may not be a good fit in ODIs as well as he's way too soft to win us ICC tournies. He looks like a better version of KL Rahul.

Kl is in his  own league, no one in Ind crkt can tell why is he still in the team and why was not he able to make it big.

Edited December 26, 2025 by tapandrun

[tapandrun]

17 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

When the balls/6 is high that is an indication that they have intent.  LOok at Shubman Gill. He hit a six every 41 balls this year. THat is absolutely garbage ratio.

 

Yes that a good way of identifying, but not sure if that is a good way to identify an intnl material by smat. Smat bowlers are unable to exploit the weaknesses.

Saw some highlights of Ishan's various innings in this samt, still all his shots were on leg-side. He hardly played or hit 4/6 from from to mid-off. Only the shots which are natural to any batter in off-side that was it 

 

 

For t20s be it intnl or domestic, check for how many 6-hitting shots a batter has vs pace and spin and then can they access off and leg sides or not.

A batter with proper power game like the wi and aus players they can off set about matrix because their mishits goes for 4/6  

 

Unless some1 is kl, tm and coaches can put intent but they can not put shots in a batter

 

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2025 by tapandrun

[vvvslaxman]

7 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

 

Yes that a good way of identifying, but not sure if that is a good way to identify an intnl material by smat. Smat bowlers are unable to exploit the weaknesses.

Saw some highlights of Ishan's various innings in this samt, still all his shots were on leg-side. He hardly played or hit 4/6 from from to mid-off. Only the shots which are natural to any batter in off-side that was it 

 

 

For t20s be it intnl or domestic, check for how many 6-hitting shots a batter has vs pace and spin and then can they access off and leg sides or not.

A batter with proper power game like the wi and aus players they can off set about matrix because their mishits goes for 4/6  

 

Unless some1 is kl, tm and coaches can put intent but they can not put shots in a batter

 

 

 

 

 

Role clarity is important. I don't care how they hit sixes. If he can go to off side and smasck through on side like Ross Taylor does while slogging power to you. My problem is when batsmen don't show intent at all.

[tapandrun]

2 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Role clarity is important. I don't care how they hit sixes. If he can go to off side and smasck through on side like Ross Taylor does while slogging power to you. My problem is when batsmen don't show intent at all.

 

Its not about intent any more in white-ball cricket, only Ind and Pak teams plays batter who lacks intent or not suited to the format. And selection of such players are non-cricketing reasons.

 

As mentioned having v.good power game offsets alot of things, but most batters are not pollard or tim david , so they need to access both off and on-side.Yes there will always be a preferred side for most its leg side but need to same sure have both off and on game for long-term. There will always be player who are exceptions but do not think there can any exception in Ind cricketing system

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

5 minutes ago, tapandrun said:

 

Its not about intent any more in white-ball cricket, only Ind and Pak teams plays batter who lacks intent or not suited to the format. And selection of such players are non-cricketing reasons.

 

As mentioned having v.good power game offsets alot of things, but most batters are not pollard or tim david , so they need to access both off and on-side.Yes there will always be a preferred side for most its leg side but need to same sure have both off and on game for long-term. There will always be player who are exceptions but do not think there can any exception in Ind cricketing system

 

 

 

SKY was able to access all parts not long ago. No he is reduced to 2 scoring areas. He gets out in both areas. Today i saw Rickleon in the SA20.  his scoring area is midwicket , square leg as long as it is only slightly outisde the off stump. He is able to access leg side even from widish length. 

[tapandrun]

4 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

SKY was able to access all parts not long ago. No he is reduced to 2 scoring areas. He gets out in both areas. Today i saw Rickleon in the SA20.  his scoring area is midwicket , square leg as long as it is only slightly outisde the off stump. He is able to access leg side even from widish length. 

 

Sky has stopped playing in off-side as soon as he comes to the crease he is just thinking of playing 2 shots , if its pace he tries ramp+pull or flick on the pads and if its spin he thinks of pace, and if ball in those areas he is always in bad position to play any other shot. 

 

Ricklton's Intnl SR is 135, and he is kind of found-out, it looks like he always nicks it to the slip or the wk , such one sided play can work in leagues but not intnl level where bowlers can constrain the batters in one side and mount the pressure. Thats here qdk is good he is also v.strong leg-side player and if you see both's technique is similar but qdk plays on off-side as well and access diff. parts of the field.

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2025 by tapandrun