Switchblade Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/india-in-new-zealand-2014/top-stories/Shikhars-technical-flaws-could-land-him-in-trouble-Azhar/articleshow/29503213.cms Former captain Mohammed Azharuddin reckons that the Indian team's opening woes will continue to create problems during next year's cricket World Cup if Shikhar Dhawan fails to work on technical flaws that has crept into his batting. "I had observed Shikhar's problem with short ball when he played for India in the Champions Trophy in England. There he scored runs and it was not noticed but I had an idea that this would create problems. Shikhar does not have the proper technique to play short ball. He has a flaw in his basic technique," Azharuddin said in an interview. "Our opening partnership is of big concern. Since South Africa series, we have not got good starts. Since, we are coming to play here in World Cup, adaptability is key and opening will be major concern for India in next year's World Cup," Azhar pointed out. Asked to elaborate on Dhawan's problems, the 50-year-old former captain explained, "Firstly, he doesn't leave the rising deliveries and has a tendency to awkwardly fend at it which is wrong". "Secondly, he stands outside the crease which is the reason he meets the rising delivery early which is also a mistake", he said. "The more you use the depth of the crease, it helps you play the ball late. A 145 kmph delivery's speed will reduce by a few kms if you stand inside the crease". But having pointed out Dhawan's mistakes, he also admitted that there aren't too many openers in the horizon either. "That's also a problem. Viru ( Virender Sehwag) hasn't scored any runs and Gautam (Gambhir) I believe also has problems with short deliveries. So what does Dhoni do? He has a genuine problem," Azhar, who is a Member of Parliament from Moradabad, said. Azharuddin, a veteran of 99 Tests and 334 ODIs, was also not happy with the team combination in the ongoing series against New Zealand and questioned the team management's decision to keep paceman Umesh Yadav out of the side. "Where is that boy Umesh? He is there in the squad and is a better option than Ishant Sharma. Why don't they play him? Also I believe that it was a good decision to leave (Suresh) Raina out. He has got enough chances and some of the others now need to be tried out before the World Cup.
kaptaan Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/india-in-new-zealand-2014/top-stories/Shikhars-technical-flaws-could-land-him-in-trouble-Azhar/articleshow/29503213.cms Former captain Mohammed Azharuddin reckons that the Indian team's opening woes will continue to create problems during next year's cricket World Cup if Shikhar Dhawan fails to work on technical flaws that has crept into his batting. "I had observed Shikhar's problem with short ball when he played for India in the Champions Trophy in England. There he scored runs and it was not noticed but I had an idea that this would create problems. Shikhar does not have the proper technique to play short ball. He has a flaw in his basic technique," Azharuddin said in an interview. "Our opening partnership is of big concern. Since South Africa series, we have not got good starts. Since, we are coming to play here in World Cup, adaptability is key and opening will be major concern for India in next year's World Cup," Azhar pointed out. Asked to elaborate on Dhawan's problems, the 50-year-old former captain explained, "Firstly, he doesn't leave the rising deliveries and has a tendency to awkwardly fend at it which is wrong". "Secondly, he stands outside the crease which is the reason he meets the rising delivery early which is also a mistake", he said. "The more you use the depth of the crease, it helps you play the ball late. A 145 kmph delivery's speed will reduce by a few kms if you stand inside the crease". But having pointed out Dhawan's mistakes, he also admitted that there aren't too many openers in the horizon either. "That's also a problem. Viru ( Virender Sehwag) hasn't scored any runs and Gautam (Gambhir) I believe also has problems with short deliveries. So what does Dhoni do? He has a genuine problem," Azhar, who is a Member of Parliament from Moradabad, said. Azharuddin, a veteran of 99 Tests and 334 ODIs, was also not happy with the team combination in the ongoing series against New Zealand and questioned the team management's decision to keep paceman Umesh Yadav out of the side. "Where is that boy Umesh? He is there in the squad and is a better option than Ishant Sharma. Why don't they play him? Also I believe that it was a good decision to leave (Suresh) Raina out. He has got enough chances and some of the others now need to be tried out before the World Cup. :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:
skindia Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 dumb azhar forgot robin....he just scored century and 46 against NZ A...in windies A series,he was run out unluckily on 27 and in one match played on...still he says we dont have alternate openers
skindia Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 they can take so many failures of nohit but not few of dhawan..
JourneyMan Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Still think Dhawan needs more games. It's too early to write him off. Agree about Umesh and Ishant (obviously).
wanted_desi Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 See Azhar raised right question, Dhoni is too pro friendly to make those changes.
Iconoclast Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Well when you are brought up playing on low and slow pitches against trundlers you don't need to develop proper techniques for playing sharp short pitched bowling.
CG Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Dhawan caught my attention years ago in dc due to his ability to play the short ball.He was pretty good back then and i still think he is a good puller but he needs to choose the right balls to pull and which ones to sway.He will get better.
rkt.india Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Dhawan caught my attention years ago in dc due to his ability to play the short ball.He was pretty good back then and i still think he is a good puller but he needs to choose the right balls to pull and which ones to sway.He will get better. He is a good puller since his U19 days, but he can be sucked into to it too. Pull or hook is always a risky option and not a percentage shot.
Switchblade Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 'Shikhar Dhawan in two minds over short deliveries' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/india-in-new-zealand-2014/top-stories/Shikhar-Dhawan-in-two-minds-over-short-deliveries/articleshow/29571029.cms Less than a year ago, Shikhar Dhawan scored a blistering 187 on Test debut against Australia and was immediately hailed as India's latest big talent at the top of the order. Nothing seemed to go wrong until the Indian team touched the shores of South Africa in December. Now, halfway through the New Zealand tour, Dhawan's technique against the short ball has been found wanting. The barrage of short-pitched stuff has shaken him up and made him uncertain, according to childhood coach Madan Sharma. "He was bothered by the persistent short deliveries bowled to him in South Africa. He came back to India and started training with plastic balls. He deliberately left the short balls in his last Test innings in South Africa before falling to a spinner. He knows he can't pull every short delivery abroad, like he did in India. But in limited-overs cricket, he is struggling to let so many balls go. He said the team's support staff has told him to stay aggressive," Sharma told TOI on Wednesday. "He called me after the third ODI and said that the bowlers had decided to keep bowling short to him no matter what. He thought the bowler would pitch one up after he pulled a short delivery to the boundary. That's why he jumped out of his crease but the next ball was banged in again and he mistimed the pull," Sharma said, expressing surprise at Shikhar being benched for the fourth ODI. Seeing Dhawan throw his wicket away after dancing down the track isn't an unfamiliar sight for those who have followed him at the domestic level. "He has been thinking about bouncers a lot. He is making the same mistakes. Even he realizes that the more he plays away from home, the better he will get at dealing with pace and bounce," Sharma said. Former India opener and Delhi selector Chetan Chauhan said the southpaw needed to be more patient. "During his days with the Delhi team, I used to tell him not to step out to faster bowlers so frequently. Now that there aren't enough runs behind him, he is over-eager to hit out and get back among the runs. He has to be more patient and judicious with his shot-selection. But he needs to be persisted with. Dropping him after five games is not fair," Chauhan said. Vijay Dahiya, who has seen Shikhar grow as a batsman, says it's the only way Shikhar has played all his life. "Everybody liked him batting this way last year and nobody bothered about his technique. He will figure something out. Maybe a break is good for him and he will come back fresh."
BlueBee Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 'Shikhar Dhawan in two minds over short deliveries' http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/india-in-new-zealand-2014/top-stories/Shikhar-Dhawan-in-two-minds-over-short-deliveries/articleshow/29571029.cms Less than a year ago, Shikhar Dhawan scored a blistering 187 on Test debut against Australia and was immediately hailed as India's latest big talent at the top of the order. Nothing seemed to go wrong until the Indian team touched the shores of South Africa in December. Now, halfway through the New Zealand tour, Dhawan's technique against the short ball has been found wanting. The barrage of short-pitched stuff has shaken him up and made him uncertain, according to childhood coach Madan Sharma. "He was bothered by the persistent short deliveries bowled to him in South Africa. He came back to India and started training with plastic balls. He deliberately left the short balls in his last Test innings in South Africa before falling to a spinner. He knows he can't pull every short delivery abroad, like he did in India. But in limited-overs cricket, he is struggling to let so many balls go. He said the team's support staff has told him to stay aggressive," Sharma told TOI on Wednesday. "He called me after the third ODI and said that the bowlers had decided to keep bowling short to him no matter what. He thought the bowler would pitch one up after he pulled a short delivery to the boundary. That's why he jumped out of his crease but the next ball was banged in again and he mistimed the pull," Sharma said, expressing surprise at Shikhar being benched for the fourth ODI. Seeing Dhawan throw his wicket away after dancing down the track isn't an unfamiliar sight for those who have followed him at the domestic level. "He has been thinking about bouncers a lot. He is making the same mistakes. Even he realizes that the more he plays away from home, the better he will get at dealing with pace and bounce," Sharma said. Former India opener and Delhi selector Chetan Chauhan said the southpaw needed to be more patient. "During his days with the Delhi team, I used to tell him not to step out to faster bowlers so frequently. Now that there aren't enough runs behind him, he is over-eager to hit out and get back among the runs. He has to be more patient and judicious with his shot-selection. But he needs to be persisted with. Dropping him after five games is not fair," Chauhan said. Vijay Dahiya, who has seen Shikhar grow as a batsman, says it's the only way Shikhar has played all his life. "Everybody liked him batting this way last year and nobody bothered about his technique. He will figure something out. Maybe a break is good for him and he will come back fresh." Premeditated Dhawan :nervous:
Cricket_Hacker Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Upcoming test series will be decider for Dhawan
Switchblade Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 Upcoming test series will be decider for Dhawan Should be there for the England tour I feel he should play the 2015 WC if he fails the should be dropped after that.
kaptaan Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Well when you are brought up playing on low and slow pitches against trundlers you don't need to develop proper techniques for playing sharp short pitched bowling. well the pak batsmen are brought up playing on fast and bouncy pak pitches against phaast pak bowlers still they didn't develop proper technique to be called world class batsmen :hmmm:
CG Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Upcoming test series will be decider for Dhawan :hysterical: u avatar:cantstop:
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