WI don't know how to rotate strike against spinners: Raina

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India's Suresh Raina says that most of the top-order West Indies batsmen prefer playing big shots rather than rotating strike against spinners, an area which he feels can be exploited by Amit Mishra and Co when the two teams square off in the ICC World T20 here tomorrow. Asked about the threat the explosive opening pair of Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith could pose, Raina said, "West Indies will be a totally different team as they have a lot of players who can hit sixes but they don't have an idea about how to rotate the strike against spinners by taking singles and twos. "Therefore, the more pressure we put on the bigger players, better it will be for us." The in-form left hander said that Amit Mishra's bowling will again be key while countering the likes of Gayle, Smith and Samuels. "We have Mishra, who has done well in the last match. Ashwin has also bowled well and Jadeja is doing well too. But T20 is dependant on who is better on that particular day. "Also depends on what you intend to do after winning the toss. Spinners will be key in this contest. Especially in the manner, we bowled against Pakistan, which plays spin really well." Elaborating on the role of tweakers, Raina said that overs 7-11 will be key against the slower bowlers. "About facing spinners, it's not that there is great turn (on this track) but some turn available. While shaping up for a shot, you need to come under the ball. "Your thought-process should be clear. If you think you want to hit it then you should go ahead and if you decide against it then be it. Between 7 to 11 overs, is the time when you need to rotate the strike well. If you get even one loose ball, if you can convert it into fours and sixes, then it's good." For shorter formats, Raina wants that batsmen should try to achieve smaller targets. "Definitely, Pakistan had Ajmal, West Indies has Narine. In these shorter formats, you have to plan for two overs. You need to decide whom to attack and whom to defend. We have good middle-order. We have Dhoni, Yuvraj and then Jadeja and Ashwin. So if we get a good start, we have batsmen down the order.

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[SLICKR392]

These guys don't need to rotate the strike.

[putrevus]

STFU raina no need to talk b4 matches , talk after you win

[sachin34357]

STFU raina no need to talk b4 matches ' date=' talk after you win[/quote'] depends on how the question was worded and how the journalist reported his answer

[helperononline]

bravo can rotate strike gayle does not need to rotate strike

[G_B_]

keep your mouth shut Raina he is an expirienced player now to know how **** our indian media is. Concentrate on your game. You appear to be in great form with bat and ball. Just put your head down and concentrate on what matters.

[putrevus]

depends on how the question was worded and how the journalist reported his answer

India media can spin things that's why it is better for him to talk about his team and himself.You do not need to give extra ammunition to other team.

[beetle]

If Raina thinks we can only hit sixes, stop us then: Sammy West Indies captain Darren Sammy wasn’t amused when he heard that Suresh Raina has dubbed his batsmen as “six hitters” and dared the Indian bowlers to stop them from hitting the maximums when they clash in the World T20 in Mirpur on Sunday. “We don’t care much about what Raina thinks. If he thinks we are only six hitters, then stop us from hitting sixes,” Sammy replied when asked about his batsmen inability to rotate strike against spinners. When asked about what Chris Gayle had on his mind, he laughed and said, “I am not Jesus Christ! I don’t know what’s going on in his mind.” “But I know he (Gayle) is really pumped up to play here. Whenever he is playing for the West Indies, he is very pumped up. And tomorrow’s game everyone will be pumped up.” Will India be easy opponents, was what he was asked first up at the media conference. “You seriously ask that question? No, I don’t think any team is an easy opponent. India started off on a winning note and most likely they will have a lot of confidence going into the game. We know what we are capable of doing and we have been playing some good T20 cricket and the guys are confident that we would come good once we play to our full potential.” “We have top T20 players who have played around the world. We have Gayle, Narine, and Bravos. All of them have a lot of experience playing T20s. With the two openers, we have guys who can give us great impetus in the first six overs. Then we have Marlon, Bravo and myself to finish the innings,” Sammy said about the amount of talent his team possessed. “If you look at our bowling unit, we have Narine, who is to me the No 1 bowler in this format. Badree, Bravo, and we have a young guy called Krishmar Santokie, who could have a great impact in this tournament. So we are happy with the balance of our side. And yes we are a very good team especially in this format,” he added. http://http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/if-raina-thinks-we-can-only-hit-sixes-stop-us-then-sammy/article5819113.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication :--D:--D:--D

[vvvslaxman]

Why do they want to rtoate strike when they can send the ball to moon

[Gollum]

We do well when we don't run our mouths. Stop blabbering Raina and focus.

[Midfielder]

Raina does not know how to keep his mouth shut.

[ThePhenomenal1]

i would play aaron instead of bhuvi because his length balls will be deposited with ease. no swing so even though gayle is bhuvi's bunny, he can get him here. aaron with some pacy yorkers should stop the sixes

[G_B_]

Keep the same team. Ash and bhuvi both have a measure of Gayle.

[tweaker]

Gayle,Smith,Sammy Russell don't need to run singles.If two of them click ,than the Indian team will have to run

[G_B_]

I dont think Pakistan too rotated took too many singles some 49 dot balls in the last match

[tweaker]

WI team is very unpredictable,if 3 players fires in unison,we will be damned

[-Robin-]

and indians dont know how to clear boundary which is more important than rotating strike in this format.

[ThePhenomenal1]

Keep the same team. Ash and bhuvi both have a measure of Gayle.

not here.. bhuvi is bowling back of length, half volleys too much and getting whacked. need aaron to come in and trouble the batsmen. in paks match, we gave away 20+ runs in the last 2, that could be more and even costlier if it happens vs windies.

[tweaker]

Gayle,Smith,Bravo,Sammy,Narine are all match winner in their own way.They can singlehandedly change the course of the match.They have fine all rounders in their ranks

[StriKe]

If Raina thinks we can only hit sixes, stop us then: Sammy

West Indies captain Darren Sammy wasn’t amused when he heard that Suresh Raina has dubbed his batsmen as “six hitters” and dared the Indian bowlers to stop them from hitting the maximums when they clash in the World T20 in Mirpur on Sunday. “We don’t care much about what Raina thinks. If he thinks we are only six hitters, then stop us from hitting sixes,” Sammy replied when asked about his batsmen inability to rotate strike against spinners. When asked about what Chris Gayle had on his mind, he laughed and said, “I am not Jesus Christ! I don’t know what’s going on in his mind.” “But I know he (Gayle) is really pumped up to play here. Whenever he is playing for the West Indies, he is very pumped up. And tomorrow’s game everyone will be pumped up.” Will India be easy opponents, was what he was asked first up at the media conference. “You seriously ask that question? No, I don’t think any team is an easy opponent. India started off on a winning note and most likely they will have a lot of confidence going into the game. We know what we are capable of doing and we have been playing some good T20 cricket and the guys are confident that we would come good once we play to our full potential.” “We have top T20 players who have played around the world. We have Gayle, Narine, and Bravos. All of them have a lot of experience playing T20s. With the two openers, we have guys who can give us great impetus in the first six overs. Then we have Marlon, Bravo and myself to finish the innings,” Sammy said about the amount of talent his team possessed. “If you look at our bowling unit, we have Narine, who is to me the No 1 bowler in this format. Badree, Bravo, and we have a young guy called Krishmar Santokie, who could have a great impact in this tournament. So we are happy with the balance of our side. And yes we are a very good team especially in this format,” he added.

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