the don Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, express bowling said: Top fast bowlers learn to be effective in flat batting conditions. Akram did it. Now Bumrah is doing it. In the age of T20s, if a bowler can't bowl on flat pitches then he is a misfit for the era. Pacers like Wood or Rauf can't move the ball much. Wood does not get that much bounce off length either. I don't see great yorkers either. While Lee and Shoaib could swing the ball at 145 k+ and even 150 k+. Shoaib had a great yorker too. It is not just about bowling quick but about displaying a wide range of skills at high pace. Ofcourse skills matter and Wood and Rauf have different strengths but some of these pitches with short square pockets make it really hard for bowlers unless they have test match accuracy. Having said that anyone who hits a good length will bowl well. Too many bowlers bowling t20 lengths. Thats where Bumrah has stood out over others. Edited October 21, 2023 by the don
the don Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 Atkinson has Archer like approach, very smooth. Not as quick tho.
express bowling Posted October 21, 2023 Author Posted October 21, 2023 Atkinson bowls his 4th over at 133 k to 139 k. Hardly any movement. 1 good bouncer. Decent areas. Mosher 1
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 meekeren got pathum off very tight line and length ball
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 lucknow has lot more bounce ,wankhede is skiddy for pacers
express bowling Posted October 21, 2023 Author Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, the don said: Ofcourse skills matter and Wood and Rauf have different strengths but some of these pitches with short square pockets make it really hard for bowlers unless they have test match accuracy. Having said that anyone who hits a good length will bowl well. Too many bowlers bowling t20 lengths. Thats where Bumrah has stood out over others. The good quality quick bowlers of yester-years learnt to move the ball as well as bounce the ball steeply while bowling at top pace. The modern quicks, who are bowling 145 k+, don't want to learn to move the ball. And I see too many long hops these days. Ability to bowl good bouncers and rising short balls are skills that need to be learnt. Won't automatically happen because one is releasing the ball at 145 k+. Just bowling straight deliveries without bounce has never worked in any era, even if released at 145 k+ ( And by bounce I mean steeper bouncer than is expected from that length ). P.S .. Moving the ball at 130 k to 140 k won't work either. Moving and bouncing the ball, at atleast 135 k tk 145 k or higher, while bowling in good areas, with good bouncers, yorkers and slower balls, is the key. Edited October 21, 2023 by express bowling Mosher 1
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 willey and topel's medium pace is suited to this pitch than wood
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 willey goes down ,not easy conditions for pace bowling
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 topley gets miller ,caught at mid off ,130k half volley
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 atkinson 129,135k bowling wkt to wkt express bowling 1
MediumPacer Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 other than wood and root eng have done well
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