Shivaji bhonsle Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 New Delhi: Manoj Tiwary is back in national contention with some impressive knocks in domestic cricket and the Bengal batsman attributes his recent form to a "change in technique" along with a "sea change in attitude". Tiwary's sequence of scores in the last five List A innings read as 57, 130, 56, 151 and 75 with Deodhar Trophy victory being an icing on the cake and a call-up in the 30-man World Cup probables list was inevitable. "At the start of the season, I went back to the nets with my childhood coach Manabendra Ghosh and worked on my technique against pacers as well as spinners. Against pacers, I changed my stance and used a higher backlift. Earlier, I used to have a comparatively much lower backlift and it meant, I had lesser reaction time against pacers. With a higher backlift, I get more time to play my shots," the 29-year-old told PTI. "I believe this subtle change has worked wonders for me even during India A's tour of Australia, earlier this year. I watched videos of my matches and discussed and practised in the nets. When I felt comfortable, I used that stance during the matches," said Tiwary. The talented right-hander, who has got chance to play only nine ODIs and three T20 Internationals for India in the last seven years, then went on to explain the subtle changes that he brought about in his technique while negotiating the spinners. "My natural game is to attack the spinners and there is no secret that we all need to give them the charge. The change that I made is to remain as low as possible while trying to loft the spinners. "The lower the centre of gravity of the body, the more distance you can hit the ball. As you can see, I have hit close to 20 sixes (19) in last five games," said Tiwary. Being in and out of the Indian team has made him more pragmatic as a person and he doesn't want to look too far ahead. "Yes, the World Cup probables was there at the back of my mind. But if you let those things affect you, then you can't focus on the job. My job is to score runs. Yes, I want to play for India but I have had injuries at the wrong time. But is there a point in crying over spilt milk? It's better to look ahead and keep performing. I just want to do that," said Bengal's top performer for the past six years. He also said that earlier, comparisons used to bother him but now he has learnt the art of moving on. "I won't deny there was a point in time when comparisons and things being said about my batting used to affect me. Not anymore though. I believe that injuries have taught me a lesson. That is to be more patient and never lose faith in hardwork. It's your commitment that stays with you till the end," Tiwary signed off.
Shivaji bhonsle Posted December 5, 2014 Author Posted December 5, 2014 http://m.ibnlive.com/news/cricketnext/change-in-technique-and-attitude-is-key-to-consistency-manoj-tiwary/516468-78.html
express bowling Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 He is in very good form now. Has his technique against the short ball improved ?
CoverDrive Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 right time to try him. shoudl be included in the Tri-series squad
rkt.india Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 He is in very good form now. Has his technique against the short ball improved ? Not much.
renjith Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 With a higher backlift' date=' I get more time to play my shots.[/quote'] Isn't the opposite true? or am I wrong?
diga Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Isn't the opposite true? or am I wrong? may be vulnerable to inswing full length ..
rkt.india Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Isn't the opposite true? or am I wrong? It is good for playing big shots.
Texy Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Isn't he the one with a century in the last ODI he played :hmmm:
fineleg Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 "At the start of the season, I went back to the nets with my childhood coach Manabendra Ghosh and worked on my technique against pacers as well as spinners. Against pacers, I changed my stance and used a higher backlift. Earlier, I used to have a comparatively much lower backlift and it meant, I had lesser reaction time against pacers. With a higher backlift, I get more time to play my shots," the 29-year-old told PTI. I thought people like SRT, RD (always had relatively low backlift) and even Yuvi (who has a high backlift) sometimes tried to have LOWER backlift to be more effective in defence in TESTS...Whats MT talkn abt higher b.lift?
rkt.india Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 I thought people like SRT' date=' RD (always had relatively low backlift) and even Yuvi (who has a high backlift) sometimes tried to have LOWER backlift to be more effective in defence in TESTS...Whats MT talkn abt higher b.lift?[/quote'] He is talking about one day, playing attacking shots against fast bowlers. He said to get more time to play his shots, not defence.
express bowling Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Many Australian and NZ players in the 80s and 90s had a high backlift. But they raised the bat while the bowler was still running in. With the less responsive bats .... they could stroke the ball better. But still got time to play fast bowlers. Like Mark Greatbach, Graeme Wood etc. This technique can be used even now.
maniac Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Many Australian and NZ players in the 80s and 90s had a high backlift. But they raised the bat while the bowler was still running in. With the less responsive bats .... they could stroke the ball better. But still got time to play fast bowlers. Like Mark Greatbach, Graeme Wood etc. This technique can be used even now. Graham Gooch and ofcourse Brian Lara-2 of the most succesful batsman with exaggerated back lift
express bowling Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Graham Gooch and ofcourse Brian Lara-2 of the most succesful batsman with exaggerated back lift Yep. While Gooch raised his bat as the bowler was running in .... Lara raised it as the bowler was about to bowl.
rkt.india Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 Graham Gooch and ofcourse Brian Lara-2 of the most succesful batsman with exaggerated back lift But Lara used to adjust his backlift according to situation.
gakgupta Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 But Lara used to adjust his backlift according to situation. i dont know if Lara ever had a short back lift......but when i started watching cricket, he always had higher back lift and he was so pleasing on eyes..... he was real treat to watch..... as you rightly said, his adjustment was always there and it seems natural to him....Not always batsmen can do that with such consistency
rkt.india Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 i dont know if Lara ever had a short back lift......but when i started watching cricket' date=' he always had higher back lift and he was so pleasing on eyes..... he was real treat to watch..... as you rightly said, his adjustment was always there and it seems natural to him....Not always batsmen can do that with such consistency[/quote'] Lara adjusted when needed. Still remember a test he saved against us in 2006. Munaf was bowling quick and straight bringing lbws in play. He was troubling Lara. To counter him, he shortened his backlift and batted a bit outside the crease.
CoverDrive Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 Lara adjusted when needed. Still remember a test he saved against us in 2006. Munaf was bowling quick and straight bringing lbws in play. He was troubling Lara. To counter him' date=' he shortened his backlift and batted a bit outside the crease.[/quote'] Don't remind me of that munaf :(
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