Soft hands, decisive and distinct footwork – that’s
what Kane Williamson’s batting was all about on day 2 at Kanpur. But in my
opinion, it was more than that. Kane Williamson's authority over Ravi Ashwin and
Jadeja had been due to 1. The ability to read the ball from the bowler's hand.
2. The ability to read the seam position as soon as the ball was released and
3. The shine of the ball.
Had Williamson not read the ball from the hand, he would not
have been able to shift his balance on the back foot well and use his
rubber-wrists to play the turning balls with authority and his ability to read
the seam and shine of the ball helped to get an idea about which way the ball
will turn and drift.
If a batsman wait for the ball to turn after landing on the
track, it impedes the ability of the batsmen to adjust his balance and play the
ball late.
Then there were those mind games.
I think, Virat Kohli over-maneuvered the field setting.
There was no need to change the field in every three or four deliveries. If
Kane attempted to play the paddle-sweep, there was no need to bring a leg slip
in the next delivery. Kane won’t repeat the same shot. Meanwhile, if he plays
through backward point, there is no need to engage a fielder in between the point and
backward point at the expense of a cover. It confuses the fielding team and
bowler and gives the advantage to the batsman who is technically and
temperamentally very good.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
No comments:
Post a Comment