Abid Ali becomes the first batsman from Pakistan to score a
hundred in his first and second Test. It looked so easy, but Abid needs to
prove a point away from home.
While watching his batting technique I think it would suit
on flat decks but not on pace-bowling-friendly ones.
His stance is open-chested or two-eyed and while facing a
delivery his bat faces towards slip or gully rather than being straight (on
rare occasion it did come straight, still not fully). Now this back lift would
cause him a lot of problem against the moving balls on greenish decks and
surely would struggle to get on top of the bounce on bouncy tracks. Moreover,
the grip does not create a V, rather it stays wide.
An open-chested stance has been adopted by many greats in
the past, and it is useful while facing faster bowlers and spinners on turning
tracks. But if the back lift is not straight enough, this actually does not
help.
There are exceptions: Javed Miandad, Asif Iqbal and Saleem
Malik had this sort of back lift and grip, but they were so talented that they
made a style of their own to travel through the choppy waters.
If Abid Ali can exploit his own style on tracks in England,
New Zealand, South Africa and Australia then one would not point towards this
shortcoming. Otherwise, this would haunt him in long term.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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