Afridi, Ajmal, Malinga - the trio which can make the ball talk - Part 1 - Opinion
Bowlers like to moan over the fact that the pocket sized T20 format is batsman ‘friendly’ and bowler ‘hostile’. The format which normally goes on for less than four hours is considered to be categorized by brutal bashing of the cricket ball. Yet, such misconceived notions can be misleading as the game is not all about bashing cricket balls or depositing sixes out of the park. The pressure exerted by various, bowlers, either through their canny off breaks or their toe crushing yorkers, has often prompted detonators into playing silly strokes and being dismissed cheaply.
Similarly, the postulation that T20 cricket is for batsmen only is flawed, in light of the pitches around the world nowadays, which vary considerably. The variation in the surfaces allows bowlers to extract significant purchase, regardless of the batsmen’s intentions of smoking them long and wide. The DSC stadium in Dubai for example, has always been known to be conducive to spin, and bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SW-Tait-c2616, have enjoyed the pace and bounce of the Melbourne Cricket Ground to the point of bowling with sheer hostility and ruffling the batsmen to the very core.
This year’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 are bound to be effective in conditions where the ball could deviate significantly off the seam and the sea breeze in Hambantota for example, could lead to considerable amount of reverse swing later, which could take place later on in the evening.
Bowlers can also draw a lot of heart in light of the fact that the previous World T20 tournaments managed to showcase some memorable performances by the bowlers. In fact the inaugural ICC World T20 of 2007 saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at the Oval, with a spell of sheer ferocity. He picked up five wickets for just 6 runs, as Pakistan demolished the hapless Kiwis for just 99 inside 20 overs. That performance managed to silence the critics of the format, who considered T20 cricket pushed bowlers onto the back foot.
This year’s tournament however, is bound to bring out the best in the bowling department. The array of top quality teams which are contesting in this year’s ICC World T20, have some of the finest bowlers in the game, who are ready to be deployed. Pakistan as a team for example, almost entirely banks upon its bowling department to come up with the goods more often than not and their fragile batting order is often compensated for by bowling spells of sheer ferocity. Similarly, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LL-Tsotsobe-c1842 having the ability to blow the opposition away.
Continued in Part 2...
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