Are batsmen essentially selfish people , as all their interested is there personal miles stones like century ?

Question

..not all of them i would add but you might suspect some of them do it eg they might run out there own team mate just to achieve a certain score ,and why do they always seem to gt out shortly after achieving a century ,its as though they feel there work is done ,,what about helping the team ,and staying in

do you think that teams like AUS can exploit this, as a weakness in the opposition

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Answer 1

no not at all

Answer 2

I think it depends on the batsman, a truly great batsman cares nothing for milestones or records but solely on the performance of his team and therefore his country. Great example of this is Mathew Hayden who does not even look at his score when he is playing.

A lot of batsman get out after scoring a century because of a lack of concentration after focusing so hard to get there in the first place. You need to remember that scoring a century in first class cricket is an exhausting business especially if you are playing somewhere incredibly hot like the sun-continent.

I agree that some batsman are glory hounds (pietersen) Hopefully these are the exception not the rule.

Answer 3

There are a few that seem only to be interested in scoring centuries and not think about the team.Sachin and Kallis are suspect glory hounds in my opinion.

I think bowling is way harder and you need a lot of skill to become a bowler plus the batters got it easy with the rules all favouring them.All a batsman has got to do is wait and concentrate where as a bowler has to innovate and make something happen,bowling is way harder and don't diss bowlers Mel they hate it!!!Example Ian Bishop being annoyed at Ranjit Fernando for some comments made about a fast bowler batting.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

I can't call them selfish, maybe self-centred. Yes, they are driven by personal milestones. But essentially, they keep in mind the team needs as well. If the match is a close contested one, it might materialise into a grave concern. Otherwise, I don't see, in what way some other team could exploit this.

Let me add a small point.

Do the doctors who win Nobel prize in medicine, do it as a public service or is it done for the sake of Nobel prize and thus, fame and money?

Answer 6

That's a good question.

Your right some batsmen stay in till they get the century and get out quite easily after that, which is quite disappointing. It really shows how important the team is to them.

But for example Kumar Sangakarra, he scored a century recently and he got out after scoring about 20 more runs, but when he got out he still showed the same disappointment and anger that he would have shown if he got out for 20 runs. he was upset that he wasn't still there supporting his team. That in my opinion is how all batsmen should be.

But the fact is that a century to a batsmen is like a wicket for a bowler. It's really important and i think people need to see that side of the story as well. The truth is batting is so much harder than bowling. With a batsmen you make one mistake and your out, as for a bowler you make one mistake and you may go for a six but you can always pull yourself back in.

In my opinion personal milestones for batsmen are like wickets for bowlers. So they are quite important, but saying that batsmen are there to do one thing, and that is to bat for their team. Milestones should be a privilege not a goal.