Australia versus India, batsmen analysis
The third One-day international between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and Australia, provided the fans around the World with some great batting displays as two centuries were scored from both sides, and over 550 runs were scored in the match. In between, India cruised to a thumping
5 wicket win as they trounced Australia.
Bettor.com would like to discuss two of the best performers.
Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke is the best batsman in the team, keeping Ricky aside, and perhaps, he is the best player of spin bowling. He busted onto the scene as a talented and destructive batsman with the blade, but with the passage of time he has matured and has become
one of the most reliable players of the game.
For a start, Clarke used to hit the ball all around the park as he was picked to play for Australia, considering his dominant nature to conquer the bowlers. He started his career in a smashing manner, hammering 151 in his Test debut at Bangalore in 2001.
Since then, he has converted himself into one of the true professionals of the game and used his ballistic nature to become one of the most prolific run getters of the game.
He is one of those players, who are equally good against, spin and pace bowling. As a compact right hand batsman, Michael has a solid defence and can easily change gears when needed. Mainly, he is an on-side player as he is very strong off his legs, guiding
anything on his legs to the leg-side of the wicket. In addition, he has a full array of shots as he can play shots all around the ground. Spinners found him very tough to ball to as he uses his feet against them to negate any amount of turn.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 though, struggled in the Test series as it was just one bad series. Ricky Ponting is being rested for the ODI series, so it has added to the responsibility on his shoulders, both as a batsman and a captain.
In the recently concluded One-day international between India and Australia, the acting Australian captain started under pressure as he was struggling for form. Adding to this, he came onto bat in dire circumstances as Australia suffered an early loss of
their openers.
He started off in a sedate manner as he crawled to his first 4 runs off 15 balls, stroking his first boundary of his 16th ball. Although, he went on to score an unbeaten 111 off 139 balls. In his quest for a century he struck only 7 boundaries
and a six. His strike rate of 79 is proof of him being on the slower side as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 managed a fighting total of 289 in their 50 overs, which in the end wasn’t enough.
This time around, Australia will need a more aggressive innings from their captain as the total of fewer than 300 will not be sufficient on the flat, Indian pitches.
Virat Kohli
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 player has a pretty cool head on his shoulders. The
21 year old batsman doesn’t give the look of a boy with his thoughtful batting and quality of his stroke play. He is tipped as the next big thing in Indian cricket, and so far, he has proved himself.
Furthermore, he has been brilliant in his short career. In all, he has made 35 limited overs appearances for his team, gathering 1245 runs at an average of 44 with a best of 118.
In the last game against Australia, he showed great signs of maturity as he smothered a scintillating century to guide his team ship to a 5 wicket triumph. In his innings of 118 runs, he displayed 11 boundaries and a towering six. In contrast to Clarke,
he piled up his runs on a brilliant strike rate of 97.
Virat would want to show his talent, once again in the 3rd affair, to earn a permanent place in the one of the World’s greatest batting line-ups.
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