Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders: Batsmen to watch out for (Part 2) – IPL-4
Delhi Daredevils also have a commendable batting line-up with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429, David Warner, Venugopal Rao and James Hopes.
Virender Sehwag
Captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils, Sehwag is one of the most aggressive batsmen in the world of cricket. Sehwag has numerous titles, awards and medals to his credit and he is averse to playing slowly. The T20 format suits best to Sehwag’s temperament in the game.
In 72 T20 matches, the blistering opener has scored 1783 runs at an average of 26.61, with an excellent strike rate of over 160. The fourth IPL season is yet to experience the real class of the blazing opener, who will definitely like to fire in the upcoming
game.
David Warner
Australian left-handed Warner, with his batting skills is equally good in every format of the game. His One Day International experience helps him to shine in the shorter version of the game.
Warner holds both aggression and sensibility in his approach to the game. With an impressive strike rate, the Aussie batsman plays aggressively but does not go for poor shot selection. Warner made his IPL debut with Delhi Daredevils during the second edition
of the tournament.
Warner has played 98 T20 matches, in which he has scored 2748 runs at an average of a little over 29. Warner is one of the vital batting spearheads of Daredevils and he is expected to play a crucial role in today’s match.
Venugopal Rao
Rao is another classy batsman which Delhi will be relying on. The Indian batsman is a multi-talented player with extra-ordinary batting skills. With an ability to bat well in different situations, the right-handed batsman can perform well under pressure.
Being an excellent batsman in first class cricket, Rao is a useful player in the middle of the innings.
The 29-year-old keeps the scorecard moving with his quick singles and doubles. It is expected that Rao will strive hard to contribute a bulk of runs to his side’s total. In 53 appearances of the T20 format, Rao holds an outstanding strike rate of over 125.
James Hopes
Hopes is an experienced Aussie batsman, who has served the Kangaroos in a number of international victories. The all-rounder has the potential to bat sensibly and stabilise an innings, even in difficult circumstances.
With his strength, the 32-year-old right-handed batsman has the potential to hit massive sixes in the last overs of the innings. Hopes gave a supporting hand to his side by scoring a fantastic half-century against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous
game.
He will look to continue with the good form in the coming game. Hopes is not new to T20 cricket, as he has played 54 matches scoring 1039 runs, at a fabulous strike rate of over 130.
Comparing the batting protagonists of the two sides, it is quite obvious that both teams have quality, talent and class in their batting line-up.
Under Sehwag’s captaincy, batting gurus like David Warner, James Hopes and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Venugopal-Rao-c2752 have performed superbly this season.
Kolkata, on the other hand, also have play-makers who can take the game away from the opposition.
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