Ian Bell aiming to prove his worth in limited overs format – Cricket News Update
England middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597, hopes to improve his ODI performances and believes he still has quite a lot to offer in the shorter version of the game.
Bell has been in terrific form as far as Test Cricket is concerned, where the player has amassed meaningful contributions, leading to his side’s convincing series whitewash over the Men In Blue.
The 29-year-old averages a touch under 50 in the five-day game but his ability at the shorter format has come under question, which the player hopes to develop, now that the team has secured the No.1 Test status.
In 103 ODI matches, Bell has averaged 34.48, while scoring a solitary century. The player is in the same mould as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576, but with the two taking the opening and No.3 spot respectively, he has to bat lower down the order, which
has hindered his chances of settling down and playing a big inning.
"The majority of the time I [was going] in with 15 overs to go and had to work on scoring boundaries from ball one,” he said. “I'm not the kind of guy who is going to hit the ball into a few rows back, and I have to go over extra cover, or whatever, and
use the skills that I have and find boundaries that way."
He also admitted that the he is learning the trade of scoring quickly from fellow team-mate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, who has proved to be one of the lethal exponents of raising the scoring rate in the death overs.
However, he still believes that he can offer more at the top order, especially after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 was rested for the one dayers.
It has been a change in approach of youngsters, growing up watching T20, which Bell recognizes as a major factor of them being better suited to the shorter version as they can play a variety of innovative shots.
On the other hand, the 29-year-old states that if one can do well in the Test arena, the shift to the limited overs should not be a problem, and will look to improve on a daily basis to ensure that he remains one of the important personnel to guide http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749
to the pinnacles of Limited overs cricket as well.
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