India holds the advantage with the bat – ICC World Cup 2011
There is immense hype in the Subcontinent about the second semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2011 between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and Pakistan, as every other person is making predictions about the out-come of this mouth-watering encounter.
However the cricket analysts all around the world agree on the fact that the home team has an edge in the batting department, whereas the Men in Green are stronger with the ball.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 and company are without doubt one of the best batting line-ups in the world, especially when they are playing on the flat tracks of the Subcontinent. Indian batting can be judged with their order, as a player of the quality of Suresh
Raina bats at number seven for the Men in Blue and either he or Yusuf Pathan had to sit out on the bench in the ongoing mega event.
Sachin Tendulkar still has to bear the burden of the his team’s batting on his shoulders and even at 38, he is right up there as one of the leading batsmen in world cricket. He, along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 has been able to give the early momentum to the Indian
team throughout the tournament and can take apart any bowling attack of the world.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 has been the pick of the Indian batsmen in the tournament, as he has sealed four Player of the Match awards in the showpiece event. The left-hander was under immense pressure before the World Cup as he was badly out of form, but he
has proved that he belongs to the highest level of the game and is truly a match-winner. His role will be very important against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723.
The only weakness the Indian batting has shown in the tournament is their late-middle order which has collapsed a couple of times against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. Pakistani bowlers will keep that in mind at the later stages of the Indian innings
in the semi-final.
On the other side of the coin, Pakistan has had a mixed tournament so far with the bat. They have been excellent one day and poor on the other. However, the best part of the Pakistani batting in the current World Cup is that they are performing as a unit
rather than depending on the individual brilliance of their senior batsmen.
Credit goes to the Pakistani management for developing a nice combination in the batting department, as they have a couple of aggressors at the top of the order which are followed by three middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 and Misbah ul Haq who
can consolidate the innings in the middle-overs. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 have the ability to make the best use of the depth-overs.
One feels that Akmal brothers have to perform big time with the bat if the Men in Green are to post a big score against the traditional rivals.
The biggest concern for the Pakistan fans is the inconsistency of their batsmen who can succumb under pressure. It remains to be seen if they will be able to cope with the pressure of such a big game or not.
India definitely has the advantage with the bat, but at the end of the day it is going to come down to nerves, the team which can absorb the pressure on this huge stage will come out as triumphant.
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