Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Rajasthan Royals: Batsmen to watch-out for (Part 1)
It is an established fact that batsmen play an instrumental role in any team’s success. The stronger the batting department, the greater the chances of victory for the team. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is at full swing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and the ten franchises
of the league have many brilliant and experienced batsmen.
In today’s game, which will start on 10:30 GMT, Rajasthan Royals are going to challenge Kolkata Knight Riders at Jaipur. Bettor.com looks at the most prominent figures that are likely to shine with the bat.
Rahul Dravid
Dravid, a former Indian captain, is a cricket legend who has ruled over the world of cricket for many years. With a beautiful combination of orthodox shots, Rahul commands a distinctive position in the comity of cricket. He is one of the few batsmen who
have crossed the figure of 10, 000 runs in both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket.
Rahul is the only Test batsman who is honoured to have scored a century in every Test playing nation and holds the record of being the only Indian to score five double centuries in Test cricket. Dravid was also the first Indian batsman to score 4 centuries
in four consecutive Test innings.
Rahul’s vast experience of Test cricket helps him a lot in the limited over games. During the second edition of the IPL, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 had a record strike rate of 115.81. In his 43 IPL innings, Rahul has scored 898 with an average of 26.41.
Ross Taylor
Stunning the cricketing world by his marvelous knock of 131 off 124 balls against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in a group game of the ICC Cricket World 2011, Taylor has set his reputation as one of the most devastating batsman in the world of cricket. Keeping a few of his knocks
in mind, it is safe to say the Kiwi likes pressure situations and has a natural temperament to deliver at the time of crisis.
Before getting selected for the national side, Taylor had captained the New Zealand Under-19 team. Owing to his great form with the bat, during the ICC World Cup 2011, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 got a chance to lead the team in a few matches due to Daniel Vettori's injury-forced
absence from the team.
Having played 22 IPL innings, Taylor scored 517 runs with an average of 30.41 and is likely to carry his World Cup success in the IPL.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aakash-Chopra-c878
Chopra, the former Indian opener, is an experienced and talented batsman with an underhand batting technique. He has a good command on multiple shots but his preferred scoring area is the on-side. Chopra manages to stay at the wicket and likes to slowly
build his innings rather than hammer his way through.
Though he has limited exposure of the T20 format of cricket, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals (RR) rely a lot on his consistent performances for the team. Chopra started his IPL career with Kolkata Knight Riders but shifted to RR later. The right-handed batsman has
played 7 IPL games and has 53 runs to his credit.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173
Although the South African all-rounder is famous for his controlled bowling, Johan Botha is a very valuable batsmen. Soon after the start of his international career, Botha proved himself to be a match-winning batsman and a quality spinner. What gives the
South African an added advantage is his good understanding of the Subcontinent pitches.
During the ICC World Cup 2011, Botha performed consistently for his South African side, which made it to the quarterfinals of the competition only to be knocked-out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
In his three IPL games, the right-arm off-spinner has scored 47 runs with an average of 23.50 and an overall strike-rate of 117.50.
Continued in Part 2...
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