Today's batsmen are not exposed to quality fast bowling, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Edward-Waugh-c74603 – Cricket News Update
The former star Australian all-rounder, Mark Waugh, believes that the modern batsmen are not technically well-equipped to handle quality pacers on grassy tops, as there is more focus on limited-over formats of the game.
Waugh’s views have come in the aftermath of the disgraceful debacle of team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. Yesterday, on Day 2 of the game, the Aussies registered the fourth lowest total of their history by scoring merely
47 runs in their second innings at Cape Town.
Before this, the Proteas fell for just 96 runs in their first innings, thanks to the bouncy and lively pitch, which lent a great hand to the seamers. As a whole, 23 wickets collapsed in one day.
It was a startling experience for many cricket experts, former players and fans. As it was being expected during the game, most of analysts are pointing fingers towards the pitch.
However, Waugh sees this out-of-the-box incident in a different prism. According to him, the overemphasis on shorter versions has diminished standard fast bowlers from the world of cricket, and those, who still survive, are hard to be played by batsmen.
Talking to the media after the closure of yesterday’s play, Waugh said, “There's such an emphasis on one-day cricket and Twenty20 cricket these days, and the wickets are pretty flat around the world, so it doesn't encourage fast bowlers. Batsmen aren't exposed
to quality fast bowling a lot, so their game is not equipped mentally as well as technically to cope with good fast bowling when they see it.”
The former rock-star also opines that the Aussies players are technically sound, but they are not able to mentally adjust to the playing conditions of South Africa.
He told, “Technically, our players are pretty correct. You wouldn't say they're any worse than any other batsmen around the world. So it's probably a mental thing as well.”
Waugh played 128 Test and 244 ODI matches from 1991 to 2002. He remained equally impressive with both bat and ball throughout his glaring International career. He played a key role in the Kangaroos’ victory in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 1999.
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