Younis Khan and Sean Williams: Batsmen in the middle - ICC World Cup 2011
The middle-order batting plays an important role for any team during a match, as they are the anchor for the rest of the batting which revolves around them. Younis Khan of Pakistan and Sean http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Williams-c98034 of Zimbabwe are dynamic middle-order batsmen of their respective
sides. Their ability to build important partnerships and score crucial runs in the middle part of the innings is what sets them apart in the ICC World Cup 2011.
Highlights of these two middle-order players are as follows:
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Royals and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826.
He is an artistic batsman and has been a pillar of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s batting for quite some time now. Younis has the natural ability to bat during a crisis and has been the source of many victories for his country. He has led the Pakistan team in all forms of cricket
and won the 2009 T20 World Cup as a captain.
Younis made his One Day International debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 on 13
February, 2000 at the National Stadium, Karachi and scored 46 runs. He has played 217 matches, scored 6156 runs at an average of 32.23 runs, best of 144 runs with 6 centuries and 41 fifties. Younis is playing his third World Cup and has appeared in 12 matches,
scored 249 runs at an average of 22.63 runs, the best of 72 runs with 2 fifties.
His figures in the World Cup matches do not reflect his class, as he has yet to deliver his best innings and one might be on the way in the next match.
Sean Williams is a left-hand top order batsman and left-arm spin bowler. He has played for Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe XI, Zimbabwe Under-19s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matabeleland-Tuskers-c815.
Williams is a very promising youngster of the Zimbabwe team and plays at the top-order. He has appeared in the Under-19 World Cup in 2004 for the national side, where he posted healthy scores and was a find of the tournament. Williams was appointed captain
for the Zimbabwe Under-19 side in 2006 that beat the mighty English team.
He is a permanent member of the side now and being a left-hander has given the team an advantage to put him anywhere in the top-order for batting. He has the ability to play defensive as well as aggressive cricket against any type of bowling, as Williams
is a good player of spin bowling. He is also a useful part time bowler who is known for breaking solid partnerships.
Williams made his debut in ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 on 25 February, 2005 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. He has played 47 matches, scored 1146 runs at an average of 29.38 runs, the best of 75 runs with 11 fifties. Williams has taken 10
wickets at an average of 68.50 runs per wicket with the best of 3 for 23 runs. He is playing his second World Cup and has appeared in 5 matches, scored 153 runs at an average of 38.25 runs with the best of unbeaten 70 runs, which stands as his only fifty and
has taken 2 wickets.
Williams has yet to blossom in the ongoing tournament and he is long over-due for a big innings.
Both Younis and Williams are top quality players, with the tremendous ability to hold down the middle-order and make positive contributions to their respective teams. The Subcontinent conditions definitely favour the batsman and both players have an ideal
opportunity to show their level of skill during the tournament. It will be exciting to see how these batsmen perform and carry their respective teams towards the coveted trophy.
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