Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:39 PM IST
Summary
Two of India’s opening batsmen were hit by bouncers twice in a single day. Both had to be kept under the supervision of the doctor later. After this questions are being raised whether Indian batsmen are not able to play bouncers.
Ishaan Kishan and Smriti Mandhana after being hit by a bouncer
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Ishan Kishan was hit in the head by a bouncer in the second T20 match between India and Sri Lanka. After that he was admitted to the hospital. At the same time, during the practice match of the Women’s World Cup, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana was also hit on the head by a bouncer and after some time she left the field. On the same day, two Indian opening batsmen were injured by a bouncer. After this, questions have started to arise whether the Indian players have forgotten to play the bouncer ball again.
Batting is easy in Pata pitches of India or spinners help the bowlers in spin pitches. This is the reason why Indian batsmen are adept at playing spin bowling. Apart from this, earlier India lacked fast bowlers. Because of this also Indian players used to have trouble playing bouncers. Indian batsmen often got out or got injured on short deliveries.
Legends like Rohit-Virat changed the time
Over time Indian batsmen started playing the bouncer ball better and players like Rohit Virat have mastered the pull or hook shot. After this, players like Rahane and Pujara also showed a better game against the bouncers. Sachin and Sehwag also used to play the small ball properly. In the middle, Yuvraj and Raina were definitely out on the bowled ball, but after that the Indian players played the bouncer better.
old weakness returning
Now India’s young batsmen are again facing problem in playing the short ball. From Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and now Ishan Kishan have also been seen in trouble against the short ball. At the same time, Smriti Mandhana, the star batsman of the women’s team, was also injured on the short ball itself. Earlier, players like Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet have been playing bouncers in the right way in the women’s team.
In the warm-up match against South Africa, Mandhana was hit on the head by a bouncer and had to leave the field after playing a few deliveries. Although his condition is not critical and he left the field only as a precaution, questions are being raised on the injury of two opening batsmen on the same day.
Batsmen relying only on pull shots
India’s Rohit Sharma is a master at playing the pull shot and often hits boundaries while playing the pull shot. Apart from him, all the other batsmen are getting out while playing pull shots. Virat has also been out on a short ball against the West Indies. Apart from these, Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer have also been troubled on the short ball. Players like Kishan and Pant try to play bridge as soon as they get the short ball and get out at times.
At the same time, players like Sachin Sehwag used to play shots like pull, hook and upper cut according to the line of the short ball. In the current team, the batsmen hook and upper cut attempts have been less. That’s why there is trouble against the shorter ball.