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- From: sbasu@kirk (BASU)
- Newsgroups: rec.sport.cricket
- Subject: Re: Ravi Shastri..
- Keywords: bat @ 11, not 1
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.200056.22250@nmsu.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:00:56 GMT
- References: <1993Jan23.231108.4089@cs.sfu.ca>
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- In article <1993Jan23.231108.4089@cs.sfu.ca> apurva@cs.sfu.ca (Apurva
- Desai) writes:
- > > Shastri has a reverse gear too not just 1st & top!!
- > >
- > > -shivesh
- > Well said. In fact his reverse gear is more powerful than any of the
- others
- > mentioned.I remember him bat in one of the India Aus ODI. When during
- 1st
- > 15 overs or so all he did was to put the bat in front of the ball and
- with
- > as little backlift as possible(Too much work to lift the bat I guess)
- > And then when he realised that he was wasting too much time, He started
- > stepping away from the stumps to any ball and any bowler. Finally he
- managed
- > to connect a ball and lob a catch to one of the midon/midoff fielders to
- > everyone's delight.( I bet that was not what Border had planned).
- >
- I remember him batting @ #11 in the world cup '83 in some of those
- matches. If for any reason, he has to be included in any odi for India, no
- captain should even dream of putting him anywhere else.
-
- Scrooge
-