IND vs WI LIVE: Shaun Pollock worried about India’s middle-order South Africa legend Shaun Pollock is quite worried about India’s middle-order heading into the World Cup. He stressed how the likes of SuryaKumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer will bat in the top 3 which affects the Indian Cricket Team in the longer run. Follow India vs West Indies LIVE score & IPL 2022 latest updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs WI LIVE: Shaun Pollock worried about India’s middle-order, says, ‘All are going to bat at No.3 in IPL 2022’- check out
“I think you guys are fortunate with the wealth of batting abilities. I think the biggest challenge for you, as an Indian side, is going to be finding the right 5 and 6,” Pollock said on Cricbuzz.
“In 50-over format, you got to develop finishers. It is the key. Often, you get the runs from the top order. But who is going to do the job of finishing? I think when (Ravindra) Jadeja comes in, he does that. But in that middle order.. with the amount of T20 cricket being played and when you talk about these guys (Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer), all of them are going to bat in top-3 for their franchise invariably. That doesn’t give you the amount of experience in closing the games out,” he added.
- SuryaKumar Yadav will bat at No.3 for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL.
- Shreyas Iyer has batted at No.3 for Delhi Capitals (DC) in T20 league.
- Out-of-form Hardik Pandya is the only player who bats in the middle-order irrespective of the IPL, Pollock stressed.
- R Jadeja is the only finisher that India possess in the current setup heading into the World Cup.
Shaun Pollock further cited the example of SA’s David Miller to explain his point.
“For example, in the South African side, we have David Miller. (Normally), He has a series where South Africa win one game comfortably and he doesn’t get to be on the crease. Then, (in next game) he walks in for the 10 balls in the backend and just smashes it. And then, maybe, in the next game he doesn’t get to bat again,” he further added.
“But he’s the guy for the pressure situations. When you need to get home in the World Cup matches, you have to have the experience and ability to do it. And that’s where India need to be conscious of developing,” he concluded.
IND vs WI LIVE: Shaun Pollock worried about India’s middle-order, says, ‘All are going to bat at No.3 in IPL 2022’- check out
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