(This post was last modified: 07-01-2024, 04:15 PM by BELSWILF.)
I am going to bring up another point that could be discussed that happened in the WC final match between India and SA. If you have been a batsman at any level, you would realize that when you get into a certain frame of mind, your shots connect in an unbelievable way. Then, suddenly you get a short break and that rhythm goes away from you. This is why sometimes fans worry when a perfectly batting a pair of batsmen for your team gets a rain break or lunch/tea break, that they could lose that same momentum they were in before.
I was talking to one of my Indian friends who plays league cricket here in USA (he is the opening batsman for his team) mentioned to me that very same feeling he would get into. It is a certain frame of mind, that anything you hit, the ball connects really well. Sometimes you are even surprised yourself as to how that happens to you.
Now, lets move over to the WC final match, when Klaasan was hitting those sixers and obviously he was in that frame of mind. Remember the injury break Rishab Pant took?, some of us watching the match at the time said, that was intentional to break Klaasan's momentum. Well, didn't that ploy work for India?
It is all part and parcel of a professional game, you just need to be aware when to pull out such tactics!
Following is the CricInfo commentary related to the incident I am referring to - when this happened, SA only needed 26 runs and they had 4 overs (just around 6 runs an over would have done it). Once again they choked!
Where does Rohit turn now? To compound their problems, Pant is down with a knee niggle, though the breather might help his side. One partnership breaking ball, and see what they can salvage. Hardik is where India turn
16.1
Hardik to Klaasen, OUT
Wide line, gets the nick! The break in play did the trick! Klaasen reached for the slam through the covers, very full length, but his feet were stuck in clay. He's livid with himself as he departs, but what a sensational knock!
Heinrich Klaasen c †Pant b Pandya 52 (27b 2x4 5x6 33m) SR: 192.59
I was talking to one of my Indian friends who plays league cricket here in USA (he is the opening batsman for his team) mentioned to me that very same feeling he would get into. It is a certain frame of mind, that anything you hit, the ball connects really well. Sometimes you are even surprised yourself as to how that happens to you.
Now, lets move over to the WC final match, when Klaasan was hitting those sixers and obviously he was in that frame of mind. Remember the injury break Rishab Pant took?, some of us watching the match at the time said, that was intentional to break Klaasan's momentum. Well, didn't that ploy work for India?
It is all part and parcel of a professional game, you just need to be aware when to pull out such tactics!
Following is the CricInfo commentary related to the incident I am referring to - when this happened, SA only needed 26 runs and they had 4 overs (just around 6 runs an over would have done it). Once again they choked!
Where does Rohit turn now? To compound their problems, Pant is down with a knee niggle, though the breather might help his side. One partnership breaking ball, and see what they can salvage. Hardik is where India turn
16.1
Hardik to Klaasen, OUT
Wide line, gets the nick! The break in play did the trick! Klaasen reached for the slam through the covers, very full length, but his feet were stuck in clay. He's livid with himself as he departs, but what a sensational knock!
Heinrich Klaasen c †Pant b Pandya 52 (27b 2x4 5x6 33m) SR: 192.59