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Should I bat or bowl?

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Topic: Should I bat or bowl?

Posted By: manofcrisis
Subject: Should I bat or bowl?
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 7:29pm

hi all.I need an advice from u people about what should i choose i.e batting or bowling.well something about me i am 6.2 feet tall , built lean and aging 20.whenever i play they call me to bowl but i am more interested in batting.So what would u people suggest me so that i can utilize myself in the best possible way.thanks

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Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 7:33pm

What are you best at?

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Posted By: manofcrisis
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 7:40pm

well fish cake as i have given more time to bowling(fast swing bowling) so i better in bowling than batting for the time being but i feel that if i have given that much time to by batting i might have matured as a very good batsman so i think i have enough guts to bat well but the main thing is that i am not strongly built so neither i can be a very fast bowler nor can be a slogger like shahid afridi or gilchrist etc

Posted By: Rambo_123UK
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 7:41pm

Being tall doesn't mean you should be a fast bowler. Pietersen is tall, isn't he? Are you a better batsman than bowler, or do you just enjoy batting more? As one bowler once said, bowling is a job, batting is for fun. Unless the batting line-up above you is really top notch you'll probably get a knock anyway, so why not have a bowl as well? Better than standing in the deep bored silly, or getting a bad back bent over in the slips.

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I swing both ways - but only when I'm bowling!

Posted By: manofcrisis
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 7:54pm

rambo really good words thanks for that but inorder to be allrounder u got to be built strong inorder to minimize the injury chances but the case is different here and i am not strongly built, other thing that i want to specialize one thing of the two thats why i have to choose one as a major.

Posted By: Rambo_123UK
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 8:05pm

Actually I would suggest that the bigger and more powerfully built someone is, the more stress their body undergoes during sporting activities.

Strength would help if you are a big-hitting batsman but timing, technique, reflexes and hand-eye co-ordination are far more important for the batsman, surely? And to much muscle mass for a fast bowler will not help his bowling speed. I can think of very few heavilly built fast bowlers and of those I can, at least one had his career destroyed by his leg snapping on him as he ran in to bowl. Flintoff's ankle and the back strains he used to have are partly as a result of the fact he has a big, heavy frame (even though he has lost most of the beer gut).

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I swing both ways - but only when I'm bowling!

Posted By: Ryan
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 8:43pm

Be an all rounder! Mainly focus on the one you enjoy but never neglect the other whether its batting or bowling. It doesnt hurt to be good at batting and just the ability to bowl or vice versa.

Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 9:58pm

Attempt to be both and in time you'll know what you are. One side usually comes up stronger

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Offspinner,
Right Arm Bat

Posted By: Chin Music
Date Posted: 25 February 2007 at 10:28pm

Just be an allrounder

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Turnham Green CC
Fast bowler & middle/lower-order bat

Posted By: manofcrisis
Date Posted: 26 February 2007 at 2:17pm

thanks for u people comments but tell me for an allrounder is it good to be a slow pace batsman and a containing bowler i.e the one who tries to stop the flow of runs or it should be the one who when comes to bat tries to hit around all parts of the ground and when asked to bowl tries to get wickets even at the cost of few runs.

Posted By: Kerm
Date Posted: 26 February 2007 at 4:00pm

Just play however feels natural to you.

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Kerm

Posted By: wiseguy
Date Posted: 27 February 2007 at 4:34am

Why trying to be a bits and piece player with no utility, I would suggest if you think you can bat better, and enjoy it too, than give it a full go, be the best batsmen for your side and get a permanent slot. Once you have a permanent slot you can start and better your part time bowling. But never try to be good at everything as these players are most likely to be dropped! I have captained a side for a long period as a captain I would always go for the specialist batsmen or bowlers, and in the end fill up the gaps with allrounders as you are never sure which day they will perform!

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so far so good!

Posted By: manofcrisis
Date Posted: 28 February 2007 at 6:14pm

thanks for u people suggestion

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half of the battle is lost when u thinks of the opponents abilities rather than ur own

Posted By: Smack
Date Posted: 03 March 2007 at 4:16pm

Yea be an all rounder. At some point you will find your natural role but at the age of 20 your still learning what makes you most effective. Its good to be flexible. In one team you might be needed as an all rounder, in another team you might be needed as just a bowler. So keep your options open.

Posted By: manofcrisis
Date Posted: 05 March 2007 at 5:05pm

i think i should be an allrounder as most of the friends suggests so

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half of the battle is lost when u thinks of the opponents abilities rather than ur own

Posted By: W.G.
Date Posted: 05 March 2007 at 5:22pm

Your country certainly needs one...........

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When you win the toss - bat.
If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat.