New York, Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu believes that the word game-changer should not be taken lightly in T20 cricket as only those who can score at least two runs per ball can make it to the top. Deserves such description.
Strike rate was a hot topic during the IPL last month and also during the low-scoring matches of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Sidhu said on 'Star Sports Press Room', "Look, the game changers are those who will score 2 runs on one ball."
“You are talking about strike rate, 1.5, 1.7, but there are some guys who are scoring 2.5, three runs per ball. There are some guys who will come in at the end and score 35 runs in 10 balls.Now it's quality,” he said.
"35 runs in ten balls, if two guys score and have support from someone like Virat Kohli, it's a game changer. Make no mistake about it," he said.
Sidhu said that Shivam Dubey and Akshar Patel in the current Indian team have the potential to become game changers.
“...You look at the IPL and look at the T20 format, guys who can actually score 2.5 or more runs per ball, they are the real game changers.There are lots of them.
"There is Ravindra Jadeja, there is Dubey and even Axar scores runs at the same pace. (MS) Why Dhoni is such a great finisher is because his strike rate is 2.5, sometimes his strike rate is 4 per ball "
“It's a real game-changing impact in the game of cricket in T20. It's a different skill altogether, the skill of clearing the field.,
Talking about the blockbuster India-Pakistan T20 World Cup clash on Sunday, Sidhu said he would have preferred the Rohit Sharma-Yashshwi Jaiswal pairing to open, but he can understand why Kohli was paired with the captain. Has gone.
"...They have changed the combination because then Dubey and Axar will not get a chance to play, so they have made this combination for a perfect combination where Axar is batting at number 8, especially on this pitch where the bowlers are one Advantage,” he said.
“If the tournament had started in West Indies, we would have seen Rohit and Yashasvi opening the match, there you do not need a sixth or seventh bowler.
“You can't expect 200 runs on this pitch, 130 or 140 runs would be good and this combination will work."
Strike rate was a hot topic during the IPL last month and also during the low-scoring matches of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Sidhu said on 'Star Sports Press Room', "Look, the game changers are those who will score 2 runs on one ball."
“You are talking about strike rate, 1.5, 1.7, but there are some guys who are scoring 2.5, three runs per ball. There are some guys who will come in at the end and score 35 runs in 10 balls.Now it's quality,” he said.
"35 runs in ten balls, if two guys score and have support from someone like Virat Kohli, it's a game changer. Make no mistake about it," he said.
Sidhu said that Shivam Dubey and Akshar Patel in the current Indian team have the potential to become game changers.
“...You look at the IPL and look at the T20 format, guys who can actually score 2.5 or more runs per ball, they are the real game changers.There are lots of them.
"There is Ravindra Jadeja, there is Dubey and even Axar scores runs at the same pace. (MS) Why Dhoni is such a great finisher is because his strike rate is 2.5, sometimes his strike rate is 4 per ball "
“It's a real game-changing impact in the game of cricket in T20. It's a different skill altogether, the skill of clearing the field.,
Talking about the blockbuster India-Pakistan T20 World Cup clash on Sunday, Sidhu said he would have preferred the Rohit Sharma-Yashshwi Jaiswal pairing to open, but he can understand why Kohli was paired with the captain. Has gone.
"...They have changed the combination because then Dubey and Axar will not get a chance to play, so they have made this combination for a perfect combination where Axar is batting at number 8, especially on this pitch where the bowlers are one Advantage,” he said.
“If the tournament had started in West Indies, we would have seen Rohit and Yashasvi opening the match, there you do not need a sixth or seventh bowler.
“You can't expect 200 runs on this pitch, 130 or 140 runs would be good and this combination will work."
