(Image source from: Batting Tips from Sachin Tendulkar for hitting well at WC})
The cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, has shared his experience and observation of the grounds in Australia and New Zealand. He has passed valuable information about the challenging atmosphere in Australia and New Zealand.
The Cricket icon has played six World Cups from 1992 to 2011. And he scored 2,278 runs in 45 matches, including crucial 482 runs in nine matches in India's victory in the 2011 World Cup series.
"Perth and Brisbane are renowned for their fast and bouncy wickets that will easily expose inexperience. Both, batsmen and bowlers have low margins for errors. As a batsman, if you understand the pace and bounce, then you could get on top of the bowling," Tendulkar wrote in his World Cup column for ICC.
The sport star, who is the leading run-getter in ODIs with 18,426, said "For the bowler, the good-length spot is smaller in area on these wickets and the batsman can capitalise if the line and length falters. But if they extract bounce from the good length areas, then it would make the batsman's life difficult."
"In New Zealand, batsmen will have to beware of the windy conditions due to the geographical locations of some of the venues. The wind sometimes can be strong enough to seriously affect a batsman's timing, playing against the wind your back lift is faster but the down-swing is considerably slow, while the ball is coming on faster – and vice-versa from the other end." Little master added.
"The other peculiarity of grounds in New Zealand is that not all of them are the traditional round shape. In Australia, the Adelaide Oval, true to its name, has shorter boundaries at point and square leg but very long straight boundaries. As a visiting team, this makes a big difference because it affects the field positions and bowling strategies," Player of 2003 World Cup tournament said.
He just came across a funny moment during '99 series that he called for a fourth run and successfully completed in spite of Ricky's strong arm throw from the boundary.
"For players struggling with form, the additional fielder in the circle will pose a challenge as rotating the strike will be tougher. But at the same time, as a batsman let me say that if we have two in-form batsmen at the crease ... then, God help the bowlers!"
His suggestions and remarkable knowledge in Cricket can fill the enthusiasm in batsmen to score well in challenging atmosphere.
-Kannamsai
