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Most Indians comfortably hit the top four when foreign cricketers finish the IPL
Two years ago, the Indian team moved into T20 mode knowing they would play two T20 World Championships in a row. The team management realized they had to introduce a cricket brand already dominated by England and the West Indies. The magic recipe was a complete attack with a racket from the ball from one end to the end.
Vikram Rathour, having taken on the role of batting coach, had found it necessary to be fearless and must have a long batting lineup that is not constrained by blocking.

Two years later, in the first two T20 World Cup matches in the UAE, they have managed to beat seven recognized batsmen in the XI Series without the unobstructed batsman preparing to finish their turn. The two named attackers remain Hardik Pandya in number 6 and Ravindra Jadeja in number 7. All previous punches were consumed during the construction of the innings. Perhaps that is the reason behind the much-talked-about very cautious approach of the Indians that has overthrown them in this tournament.
“We also have Jades on the team. There’s Surya, Virat, we have enough players who can do the job (decide the games) and they’ve done it before. We don’t see it as a problem,” Rathour said on the eve of the defense against Afghanistan.
The fact is, however, that all the special eaters selected for the team are used to playing in the top four. Posts Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul, with the exception of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, are seen as beaters who are not effective rulers who come to their deaths. Rishabh Pant is the second best bet, but he has had the burden of raising innings in 5th place far too often.
“Every international team goes through it. When you play in your state, country or league, you always have a habit of hitting the top four. But when you play in India, you have to follow the batting order. As a professional cricket player you should be used to it,” was the batting coach’s observation.
From the perspective of things, it can be said that the most effective IPL teams have foreign players who will play the role of the striking finisher. And they seem to have slipped into the same role on their national teams. Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Glenn Maxwell, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran and AB de Villiers are just a few names.
Jades have been the only well-to-do Indian dough in this role. Shardul Thakur seems to be struggling to crack the spread field unlike in test matches. So if the IPL was the only preparation for this team, they didn’t have time to define the roles and get used to the players. These players have only played five T20Is this year, and that too came in almost eight months ago.
“All preparation is good preparation,” was Rathour’s response, when he kept saying, “Performance has been a team problem, not preparation.”
“One of the factors is the hitting field when you hit first on these surfaces. The rotation of the stroke is a problem. That’s the way every team strikes first. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to take big shots.”
The IPL has catalyzed the growth of players, but this year’s overdose may have kept them apart for far too long to get together and settle into their defined roles.