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Originally Posted by RazabQ
Mufi,I know I am completely in the corner on this but this is my assessment of his batting style:
1) takes a while to get going
2) likes to use pace off the ball to nurdle singles to the legside or third man
3) has a good off and on drive
4) can evade the short ball well
5) doesn't mind getting off strike
6) cannot power the ball at all
7) struggles when asked to force the pace from the get go
8)comfortable against spinners if he's settled
Am I on the right track?
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Razab bhai, you have great knowledge of the game which I respect and you make good points here but you're leaving out an important point and that's the mental part. This is a guy who refused to bat at 4 before, thankfully he changed in that regard. We can say that was a while ago though. Nope. Recently in the NZ Test series, he was asked to bat at 3 in Tests and he again refused.
I agree he has the skills to open and you described them very well but the mental aspect always has to come in to play and mentally Riyad can't open.