What are the expectations for a #8? or even a #9? Hypothetically, here is what they need to do: rotate strike and give a batsman (higher in the order) more balls to face. Run hard singles. Convert 2s to 3s. Can you do it? Clear the rope once in a while, maybe? Remember that at that stage, ball is old and not swinging.
It is easier to train for a specific role but you need to know what exactly to train for. Break it down and then train.
Yes you've nailed it for me, except for clearing the rope part, 👍👍😀
In many of our 45 overs league games
batting at 8 you've regularly 5-10 overs to bat vs 10/11 1-2 overs, rarely more than 4 overs.
My explanation was the same as yours, adding, with at 8, will enable me to bat out full quota of overs with youngsters, under 16s, which worked out in my last match.
That 14 years old very impressive leg spinner was rusty, talked to him not for going big slog but playing deliveries on their merit, accumulated 7 runs in as many balls 🙂
Later on he bowled really very well, other leggie got 4 wickets!
I came late to bowl, think last 8 to 10 overs.
6th ball of my last over, batter hit me 4 off the back foot, backword square leg.
When I came to bowl the last over the match, 13 were needed, I was confident but still have to bowl well,
I tried to bowl as full as possible, yorker, 1st ball and he tried full blooded hiev to the square led, he's bowled, as he was perfectly yorked.
Later I talked to that youngster, he agreed that those runs in the last over might have won us the game. If it was 6 to win, batter would have played differently.
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