Rajasthan Royals batsman Shimron Hetmyer (Picture Credit: Sportzpix)
Sanjay Manjrekar agreed with Moody’s views and thinks Hetmyer should come at five for Royals
Former Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody believes that a player of Shimron Hetmyer’s caliber should come out to bat after Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson in the Rajasthan Royals line-up as West Indies are capable of batting more number of overs. Is. ,
Chasing 198 against the Punjab Kings in Guwahati, the Royals were reduced to 91/4 in 11 overs. After this the equation went down to 77 runs needed off 36 balls. Hetmyer, who came in to bat at number seven, took the Royals close with his 18-ball 36, though he fell in the final over of 2008. IPL The champions lost by five runs.
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“I think he is a much better player than him. He is not a (Kieron) Pollard or Andre Russell type player who is ready for the last six overs. Both these players are obviously IPL icons, so they have specific skill sets. Hetmyer can potentially do that but he is a much more complete batsman than that.
We have seen him batting at number 3 in 50 over cricket for West Indies, he doesn’t play much cricket for them now but when he first debuted as a youngster, he scored an international century Had been. West Indies he is a top order player. In view of Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler, players of that caliber need to stay out,” Moody said on ESPNcricinfo.
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Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar agreed with Moody’s views and thinks Hetmyer should bat at number five, Samson at number four and Devdutt Padikkal at number three for the Royals.
“This left-handed right-handed combination ensures that Hetmyer has to go down the order. (But) he should move up the order, and that has been happening for too long. Maybe he feels he is someone who can bowl the last three-four overs and probably enjoys that role.
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The ideal batting order for Rajasthan Royals would be that if they want to support Devdutt Padikkal, they may not bat at number 4 as it is difficult for someone who normally bats at number 4 to open the innings. does. Manjrekar.
“Sanju Samson can make that sacrifice, bat at No.4, which he has done in the past and he is a good enough player to do that. Then you have Buttler, Jaiswal, Padikkal at No.3, Sanju Samson at four and Hetmyer at five, and that order should not change, come what may.
He said, “This left-right combination, match-up, you can do when you have equally matched players at No.5, 6 and 7. There is a big difference between Hetmyer and the other players who came before him. There is a difference.”
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