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Wasim Jaffer, a former cricketer, urged the Indian batters to improve their performance against left-arm pacers after Reece Topley had success against them in the series against England.
Wasim Jaffer believes that the Indian batters must improve their batting strategy when facing left-arm seamers. The Indian top-order hitters have recently been observed struggling against left-arm pacers. Reece Topley dismissed Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli in Manchester during the just-finished ODI series against England.
The legendary top order failed to manage Topley's swing as Rohit and Kohli edged the ball behind the stumps to the slip and the wicketkeeper. Dhawan, however, was apprehended. Continue to read to find out more about the cricket news.
Similar events have happened before; in the 2017 Champions Trophy final, left-arm seamer Trent Boult made the
Indian batters difficult before eliminating Virat Kohli; and Mohammed Amir in the 2019 World Cup semifinal easily knocked Workforce India's top order. Shaheen Shah Afridi's early removal of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma off the field during the 2021 T20 World Cup match against Pakistan was a repeat of the same scenario.
According to Jaffer, it is a significant concern for India, and they need to improve it as soon as possible.
Regarding batting, India needs to improve how they utilize left-arm seamers. With Trent Boult, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Reece Topley likely included in the sequence, that has been a priority. Getting some Indian bowlers to bowl them in the nets is one item they should check off their list. This was a top priority; the ball is excellent when it gets past the bats, but these bowlers have hampered the Indian batters. In my opinion, Indian batters need to improve in that area moving forward," Jaffer said.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain outlined a few instances when Indian hitters failed to overcome left-arm seamers during a conversation with Sony Sports Community.
They ought to bowl with a somewhat higher left arm. Shaheen Shah Afridi destroyed them one evening in Dubai, Mohammad Amir destroyed them at a close at the Oval, and Reece Topley destroyed them right here [at Old Trafford].
“In a T20, with 20 runs needed to win, they should be a little more stressed during their batting, so a few of their seamers will falter in the final two overs. Some sailors may want them to travel the entire route”, said Hussain.
Mumbai is the hometown of Wasim Jaffer, one of the greatest players in Indian domestic cricket history. He has the most FC hundreds to his name as of March 2013 and has the most run totals in the Ranji and Irani Trophy. Jaffer, a right-handed opening batsman, made his professional debut in the 1996–1997 season after amassing runs playing school cricket on Mumbai's maidans, one of which included 400-plus run innings as a 15-year-old.
Jaffer was constantly compared to the illustrious (and eventually tarnished) Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin from the beginning of his professional life. Both were right-handed players who loved working the field on the leg side and had silky wrists. After several successful Ranji Trophy seasons, Jaffer was selected to play for India against the visiting South Africans in 2000. Fearsome bowlers from the Proteas lineup included Allan Donald and Jaffer, who had to take the brunt of the new ball's attack but only managed to score 46 runs throughout four innings before being dropped.
After scoring a tonne of runs in domestic cricket, Jaffer's next opportunity came in 2002 when India toured the West Indies, which was understandable given his previous run-accumulation. His trip to England was made possible by a couple of fifty-sixes, but two Tests later, he was once again dropped from the team.
Jaffer's career had two recurring themes: alternating between the Indian Test team every two to three years and steadily reaching new heights in the Ranji Trophy. This time, after a three-year break, he was given a chance against Pakistan but was not selected for the starting lineup. However, he got an opportunity in the first Test of the upcoming series against Andrew Flintoff's England in Nagpur in March 2006. Jaffer took advantage right away, scoring 81 and 100 points.
As Jaffer hit a great vein of form in the 2006–07 season, it would later prove to be a turning point in his career. He scored 5 hundred and 7 fifties throughout 19 Tests, including a stunning 212 in St. John's, Antigua, in the second innings, which ultimately allowed India to win the match. In the successful Test series against England, which followed India's humiliating first-round elimination from the 50-over World Cup in 2007, he and Dinesh Karthik made up a reliable opening combination. At the 2007 Test in Kolkata against Pakistan, a second double hundred was scored. Jaffer seems to have secured his position within the Indian hierarchy.
Jaffer continued his pattern of prolific scoring during the 2013–14 Ranji season, scoring 582 runs to rank second among all scorers for his team, Mumbai. Jaffer's standards, however, consider a season average in the mid-30s to be slightly less impressive despite 3 hundred and a fifty.
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