IND vs SA: Kallis backs use of more all-rounders in short formats

 

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South Africa great Jacques Kallis has backed the idea of playing more all-rounders in any team, especially in the shorter format of the game.

Kallis told Hindustan Times that playing more all-rounders gives a perfect balance to a team and makes the batting order longer, which helps batters play with a fearless approach.

“Yes, 100 per cent. It just gives you a balance to your team. It makes you bat a lot deeper, and you know, it allows you, perhaps you do have a longer batting order with your all-rounders to go a little bit harder up front and in the middle. So it plays a big role in that, you know, as well as balancing it out. So I think in any format, all-rounders are really important. However, particularly in the shorter version of the game, it does play a significant role.”

Recently, the Indian team was criticised heavily by experts for playing too many all-rounders.

Anil Kumble told JioStar: “Test match cricket requires a different mindset, you can’t really have so many all-rounders, so much chopping and changing, so many changes in the batting order, in the team itself.”

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad called it a “brain-fade obsession.” He wrote on social media: “Really disappointed by how India is going about in Test cricket. The all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade especially when you don’t bowl them. Rank Poor tactics, poor skills, poor body language and an unprecedented 2 series white wash at home.”

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