ian chappell says "9 times out of 10, you elect to bat. for the other 1 time, you think about bowling then bat anyway".
2007-12-18 15:15:10 · 13 answers · asked by Gruntled Employee 6 in Sports ➔ Cricket
The simple reasons are:
There would be no mental burden of daunting task.
There would be no problem of batting of 4th innings
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2007-12-22 00:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The decision to bat first or field first will depend upon the condition of the pitch and the weather condition and there is no hard and fast rule. If the side win the toss find that the pitch will help fast bowlers initially, they will normally put the opposition to bat. However, if the Captain feels that the pitch will deteriorate on the last day, he may avoid batting i9n the 2nd innings last day and hence decide to bat first.
2007-12-18 22:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its becoming more and more of a good idea to bat first. But still teams usually v Australia try beat them that way... Its not going to happen, You need to get in bat for 1.5-2 days and put on 500-600 runs and put pressure on the opposition.
2007-12-19 12:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by tbipenguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batting first would seem to be the best option, if one looks at the statistics, but there are other factors that need to come into play, such as pitch conditions, weather, light, etc. And most importantly, the strengths/weaknesses of the team.
2007-12-18 19:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessary, pitch, weather, opposition bowling strength, batting strength, past record on ground. These are importnat factors to select batting first.
why would anyone bat on Perth pitch, ground covered with dark clouds, bowlers like Lee and Tait.
2007-12-18 15:32:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have confidence in your batsmen bat first, I agree with Chappell on this one.
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2007-12-18 16:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by Antoni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its about pitch condition,at first, we have read the pitch well, then we can choose batting or bowling.
2007-12-18 17:13:58 · answer #7 · answered by Rahul B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should always elect to bowl first in Test matches
But it depends on the pitch you play
Cheers!
2007-12-18 15:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by Nafeez Nash 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Ian is right as usual. It's easier to set up the run target than chase it. That's catch up cricket.
2007-12-18 15:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it really depends on the pitch and weather and also how goo your batsmen and bolweres are if they are goo then bat first if not then bowl and chase
2007-12-19 08:01:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋