tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post2597150234600514238..comments2024-03-29T03:00:43.730-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: KP: Bittersweet symphoniesThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-59984550086181197892009-04-14T04:00:00.000-07:002009-04-14T04:00:00.000-07:00Did we invent Eurovision? Blimey...Did we invent Eurovision? Blimey...The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-3180669440673487632009-04-14T01:34:00.000-07:002009-04-14T01:34:00.000-07:00He hasn't been helped by playing almost all of his...<I>He hasn't been helped by playing almost all of his T20 cricket for England, who are so far behind the evolutionary curve it's embarrassing</I>That does seem to be an English curse: to invent something then watch everyone else use it to wallop us. Sport, business...um, Eurovision...Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-69241063013606816302009-04-13T06:42:00.000-07:002009-04-13T06:42:00.000-07:00KP is not a slogger when in form. Yes, he does unf...KP is not a slogger when in form. Yes, he does unfurl the odd switch-hit when he's going good, but when in form, his orthodox strokes dominate the unorthodox ones.<BR/><BR/>The problem with his lack of success in T20 cricket could be in his approach to the game, like you say. He plays too many across-the-line flick shots, try to pull balls which are not short and gives himself room to hit the ball more often even before settling in, thereby increasing his chances of getting out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com