woolmer on afridi

REPLY BY: BOB, (15 Feb 2005, 02h00:27)
Hi TEAM_PAKISTAN,
My strategy with Shahid is to ask him to get a single after every six!
Bob

not a bad idea at all. some might be disappointed but if he can do this consistently I see his average going very high!

[adi 101]

thats one thing im impresed with woolmer he tries to win the fans over and work together as a country unlike miandad he prob gets millions of questions but still answers them great guy

[sajjad]

hahhaa...yeah

he recently said he wont try to hit a six of each ball
i think he will do it every second ball..
good strategy

[adi 101]

lol

actually Sajjad I think it is a very good strategy. We can't stop Afridi from hitting sixes. thats what he does! so how do we make him hit sixes at exactly the right time? I think woolmer has found the answer for this. Once afridi hits a six and gets down to the other end he gets a chance to compose his thoughts and gather himself. then when he gets on strike the next time he can repeat. i think this strategy might actually work! i'd like to see it in action though.

[Pathan007]

Originally Posted by appeal till you squeal actually Sajjad I think it is a very good strategy. We can't stop Afridi from hitting sixes. thats what he does! so how do we make him hit sixes at exactly the right time? I think woolmer has found the answer for this. Once afridi hits a six and gets down to the other end he gets a chance to compose his thoughts and gather himself. then when he gets on strike the next time he can repeat. i think this strategy might actually work! i'd like to see it in action though.

so that means it would 2sixes and 1single in each over when Afridi is batting or probably 2singles and 1six

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Originally Posted by adi 101 thats one thing im impresed with woolmer he tries to win the fans over and work together as a country unlike miandad he prob gets millions of questions but still answers them great guy

Yes, I can point to personal experience here! However there is also the argument that he should just get on and do his job.

My view is Bob knows what he is doing even if I dont agree with it and has his idea for how Pak can be a good team. I think that for cricket to flourish the players/coaches should not be distant from the fans.

Originally Posted by pathan007 Originally Posted by appeal till you squeal actually Sajjad I think it is a very good strategy. We can't stop Afridi from hitting sixes. thats what he does! so how do we make him hit sixes at exactly the right time? I think woolmer has found the answer for this. Once afridi hits a six and gets down to the other end he gets a chance to compose his thoughts and gather himself. then when he gets on strike the next time he can repeat. i think this strategy might actually work! i'd like to see it in action though. so that means it would 2sixes and 1single in each over when Afridi is batting or probably 2singles and 1six

thats a very hard thing to estimate pathan. we dont know what the guy on the other end will do! but we can think of this as afridi's strike-rate/average. his strike-rate will probably be around 7 runs every 2 or 3 deliveries (a huge generalization!). but the important factor will be the increase in average runs scored. again, hopefully we can see this in action and let the results tell us how good or bad the theory is.

[Sid]

Originally Posted by appeal till you squeal REPLY BY: BOB, (15 Feb 2005, 02h00:27) Hi TEAM_PAKISTAN, My strategy with Shahid is to ask him to get a single after every six! Bob not a bad idea at all. some might be disappointed but if he can do this consistently I see his average going very high!

Of course it's not a bad idea. But this is a very elementary technique. Can't believe why you find this so amazing!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

esp when u get the 6 early in the over.

Originally Posted by Sid Originally Posted by appeal till you squeal REPLY BY: BOB, (15 Feb 2005, 02h00:27) Hi TEAM_PAKISTAN, My strategy with Shahid is to ask him to get a single after every six! Bob not a bad idea at all. some might be disappointed but if he can do this consistently I see his average going very high! Of course it's not a bad idea. But this is a very elementary technique. Can't believe why you find this so amazing!

youre right Sid, the technique has been around for a while. but nobody ever mentioned shahid using it. in the past its mostly been used to nullify the bowler's next move. you will notice mcgrath taking a bunch of his wickets immediately after being hit for a boundary just by changing his line slightly. here the technique is being used to modify afridi's batting style more than anything else.

I started a thread a few weeks ago asking people what they would do to make afridi a more consistent performer and none of us came up with this (very simple!) idea. so I am excited about seeing if this will work or not. if you thought of this already kudos to you.

[nafajafam]

how do you teach a man to take a single the next ball when he believes that he can wack it for a six? but i hope it works. the longer afridi stays on the wicket, the more runs will flow.

[Muddaser]

How does Najaf Shah compare with Khalil? Similar actions/strengths?

best,
Shariq

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REPLY BY: BOB, (17 Feb 2005, 01h34:26)
Hi Shariq1,
Thanks yes he definitely swung the ball both ways so I would like to see him.

[zulfiqar]

afridi often hits back-to-back sixes. I don't think this idea will fly with him

[Sheikh_Ji]

Originally Posted by appeal till you squeal Once afridi hits a six and gets down to the other end he gets a chance to compose his thoughts and gather himself. then when he gets on strike the next time he can repeat. i think this strategy might actually work! i'd like to see it in action though.

Compose his thoughts??? !!!
I dont think that guy has many thoughts.... |-H

[Mercenary]

i hope you appreciate the exclusive i brought u thru my sig long before Bob told you on his site :-D

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Khalil swings it both ways in the same ball but they cancel each other out and the ball goes straight at 80mph.

[Muddaser]

If Bob reckons Najaf swings it both ways, then why didnt he get picked ahead of Khalil?

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Bob said Khalil and Asif were the best bowlers Pakistan had. well...............u can take from that whatever you want.

[Muddaser]

Ali Imran, Najaf and Irshad were at the camp!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

i know, this is what i dont get. Well lets see, I mean look at England team at first under Fletcher. Time is the making of any top manager. Things may get worse before they get better. Football has shown us this.

[AsimL8]

A single after every six, great idea, but the problem is he has a tendency to take really badly judged singles as well!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Afridi has so many faults after all this time and yet people still want him! However he is an explosive player capable of special things. You can see both arguments, though I tend to favour the former.