Cricketing brains vs Power cricket.

  Yesterday, when the KXIP were batting, You saw two innings- one from Maxwell, which was a power packed innings with some unorthodox hitting. After his wicket, you saw an innings from the KXIP skipper George Bailey who except those last two sixes, played an innings which you got to say was smart innings.

Now, Glenn Maxwell is a type of a batsman who likes it heave it over mid wicket and he knows that he will clear the field. He just backs himself against the spinners. While Bailey, yesterday played so smartly that he scored at a strike rate of over 300 without really hitting any power packed stroke. He was looking for the gaps. He played 13 deliveries and out of that 8 disappeared to the boundary (6 fours and 2 sixes). He exactly knew where the fielders are and adjusted his play according to it with perfect timing. He chipped one over the mid off fielder for 4, for me that was the best shot. He played a scoop when the fine leg is inside the circle. He chipped over cover because there was no deep extra cover and many more shots like this.

Bailey's innings proved that even T20 cricket can be played with brains and by staying calm in crunch situations. It was an innings for the youngsters to watch out for. It reminded me of Rahul Dravid's 92(63)* against England which was also similar to like what Bailey played yesterday.

So guys what do you feel, has intelligent cricket lost its place in T20 cricket?