How to stop the Max-Miller torpedo?
The KXIP (Kings XI Punjab) are on a high. The two players who have been very special in thier team are Maxwell and Miller. Both these players have proven to be equal to gold in this years IPL.
Glenn Maxwell, who has the orange cap has missed out 4 opportunities to score a hundred, but he is selfless cricketer and thinks as a team and not for himself.
Lets talk about Miller first. 66 off 29 in the last game. over 250+ runs in this years IPL, this guy likes to play in the 'V' i.e. straight, long on, long off, mid-wicket and extra cover regions. Doesn't play much square of the wicket. If I was Gautam Gambhir in today's match, I would have picked Morkel, Kallis and Yadav against Miller. Ask them to bowl 3 out 6 bouncers, not short balls but bouncers. Don't allow him to get down the track and bang you. Try to make him play in the region where is not so comfortable with, i.e. behind and square. With the bouncer, that becomes easy. But on subcontinent, bowling a bouncer to a South African guy will require some pace. And that's why I will go in Morkel first. I would drop Shakib for today's match because I believe spin wont be much available to him and Maxwell is also a good player of spin.
Now, there are less chances where you can take the wicket of Maxwell early in the innings. He just goes after the bowling from ball 1. But against RCB, he got out to a good length delivery which also is his favorite. That's the only positive to get Maxwell out. One thing is there, don't make a mistake to drop his catch. Turn the half chances into full also and try him get out quickly. Against Maxwell, I will go with Yadav and Kallis and ask them to bowl yorkers at him and not give him any room to hit. Don't make a spinner bowl. He is unorthodox, yes maybe with luck, spinner may take his wicket but seeing the possibilities to get him out is to bowl yorkers. All through this tournament also, I have seen, he is vulnerable against the yorker.
I hope Gautam Gambhir will read this.! All the best KKR.
Give your opinions!
Glenn Maxwell, who has the orange cap has missed out 4 opportunities to score a hundred, but he is selfless cricketer and thinks as a team and not for himself.
Lets talk about Miller first. 66 off 29 in the last game. over 250+ runs in this years IPL, this guy likes to play in the 'V' i.e. straight, long on, long off, mid-wicket and extra cover regions. Doesn't play much square of the wicket. If I was Gautam Gambhir in today's match, I would have picked Morkel, Kallis and Yadav against Miller. Ask them to bowl 3 out 6 bouncers, not short balls but bouncers. Don't allow him to get down the track and bang you. Try to make him play in the region where is not so comfortable with, i.e. behind and square. With the bouncer, that becomes easy. But on subcontinent, bowling a bouncer to a South African guy will require some pace. And that's why I will go in Morkel first. I would drop Shakib for today's match because I believe spin wont be much available to him and Maxwell is also a good player of spin.
Now, there are less chances where you can take the wicket of Maxwell early in the innings. He just goes after the bowling from ball 1. But against RCB, he got out to a good length delivery which also is his favorite. That's the only positive to get Maxwell out. One thing is there, don't make a mistake to drop his catch. Turn the half chances into full also and try him get out quickly. Against Maxwell, I will go with Yadav and Kallis and ask them to bowl yorkers at him and not give him any room to hit. Don't make a spinner bowl. He is unorthodox, yes maybe with luck, spinner may take his wicket but seeing the possibilities to get him out is to bowl yorkers. All through this tournament also, I have seen, he is vulnerable against the yorker.
I hope Gautam Gambhir will read this.! All the best KKR.
Give your opinions!
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