C_C
International Captain
Interesting thing i noticed after Punter's excellent innings last night :
Batsmen choke under pressure.
In 4th innings situations, when the circumstances demand that one batsman stands up and gets counted, they almost always invariably stuffs up ( infact, i cannot remember a batsman off the top of my head who last stayed till the very end, having guided the innings throughout)...
Tendulkar stuffed up in his 136 and India lost. Lucky for Ponting, he stuffed up but Australia managed to draw. Even Lara stuffed up in his 153* but got let off....Gavaskar stuffed up against England chasing 430+ with victory not too far away.....
Its interesting that almost every single batsman stuffs up near the finish line and invariably give a chance or two...
Batsmen choke under pressure.
In 4th innings situations, when the circumstances demand that one batsman stands up and gets counted, they almost always invariably stuffs up ( infact, i cannot remember a batsman off the top of my head who last stayed till the very end, having guided the innings throughout)...
Tendulkar stuffed up in his 136 and India lost. Lucky for Ponting, he stuffed up but Australia managed to draw. Even Lara stuffed up in his 153* but got let off....Gavaskar stuffed up against England chasing 430+ with victory not too far away.....
Its interesting that almost every single batsman stuffs up near the finish line and invariably give a chance or two...