01-02-2012, 02:07 PM
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Hafeez the super-specialist
Mohammad Hafeez bowls off-spin with the new ball against the England openers, usually takes a wicket and then reverts to being Pakistan's third spinner. 20 of his 26 test wickets have been left-handers, most of them top order batsmen.
Who are the other cricketers with a super-specialised, highly defined role like Hafeez? My thoughts on Hafeez and specialisation in sport are on Declaration Game: Personalised medicine for England Declaration Game |
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01-02-2012, 04:41 PM
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Great read. Very well written. You could also call Cook a super specialist, since he is in charge of shining the ball.
Marsh is another super specialist. His only job is to get the crease ready for Punter.
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 btw in the picture on the blog Hafeez is looking like a chucker lol
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02-02-2012, 02:02 AM
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I have always held hafeez responsible for pakistans t20 loss to India in the final - that dropped catch of the last ball - really stung me for some reason, but if he continues to open well I might just forgive him.
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If I end up having to change the title of this thread to "Hafeez the super-specialist PAKISTANVINDIAT20S PAKISTANVINDIAT20S" I will dead set probably kill someone.
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02-02-2012, 06:16 AM
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Well, I'm sure there are lot of players over the years who have specific roles in their respective sides. Its always a good sign for the team when these players perform their roles as well as Hafeez has.
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I don't think we can explain Ponting's return to form by him moving down the order. Would you put him back at 3? |
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