Former Australian speedy Brett Lee believes that, except from Jasprit Bumrah, pacers are not doing a good job of executing yorkers during the last overs, and he wants them to become proficient at this crucial delivery.
Right now, Bumrah is among the most versatile bowlers in the game of cricket. He can throw deliveries that take wickets without giving up runs, but his toe-crushing yorker—which he almost always hits flawlessly in the last overs—is his most deadly weapon.
"In general, we haven't seen enough fast bowlers nail their yorkers recently, aside from Bumrah."
I would want to see more yorkers bowled by quick bowlers. "I believe they still don't execute enough yorkers at the end," Lee said during the Legends Intercontinental T20 league's recent premiere.
Lee thinks the fast bowlers would have been more economical if they had nailed yorkers, as the just ended IPL featured runs that often above 200.
"Looking back at the Indian Premier League's 17 years, a yorker often achieves a strike rate of fewer than 100. It indicates to me that each executed bowler gets one run or fewer.
It puts pressure on you as a bowler when you deliver a yorker and there are players who can go down and scoop you over the head.
"You've got to set in the right field as well as put two men back, third man fine and back and then bowl," Lee said.
The balance of power in T20 cricket is shifting more and more in favour of the batsmen. The 'Impact Player Rule' and flat surfaces caused bowlers to suffer in the Indian Premier League.
Lee, along with a number of other former players, advocated for a bat-to-ball balance.
"While I fully support batters hitting the ball for distance, there also needs to be consideration given to the bowlers." I am not requesting a green top, where teams are bowled out for 110 runs, since it is also detrimental to the game of cricket.
I believe you want a respectable total. A solid score is in the 185 to 230 range. So far, we've witnessed scores of 265; 270; and 277.
"It's really hard because the majority bowlers now are going for 45 to 50 off their four overs." He said
Warner is entitled to go on his own terms.
In his first IPL season, Australia's charming young hitter Jake Fraser-McGurk ignited the stage, and many demanded that he be included in the team for the T20 World Cup.
The experienced opener David Warner, who will retire after the event, Travis Head, and Mitchell Marsh were chosen by the selectors to start at the top of the order.
Despite being Warner's Delhi Capitals colleague and a high order hitter, McGurk has been designated as a traveling reserve.
"David Warner is entitled to end his career on his own terms. And McGurk is unquestionably there to participate if, for whatever reason, things don't work out," Lee said.
Despite missing many IPL matches due to injury, Warner had a rather average IPL season. However, since 2021, he has amassed 834 runs at a strike rate of around 150 in T20 cricket.
Despite being terribly out of form going into the 2021 T20 World Cup, he won player of the tournament and was a key part of Australia's historic victory in the shortest format of the World Cup.
However, the 22-year-old McGurk of the Delhi Capitals, who was brought in as a substitute for Lungi Ngidi, displayed superb explosive batsmanship, smashing four half-centuries in nine games at an incredible strike rate of more than 234.
"As a reserve batter, I believe you have a good chance of getting an opportunity if you go over there.
He wasn't even selected for the Delhi Capitals team this year, which is what occurred.
"Late at night, Ricky Ponting called and said, 'Come in, I had a few injuries.'" Proper location, proper time.
"However, he expertly expressed the advise to declare that he is just 22 years old (araam se araam se). He has time. There's no need to hurry things," Lee said.
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