Since the shoulders are already a touch open, a batsman can avoid the reflex-jerk that can invariably happen in a more conventional stance to a bouncer which upsets the stillness of the head. The coach explains further about the role of the open shoulders. (FILE)Ī simple shot keeps unravelling hidden layers. With bouncers, because he is so back, he gets extra time to cut and pull.” There are no unnecessary tiny foot movements that can upset balance, just the sway to shift the weight. The logic in this stance is that it’s not so easy now for bowlers to get that yorker at the base of the stumps – as he is almost by the stumps. He also stands deep in the crease with that guard – he told me that he doesn’t have to worry about yorkers and bouncers. “With his batting, he realised the need to create angles.
It was the need to create angles as a batsman to not just target areas to hit but to neutralise a whole array of deliveries, says the coach. But Pandya’s batting is devoid of these extra appendages. An unnecessary shuffle can creep in for some batsmen attempting this shot or the hands can move wider than ideal for the downward bat-swing. There are no unnecessary tiny foot movements that can upset balance, just the sway to shift the weight. Pandya’s balance component has a few ingredients – the knee-flex that allows him to spring off from the balls of his feet, the subsequent postural-sway that allows a smooth transfer of weight and makes feet movement almost redundant, and the associated hip-turn that powers the bat to and through the contact zone. So, now for the main, I look for the head position, the feet and the hands,” Singh told this newspaper. He has trained for hours, for months, and now it’s all a natural reactionary movement. “When it’s short, he will press down on that front leg, and load up on the back leg, sort of twist and turn it quickly and with his already open stance, it allows a free swing of the bat for the pull. “Hardik turns his back leg from his hip, and not from his knee when he is driving through the line.” This allows unimpeded movement for the bat-swing and greater speed to scythe through the line. It’s Pandya’s hips that his coach obsesses about. Hardik Pandya is someone who puts a lot of thought into his batting. It’s a statement that is backed with anecdotal evidence from his coach Jitendra Singh, who has spent hours honing and watching Pandya practise this open-stance whack over midwicket. I keep working on my technique,” he has said. I really like to know the factors which I am working for.
It’s not readily acknowledged but Pandya is someone who puts a lot of thought into his batting.
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