Suresh Raina and Jonny Bairstow’s success crucial for cricket, says Ian Chappell

Suresh Raina and Jonny Bairstow’s success crucial for cricket, says Ian Chappell

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has said that cricket cannot afford the young cricketers like Suresh Raina and Johny Bairstow to fail in Test cricket.

He was not reluctant to say that it will be a huge loss for the game if the two young lads remain unsuccessful in the longest version due to lack of technique against short-pitched balls.

"Both Bairstow and Raina are talented players with the skill to make big scores in the Test arena. The game needs young players like them to succeed, because they are extremely entertaining cricketers. If they fall short of expectations, it could be the
result of inadequate preparation for a future at Test level," the Australian wrote in his column for a website.

"If a young batsman isn’t fully prepared, he faces the daunting prospect of trying to survive at the highest level while fighting with one hand tied behind his back. My South Australian captain, Les Favell, a fierce proponent of the horizontal bat shots,
often said: ‘At international level you must be able to hook or cut to succeed and it’s better if you can play both’," Chappell added.

Chappell made it clear that the new cricketers need to be flawless in their technique, adding that with the rising standards of fast bowling, it is very important how to play bouncers.

He described that if a player is not fully prepared, there are chances that he will soon fade away despite being mighty talented.

"It’s imperative that batsmen not only survive but prosper against the short ball. It’s possible for a batsman to take a boxer’s approach of bobbing and weaving for a while but against better attacks that method has a limited life span. Raina found this
out in the series against England," he said.

He explained, "Cricket has made some tremendous advances in the process of becoming fully professional at international level. However, I’m not sure enough thought has been given to the preparation of young players for a possible international future.”

"Cricket can’t afford to have talented individuals fall short of the international level purely because their technique failed. Temperament can be a matter of fortune but skill can be honed. Hopefully Bairstow and Raina will get their games sorted out and
go on to have successful Test careers."

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