While Jos Buttler might be out of the Champions Trophy, he still has a admirer in Ravindra Jadeja. In an Instagram video put out by ICC, Jadeja named Buttler and Glenn Maxwell as the most dangerous batters going around currently.
“Maxwell is a match winner for Australia,” Jadeja said in the original ICC video, while identifying the Australian and England captain Jos Buttler as formidable match-winners.
Pacer Md Shami however picked impending storm, New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra, saying he liked his aggressive approach and shot-making ability. “I always like Ravindra because he is attacking in powerplay and his shot selection is good in these conditions,” Shami said.
Shot selection and ability to play shots around the ground in middle overs of opponents seemed to impress Indian bowlers who were often at receiving end of aggressive and enterprising batters from opposition ranks.
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Strangely, Travis Head was still not acknowledged as someone who the Indian bowlers feared or who could pose a challenge to them, despite him being a constant thorn in their flesh.
Axar Patel, meanwhile, picked South African power-hitter Heinrich Klaasen, for his high impact in the middle order, even if India had defeated South Africa in the 2023 World Cup. “Heinrich Klaasen had a very good T20 World Cup and he plays shots all around the ground in middle overs,” Axar said.
India have made the semifinals of the Champions Trophy in Dubai, alongside New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, although the exact match up will only be known after the Ind vs NZ game starting in an hour and half’s time.
Klaasen had been resting out an injury and only surfaced against England. Rachin already has a century against Bangladesh while Maxwell hasn’t exactly been called upon to go berserk.
