CRICKET SERIES
SA and Pakistan seek answers in one-day games
Adaptable Highveld Lions batsman Rassie van der Dussen is a contender to fill AB de Villiers-sized void
Saturday’s first of five ODIs between SA and Pakistan will be more than just about the results — how the teams sort out their teething problems will be vital. SA’s problems can at times move from a minor pain to a major headache, which now is the filling of the AB de Villiers-sized void left by the star batsman when he retired in 2018. Adaptable Highveld Lions batsman Rassie van der Dussen is the next one off the conveyor belt in a attempt to find the near-perfect batsman who can not only absorb early pressure‚ but bat long and deep enough to ensure the very same pressure is transferred to the bowling team while avoiding the middleovers lull that has become the difference in ODIs in the past two years. England‚ particularly‚ have shown that calculated and sustained aggression throughout the innings lays the platform for bowlers to attack for long periods while defending high totals. England though have the benefit of Eoin Morgan and Joe Root to catalyse their middleover sessions whe...
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