HindustanTimes Tue,11 Mar 2014 Smart strokeplay the best way to
tackle intimidating quicks December 14, 2013 First Published:
23:54 IST(14/12/2013) Last Updated: 23:57 IST(14/12/2013)
England are currently being discomforted by it and India are
about to be confronted by a batsman's greatest challenge; the
trial by pace. It's a challenge most dread and very few relish.
When umpire Max O'Connell warned Australia fast bowler Lennie
Pascoe at the Adelaide Oval; "That'll be enough bouncers for
this over Len," a voice piped up from the other end: "Don't stop
him Max."  That intimidating response put West Indies Master
Blaster Viv Richards in a minority. He relished pace, never wore
a helmet or took a serious blow to the noggin and was, in the
words of Imran Khan, "an intimidating batsman".   Batting smart
Unlike Richards, many batsmen can empathise with England's
current crop. Having been bounced into submission at the Gabba,
they failed to quell the uprising in Adelaide and England now
face the daunting task of