The batting gurus of Rajasthan Royals include Rahul Dravid, Ross Taylor, Shane Watson and Johan Botha.
Rahul Dravid
Dravid, who has ruled the world of cricket for so many years, has a
rock-solid defence with an extremely strong technique. With a
combination of outstanding cricketing strokes all around the wicket,
Dravid has the quality to rotate the strike well in the
limited-over cricket. The Batsman has scored tons of runs in
international cricket and his experience allows him to play well in
every format of the game.
Dravid is considered to be one of the classiest batsman India
has ever produced. Although, the veteran campaigner has a strike rate
of under-43 in Test cricket, Dravid has the quality to convert his game
according to the situation. With a strike rate of
almost 120 in Twenty20 games, Dravid has scored 1288 runs in his 57
game.
Ross Taylor
The Kiwi is one of the most brutal batsmen in
modern-day cricket. With an ability to destroy any bowling attack on his
day, Taylor has emerged as a dangerous limited-over player. An
aggressive middle-order batsman, Taylor is fully capable
to take up the challenge against top-class bowlers. Taylor’s
strongest scoring area is the leg-side where he hits mighty sixes. With
his powerful hitting, the Kiwi can change the course of the game within
few moments. However, he hasn't shown much of his class
so far in the ongoing tournament.
One can remember his marvellous knock of 131 from just 124 balls in the ICC World Cup 2011 group match against Pakistan,
where he single-handedly snatched the game away from the opposition.
Having played 106 Twenty20 matches, the Kiwi batsman has scored
2687 runs at an awesome strike rate of almost 150.
Shane Watson
Watson is an experienced and talented Aussie
all-rounder, who is known as the most devastating cricketer in the
today’s cricket. His recent innings of 185 not out against Bangladesh
is regarded as one of best innings of one-day history. With
an outstanding command on multiple strokes, Watson does not allow
bowlers to settle down and loves to take the charge from the very first
ball of the innings.
After missing opening IPL matches due to the Australia-Bangladesh
one-day series, Watson reached India with huge expectations. However,
the batsman has not yet capitalized the situation, failing to make big
scores in the previous two matches. A player of
his calibre can turn the game anytime with his destructive batting. He
has played 57 Twenty20 matches, scoring 1418 runs at a fabulous strike
rate of almost 150.
Johan Botha
Although the Proteas all-rounder is known for his
controlled spin bowling, he has improved his batting a great deal over
the last few years. Botha’s cricketing career is an interesting case; he
started playing cricket as a medium-pacer but
then turned himself into an off-break bowler.
Botha showed a little glimpse of his batting talent by scoring a
fantastic half-century in his first season IV game. In his 71 Twenty20
matches, Botha holds a strike rate of over 115. With his hard hitting
low down the order, Botha will surely be one of
Rajasthan’s players to watch out for.
Comparing the two batting line-ups, it is evident that both teams have experienced and skilled batsmen in their set-up.
The venue, Mohali Stadium, has a marvellous batting track. Thus, a
high scoring match can be anticipated. With some quality batsmen in both
teams, the show will definitely be entertaining. Meanwhile, it will be
interesting to see that how these batting masters
use their expertise to take their side to the glory.
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