The opening pair has changed with the partner change, says Litton

Mainul Islam

March 30, 2023

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Mainul Islam

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The opening pair has changed with the partner change, says Litton

Everyone knows about Liton Das’ aggression at 22 yards. But the old Lytton is seen in a new twist. In the last few matches, Liton has been increasing the innings with minimal risk. You are correct in ruling the foul ball. Saying well with Samih. If one or two balls dot in it, you can pay for it later at your ease. The main thing is getting the opportunity to increase the innings in your way without risk. Flying freely in the sky. Such a change in his batting approach has made a big difference in the opening. Bangladesh’s opening pair in T20 cricket was a big headache. One would not have been the expected run, and two, multiple wickets would have been lost. Liton and Ronnie have solved many problems in the last five matches there. Due to the aggressive attitude of both of them in their batting approach, Bangladesh can keep the opponent under pressure, just like Liton can lengthen the innings in his way. It is not enough to say that this change in his batting is making Bangladesh successful.

When asked about the change in batting approach, Litton himself frankly admitted, “The partner has changed, it’s done.”The statistics speak for Lyton and Ronnie. There have been 18 different opening pairs in T20s since 2021. In just 5 innings, the pair of Ronnie-Lytton surpassed everyone in terms of runs, average, and run rate per over.

Their 319 runs in 5 innings, batting average 63.80, run rate 10.63. 1 century is accompanied by 2 fifties. After them, Liton and Naeem’s 12-innings partnership came with only 218 runs. While the average run was 18.16, the run rate was 5.76. Fifty pairs only 1. The rest’s record is more dismal. Rony Talukder has won the hearts of the selectors by flying the flag of explosive innings in BPL. Returning to the national team after eight years, he is taking the team forward by batting with the same mindset. The pair of two have become quite close. Lytton-Roney pair made a record 81 runs in 6 overs in the first T20 against Ireland. Today their pair has 124 runs. Which is the record run of the T20 opening pair of Bangladesh. Lytton scored an 18-ball fifty today. Rony scored fifty in the previous match off 24 balls. Ronnie’s batting Liton is also enjoying.

He claims that he is having fun batting with him, ‘The start we gave, I think this is the highest opening in T20. Nothing can be bigger than this. Now every game in a row you won’t have the success of going in and starting to hit both of them. There will come a time when you will have to suffer. But I am having a lot of fun batting with him. The batsman wants to forget the old talk as their pair is on a good path, ‘Another thing is, whenever you ask a question, why do you bring up the back story? The new thing that is happening, doesn’t it feel good? Two years, one year… there is no need to drag up the previous things. I am playing well now. Let’s see how far this pair can go. Litton sees the big role of wickets in batting. He does not see the option of playing on a good wicket to get more success, ‘does a good wicket mean you will score 50 runs regularly? That’s not the case. You have to run hard on tough wickets regularly, run hard on good wickets too. Of course, when we play on good wickets, both sides will be good. Bowlers are also getting help. Batsmen are also getting a chance to play big. Of course, it will help if you play on a good wicket.’

Last Updated: Mar 30, 2023