Re: Fielding Improvements?
That had more to do with his placement, even if you’re lighting fast you cant just ‘touch’ the ball and go for a run, you have to guide it where you know you can go for it, make the right call, coordinate with the other end, run properly (different ways to do it) and ground your bat at the other end. Point is, it takes a lot more than fast running to score such cheeky singles and Miandad was quite good at everything I mentioned, which is why he was a legendary batsman. Moin Khan was termed one of the fastest runners b/w the wickets back in the day. I run 5 miles track every day at 8mph, and have been doing so for over 2 years almost non-stop and rust me, in order to run very fast and effectively, you need to have a conditioned physique. With that said, running fast isn’t the most important thing for a fielder, its hanging on to your catches and throwing right IMO. Here is what Miandad said a few days before the 4th match:
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“They must know at this level how to dive, how to stop a ball and how to pick it and how to through it as all is possible if an individual takes interest,” he said.**