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 Powar is a big threat for ODIs: Vaughan
25th Aug 2007 10:27 IST
Agencies
Michael Vaughan reckons being without the burden of the England captaincy could revive his fortunes with the bat in the one-day game.
The Yorkshire batsman hopes his decision to stand down could “unleash the shackles” on his run-scoring potential, if he is given another chance in limited-overs internationals.
Vaughan gave up the one-day captaincy following England’s disappointing World Cup campaign in the Caribbean earlier this year. He has since been dropped from the England squads for the ongoing seven-match one-day series against India and next month’s inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa.
Should he be granted the opportunity to add to his 86 one-day caps, Vaughan can expect to be doing so under Paul Collingwood — who replaced him in charge of the one-day team. “Only time will tell — but certainly in a year if I’m fit and firing I’d like another opportunity. But that’s down to ‘Colly’ to select me,” he added.
Vaughan singled out Ramesh Powar, the Indian off-spinner, as a “big threat” to England in the ODI series. “He’s a clever, clever bowler who will be a big threat to us in the middle period,” he said.
“He’s got very consistent wickets - gone for less than three-and-a-half an over for the majority of the games he’s played — so there’ll be a big, big questions to be answered when we go out and bat against him.”
Despite a Test average of 43.94 and batting feats that led to him being crowned Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003, Vaughan has looked lost in the limited-overs game. He has also regularly admitted to being mystified at his mediocre limited-overs average of 27.15 — compared to a Test figure in the mid-40s — and is hoping that the new freedom from leading the team could help him perform. |
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