McCullum considers giving up the gloves

[angryangy]

Neither Guptill nor Watling possess flaws that batsmen should be doomed to have for their whole careers, but the bottom line is that they aren't going to go away overnight. For the moment, I feel like Watling is the more likely candidate to simply survive early chances and play a good innings once he gets going. With Guptill I think he's prone to offering a sloppy shot whether he's got a start or not.

 

[irottev]

They highlighted Guptill hitting the ball early and in front of his body in commentary. Was a great point. Openers really need to play the ball as late as possible. He's only like 22 or 23 or something. He's got heaps of time to develop. I'd have Ryder back in at 5 but i'd let Guptill stay in the side depending on how Sinclair, McIntosh, Watling etc. go. I think Guptill has a huge future. He's just so inexperienced and still learning his game. His natural talent is very obvious.

As for McCullum he should keep the gloves. It screws our balance badly. He's one of the best glovemen in the world (in my opinion the best) so i'm not sure why he'd want to give it up when he's so good. If he gives up the gloves he'd have to bat top 5 IMO and with Ryder at 5 and Taylor at 4 it means he's probably going to have to start opening or batting 3. Can't have specialist batsmen at 7 in test cricket. That's poor balance.

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They highlighted Guptill hitting the ball early and in front of his body in commentary. Was a great point. Openers really need to play the ball as late as possible. He's only like 22 or 23 or something. He's got heaps of time to develop. I'd have Ryder back in at 5 but i'd let Guptill stay in the side depending on how Sinclair, McIntosh, Watling etc. go. I think Guptill has a huge future. He's just so inexperienced and still learning his game. His natural talent is very obvious.

As for McCullum he should keep the gloves. It screws our balance badly. He's one of the best glovemen in the world (in my opinion the best) so i'm not sure why he'd want to give it up when he's so good. If he gives up the gloves he'd have to bat top 5 IMO and with Ryder at 5 and Taylor at 4 it means he's probably going to have to start opening or batting 3. Can't have specialist batsmen at 7 in test cricket. That's poor balance.

 

[Owzat]

Always seems a waste to me if you have a competent keeper in the side batting and not keeping, then having a keeper in the side as well.

 

[Howsie]

Radio Sport - Just Sport - New Zealand's Sports Network - Cricket

From what Mark Greatbatch was saying this morning it sounds like Brendon McCullum is going to give up keeping in all forms of the game rather soon. The reason, he's lost the desire to keep. It's a real shame really because it makes our already unstable test line-up ever poorer, plus I have no idea where he'll bat now.

 

[CG123]

If he does give up keeping he should get lost from the test and ODI teams.
He is no where near good enough to play as a specialist in either of those forms.

It doesn't really matter in T20's, it does add much better balance to the side if he does keep, but he hasn't been for while now.

 

[age of the fall]

I say keep a not keeping McCullum in the ODI side, and give him a chance without the gloves in the test side. He has become more consistant in recent times and maybe without the gloves he will do even better, However, when he doesn't offer his keeping it gives us a reason to drop him if he doesn't preform.

 

[King Pietersen]

McCullum's done well without the gloves in ODi's. Averages over 35 with a strike rate of 91. If he could keep that up, and Ryder could find some form they'd have a very good opening partnership again.

 

[riz7khan12]

he's lost desire to keep to prolong his ipl/t20 career basically, and he knows he wont get dropped from the side no matter what. I say the selectors drop him from the test and one-day side as callum said and introduce someone new like rob nicol or kane williamson or bring redmond back.

 

[War]

Maybe he could give up the gloves in ODIs & T20s. But not in tests, that would further mess up the balance of NZs test side which is already struggling.

 

[aussie1st]

Looks like his mind is set on giving up the gloves on all forms so the NZ welfare doesn't look like it'll come into play. He should be given about a year to show he can make it with the bat, could turn out like Sangakkara.

 

[irottev]

Radio Sport - Just Sport - New Zealand's Sports Network - Cricket

From what Mark Greatbatch was saying this morning it sounds like Brendon McCullum is going to give up keeping in all forms of the game rather soon. The reason, he's lost the desire to keep. It's a real shame really because it makes our already unstable test line-up ever poorer, plus I have no idea where he'll bat now.

He's possibly a big part of the reason we got knocked out of the tournament. If he had wicket kept we would have fielded an extra batsman over Hopkins and he might have taken those easy chances Hopkins flinged up.

 

[riz7khan12]

well tbh hopkins is a good batsman i dont see anyone else who can come lower down the order as a batsman. although oram could've been given a promotion and we could've played another bowler or something.

 

[Mike23]

This is really a shame another keeper turns into to a specialist batsman, he bats at no 7 don't see how keeping wicket is affecting him.

 

[riz7khan12]

keeping wicket is affecting him

keeping wicket takes a huge toll on the body especially your back.

 

[Mike23]

keeping wicket takes a huge toll on the body especially your back.

Yeah but he's kept wicket for almost his entire career plus he's excellent at it!