More on Tony Suji at 3 - Some guest opinions

I'm glad to say it is not just me that thinks Tony Suji would be better off batting down the order, and a genuine batsman come in at number three.

Here is what Shaneabbas writes from London on the series so far, but most importantly Kenya's batting:

I think Kenyans were slightly over confident of giving the Zims a right thrashing and it didn’t go to plan. Well fingers crossed for Wednesday. On to Tony - we have played against each other. And even in the domestic scene he didn’t bat this high up the order. He may make runs against a weakened Zimbabwean side but I do not see him being very successful against Bangladesh, let alone the big guns of world cricket. In the past Kenyans have tried Brijal, Jimmy and David Obuya in that crucial No. 3 position, however none of them made any impression at all. I feel its time we give a decent prospect and some one who can bat in that position for years to come a chance there. My personal choice would be a certain Amit Bhudia from Mombasa, or it could be Tammy Mirsha as well. However if Ravindu makes the next team, then Maurice Ouma wouldn’t be a bad choice to bat there as well. We need to find someone who can make the most of the fielding restrictions in the first 20 overs, or someone who can also rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard ticking along. I feel this is Kenyans biggest weakness i.e the lack of making runs in the middle of an innings. Often I get the impression that batsman are not happy with taking singles or in some cases not good enough to get the ball in gaps and keep the scoreboard ticking along. If they cant get the singles they often try and hit out and get caught out most of the time. What I feel is that they need to be shown the importance of singles and the perfect example for them would be Rahul Dravid who is not an explosive batsmen at all but compensates for that by picking of singles and waiting for the bad ball to score his boundaries off. I feel we get too bogged down in the middle of an innings and block to many balls.

And from 'Simba' in Canada:

I agree with Suji coming in down the order. Not to sure what your opinion on Hitesh Modi would have been, but it would have been nice to see a LHB coming lower down the order as well, I think Modi has done a good job in the past.

Thanks for the feedback from both - it is always great to hear from other fans of Kenyan Cricket out there, so if anyone has something to say, or just wants to make contact, you can get in touch via the email link in the profile section at the top of the page.