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The Times of India
The Times of India
Sport
Prasanth Menon | TNN

World Cup's new mantra: Caution at the top

Preserving wickets in the first powerplay and accelerating through the middle & death overs may be key

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 1992 ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand saw the advent of power hitting against the new ball, with Kiwi opener Mark Greatbatch being the chief exponent. Four years later, at the World Cup in the subcontinent, Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana took the art of aggressive batting at the top to another level.

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