Batting Position Quotes

In T20, even when you are in form and you feel like you are making good contributions, you are going to only face 30 or maximum 40 balls in the position where I bat in the middle order.

Technically your best player should be batting at No. 3.

Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus.

Obviously, when I go in at No. 11 it stands to reason that we will have a better chance of scoring runs or batting out time if the batsman at the other end takes most of the strike. That's because, as my place in the order suggests, he is a better batsman than me.

There should be no more questions asked about India's number 4 batting slot. If someone has played on that position for a year then he has secured that spot. Good feeling about securing the number 4 spot.

I had to prepare hard for number four because that's not where I batted all my life.

Whenever I get opportunities at the top of the order, that's the position I enjoy.

I have batted at No. 7 for Karnataka also and I have had my success. It's a role that I enjoy.

It was a big surprise for me when they asked me to bat at three. That is a big thing. I was focussed on playing the situation. You need to be open anyway if you are playing for a team like India.

I was actually a top-order batsman when I played league cricket in Tamil Nadu. When I made my Ranji debut, I had to bat down the order.

I just love playing for England, whether it's opening or middle order.

You need to be flexible but I feel I can bat at any position depending on the condition.

As a captain, you sit on the sidelines and it's evident the best place to bat is up front.

When you open the batting, you have to read the pitch first up and try to understand the situation. But at No. 3, you know what is happening out there. It makes things a little simple when it comes to reading the game.

Whether I lead or not, as a top order batsman I feel people expect a lot from me. I also expect that I do get runs and justify my place in the side as a top order batsman.

That's where I would love to bat, and I have always batted at the top of the order. Numbers one and two are what I am most comfortable in.

There's a difference between batting at number four position and batting in the lower order.

I have been successful as an opener, but who knows, maybe I would have been more successful in the middle order.

I was someone who used to bat up the order. Due to different reasons, I started batting at No. 7, and that became a permanent slot for me.

I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.