Harry Tector remains one of Ireland’s most promising batters even if the battle to improve T20 form continues to prompt external discussion
‘I can become one of the best batters in the world’ - Tector and Ireland gear up for Stateside T20 World Cup
Which is somewhat ironic given Tector announced himself in a short-form match against India in Malahide back in 2022. That day his unbeaten 64 off 33 balls prompted Hardik Pandya, India’s then captain, to gift Tector a bat paired with predictions of his future IPL stardom. So far Pandya’s crystal ball gazing has been off the mark.
In layman’s terms Tector’s perceived weakness is his strike rate, the speed at which he scores his runs. In 50-over cricket he thrives when given time to construct an innings. Not offered that luxury in shorter T20 games, consistent rhythm can be difficult to find given the premium on scoring quickly.
Batting at number four, Tector is tasked with staying in third, maybe fourth gear. The goal is to set the game up for power hitting at the death rather than entering attack mode from ball one. At the last World Cup in Australia Ireland were more gung ho with their aggression levels. That changed when Paul Stirling took over as white ball captain last year.
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