Why percentage-players could not keep up with T20

Very often, they were capable of playing zero risk cricket, an invaluable ability in Test matches. But the IPL isn't so much about zero risk cricket as it is about managing risk. Suddenly a 50-50 chance is seen to be worth taking and occasionally, batsmen are game to play, by qualitative judgement, in 20-30 per cent success zones. That is how an Asnodkar plays, or occasionally a Vidyut or even a Saha and almost always a Sehwag.

People like Kallis or Chanderpaul or Dravid, some of the biggest names in cricket, have never put a for sale sign in their display window. These are stubborn men who challenge adversity and grind away at it. And so their perception of risk is always going to be different. To be fair, a Dravid emerged as the leading run scorer for his side but when he was bowled trying to cut a ball on middle stump, it didn't seem right.