a combination of everything but what i like about his game is his reading of the game and of the bowlers mind hes playing with the bowlers mind with the bowlers field hes got the audacity to try and hit the ball against which the field is placed which means that you need to get into position early so i think his anticipation reading of what a bowler does plays a huge role in his batting and hes been brilliant in doing that youll see some shots that he plays ive not seen too many players play those shots ab de villiers at his prime probably did this for a bit you dont hit a ball from middle and leg to the sightscreen at the back i mean it was an unheard of a shot in our time but he does it so easily and regularly that youve to take your hat off to him he can light up the t20 world cup0141ravi shastri on virat kohli and the importance of taking time offthis is indias best batting lineup evershastri heaped lavish praise on indias current batting lineup calling it the best india have had in the last 67 years in t20is i think this is as good a batting lineup as india has ever had in t20 cricket with surya suryakumar yadav at no 4 hardik pandya at no 5 rishabhdk at 6 theyve made a massive difference it allows the toporder to play the way they are playing which is tremendoustheyre taking the attack to the opposition where if youre 2down in the powerplay you still have the ammunition at the back to consistently take on the bowlers which wasnt the case for some time he complimentedshastri felt that indias firebrand starstudded batting lineup will give them a huge chance of winning the t20 world cup that starts in australia later this month the australian tracks suit their batting were one of the best batting sides in the tournament and once youve the best side of the tournament irrespective of how your bowling or fielding is youve a chance to win the cup you qualify for the semifinals your batting takes off you can beat any opposition on that day he said putting a finger on the reason for the slump in indias fielding shastri said for a lot of time we were amongst the best fielding sides in the world i think the emphasis on fitness becomes very critical in my time we had the yoyo test people laughed at it yoyo was never for selection it was creating awareness amongst the players get fit and its only better for you it made a massive difference not just in the way they played but the way they moved on the field i mean the number of run outs they could create from nowhere is unreal and what is worrying is the number of times youve allowed the opposition to score over 200 in the last few months