Batting promotions, while unusual, can happen for myriad reasons. In this quiz, you have to answer ten questions on the topic.
While most batters prefer fixed batting positions, team managements do promote them from time to time. In Test cricket, it might be to protect specialist batters, often just before stumps. In the era of wet wickets, tail-enders were often promoted to allow top-order batters to bat when the conditions got easier. Sometimes they are promoted to accelerate, especially when teams eye declarations.
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In limited-overs cricket, batters are often promoted to take advantage of early-over field restrictions. Some middle-order batters in Test cricket have carved a niche for themselves at the top of the order in both ODIs and T20 cricket. As cricket has embraced data over time, batters are also promoted to win match-ups against specific bowlers.
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