#2 Martin Guptill and the inswinger
One of New Zealand's most proficient openers has a glaring weakness. He is basically a front foot player, with a strong tendency to drive on the up. With that in mind, he gets a good stride forward to most balls. This makes him vulnerable to deliveries coming back in at him.
Australian opener Shane Watson had a similar problem and was often accused of failing to counter the inswingers. Guptill is a batsman in the mould of Watson and loves to attack from the word go. His ability to clear the boundaries with ease and find gaps have not overshadowed his genuine weakness to inswingers.
He tries to play very straight rather than coming around the front pad, which makes him a serious lbw candidate. Inspite of his limited over heroics, Guptill has failed to catch onto Test cricket, with his lbw woes compounding after each series. He averages a mere 29.14 after 45 Tests.
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