Cricket mostly about batting ?

I had a chance, while at the barber’s shop, to watch the test match going on between India and England. India had lost some 8 wickets then and Zaheer Khan juusst got dismissed. ‘Ah, he doesn’t know to bat. He just wastes deliveries.. ‘  were the kind of comments floating around.. Is this justified ?? This led to a chain of thoughts..

Is the comment justified ? – I thought.. It felt to me if Cricket was totally batsmen centric ? Is cricket all about batting ? Batsmen don’t need to give a damn about bowling. When the regular bowlers get hit badly, do we ever shout ‘Why doesn’t xxx (a great batsmen) take the ball ?”. But see, the bowlers – They have to be able to decently bat and when all of the top order batsmen are gone, they are expected to bat well and save the game! No matter how exceptional bowler he may be he’s still a target of our criticism if he doesn’t..

Thinking more – It may not be all that bad! Bowlers kinda get an opportunity to correct their mistakes which means they don’t get OUT! But see the batsmen – they’re screwed if they lose concentration for a split second! Well, now it makes sense about why things are the way they are now..

Now, here’s something interesting. How about have a game in which the roles are reversed. Batsmen get to play for an over each, and Bowlers keep bowling till they get out (??) and .. ? .. ? Looking forward to your ideas..