ravishingravi Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I would go so far as to say that in terms of talent, he was not far from Lara. Maybe more inconsistent. But boy, he was good. Just watching some of his old innings reminds of his greatness. His ability to manoeuver the ball. He could play all over the pitch. He was also Avery decent guy. A quiet honest cricketer. Link to comment
SK_IH Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 pure elegance,extremely skillful Link to comment
MechEng Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 He's a lot like Mark Waugh or VVS Laxman talent wise, but not a pure artist like Lara. Clarke and MCcricket 2 Link to comment
gakgupta Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I used to like this guy a lot..... Link to comment
zaqw222222 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 He was an elegant stroke maker but I used to hate him as a kid because he used to score runs almost everytime against us. Link to comment
kira Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 lol don't insult lara DHONI_FANN 1 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) USe to be our nightmare n i saw a stat once which showed he was among few who wasnt troubled much by mcgrath Edited April 6, 2018 by Ankit_sharma03 Link to comment
Clarke Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 4 hours ago, MechEng said: He's a lot like Mark Waugh or VVS Laxman talent wise, but not a pure artist like Lara. This! Anwar had his slumps in form as well I believe which hit good batsmen more than great batsmen. Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 90-2010 Tier1 - genius without flaws - srt lara Tier2 - genius with flaws Punter - spin in India Dravid, kallis the batsman - batting speed Sanga - lack of many dominating innings against greatest attacks Sehwag - brain Kp - ego Abdv - heart Tier 3 - brilliant batsman but not genius technique VVS inzi Anwar Yusuf Younis markwaugh... Stradlater 1 Link to comment
Sean Bradley Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Definitely a very classy batsman, Always scored against us. In a Batting line up of hacks like Ijaz Ahmed, Salim Malik, Amir Sohail, he stood out as a class act. Seemed like a nice dude too, poor guy had a very sorry end to his career. Link to comment
Lala Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 He was one of the greatest openers in world cricket around late 90s. Still remember how he massacred Indian bowlers in front of their home crowd The record of 194 in Chennai Link to comment
Khota Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Real good batsman. Made cricket fun to watch. Link to comment
ravishingravi Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Temujin Khaghan said: 90-2010 Tier1 - genius without flaws - srt lara Tier2 - genius with flaws Punter - spin in India Dravid, kallis the batsman - batting speed Sanga - lack of many dominating innings against greatest attacks Sehwag - brain Kp - ego Abdv - heart Tier 3 - brilliant batsman but not genius technique VVS inzi Anwar Yusuf Younis markwaugh... This made me chuckle. Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Could time the pants off the ball. Him and Mark Waugh were brilliant ODI batsmen in the 96-2000 period but somehow never fulfilled their potential in test cricket. Overall I think Mark Waugh was a greater underachiever since he was at ease at against pace/bounce/spin/seam - all of it . Anwar was weak against quality spin and seam bowling Link to comment
Temujin Khaghan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 12 minutes ago, ravishingravi said: This made me chuckle. Oh is it? You must be a fan, and maybe he is Pak's best, but atleast 2 tiers below lara-srt level genius in my view... :) Link to comment
Gollum Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lala said: He was one of the greatest openers in world cricket around late 90s. Still remember how he massacred Indian bowlers in front of their home crowd The record of 194 in Chennai Scored 50 runs and then called a runner for the rest of his innings. Edited April 6, 2018 by Gollum Lala, Laaloo, LORD_analyst and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Gollum Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 A truly great talent, exquisite to watch. Him and Dada were great openers who never got their due respect. Anwar's square drive is a shot I would keep trying to imitate in front of the mirror as a kid, great memories. Link to comment
Clarke Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Lala said: He was one of the greatest openers in world cricket around late 90s. Still remember how he massacred Indian bowlers in front of their home crowd The record of 194 in Chennai Stradlater 1 Link to comment
maniac Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Very elegant to watch. The guy used to bash us every single time and then in 2003 when he was well past his prime, came back with a huge beard and still scored a 100 against us, I figured it out that it was a lot more than just our trundlers that motivated him :) Edited April 6, 2018 by maniac DHONI_FANN 1 Link to comment
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