Is Rohit Sharma the greatest 6 hitter ever to play the game.

[Straight Drive]

Indeed Viv and Kapil were too class hitters.

[SK_IH]

I thought no one could displace Yuvi but the Hitman has done it. Rohit's six hitting range is enormous, just like it was with Yuvi.

[Real McCoy]

13 hours ago, maniac said:

Wasn’t Ck Nayudu known as 6r Nayudu for the same thing. The first superstar of Indian cricket from what I heard. Andhra genes :)

CK Nayudu hit something like 19 sixes against a touring MCC XI. MSK Prasad is also Andhra genes so keep it down ok

[R!TTER]

No, of the lot (not all of them live, of course) I've seen - Clive, Viv, Hayden, Gilly, Gayle, Symonds seem to be just as capable if not more than him.

[Real McCoy]

4 hours ago, Audiophile said:

The helmet is now a part and parcel of the game, but sometime it conditions the batsman not to watch the ball all the time.

On point there. Also the skull cap would have done more damage if the ball hit the head and would have sent the reverberations throughout the head. If not worn, the ball would have localized the blow

[Real McCoy]

What a player this guy is. His talent is so much that its coming out of his a$$. Can't wait to see hitman opening in tests in Perth against Aus where I believe he can hit the first ball from that overrated trundler Cummins over extra cover for a six. Don't bring up Steyn he's just as useless as cummins Steyn would be saying to Rohit to come back to SA in a trembling voice. Did I say how good a player Rohit is. If not, then what a player

[Gollum]

15 hours ago, Audiophile said:

Before my time, when I was a kid, my Dsd used to tell me that when Salim Durrani came out to bat, the Eden Gardens crowd used to urge him to hit a six which he used to frequently oblige.

 

This is mentioned even in his wiki profile!!! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim_Durani

Heard the same about Syed Mushtaq Ali.

[Deleted_User_1]

14 hours ago, Real McCoy said:

On point there. Also the skull cap would have done more damage if the ball hit the head and would have sent the reverberations throughout the head. If not worn, the ball would have localized the blow

Yep, in hindsight probably Sunny knows today that the practical impact of the skull cap was zero, it was psychological. Still I do not remember him getting hit on the head because he took his eyes off the ball. Batsman who grew up in the helmet era frequently get hit on the helmet including our might Ailaa.

[SUMO]

His is better than all in Tests and ODIs, not only in terms of sixes/innings but consistency (higher avg) as well.

In T20Is no body could match universe boss Gayle

[Stan AF]

On 10/20/2019 at 11:24 AM, Real McCoy said:

What a player this guy is. His talent is so much that its coming out of his a$$. Can't wait to see hitman opening in tests in Perth against Aus where I believe he can hit the first ball from that overrated trundler Cummins over extra cover for a six. Don't bring up Steyn he's just as useless as cummins Steyn would be saying to Rohit to come back to SA in a trembling voice. Did I say how good a player Rohit is. If not, then what a player

https://www.cricket.com.au/video/rohit-sharma-six-cover-drive-pat-cummins-shot-of-the-day-australia-india-first-test-adelaide/2018-12-06

[Real McCoy]

1 hour ago, Stan AF said:

https://www.cricket.com.au/video/rohit-sharma-six-cover-drive-pat-cummins-shot-of-the-day-australia-india-first-test-adelaide/2018-12-06

Tag @maniac to it. He will shoot the movie Jizm part umpteen all over it

[coffee_rules]

@maniac 1 ICF 0

 

Rohit to maniac. 

 

 

[Adamant]

When it comes to six hitting nobody can beat lala. 

Afridi is the greatest six hitter ever, he hit them when it was hard to do so. 

[Global.Baba]

Bump. Great thread OP.

 

His ability to hit 6s at will against pace is unmatched

[Param Mastishk Pheeka]

On 10/19/2019 at 12:04 PM, Audiophile said:

Before my time, when I was a kid, my Dsd used to tell me that when Salim Durrani came out to bat, the Eden Gardens crowd used to urge him to hit a six which he used to frequently oblige.

 

This is mentioned even in his wiki profile!!! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim_Durani

My grandfather said CK Nayudu was the best.

My mother said Salim Durrani was the best.

I said Viv Richards was the best.

My juniors said Yuvraj was the best.

Their juniors are saying Rohit is the best.

My children will say Yashaswi Jaiswal is the best. 

 

The people who did it best during your impressionable years will always remain the best for you.

[Global.Baba]

37 minutes ago, Param Mastishk Pheeka said:

My grandfather said CK Nayudu was the best.

My mother said Salim Durrani was the best.

I said Viv Richards was the best.

My juniors said Yuvraj was the best.

Their juniors are saying Rohit is the best.

My children will say Yashaswi Jaiswal is the best. 

 

The people who did it best during your impressionable years will always remain the best for you.

I am 420 years old and I think Rohit is the best :)

[Deleted_User_1]

44 minutes ago, Param Mastishk Pheeka said:

My grandfather said CK Nayudu was the best.

My mother said Salim Durrani was the best.

I said Viv Richards was the best.

My juniors said Yuvraj was the best.

Their juniors are saying Rohit is the best.

My children will say Yashaswi Jaiswal is the best. 

 

The people who did it best during your impressionable years will always remain the best for you.

Nah, I think Viv was cut above all.

[Param Mastishk Pheeka]

17 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

I am 420 years old and I think Rohit is the best :)

That's because his Saturn in Venus' house :-).

[velu]

27 minutes ago, Param Mastishk Pheeka said:

That's because his Saturn in Venus' house :-).

 

strong 8th house lord

[mancalledsting]

Yuvraj and gayle are two best I’ve seen