Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 This is my all-time XI of the most naturally talented or gifted cricketers and not neccessarily the best overall technically or statistically.Thus team of 11 geniuses. 1.Virendra Sehwag/Barry Richards 2.Victor Trumper 3.Don Bradman (C) 4.Rohan Kanhai 5.Brian Lara 6.Gary Sobers 7.A B Devilliers (W) 8.Keith Miller 9.Malcolm Marshall 10.Wasim Akram 11.Abdul Qadir 12th man Viv Richards Abdul Qadir was the hardest spinner ever to read,virtually a mystery.Foxed batsmen more than Warne.Wasim took bowling wizardry to a realm never reached before like a magician.Marshall took pace bowling craft traversing dazzling heights like no right hander,mastering the skidding delivery.Miller was the ultimate embodiment of agression with both bat and ball.Devilliers was simply the Viv Richards of his day with his infinite imagination which surpassed even Gilchrist for creativity.Sobers simply took al-round cricketing art to regions of the divine,never traversed before.Lara took bating creativity to regions of the sublime surpassing any batsmen for pure prowess.Kanhai surpassed everyone for pure creative genius taking bating art to another dimension..Bradman was the closest to a cricketing machine even if unorthodox whose scoring rate reminded one of hare running.Trumper was the ultimate genius on bad or wet tracks.Sehwag took attacking agression to a crescendo noone could do in his day and age.Barry Richards was closest to the perfect batsmen. Bradman would lead this team while Devilliers would keep the wickets. In my view Lara by a whisker had more natural talent than Sachin or Viv executing strokes that wee surreal.Similarly Miller had more natural ability as a batsmen than Imran Khan or even Ian Botham. Those who just missed out here were Viv Richards,Sachin Tendulkar,Imran Khan,Ian Botham,Ray Lindwall,Denis Compton ,Grease Pollock,Virat Kohli,Chris Gayle and Adam Gilchrist. Rasgulla 1 Link to comment
New guy Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 How is a 17 year old Sachin smashing fast bowlers around overseas not naturally talented? Adamant, AuxiliA, mancalledsting and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Rasgulla Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, New guy said: How is a 17 year old Sachin smashing fast bowlers around overseas not naturally talented? They bowled easy balls for the kid. They are being nice. There is a reason he hasn't scored a 100 in First 78 innings. Real McCoy, Nikola and AuxiliA 1 2 Link to comment
Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 58 minutes ago, New guy said: How is a 17 year old Sachin smashing fast bowlers around overseas not naturally talented? Greatest possibility but not the most naturally talented.Lara and Kanhai had more flair as well as Viv, Edited December 4, 2019 by Harsh Thakor Rasgulla 1 Link to comment
Austin 3:!6 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I would replace Gary Sobers with Hardik Pandya. More naturally gifted and got better swag. Norman and nevada 2 Link to comment
First class Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, New guy said: How is a 17 year old Sachin smashing fast bowlers around overseas not naturally talented? And, Kanhai, ahead of the most talented ever Viv Richards ? Rasgulla 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Kapil Dev was very naturally talented. Link to comment
First class Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 33 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said: I would replace Gary Sobers with Hardik Pandya. More naturally gifted and got better swag. Yeah, and Bradman with Umar Akmal. Norman 1 Link to comment
test fan Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Where is Kevin Peterson ?? He is most natural talented playee I have seen from England Link to comment
R!TTER Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 What, no list is complete without Mard-e-Majid Link to comment
Prabhdeep Singh Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Virender Sehwag Rohit Sharma Viv Richards S Tendulkar B Lara Gary Sobers Adam Gilchrist (WK) Wasim Akram Malcolm Marshall Shane Warne (C) J Bumrah Link to comment
Straight Drive Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Kapil Dev surely fits into most natural cricketers of all time imo. express bowling 1 Link to comment
Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Straight Drive said: Kapil Dev surely fits into most natural cricketers of all time imo. Almost there. very good point Link to comment
Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, Prabhdeep Singh said: Virender Sehwag Rohit Sharma Viv Richards S Tendulkar B Lara Gary Sobers Adam Gilchrist (WK) Wasim Akram Malcolm Marshall Shane Warne (C) J Bumrah Great list Link to comment
Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, express bowling said: Kapil Dev was very naturally talented. Totally agree .missed out by a whisker to Miller. Link to comment
Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 59 minutes ago, test fan said: Where is Kevin Peterson ?? He is most natural talented playee I have seen from England Very talented no doubt.Just misses out.To me Gower more talented still. Link to comment
Harsh Thakor Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, First class said: And, Kanhai, ahead of the most talented ever Viv Richards ? Read bios of Kanhai and opinion of CLR James. Kanhai was the ultimate genius.Also Ian McDonald and Albert Baldeo Link to comment
mancalledsting Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 not prepared to read the word "talent" without Rohit Sharma in same sentence. Link to comment
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