Cricketics Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 yes, talkin about V.v.S he surely might have played better and more elegent looking shots then this one.. but this was one of his classiest shot int his 3 match test series.. chk the video and acc to u isn't he one of the most elegent batsman around?? i edited it a bit.. just like how i usually do.. http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701' standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components...' type='application/x-oleobject'> http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/' id='mediaPlayer' name='mediaPlayer' displaysize='4' autosize='-1' bgcolor='darkblue' showcontrols="true" showtracker='-1' showdisplay='0' showstatusbar='-1' videoborder3d='-1' width="320" height="285" src="http://www.indiancricketfans.com/files/cricketics_icf/lax_maza_aa_gaya_yaar.wmv" autostart="false" designtimesp='5311' loop="false"> Launch in external player to download - Click here Link to comment
fineleg Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 VVS is both elegance and ugliness personified. The above was an example of supreme elegance. If you get one of the incoming balls where he is clueless, gets bowled and then is bent forward on the pitch with his face saying "that was a peach delivery - not fair"...thats ugliness. But overall, I would pay to watch VVS' shots like the ones above (not paying you cricketics :-) ) Link to comment
Cricketics Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 i like the noise that comes from the bat when ball hits the bat.. Link to comment
fineleg Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 i like the noise that comes from the bat when ball hits the bat.. Ofcourse, when VVS times the ball, it is AWESOME. Link to comment
Ram Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have always wondered , how can a batsman impart so much power on the ball , by merely placing the bat in it path and not actually hitting it. I have played quite a bit of hard-ball cricket. I give the ball an almighty thump , only to see it rolling down the pitch... :confused_smile: Link to comment
Cricketics Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 sachin ko bhi maza aaya and shot dekhkar sachin bhi softy khaane lag gaya.. translation - sachin also enjoyed laxmanz shot and started eating softy Link to comment
THX_1138 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have always wondered , how can a batsman impart so much power on the ball , by merely placing the bat in it path and not actually hitting it. I have played quite a bit of hard-ball cricket. I give the ball an almighty thump , only to see it rolling down the pitch... :confused_smile: i feel you man... as a bowler, i dont mind a batsman charging down and trying to hoick me for half a dozen or so (and often they dont succeed), but if i am up against a batsman who uses timing and placement i lose my calm. i argue that if i am running in at full steam, landing my 200lbs frame on one bloody leg, risking ankle injury, enduring shin splints and myraids of knee problems, the batsman atleast put some effort into it. if is gonna just time the ball, i might as well stand and toss it over to him... thankfully not been against many such batsmen lately (most of the blokes i play with are pakis so they are all midwicket slog whores). Link to comment
Ram Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 if is gonna just time the ball, i might as well stand and toss it over to him... . :hysterical: Link to comment
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have always wondered , how can a batsman impart so much power on the ball , by merely placing the bat in it path and not actually hitting it. I have played quite a bit of hard-ball cricket. I give the ball an almighty thump , only to see it rolling down the pitch... :confused_smile: Poor u.. I too used to wonder about bowling fast.. one of my class-mate used to be lightning quick despite being frail in stature main sala dar dar ke aaun fir bhi wahin bailgari wali speed. Timing the ball while batting was never a problem I could do that with home-made wooden bat.. BTW I guess in contemporary cricket nobody times the ball better than Yuvraj Singh.. He will make VVS's shot look ugly when on song.. Link to comment
Donny Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have always wondered , how can a batsman impart so much power on the ball , by merely placing the bat in it path and not actually hitting it. I have played quite a bit of hard-ball cricket. I give the ball an almighty thump , only to see it rolling down the pitch... :confused_smile: As I was primarily a bowler, I can remember my 6 sixes perfectly. :wink_smile: Not one was hit hard or was an intentional six. My first was going to be a simple forward defence but I noticed 2 things. The bowled hadn't been getting any swing and mid off was set a bit closer than normal so I just thought I'd loft it over him to put my batsman on strike. It cleared the mid off ok. And it cleared long off as well. :regular_smile: My other 5 were all similar, in that I was just trying to put my batsman on strike - except they were chips over the mid wicket fieldsman. The first one of these was a loft to a vacant deep mid wicket. As soon as it left my bat, I called, "Yep. One" and set off for the other end. When I looked up, I saw my friend standing there with the biggest grin. I then saw the umpy signalling a six. The point I'm making is the subject of this topic. TIMING. My bat was a 2lb 7oz Grey Nic double scoop. It had the sweetest of sweet spots. I didn't find it very often but when I did, I was pleasantly surprised. At least 6 times. :wink_smile: Link to comment
Ram Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Timing the ball while batting was never a problem I could do that with home-made wooden bat.. BTW I guess in contemporary cricket nobody times the ball better than Yuvraj Singh.. He will make VVS's shot look ugly when on song.. That is where Yuvraj is different DR. He is a rare mix of timing and power. I quite havent seen anybody like before , or since. He can hammer a good ball over mid-wicket standing tall , and he can also play a classy stroke down the ground with the full face of the bat. Yuvi is one in a million. Link to comment
Dravid Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I have always wondered , how can a batsman impart so much power on the ball , by merely placing the bat in it path and not actually hitting it. I have played quite a bit of hard-ball cricket. I give the ball an almighty thump , only to see it rolling down the pitch... :confused_smile: thats cus,the bowlers u face r wayy slower... the ground probably has long grass, with weed's and holes in the out field to slow the ball down..+ most int. ground (cus of the drainage system) have a slope..so balls dosent slow down:two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Yuvraj singh, sehwag, karthik.dhoni,jaffer,manoj tiwari, rohit sharma.. heck our batting seems to be in good hands for the next decade at least.. Link to comment
Donny Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 That is where Yuvraj is different DR. He is a rare mix of timing and power. I quite havent seen anybody like before , or since. He can hammer a good ball over mid-wicket standing tall , and he can also play a classy stroke down the ground with the full face of the bat. Yuvi is one in a million. Surely you've seen one Adam Gilchrist, mm ??? Link to comment
fineleg Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Surely you've seen one Adam Gilchrist' date=' mm ???[/quote'] My Favorite! :two_thumbs_up: BTW: How do you make this video not play 'automatically' as soon as you enter the thread. Thats very irritating that the video starts auto. Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Michael Vaughan played similar shots in this series. I'd say the best shot of the series was Tendulkar's back-foot punch straight down the ground for 4. This was during his first innings at the Oval. Only Tendulkar could have played that shot. Link to comment
Chandan Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 That is where Yuvraj is different DR. He is a rare mix of timing and power. I quite havent seen anybody like before , or since. He can hammer a good ball over mid-wicket standing tall , and he can also play a classy stroke down the ground with the full face of the bat. Yuvi is one in a million. You never saw Mark Waugh batting? Link to comment
ludhianvi Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 The sheer elegance and power in Yuvraj's cover drives are a site to watch. Gilchrist, IMO, is a sort of a power hitter and havent seen the same in his cover drives. Link to comment
Ram Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Surely you've seen one Adam Gilchrist' date=' mm ???[/quote'] Yes Donny , you could add Gilchrist to that list too. Link to comment
Ram Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 You never saw Mark Waugh batting? Mark Waugh is not the kind of player who stands up tall and hammers a good length ball over mid-wicket for a one bounce four Chandan. Link to comment
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