When I was 18, I wasn’t as powerful as Prithvi Shaw: Brian Lara

[SK_IH]

5 hours ago, zen said:

To me Lara was the best test batsman of his generation .... If Shaw can replicate Lara's performance, he could take the crown of the best test batsman of his generation too 

slight disagreement, best was Steve Waugh, most watchable was Lara for sure

[Rightarmfast]

2 hours ago, diga said:

Agree... But that 1999 series against Australia and the way he handled murali  was classic. 

? are you talkng about Lara? Coz Yuvraj made his debut in 2000

[express bowling]

7 hours ago, Dangraj said:

Lol He will just end up as next Ahmed shahzad.

 

There is an old saying in India  " Living things don't die because of the vultures' curse "      

[nevada]

13 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Too much hype given to this kid which might actually affect his game. Why cant oldies like Sachin/Lara etc just let the kid play at least 10 tests first? Hope these praises don't jinx him

+1. The kid looks like a great prospect but it is too early to make comparison with ATGs. Too much praise and the resultant attention could have a negative impact on him. 

[SUMO]

Yuvi was most elegant batsman.

One 4 from his bat was more worthwatching that sachin/dravid/sehwag hundred

[Ankit_sharma03]

15 hours ago, mishra said:

But you were most elegant bat to watch. That unmatcheable bat lift and swing, Man! Lara was a treat

Illl say majestic 

when he was on song it was a show by a genius 

[SUMO]

Imagine the reaction when shaw hits cummins/starc for couple of sixes after a heated exhange like he did to siraj.

[Adi BB]

Some of the shots lara manufactured were out of this world,he was a great judger of the length and could pull a ball from a good length area 

[mishra]

5 hours ago, Adi BB said:

Some of the shots lara manufactured were out of this world,he was a great judger of the length and could pull a ball from a good length area 

If anyone have done catching practice in a circle, he would know that the person with the bat instead of showing full face, generally slashes the ball, and ball flies to one of the fielders standing in the circle. What is certain is that the guy with the bat can only control the direction of ball generally within 20+- degree arch. If he cant do that, someone else will take the bat off him who have that level of control in his slashes.

 

If anyone want to watch Lara, See how Lara executes those slashes to 5 degree perfection against one of the paciest bowlers.

Edited October 18, 2018 by mishra

[diga]

10 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

? are you talkng about Lara? Coz Yuvraj made his debut in 2000

Of course Lara

[Straight Drive]

When ATG batsmen like Sachin, Sunny, Lara praise batsmen, that in itself says about the huge potential this kid has in him. No better motivation for the kid to hear such words from 3 ATG batsmen. 

[gakgupta]

On 10/17/2018 at 10:19 PM, Rightarmfast said:

Had Yuvraj established himself in Test cricket, then the world would have acknowledged this. 

He never had that technique to do that.....

[Rightarmfast]

2 hours ago, gakgupta said:

He never had that technique to do that.....

And thats why he is not counted in the same breath as Lara. Although, he was a treat to watch in the real sense when in full flow. And unlike Lara, Yuvi could take on even Mcgrath. Infact, he clobbered Mcgrath in his first series itself. Pity he could not replicate his performances in Test.

[rkt.india]

On 10/18/2018 at 12:54 AM, Muloghonto said:

then you didn't watch Lara at his peak. Simple. Much more elegant than Yuvraj, who just has elegant drives. 

i have.  i am watching cricket from early to mid 90s. Lara was good but i found his bat lift a bit too extreme and crouchng and standing a bit too exaggerated. If Lara was a right hander, he would have looked plain ugly like ABDV.

[rtmohanlal]

23 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

i have.  i am watching cricket from early to mid 90s. Lara was good but i found his bat lift a bit too extreme and crouchng and standing a bit too exaggerated. If Lara was a right hander, he would have looked plain ugly like ABDV.

well said ... Lara by any stretch never  looked the most pleasing to the eye  for me. All his movements at the crease were 'a bit too much stretching' and hence a bit complicated .

[Muloghonto]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

i have.  i am watching cricket from early to mid 90s. Lara was good but i found his bat lift a bit too extreme and crouchng and standing a bit too exaggerated. If Lara was a right hander, he would have looked plain ugly like ABDV.

he was a million times more elegant against spin than Yuvi. Practically one of the most elegant players of spin ever. yes, he had a big backlift, which only added to his flourish, but he got rid of it by 1999. His pull shot was a shot of perfect balance. 

 

The close second greatest batsman since the 90s in test cricket, after Sachin.

[Muloghonto]

1 hour ago, rtmohanlal said:

well said ... Lara by any stretch never  looked the most pleasing to the eye  for me. All his movements at the crease were 'a bit too much stretching' and hence a bit complicated .

it appears that way is because Lara's footwork was one of the quickest in the game i've ever seen. Often he was the only one who could go from front foot to backfoot after committing to front foot itself. It became a problem for him in the late 90s because he got fatter and his backlift was high. When he returned in 99 after a long workout with Sobers ( he accredits Sobers with his turn-around from 99 series vs OZ, the greatest one-man-batting-show in a test series ever) he had a noticably lower backlift and less weight, so his lightning footwork was back on the point.