Who were the most elegant or stylish of all batsmen of all ??

[Harsh Thakor]

This is my selection in order of merit of the most elegant or artistic batsmen of all time.They were simply the equivalent of connoiseurs to the game of cricket.Their batting was simply poetry in motion or reminsicent of a Rembrandt canvas.Their deftest touche sent the ball rolling to the boundary.Their strokes were like the touches of a painters brush.All took art of batting to regions of divinity,holding the bat like a wand.

 

 

1.David Gower

2.Frank Worrell

3.Zaheer Abbas

4.Mohammad Azharuddin

5.Gundappa Vishwanath

6.Majid Khan

7.Lawrence Rowe

8.Ted Dexter

9.Rohan Kanhai

10.V.V.S.Laxman

11.Mark Waugh

12.Martin Crowe

13.Greg Chappell

14.Mahela Jayewardene

15.Alvin Kalicharan

 

The 1st 4 were virtually a dead heat.No batsmen ever displayed such ease on the crease as Gower who treated the most lethal cricket balls like a mother putting a child to sleep with characteristic silken touch.Worrel was the epitome of elegance .Zaheer, Azhar, Vishy and Majid  took batting artistry to regions of the sublime like a musical composer.Zaheer and Azhar more like poets,Zaheer and Majid reminiscent of magicians.Rowe was more elegant than any West Indian batsmen of his era.Even when showing contempt Dexter would never lose his golden touch.Kanhai was the ultimate batting wizard.V.V.Surpassed even Tendulkar in terms of battting innovation.Mark Waugh was classical in his execution even when tearing an attack to shreds.Growe was simply poetry in motion.Jayewardene had a characteristic sublime touch.

 

For pure elegance  or beauty Gower and Worrell just edged Zaheer and Azhar .Still the latter were better protagonists of pure touch art.For creativity Kanhai  Vishy ,Laxman ,Majid and Crowe were supreme .I feel Zaheer Abbas or Azharuddin by a whisker had more of the element of beauty than Vishwanath or Majid in the poetic sense.Similar case between Lawrence Rowe and Rohan Kanhai.

Edited February 14, 2019 by Harsh Thakor

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[Harsh Thakor]

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Like any of my choices Agree on Aravinda close to top dozen if not there.

[Harsh Thakor]

Just now, Harsh Thakor said:

Like any of my choices Agree on Aravinda close to top dozen if not there.

Who is your choice?

[Nikola]

Carl hooper has to be there. He made batting look so easy and elegant on his day.

[mishra]

whats the point of this vote. Most players in the list, are from an era when we never had a tele. Even random highlights we have access to. They are of so poor quality thats its hard to even see the bat , forget the ball.

[mishra]

I have seen matches and players since eighties. For me layers who can hit text book shots, So In terms of elegance Only three players. Dravid Lara Ponting.

Most modern day bats play with heavier bats and can not replicate the movement.

 

 

[Jimmy Cliff]

Mark Waugh for me. When someone talks about stylish batsmen, the first image in my mind is Mark Waugh nonchalantly flicking it through the on side.

[bahubali]

1 hour ago, Harsh Thakor said:

This is my selection in order of merit of the most elegant or artistic batsmen of all time.They were simply the equivalent of connoiseurs to the game of cricket.Their batting was simply poetry in motion or reminsicent of a Rembrandt canvas.Their deftest touche sent the ball rolling to the boundary.Their strokes were like the touches of a painters brush.All took art of batting to regions of divinity,holding the bat like a wand.

 

 

1.David Gower

2.Frank Worrell

3.Zaheer Abbas

4.Mohammad Azharuddin

5.Gundappa Vishwanath

6.Majid Khan

7.Lawrence Rowe

8.Ted Dexter

9.Rohan Kanhai

10.V.V.S.Laxman

11.Mark Waugh

12.Martin Crowe

13.Greg Chappell

14.Mahela Jayewardene

15.Alvin Kalicharan

 

The 1st 4 were virtually a dead heat.No batsmen ever displayed such ease on the crease as Gower who treated the most lethal cricket balls like a mother putting a child to sleep with characteristic silken touch.Worrel was the epitome of elegance .Zaheer, Azhar, Vishy and Majid  took batting artistry to regions of the sublime like a musical composer.Zaheer and Azhar more like poets,Zaheer and Majid reminiscent of magicians.Rowe was more elegant than any West Indian batsmen of his era.Even when showing contempt Dexter would never lose his golden touch.Kanhai was the ultimate batting wizard.V.V.Surpassed even Tendulkar in terms of battting innovation.Mark Waugh was classical in his execution even when tearing an attack to shreds.Growe was simply poetry in motion.Jayewardene had a characteristic sublime touch.

 

For pure elegance  or beauty Gower and Worrell just edged Zaheer and Azhar .Still the latter were better protagonists of pure touch art.For creativity Kanhai  Vishy ,Laxman ,Majid and Crowe were supreme .I feel Zaheer Abbas or Azharuddin by a whisker had more of the element of beauty than Vishwanath or Majid in the poetic sense.Similar case between Lawrence Rowe and Rohan Kanhai.

If you talk about elegance where is Rohit Sharma or Yuvraj

[Harsh Thakor]

28 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Mark Waugh for me. When someone talks about stylish batsmen, the first image in my mind is Mark Waugh nonchalantly flicking it through the on side.

Great choice In his era right there.Above even Lara and Sachin as a stylist

[Harsh Thakor]

48 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Carl hooper has to be there. He made batting look so easy and elegant on his day.

Good choice

[Harsh Thakor]

29 minutes ago, bahubali said:

If you talk about elegance where is Rohit Sharma or Yuvraj

Yuvraj right up there.

[Harsh Thakor]

39 minutes ago, mishra said:

I have seen matches and players since eighties. For me layers who can hit text book shots, So In terms of elegance Only three players. Dravid Lara Ponting.

Most modern day bats play with heavier bats and can not replicate the movement.

 

 

Not Ponting.Lara and Dravid debatable .

[gooner]

Damien Martyn, VVS, Rohit, Jayawardena, Yuvraj. These are the players I had the opportunity to watch and all are our contemporaries.

[Harsh Thakor]

19 minutes ago, gooner said:

Damien Martyn, VVS, Rohit, Jayawardena, Yuvraj. These are the players I had the opportunity to watch and all are our contemporaries.

Great choices sir.VVS and Jaya right up there with the best stylists.Damien close

[Khota]

Can someone explain to me what style and elegance have to do with batting?

 

It is all about runs and striking the ball cleanly.

 

For me it is a toss up between Viv and Sehwag.

[Harsh Thakor]

7 minutes ago, Khota said:

Can someone explain to me what style and elegance have to do with batting?

 

It is all about runs and striking the ball cleanly.

 

For me it is a toss up between Viv and Sehwag.

Cricket is also an art and has an aesthetic aspect.

[Khota]

8 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

Cricket is also an art and has an aesthetic aspect.

Fair enough.I do understand some people like that. I only like boundaries even when they are scored by tailenders. I am not sophiticated at all.

[Straight Drive]

Lara for the bat-lift, the quick foot movement, the flow of the bat. Delightful watching him bat.

Edited February 14, 2019 by Straight Drive

[sarcastic]

2 hours ago, Harsh Thakor said:

Great choices sir.VVS and Jaya right up there with the best stylists.Damien close

What about Rohit> You seem to be silent on him.