20 most naturally talented batsmen of last 50 years?

[Harsh Thakor]

My 20 most talented batsmen of the last 50 years in order of merit.Assessing only natural ability and not overall class .


1=Brian Lara/Rohan Kanhai-Brian Lara and Kanhai simply took creative genius to sublimical proportions.Both composed strokes of their very own.A Kanhai falling hook stroke and a Lara whip shot is worth preserving in a museum.

 

3.Viv Richards-Simply took domination to mythical proportions,with the best eye ever,as though  striking a football.Nonone was more unbowlable.

 

4.David Gowerl-Like a modern day Ranjitsinghji,treating even the most lethal deliveries like a mother putting a child to sleep.Strokes were a manifestation of the divine.

 

5.Barry Richards/Sachin Tendulkar- Barry Richards and Tendulkar blended clinician precision and inventiveness like no other batsmen.

 

7=.Majid Khan/Gundappa Vishwanath- Majid and Vishy were masters on bad wickets who could execute strokes that were surreal.A Majid Khan hook shot or a Vishy late cut was like the touches of painter Rembrandt 's brush.

 

9.AB Devilliers- Noone looked more like circus acrobat when batting or magician performing tricks.

 

10.Steve Smith-.Even with an unorthodox stand looks more in command than anybody ,resembling an emperor when batting as none else in his era.

 

11.Mark Waugh-Mark Waugh possessed a simply magical touch which could bissect the most impenetrable gaps.A master on the onside.

 

12.Martin Crowe- Effortlesness and composure personified who played Wasim and Waqar ,better than even Sachin and Lara.

 

13.Virendra Sehwag- More inventive than even Sachin,like a Viv Richards of his time.Literally composed strokes from his own book in the square region.

 

14.Kevin Pieterson-Pieterson could on his day be as destructive as Viv Richards against genuine pace.Took apart bowling in Australia and India like few batsmen ever

 

 

15.Rohit Sharma -A more refined form of Sehwag,adding an element of finesse.No opener as destructive in modern times.

 

16.Greg Chappell-An epitome of perfection and elegance,who took domination to magical realms.

 

17.Virat Kohli-Virat Kohli could place a ball with unbelievable skill ,and hold bat like a tennis racket.

 

18=.Inzamam Ul Haq/Javed Miandad- Inzamam had the best reflexes in his time,punishing even the most lightning pace ,with remorseless ease.Miandad could manipulate a cricket ball to pierce gap as very few,executing the pull stroke with touches of genius.

 

20.VVS Laxman-Artistry personified,in the Vishwanath mould.Few batsmen ever tackled great pace with such flair ,could  so artistically bissect  a field or play as many gems.


 

Edited July 25, 2021 by Harsh Thakor

[Ankit_sharma03]

Rohit far more naturally talented then kohli

[Norman]

Where the heck is ABD? 

[Majestic]

ABD is arguably the most talented of all, especially if we are talking about natural ability.

[CodeOfWisden]

Kohli shouldn't be there, he isn't naturally talented. 

 

Abdv should be there, Inzamam too. 

[Mariyam]

Sachin 

MSD

 

[Nikola]

@Baji-Rao Razzaq bhai how did harsh thakor left our ahmed shehzad out of this list?  He was better talent than tendulkar.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2021 by Nikola