I6MTW Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, DarkProfile said: Yuvraj Singh? Not a power hitter. He relied on timing and stroke play. He was well built but he rarely used brute force or power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, I6MTW said: Not a power hitter. He relied on timing and stroke play. He was well built but he rarely used brute force or power. yuvraj was mix of power and timing 36 minutes ago, I6MTW said: India has never had a power hitter. Things are not gonna change suddenly. dhoni yusuf both were power hitters Kulcha, express bowling, Roydeep and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: yuvraj was mix of power and timing dhoni yusuf both were power hitters I would say Yuvraj was more in the mould of Rohit Sharma. I will even put Raina in that list. Bhajji was a pretty good power hitter at the death . Also Uthappa when he started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, maniac said: I would say Yuvraj was more in the mould of Rohit Sharma. I will even put Raina in that list. Bhajji was a pretty good power hitter at the death . Also Uthappa when he started rohit has never needed to use much of power , yuvraj did a lot and when t20 came he used it even more. uthappa had it all power+range+timing Raina also had a gift of timing but with introduction of t20 he worked on his power game. If u bat in middle or lower middle u need power specially in those days when only 1 ball was used. U needed muscle to clear to get that extra since ball use to get soft, may be thats why rohit struggled in middle not that he cudnt use power but it wasnt his style as he relied more on timing . Players like Rohit or even samson when ever theyll try to hit hard will loose timing thats why lower middle order hasnt worked for either coz then they have to create pace. At top the ball is new and they can look to play normally , they have that extra to get the best of the timings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, maniac said: I would say Yuvraj was more in the mould of Rohit Sharma. i havent seen a player in yuvraj's mould even in international (may be pietersen)....pant also heavily relies on power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Just now, Ankit_sharma03 said: i havent seen a player in yuvraj's mould even in international (may be pietersen)....pant also heavily relies on power but pietersen scored in range over yuvraj n i always considered him a better bat then yuvi but mould yes i can only think of KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 This will be India's achilles heel and also selectors, who will pack batting line-up with 'Anchors'. In T20 an India top 4 of Rohit, Gill, Kohli, Rahul is going be pukeworthy - basically lost the game right there. Kulcha and Roydeep 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudent_kreeda Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 10 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: rohit has never needed to use much of power , yuvraj did a lot and when t20 came he used it even more. uthappa had it all power+range+timing Raina also had a gift of timing but with introduction of t20 he worked on his power game. If u bat in middle or lower middle u need power specially in those days when only 1 ball was used. U needed muscle to clear to get that extra since ball use to get soft, may be thats why rohit struggled in middle not that he cudnt use power but it wasnt his style as he relied more on timing . Players like Rohit or even samson when ever theyll try to hit hard will loose timing thats why lower middle order hasnt worked for either coz then they have to create pace. At top the ball is new and they can look to play normally , they have that extra to get the best of the timings Same applies to Gill as well Shaw . Hence selectors should be clear which # they should be considered in short format. 50 Overs gives some leeway as a good player of spin can still maintain +run a ball strike rate holding one end up. Gill can still make it at #3 in 50 overs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, prudent_kreeda said: Gill can still make it at #3 in 50 overs . yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, prudent_kreeda said: Gill can still make it at #3 in 50 overs . yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express bowling Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 16 hours ago, I6MTW said: India has never had a power hitter. Things are not gonna change suddenly. Chronologically .... Kapil Dev Sandeep Patil Kirti Azad Atul Bedade Yuvraj Dhoni Yusuf Pathan Hardik Pandya Rishabh Pant Ishan Kishan All these guys hit with tremendous power and could/can hit 6s even when they mistimed/mistimes shots. DarkProfile, Mosher, Kulcha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 For now Sky is our power hitter. Damn those 101 meter, 98 meter sixes. Iyer when he connects hits a long way. Hit a 111 meter six in Australia. Intent and connection rate is the problem. Pant has a poor connection rate although he doesn't lack power. KL Rahul can connect a lot more. But he lacks intent. DarkProfile and Kulcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 SDP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putrevus Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Pandya showing his severe limitations again?Pandya like Dhoni can be contained easily. Dhoni was an awful t20 player, Pandya is just a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 A decade of IPL, yet to produce a muscular power hitter, whilst West Indies, Australia and England are churning out decent strong batsmen. A slight glimmer has been Dube and SRK, both are tall and broad shoulders, can easily mishit balls for sixes. I just don't see India winning World T20 next 10 years. It will be affair between Aus, Eng, WI and NZ. T20 is going to get muscular is it moves on. Kulcha and Roydeep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, chewy said: A decade of IPL, yet to produce a muscular power hitter, whilst West Indies, Australia and England are churning out decent strong batsmen. A slight glimmer has been Dube and SRK, both are tall and broad shoulders, can easily mishit balls for sixes. I just don't see India winning World T20 next 10 years. It will be affair between Aus, Eng, WI and NZ. T20 is going to get muscular is it moves on. We have plenty of muscular men. We just don't have batting technique for power hitting. Even pipsqueak iyer hit a mammoth 110 m six. None of the whiteys except symmonds (who is black) hit that far. We are too focus on safe technique plus timing. That suits maybe odi but not t20. Tbh we never produced 360 degree batsman in our history except maybe pant. Never. We always lacked the technique. Contrary to what people may believe we actually never had good technique vs bounce barring a few great players. Roydeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 As I said, we haven't produced a single power hitter since Yusuf Pathan. IPL isn't helping us here, Ipl teams usually assign these roles to foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I6MTW Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jay said: We have plenty of muscular men. We just don't have batting technique for power hitting. Even pipsqueak iyer hit a mammoth 110 m six. None of the whiteys except symmonds (who is black) hit that far. We are too focus on safe technique plus timing. That suits maybe odi but not t20. Tbh we never produced 360 degree batsman in our history except maybe pant. Never. We always lacked the technique. Contrary to what people may believe we actually never had good technique vs bounce barring a few great players. DK? SKY? We have produced range hitters, but we've never produced a split power hitter by modern standards. Edited April 17, 2022 by I6MTW Roydeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, I6MTW said: DK? SKY? We have produced range hitters, but we've never produced a split power hitter by modern standards. True. Think India don't care about these t20 WC tbh. Tests odi WC and ipl takes precedence. Roydeep and Kulcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstoned Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Supposed power hitting talent SRK has disappointed so far. His inability to get going derailed their innings today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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