anish2tweet Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Both are not so technically sound but Viru is an all time great opener for India whereas Shaw is hardly getting international game time. Can someone delineate the differences? Sent from my CPH1819 using Tapatalk Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Shaw is just 22 its a lot harder to make it to side now vs back then Sehwag did have an advantage of bowling n batting anywhere in order In terms of basic game- against fast bowling nothing much , against spin is where sehwag goes far ahead Link to comment
Adamant Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Shaw isn't as good against spin as Sehwag. Actually that's not even a valid comparison, Sehwag is probably the greatest spin Butcher of all time. Both have problems against lateral movement. Shaw is also not great against bounce though, Sehwag was good vs bounce. He can develop into our new version of Sehwag. speedheat, sorak and Vijy 3 Link to comment
Vijy Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 sehwag was much better vs spin and was also solid on pitches with true bounce (but not lateral movement). overall, viru was better than shaw. with that said, there's still a place for shaw IMO, especially in T20s, but he first needs to fix his atrocious fitness and lackadaisical attitude. Link to comment
Majestic Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) They are similar type of players except Sehwag was far superior to Shaw vs spin. Sehwag's fielding was fitness wasn't anything exceptional but good enough for his era while Shaw's fitness is probably worse than even that in a much higher fielding standards era. Sehwag was revolutionary to Indian cricket because the kind of cricket he played wasn't played by anyone to that level. Shaw is just a follower of that in a more competitive Indian team. Edited May 30, 2022 by Majestic Vijy 1 Link to comment
Vijy Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, Majestic said: They are similar type of players except Sehwag was far superior to Shaw vs spin. Sehwag's fielding was fitness wasn't anything exceptional but good enough for his era while Shaw's fitness is probably worse than even that in a much higher fielding standards era. Sehwag was revolutionary to Indian cricket because the kind of cricket he played wasn't played by anyone to that level. Shaw is just a follower of that in a more competitive Indian team. to add to that, sehwag's spin was very useful. pulled off a test 5-fer, bowled beautifully in CT finals vs SL, etc. Link to comment
Vk1 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 omg.. Sehwag was something else.. Prithvi has long long way to go nevada and Clarke 2 Link to comment
Lord Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 about 5 kilos Number, Clarke and Norman 3 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Sehwag was technically not sound? May not be like Sunil gavaskar. He had a great defensive technique. Shaw is more like Uthappa. Shaw's leg shape is knock kneed. Sehwag's ability to hit same ball with minimal feet movement to completely different parts of the ground is unmatched. Shaw is not even remotely close in that area. To bat like Sehwag you have to be born as Sehwag. sage 1 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Majestic said: They are similar type of players except Sehwag was far superior to Shaw vs spin. Sehwag's fielding was fitness wasn't anything exceptional but good enough for his era while Shaw's fitness is probably worse than even that in a much higher fielding standards era. Sehwag was revolutionary to Indian cricket because the kind of cricket he played wasn't played by anyone to that level. Shaw is just a follower of that in a more competitive Indian team. Sehwag's feet position (not movement) is under-rated. He had impeccable weight distribution to hit through any length of ball (as long as it doesn't move prodigiously). Also his hands were so flexible to create angles. especially through off side. More importantly he was an impressive single stealer along with Gambhir. Against spinners he was the god. Majestic, BacktoCricaddict, Lord and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Many forgot how Sehwag started playing cricket. There were tons of side by side analysis those days on that. Anyone remember the player he was compared with? It was Sachin. He literally copied Sachin's shots and evolved into a different beast. Vijy, SRT100, sorak and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
The Realist Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Mental strength. Cricket is not just talent. Its more about mental toughness and the desire plus hard work to succeed. Shaw has to prove how much he wants it - success not food. sorak 1 Link to comment
SRT100 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 5 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Many forgot how Sehwag started playing cricket. There were tons of side by side analysis those days on that. Anyone remember the player he was compared with? It was Sachin. He literally copied Sachin's shots and evolved into a different beast. Correct. There was a time initially it was hard to tell who was on strike when they batted together. Vijy, vvvslaxman and nevada 2 1 Link to comment
Majestic Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 15 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Sehwag's feet position (not movement) is under-rated. He had impeccable weight distribution to hit through any length of ball (as long as it doesn't move prodigiously). Also his hands were so flexible to create angles. especially through off side. More importantly he was an impressive single stealer along with Gambhir. Against spinners he was the god. I feel Shaw also has got same skills. Fast hand and able to create angles which is why the similarity with Sehwag on taking on the bowlers against the new bowl. Link to comment
SRT100 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 hours ago, MultiB48 said: Sehwag was much better on the offstump,much more consistent with his drives and defense,he couldn't pull but it didn't matter,also fitness was better early on but later he gave up on it.In Odis and t20s prithvi has a chance but not in tests. Sehwag was one of few players where fitness was irrelevant while batting. At times he dealt in literally 4s and 6s. In fact at Test level he gave India some incredible starts, especially Down Under. Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 23 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: Shaw is just 22 its a lot harder to make it to side now vs back then Sehwag did have an advantage of bowling n batting anywhere in order In terms of basic game- against fast bowling nothing much , against spin is where sehwag goes far ahead one thing i forgot to add, shaw once he finds his feet at international level will be far far more consistent then sehwag . Link to comment
nevada Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 9:32 PM, Lord said: about 5 kilos And several thousand international runs. Link to comment
Jay Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Long way to go. Shaw isn't co.fortbale with moving ball just like Sehwag. He also has major issues vs spin. Shewu master of spin. Even vs bounce Shaw isn't all that comfortable but he is good. Sehwag was really good vs pace and bounce. Shaw can get there but yea long way to go. Link to comment
Lord Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 10 hours ago, nevada said: And several thousand international runs. Shaw is ahead at same age Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 12:36 PM, Lord said: Shaw is ahead at same age How you finish is important not how you start :) Clarke 1 Link to comment
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