Greatest shot ever?

[Gambit]

Apparently, some are asking if KP's reverse sweep 6s today against NZ are candidates for the greatest cricketing shots ever.

Many are asking if the first was the greatest shot they have ever seen in terms of technique, audacity and natural talent. While the reverse sweep has become common-place in the one-day game, the reverse slog is less popular due to the difficulty of execution. Pietersen not only pulled it off once, he did it twice. Facing the medium pace of Scott Styris, Pietersen waited until the last minute to alter his grip and stance as the bowler released the ball at the crease. Remaining upright, the Hampshire batsman took up a left-hander's posture before slogging the ball over the boundary rope, the first going for a massive 74 metres. Has Pietersen played the best shot seen on live television? Some might say the reverse slog should even be disallowed for unsportsmanlike behaviour, as the opposing team have set their field to a right-handed batsmen.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/15/ucpietersen115.xml So were they that good? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/15/ucpietersen115.xml

[IndianRenegade]

A few visuals would help!

[nospam]

heres the video w1Y-BcDCTXM i dont find anything wrong witth it, he also played one against muralitharan dnShx-eALhY

[printex]

This shud be illegal as Nick Knight was saying. Pieterson changed his grip and became a left handed batsman to play that shot. Or allow bowlers to do the same

[Lurker]

How about this one? YIzm9JXq4KY

[Gambit]

This shud be illegal as Nick Knight was saying. Pieterson changed his grip and became a left handed batsman to play that shot. Or allow bowlers to do the same

I think if batsmen do change their grip and bat the opposite way, bowlers should get LBWs that they normally wouldn't if the batsmen batted in their regular fashion.(e.g. For an LBW shout, ball pitching outside leg should be overlooked for a right handed batsman who batted left handed for that ball etc)

[Laaloo]

OsEhPa8h6cU :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:

[observer1]

the unforgettable treatment that andy comp assisted design got after he mouthed off in the prematch interview. dilhara fernando got the same treatment in the oval in 2002.

[Mr. Wicket]

Tendulkar's straight drive disguised as a forward defensive push that sends the ball rocketing to the boundary right behind the bowler. A combination of class, timing, elegance and power that few other strokes have. A noble second: Alvin Kallicharran, Gordon Greenidge, Roy Fredericks, Richards or Doug Walters on the hook

[Sachinism]

Sachin's bullet drive on Lee

[observer1]

vvs' ondrive against the spin of a leg break take some beating too

[King Tendulkar]

KPs shots today were pretty awesome though

[Guest Hiten.]

Tendulkar's straight drive disguised as a forward defensive push that sends the ball rocketing to the boundary right behind the bowler. A combination of class, timing, elegance and power that few other strokes have. A noble second: Alvin Kallicharran, Gordon Greenidge, Roy Fredericks, Richards or Doug Walters on the hook

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIpvkh_mD1w]YouTube - Tendulkar's Bullet Drive against Brett LEE[/ame]

[satishg]

the last four of bret lee was a gem..he din try to smash it as he did in the second four..it was jus a mere push and it rocketed to the boundary..brings back memories of his total domination in the period btw 1996-2000 :icflove:

[Chaos]

look at lee after thant 3rd four, right after sachin hit it, he turns back and starts walking back. NO ONE CAN MATCH HIS STROKE PLAY. Legend!! straight drive like those AGAINST LEE is the hardest of all the strokes!

[flamy]

Gotta agree that Pieterson shot is pretty special. Woke up at 730 to catch highlights after reading this thread.

[Rajiv]

At 1:33 Sachin hits an in-swinging yorker off Wasim c599CGHlYUk

[chanakya]

that was a special shot. He changed his stance much before the bowler delivered

[flamy]

Oh, and how could I forget the Dhoni Whirlwind shot where he hits sixes off yorkers? That's pretty damn legendary and very unique.

[fineleg]

listing only indian players * Cover drive by Sehwag (when he is on song) * Straight drive by Tendulkar * Rahul Dravid bisecting fielders at deep midwicket and long on - brilliant timing and steady hand * Silken wristy shots by Laxman * Square cut - Gundappa Viswanath * Hook shot - Mohinder Amarnath * On one leg, Nataraja shot of Kapil Dev * Flick, on drive, defensive shot, well left to the bodyline deliveries...etc etc - of Sunil Gavaskar