rangeelaraja Posted April 21 Posted April 21 I have not seen any better than Sehwag - he was able to whip even balls on offstump - the speed that Sehwag used to generate for his onside play - have not seen any better. Other two IMO - Azharuddin and Mark Waugh.
vvvslaxman Posted April 21 Posted April 21 Tendulkar was the guru. But there were few more guys who were expert at it. Azharuddin. He could also do the reverse by playing from on to off. He had supple wrists and uber light weight bat which enabled him to do. Tendulkar had a 3 lb bat which allowed him to impart tremendous force New guy and sandeep 2
singhvivek141 Posted April 22 Posted April 22 All wristy batters can do that. I remember Mark Waugh, Tendulkar & VVS doing it consistently. Fixeruddin too...but remembering him fills me with rage and hatred. sandeep 1
putrevus Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Viv Richards, there was no one better he could flick even outside offstump to legside. Azhar is next one. Both of them developed offside game much later in their careers.
sandeep Posted April 22 Posted April 22 18 hours ago, singhvivek141 said: All wristy batters can do that. I remember Mark Waugh, Tendulkar & VVS doing it consistently. Fixeruddin too...but remembering him fills me with rage and hatred. Azza was ridiculously gifted on this specific ability. But yeah, he broke my heart. was such a fan of his in the 80s. sorak 1
crictime Posted April 23 Posted April 23 (edited) It's the easiest shot to play. Must be plenty of batsmen playing it easily. Edited April 23 by crictime
bsriharsha Posted April 26 Posted April 26 Azharuddin and Laxman. Pietersen did it well too. All the three had the ability to flick balls on off stump with a closed bat face. Knowing that they would be likely to get caught plumb in front of they missed. And the timing in that too with a closed bat. Mark Waugh's speciality was more in the on drive. Not the flick/whip.
bsriharsha Posted April 26 Posted April 26 The progenitor if Azhar and VVS was jaisimha. Almost effortless flicks.
BacktoCricaddict Posted April 26 Posted April 26 On 4/23/2025 at 3:31 AM, crictime said: It's the easiest shot to play. Must be plenty of batsmen playing it easily. It was Ravi Shastri's dal chaawal :-) crictime 1
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