rangeelaraja Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Only someone with freakish talent can play this - I rate this higher than the shots that Kohli played of Rauf. Bigg Brother and nevada 2
Ultimate_Game Posted March 10 Posted March 10 I rate Kohli's backfoot punch-drive against Rauf higher. That shot played on a large MCG ground with 80m+ boundaries, on a bowler-friendly surface and where we needed 28 off 8 deliveries. Nothing can beat that! Throwaib_Chuckter and Frustrated 2
vvvslaxman Posted March 10 Posted March 10 3 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said: I rate Kohli's backfoot punch-drive against Rauf higher. That shot played on a large MCG ground with 80m+ boundaries, on a bowler-friendly surface and where we needed 28 off 8 deliveries. Nothing can beat that! Yea this is bread and butter shot for Yuvi. That one was harder given the change of pace Ultimate_Game 1
rangeelaraja Posted March 10 Author Posted March 10 12 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said: I rate Kohli's backfoot punch-drive against Rauf higher. That shot played on a large MCG ground with 80m+ boundaries, on a bowler-friendly surface and where we needed 28 off 8 deliveries. Nothing can beat that! 8 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: Yea this is bread and butter shot for Yuvi. That one was harder given the change of pace What 80m boundary ? Yuvraj flick went for 119m soaring into the stands. It pitched between off and middle stump. The ease with which Yuvi flicked sent it soaring makes it look difficult. I remember our entire dugout - especially DK and Rohit were stunned to see that shot. Ultimate_Game 1
vvvslaxman Posted March 10 Posted March 10 (edited) 5 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: What 80m boundary ? Yuvraj flick went for 119m soaring into the stands. It pitched between off and middle stump. The ease with which Yuvi flicked sent it soaring makes it look difficult. I remember our entire dugout - especially DK and Rohit were stunned to see that shot. Brett Lee bowls at 150 k you just need to give direction. Shreyas Iyer's 111 meter six of zampa in Australia looked bigger. Edited March 10 by vvvslaxman
nevada Posted March 10 Posted March 10 I was lucky to watch it live on TV. It's an outrageous shot and a mission statement. The usually unflappable Aussies were shocked by that audacity.
Lone Wolf Posted March 10 Posted March 10 1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said: Brett Lee bowls at 150 k you just need to give direction. Shreyas Iyer's 111 meter six of zampa in Australia looked bigger. Bats of 2007 and now have earth shattering difference. Yuvi had gift of timing and enormous power in those wrists. Peak Yuvi was a freakish talent.
BCCISelector Posted March 10 Posted March 10 8 hours ago, rangeelaraja said: Yuvraj flick went for 119m I think that 119m estimation is inaccurate. It looked like 100-105m at most, given that Kingsmead boundary size itself isn't that big. In the early days of estimating six distances in real time, there were lots of errors like that Shahid Afridi's 158m six. Tillu 1
Lord Posted March 10 Posted March 10 4 minutes ago, BCCISelector said: I think that 119m estimation is inaccurate. It looked like 100-105m at most, given that Kingsmead boundary size itself isn't that big. In the early days of estimating six distances in real time, there were lots of errors like that Shahid Afridi's 158m six. Afridi's six distance was not official.They just hyped it. This one was.
vvvslaxman Posted March 10 Posted March 10 6 minutes ago, BCCISelector said: I think that 119m estimation is inaccurate. It looked like 100-105m at most, given that Kingsmead boundary size itself isn't that big. In the early days of estimating six distances in real time, there were lots of errors like that Shahid Afridi's 158m six. Yea.. Most believable long six in that time was Albie Morkel six 122 meter six. I think it hit the Chepauk roof? something nobody seen ever in their life.
Sean Bradley Posted March 10 Posted March 10 No way, the greatest shots (not 1 but 2), were the two 6's of Virat Kohli against Haris Rauf at MCG, the situation, the pressure, the moment was something to behold. The match was gone, but those 2 sixes tilted the tide in India's favour. Gollum 1
Gollum Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Kohli to Rauf, that 1st 6. Spicy pitch, Rauf was unplayable, pace off on hard length, notice how Kohli waited just a little bit to get the timing right. Toughest shot to execute.
Lord Posted March 10 Posted March 10 8 minutes ago, Gollum said: Kohli to Rauf, that 1st 6. Spicy pitch, Rauf was unplayable, pace off on hard length, notice how Kohli waited just a little bit to get the timing right. Toughest shot to execute. Ball before Pandu tried it and ended up bunting it to long on. Commentator said ‘its nearly impossible to flat bat the ball from that length for a straight six’ Gollum 1
Ultimate_Game Posted March 10 Posted March 10 11 hours ago, rangeelaraja said: What 80m boundary ? Yuvraj flick went for 119m soaring into the stands. It pitched between off and middle stump. The ease with which Yuvi flicked sent it soaring makes it look difficult. I remember our entire dugout - especially DK and Rohit were stunned to see that shot. Both great memories!
Bigg Brother Posted March 10 Posted March 10 15 hours ago, rangeelaraja said: Another angle : More than shot look at that scorecard, we added 140 runs in 11 overs after this with 2 down already. Unreal recovery, I still rate this knock as the best T20 knock by Indian batter. rangeelaraja 1
vvvslaxman Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Hold on guys. Vaibhav will eclipse all these shots if only he translates his insane potential at the highest level.
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