bunny Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Nope. He has quite a few technical flaws. He hangs the bat outside the off stump, and is a sucker for leg cutters. At the same time, he leaves a huge gap between bat and pad. He is also not a great puller as his entire wt is on the front foot. He is better than many, but definitely not the best.
Serani Posted August 20, 2011 Author Posted August 20, 2011 Ian Bell does not have technical flaws....
Septimius Severus Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Bell's Æsthetic strokes are æsthetic. and btw partnership between Bell and KP...bout tree fiddy. Check Bell's test runs since Sep09, he has been creaming all bowlers (no homo). haters just mad. zyzz is alive
Ravi. Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 No doubt, he is a very good batsman but then anyone can score against pathetic Indian bowling lineup. Even Malinga, Mendis and Herath plundered this bowling attack.
Jayaram_IND Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 He is a Very good player but its difficult to say who is the best in the world as it depends on opinions.Maybe Serani you can add a poll to see the overall picture and the general opinion.
gaurav92 Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Bell is technically sound, but KP is mentally tougher. Anyways I find Bell more classy and elegant than KP. But the test for Bell would be when he travels to the sub continent on slow, low tracks and play the spinners well. He has a very good future, and the key to his success is that he plays the ball very late, he is excellent with those cuts and drives and equally compact with those wristy flicks and whips. Al in all, I back him to well in all conditions unlike Strauss, Cook and Trott (yes I do believe that Trott will struggle on slow tracks).
Trichromatic Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 He scores quicker now and this has been an important change from his early days. Al in all, I back him to well in all conditions unlike Strauss, Cook and Trott (yes I do believe that Trott will struggle on slow tracks. I think Trott, KP and Bell would be best players for England on slow tracks. Trott is not a backfoot player. He has good technique to play anywhere.
gult Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Ian Bell does not have technical flaws.... But your argument has.. He is in great form.. that's about it
gaurav92 Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 He scores quicker now and this has been an important change from his early days. Yes I agree. I think Trott' date=' KP and Bell would be best players for England on slow tracks. Trott is not a backfoot player. He has good technique to play anywhere.[/quote'] Trott stays on his crease and plays, he is hesitant to cover the line of the ball when it sharply comes in (Ishant got him out in that fashion at Lord's). KP shuffles across too much, although Bell does it too, but Bell's shuffle looks far more authentic than KPs :cantstop:
wobblydoggy Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Well he certainly isnt an all rounder - even Dhoni is now bowling some overs. He is known first and foremost for his batting. As we all know Sehwag is one guy that cares nothing for stats averages etc. He plays every ball full throttle. Bell is still quite far behind him. I disagree, sehwag is a thrasher who gets out playing daft shots. He can play his game in India because of slow pitches, but he comes unstuck more often abroad although he has had success abroad too
Stuge Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 bhest batsmen ?? I don't see his picture there so maybe not :P http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=best+batsmen+in+the+world&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1061l7479l0l7697l38l24l3l0l0l7l1246l15661l2-2.3.1.1.6.7l20l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1280&bih=656&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9HRPTrmGEYvsrQeoju2sAg&ved=0CDkQBSgA&q=best+batsman+in+the+world&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=508034f7331e7fdc&biw=1280&bih=656 between Bell has said he wants to become Best batsmen in the world .So, he will strive to become one .. at present he isn't .
wobblydoggy Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 admire him all you want' date=' KP is head and shoulders the most watchable English bat.[/quote'] We are not talking watchable, we are talking best. IMHO I think Bell is a better batsman
Septimius Severus Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/9062.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=default;spanmax1=19+aug+2011;spanmin1=19+oct+2009;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting From Oct 2009 till present: Test Inn NO Runs HS Ave. BF S/R 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s 20 28 6 1829 181* 83.13 3181 57.49 8 7 1 209 8 And in tests won in during that time 12 15 3 1102 159 91.83 1852 59.50 6 2 1 122 6
Rightarmfast Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Right ! And PK is the best bowler in the world ?
gaurav92 Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Hasn't played a single Test match in India, SL or Padosiland. So not tested on different conditions :headshake:. but he looks classy :agree:
Sidhoni Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 He is good no doubt but certainly not the best.:headshake:
Sidhoni Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Hasn't played a single Test match in India' date= SL or Padosiland. So not tested on different conditions :headshake:. but he looks classy :agree:http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/9062.html?class=1;host=6;template=results;type=batting :fail:
Trichromatic Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Hasn't played a single Test match in India' date=' SL or Padosiland. So not tested on different conditions :headshake:. but he looks classy :agree:[/quote'] Google92 not using google these days? :hehe:
gult Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/9062.html?class=1;host=6;template=results;type=batting :fail: That's a great record for the best batsman in england.. sorry.. KP is the best of all english batsmen
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