Which is most difficult to face as a batsman?

[Debutant]

Personally found the Left Arm fast bowlers having good pace and swing the most difficult to face. Negotiating the natural angle and then the swing is very difficult.

[Lord]

anything Sir bowls :hatsoff:

[panther]

Mohammad Irfan

[Muloghonto]

Which of the following is most difficult to pick as a batsman: 1)Right arm fast bowler swinging both ways. 2)Left arm fast bowler swinging both ways. 3)Offspinner with Doosra. 4)Leg spinner with Googly. 5)Reverse swing. 6)Raw pace and bounce. 7)Fast bolwer with Slower ball/cutter variations. If possible please rate in descending order.

completely subjective. It all depends on : a) your height b) your stance c) your technique d) your familiarity e) your eyesight. f) bowling angle & height g) your handedness - whether you are a rightie or a leftie. h) awareness of your off stump Based on the above parameters and sure i am forgetting some, the answer will vary. For someone like Veeru, it is the ball comming in to the body from short of good length. For someone like Lara, its the one that holds the line outside offstump from good length.

[Muloghonto]

Personally found the Left Arm fast bowlers having good pace and swing the most difficult to face. Negotiating the natural angle and then the swing is very difficult.

If they are comming in from their natural side of the wicket, its easy if they dont have the ball that can pitch on middle/off stump and come back in to trap you lbw (ala Zaheer or Akram style). Just open your stance up a bit and take middle stump guard. Ie, if your are RHB, get your left foot to point towards extra cover/mid-off instead of towards cover/point in your natural stance. If they have the one that comes back in, dont drive balls that are pitched on off stump line. Or you are fecked. Yes, that is very 'geoff boycott meets abdul razzaq' ish, but doing so will make you survive a lot longer against quality left armers and blast the ones that cant bring it back in.

[velu]

Mohammad Irfan

averaging 52 against us :hatsoff:

[Debutant]

If they are comming in from their natural side of the wicket, its easy if they dont have the ball that can pitch on middle/off stump and come back in to trap you lbw (ala Zaheer or Akram style). Just open your stance up a bit and take middle stump guard. Ie, if your are RHB, get your left foot to point towards extra cover/mid-off instead of towards cover/point in your natural stance. If they have the one that comes back in, dont drive balls that are pitched on off stump line. Or you are fecked. Yes, that is very 'geoff boycott meets abdul razzaq' ish, but doing so will make you survive a lot longer against quality left armers and blast the ones that cant bring it back in.

That was When I used to play in leather ball. Now after getting a job here in Bangalore,l I am only playing in heavy red Vicky tennis ball. So my whole technique is totally screwed. No more timing. No swing. Just play everything through the line. I was very bad at slogging but now after 2 years of tennis ball cricket am really good at slogging in the cow corner. Its fun game now. No more technique. Even my bowling has changed a lot. Now its only fun cricket

[SLICKR392]

Mohammad Irfan

Only his bouncers.

[zumi]

from the little cricket I have played, swinging both ways has been the most difficult but I am guessing for players brought up on flat low bounce wickets, and then having to face pace and bouncers on green tops must rather scary despite all the protection.

[maniac]

If you get to a reputation...the crowd pressure...takeSehwag and Afridi for eg;Credit where due,I have seen Afridi time everything and get to a 50(30) on some occasions but then get carried away and throw it all....same can be said of Sehwag in recent times,this is what seperated him from the rest when he was at his best

[tweaker]

left armers bringing the ball in yorkers at good pace well directed bouncers outside offstump bowling with decent pace