gs Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Lara Yuvraj Anwar Ganguly Jayasuriya Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 First name I can think of is Jayasuriya. He revolutionised opening - Especially the entertainment quotient Link to comment
vvvslaxman Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 David Gower is my favorite in that category. Link to comment
sreejith@997 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 I have a query. Please with it if any of you can. The query is about a test match between Alvin Kalicharan's West Indies against Gavaskar's India held at Eden Gardens, Calcutta from 29 December 1978 to January 3 1979. The match was a draw. On the last day, West Indies had lost their 9 wickets. The match had stopped due to poor visibility. Despite the bad light, the match had continued for a long time. I am told that Kalcharan defended the balls famously one after another in spite of the bad light. But the score board shows that he was out for 46. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63228.html is it true that Kalicharan heroically batted in the poor light for a long time to save his team? Any one is aware of it? Cricketics 1 Link to comment
Cricketics Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 1 hour ago, sreejith@997 said: I have a query. Please with it if any of you can. The query is about a test match between Alvin Kalicharan's West Indies against Gavaskar's India held at Eden Gardens, Calcutta from 29 December 1978 to January 3 1979. The match was a draw. On the last day, West Indies had lost their 9 wickets. The match had stopped due to poor visibility. Despite the bad light, the match had continued for a long time. I am told that Kalcharan defended the balls famously one after another in spite of the bad light. But the score board shows that he was out for 46. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63228.html is it true that Kalicharan heroically batted in the poor light for a long time to save his team? Any one is aware of it? Interesting. Never read about it. Need to hear more on this. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment
Gollum Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Lara and Sanga. Love Lara and hate Sanga, but boy Sanga had style. Link to comment
Vilander Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Attractive - Lara, Entertaining - Yuvraj From India Honorable mention - Ganguly. Link to comment
sandeep Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Dude, google 'paragraphs' and whitespace. Almost Impossible to read that post. Link to comment
Vilander Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 15 minutes ago, sandeep said: Dude, google 'paragraphs' and whitespace. Almost Impossible to read that post. you should get a medal or something for trying, i am sure most like me just saw the title and posted a response. OpeningBatsman 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 On 8/28/2015 at 11:45 AM, adi B said: Quote Kambli was more elegant than Ganguly in terms of strokemaing...Ganguly was awkward when he played on the legside...infact had no legside game when he started and obviously no game against the short ball....He is handsdown Indias greatest left handed batsman but no wher enear even Fleming leave alone Lara. For me in terms of elegant strokemaking it was Lara,GIlchrist,Anwar,Yuvraj and Fleming in that order....even loved Jayasuriya who was elegant in his own unorthodox way Never felt Ganguly,,Chanderpaul,Langer,Hayden,Katich ,San***** even Raina were very elegant but I understand why they show up in these lists as probably their records are taken into context What are you saying?? Ganguly's drives and cut shots were one of the most elegant in the history. Lara wasn't elegant,he was entertaining and gilchrist was no where near elegant. yuvi,anwar,ganguly,gower are few of the elegant stroke makers,Fleming i agreeplayed some gorgeous,effortless shots Ganguly in offside was elegant, and Lara i used to like his pronounced back-lift. Link to comment
Sidhoni Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Yuvi Raina especially with inside out shots Lord 1 Link to comment
Stuge Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) Gangugly ,YUVi and Lara Edited May 12, 2017 by Stuge Link to comment
velu Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) lara overall.. off side shots and lofted shits vs spinners - dada Edited May 12, 2017 by velu Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) Gower- whatever clips i have seen of his he looked the most elegant batsman. Such a pleasing sight to watch Gilly - the most brutual Anwar - hated him coz he use to beat the **** out us but now when i revisit his clips he another one who is very elegant Now two of my fav Yuvi- elegance mixed with brutal power and the timing that very few are blessed. At his peek he was the one of the best odi batsman i have seen . Sadly his peek didnt last long due to injuries and fitness and then the unfortunate cancer incidence. Still i get excited when i see those shades of old but in reality he is far far far away from what he was Lara- overall the best. Had every thing added with a flair n and stamp of the king. The guy was a "sanki" when it came to batting for long. Not only cud he survive for long but he wud hurt u also for that long time. He was a genius for me. Ganguly deserves a special mention for his off side play and his long sixes to spinners. Edited May 12, 2017 by Ankit_sharma03 Link to comment
Haarkarjeetgaye Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Lara and then Amey Khurasia Link to comment
OpeningBatsman Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Attractive - Jayasuriya, Yuvraj, Trescothic. Brutal - Hayden, Gillchrist. Effective - Chanderpaul, Andy flower Special mention - Sunil Joshi Andy Blignaut PS. Just read the heading, tried reading further but I'll need an aspirin first. Edited May 13, 2017 by OpeningBatsman Link to comment
bleaf27 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) S Anwar , Ganguly , Trescothic, Jayasuriya , Kluesner Edited May 13, 2017 by bleaf27 Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 This thread is missing Michael Hussey and Graeme Smith. Very effective left handed bats with not too many glaring weaknesses. Andy Flower too. Reverse sweeping Murali and making it look easy is no joke. The most elegant left hander has to be Saeed Anwar though. Could time the pants off the cricket ball. Link to comment
cric_fan Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Lara. Beautiful to watch. The best ever. Link to comment
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