The Batsman with the best cover drive !!

[krishneelz]

ganguly looks awsome with his cover drives. The ball goes like lightining and he when he times it. Tendulkar and Lara have HAD awsome cover drives but lately have seem to have lost it. But you cant deny Mark Waugh. This man was a true artist of the shot

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Tendulkar and Lara have HAD awsome cover drives but lately have seem to have lost it.

Lol. One has to wonder how much you've seen of Lara lately then.

 

[krishneelz]

Lol. One has to wonder how much you've seen of Lara lately then.

lara hasnt been driving alot like he used to. He is playing more off the back foot and when he drives its usually towards the square of the wicket NOT a cover drive Unless u dont know what a cover drive is which is probably the case with a name Mxyzptlk

 

[KennyD]

lara hasnt been driving alot like he used to. He is playing more off the back foot and when he drives its usually towards the square of the wicket NOT a cover drive Unless u dont know what a cover drive is which is probably the case with a name Mxyzptlk

whoa dont go there buddy...playin with fire me thinks

 

[krishneelz]

its cold here today. I probably need a bit of heat

 

[Linda]

Yep, his cover drive is amazing.

Here is a picture I took up in Cairns. This was the cover drive which brought up his century.

Oh my, look at that elbow... Brilliant.

 

[Joao_Quinto]

Dude, have you never seen Lara play his world renowned and patented backfoot cover drive?

Yeah but for whatever reason, I think front foot when someone says cover drive, I think It looks more stylish and graceful. I also have more respect for the good players of the front foot cover drive as my version of it sucks absolute bad stuff! Mind you not much of my batting game is all that impressive.

To be honest, I haven't seen much of Lara in the last few years and Im not that old so I dont remember a lot from when I was younger. What I do remember was him shuffling across the crease and the just defending it to the boundary just in front of square.

 

[Joao_Quinto]

geez, you Shane Watson's brother or something lol?

If only...

 

[Jnr.]

sorry about the double post, but this thread brought to mind a comment by Dean Jones during the Nagpur test:


"Show me a batsman with a great cover drive and I will show you a guy who averages less than 40 in tests."

I presume he meant Atapattu, who has a Test average of about 39. His cover drive is awesome, and nice picture there, Waughney.

 

[honestbharani]

lol, there were both backfoot and frontfoot cover drives during his 400*. I believe Hoggard had to bear the brunt then. Anyways, I still think Sourav and Marto are the best at cover driving.

 

[SJS]

sorry about the double post, but this thread brought to mind a comment by Dean Jones during the Nagpur test:


"Show me a batsman with a great cover drive and I will show you a guy who averages less than 40 in tests."

Dean Jones is talking through his nut !!

Wally Hammond had the most celeberated cover drive in history and averaged something like 58 in tests !!

I will locate and post here the picture of Hammond driving (easily the most famous cover drive photograph ever) with Oldfield, beautifully behind the line of the ball but with his gloves still touching the ground as the ball was met at the half volley. A beautiful study of the cover drive and the basic principal of wicket keeping.

 

[Nate]

the waugh brothers, lara, youhana.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Dean Jones is talking through his nut !!

Wally Hammond had the most celeberated cover drive in history and averaged something like 58 in tests !!

I will locate and post here the picture of Hammond driving (easily the most famous cover drive photograph ever) with Oldfield, beautifully behind the line of the ball but with his gloves still touching the ground as the ball was met at the half volley. A beautiful study of the cover drive and the basic principal of wicket keeping.

Funny, when I read Jones’s quote I instantly thought of Mark Ramprakash.

He had a glorious cover drive & an average from over 50 tests of less than 30! I'm sure it was his textbook correctness as much as the paucity of alternatives that lead to so many appearances.