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Old 17-06-2008, 01:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Brutal Hitters
Most brutal hitters in world cricket at present?

May I start the list with Albie Morkel?
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Symonds, Hayden, Morkel, Gayle, Afridi, Dhoni, Pietersen... The list could go on.
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Old 17-06-2008, 01:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I hear Carlos the Jackal was a big hitter in his day.
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Chances are the same's true for all the biggest hitters too.
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Ian Blackwell, not seen many pro players that are larger than him tbh.
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Most brutal hitters in world cricket at present?
May I start the list with Albie Morkel?
"Brutal" is far too uncouth a word to apply to Morkel's hitting. It is unviolent, nigh graceful and wholly without the savagery that marks the majority of long-distance sluggers. Even "hitter" is a misnomer, ignoring as it does the fluency with which he glides through the ball.

At any rate, I should much prefer the adjective "clean": if anyone fits that description, it is he.
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The difference between a brutal hitter and a clean hitter is that for the brutal hitter even an edge will soar over the boundary. When players with the strength of Symonds or Oram swing away that can happen.
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Whom of Morkel and Symonds at full pelt would you rather watch?
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Myself appreciating the clean hit more does not dismiss the fact that the brutal hit exists.
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Take your pick from McCullum, Morkel, Symonds, Hayden, Oram, Pietersen, etc etc.

Personally if push came to shove I'd take Andrew Symonds.
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Chris Cairns tbh.
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James Franklin can hit further than Oram rumour has it.

Chris Martin ftw.
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