Most aesthetically pleasing batsmen

[Red]

While you can admire the dour, defensive batsman who does the job for his team, or you can be in awe of the batsman who uses his strength to club the ball to the boundary, in my opinion it's impossible to prefer them to the free flowing beauty of the graceful batsmen who makes it look so easy with his elegance and balance and poise. Late cuts, cover and square drives, leg glances, on drives.

Who have been your favourites to watch, and who from history seems to be described this way?

A favourite of mine was Mark Waugh. Seemed to make it look easier than everyone else around him. I also loved David Gower and VVS for the same reasons.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Brian Charles Lara.

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[kyear2]

Worrell was supposedly grace personified, Kanhai and Lara were also breath taking.
And then there was Mark Waugh and Carl Hooper, runs worth their worth in gold.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Damien Martyn - no-one could play a delicate late cut or back foot drive/punch with such little effort, and such amazing timing.

 

[SJS]

From those one has see a quick list off the cuff . . .

• Jaisimha
• Vishwanath
• Azhar
• Laxman
• Mark Waugh
• Kim Hughes
• Arvinda D'Silva
• David Gower
• Tom Graveney
• Ted Dexter
• Inzamam
• Zaheer Abbas

 

[fredfertang]

Of those I have seen Barry Richards, by a short head from David Gower and Martin Crowe

 

[SJS]

Of those I have seen Barry Richards, by a short head from David Gower and Martin Crowe

Oh yes. I forgot Crowe

Hi Fred

 

[watson]

I'll pick Vishwanath, Arvinda D'Silva, Mark Waugh, and David Gower from SJSs list.

Agree with Barry Richards and Martin Crowe from Fred's list.

And then add Rohan Kanhai plus Greg Chappell.

From the by-gone era - Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji and Frank Woolley.

 

[watson]

Brian Charles Lara.

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Back-lift was way to high to be aestheically pleasing. Looked like "up periscope".

 

[IamSpartacus]

Ian Bell

Love his cover drive and when he comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Laxman.

As an Australian, he taught me that love and fear can both be felt at once.

 

[doesitmatter]

More "good looking" players


Vengsarkar - upright.. similar to MCrowe
Rowe -- Yagga was a beautiful player to watch
Young Sachin
Saeed Anwar
Qasim Omar
Carl Hooper
Mohammed Yousuf
Michael Vaughn

My favorite is Azza..ooph what a player those hundreds in Eng in the 1990 series..sumptous

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Alan Kippax, Lawrence Rowe, Roy Dias are some of the eye soothing batsmen who didn't flourish record wise as much as they could have been but all very pleasing and elegant

 

[Hurricane]

I am the third most aesthetically pleasing batsman on my club team. Jamie plays some nice drives, our captain is left handed so naturally he looks good even playing defensive strokes, then me I guess.

 

[Red]

I am the third most aesthetically pleasing batsman on my club team. Jamie plays some nice drives, our captain is left handed so naturally he looks good even playing defensive strokes, then me I guess.

I would be the most aesthetically pleasing batsman on my team, and I have a pretty powerful pull shot.

 

[NUFAN]

Some familiar names as similar threads in the past. I always include Stephen Fleming, particularly his drive down the ground on my list. Blewett's was awesome too*

One name that has been mentioned that I don't agree with is Aravinda. Terrific batsman, but what part of his game was aesthetically pleasing in particular?




*When not getting clean bowled by Cameron Cuffy on 99

 

[Red]

Yeh, Blewett was great to watch against the quicks.

 

[kingkallis]

Brian Lara
Mark Waugh
Damien Martyn
Martin Crowe
Herschelle Gibbs
VVS Laxman
Mark Butcher
Hashim Amla

 

[kingkallis]

Some familiar names as similar threads in the past. I always include Stephen Fleming, particularly his drive down the ground on my list. Blewett's was awesome too*

One name that has been mentioned that I don't agree with is Aravinda. Terrific batsman, but what part of his game was aesthetically pleasing in particular?


*When not getting clean bowled by Cameron Cuffy on 99

Flem's straight drives and yeah decent call on Blewett as well...

 

[ankitj]

MS Dhoni