Combine the skills of two bats to make the GOAT

[cnerd123]

Ive only just gotten my first decent bat. Its an SG. Love it.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Joe Root and Bill Ponsford.

Take Root's consistent starts, but replace his terrible conversion rates with Ponsford's tendency to score big when in.


Edit: best troll option I think is to replace Ponsford in the above with Jason Gillespie.

 

[stephen]

Graeme Smith and Joe Root. This will create the most punchable face in cricket.

David Warner likes this.

 

[TheJediBrah]

David Warner has a more punchable face than Graeme Smith ffs

 

[mr_mister]

Ponting's pulling and hooking / Tendulkar's driving

interesting take. if we're going by players super adept at certain shots(or scoring in areas of the field) Phil Hughes' cutting and general offside ability combined with either Jon Trott, John Crawley, VVS or even Azharudin's wristy legside play could be a good mix

 

[Bolo.]

interesting take. if we're going by players super adept at certain shots(or scoring in areas of the field) Phil Hughes' cutting and general offside ability combined with either Jon Trott, John Crawley, VVS or even Azharudin's wristy legside play could be a good mix

I would love to see a combination of the bat speed that Amla generates via his wrists for offdrives with the raw power of a Viv type player. Not sure it is possible, but we would see 150 meter sixes if it were.

 

[morgieb]

Like the idea of a Smith/Viv combo. Extreme flair with extreme concentration. One has an elite front foot game, the other outstanding on the back foot.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A Gayle-Dhoni type player. Six hitting prowess and lightning between the wickets...

Oh wait. That's AB

 

[Engle]

V.Richards + A.Border = Domination + Determination, Power + Pugnacious, Ferocity + Responsibility

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Border's cuts tho...creamy.

 

[Shady Slim]

nah look the correct answer is the sledging prowess of steve waugh and the unbridled racism of sunil gavaskar if you ask me

 

[trundler]

The general consensus seems to be to combine consistency and brutality.

 

[Red]

Ponting's pulling and hooking / Tendulkar's driving

Pontings straight drive and on drive were some of my favourite shots

 

[Red]

 

[TheJediBrah]

Pontings straight drive and on drive were some of my favourite shots

Kind of defeat the purpose of combining 2 players if I just said "Ponting's pulling and Ponting's driving"

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

nah look the correct answer is the sledging prowess of steve waugh and the unbridled racism of sunil gavaskar if you ask me

Kane Williamson already exists though.

 

[h_hurricane]

On a slightly different note, 2 ATG players who have done it together for an extremely long period of time, Tendulkar and Dravid. Decade and a half !

 

[srbhkshk]

yeah but Dravid doesn't add a whole lot to Sachin in terms of technique - mentally maybe.

 

[trundler]

Lyon's head and Umar Akmal's body would make a fairly accurate goat

 

[fredfertang]

Barry Richards and Garry Sobers would be the perfect combination