Elegant batsmen

[TheJediBrah]

Younis Khan? very unaesthetic batsman.

This thread has reached it's nadir. Supposed to be about the upper echelon of elegant batsmen and now everyone is just naming their favourite players.

 

[nightprowler10]

Younis Khan? very unaesthetic batsman.

This thread has reached it's nadir. Supposed to be about the upper echelon of elegant batsmen and now everyone is just naming their favourite players.

Haha, Younis is far from my favorite player, especially in this regard. I mentioned him because all my favorites were already being discussed.

He had a tendency to look ugly when not set or unsure of himself. Once set, I always thought his cover drives and sweeps were pretty great.

 

[Burgey]

If you can have Younis Khan then I can have Ijaz Ahmed. Hideous woodchopper, but could bat.

 

[MrPrez]

I've said this before but I think Jacques Kallis is very underrated when it comes to elegance.

 

[trundler]

Well so is paint drying then.

 

[vcs]

Bit of an acquired taste. I started enjoying his batting more in his latter years, actually even his Test SR steadily went up towards the end of his career.

 

[Prince EWS]

I nominate Sarwan. Vusi Sibanda too even though he was ****.

 

[trundler]

Jokes aside, Kallis's driving was very good. Great off the back foot visually also.

 

[trundler]

If we're getting down to individual shots, Ponting's hook and Lara's square cut for me.

 

[Burgey]

Kim Hughes worth a mention in this thread too. Played some beautiful shots - the one knee cover drive and the lay-back square slash off the quicks were awesome. Jeez he was a good player.

 

[the big bambino]

Mark Waugh was my favourite to watch. I’d buy film of him batting. Watching him made me look forward to playing the game. VVS was superb as was Vengsarkar and G Chappell. Another Indian of Vengsarkar era was even more elegant imo. Pudgy little guy Gundappa Viswanath. Played the best cover drive I’ve seen: off Thomo. I was watching with a mate and we both turned to each other and said “Shot!”

 

[MrPrez]

Jokes aside, Kallis's driving was very good. Great off the back foot visually also.

Yeah I'm aware many found him boring due to his slow SR, but this was strictly about elegance rather than entertainment. The former of which he oozed, imo.

 

[aussie tragic]

I've said this before but I think Jacques Kallis is very underrated when it comes to elegance.

I think this thread just 'jumped the shark'

 

[Burgey]

Mark Waugh was my favourite to watch. I’d buy film of him batting. Watching him made me look forward to playing the game. VVS was superb as was Vengsarkar and G Chappell. Another Indian of Vengsarkar era was even more elegant imo. Pudgy little guy Gundappa Viswanath. Played the best cover drive I’ve seen: off Thomo. I was watching with a mate and we both turned to each other and said “Shot!”

Yep Vishy was a terrific player. The Indian side which came out here during wsc had some guns. Bedi, Chandra, Gavaskar, Syed Kirmani was the keeper iirc and he was a top glove man too. I saw Bedi clean a few of our blokes up at the Sydney test in 77/78. Was quality. Had the purest action for a finger spinner.

 

[trundler]

No wonder he called Murali a chucker then.

 

[Burgey]

Well he had a point tbf.

But Trundler, you really ought to summons ***** to rule on whether your diversion of the thread to Murali’s action is permissible. He’ll be sure to let you know what he thinks.

 

[trundler]

Now that you've brought up bowlers with clean actions I'll name Swann.

**** *****.

 

[the big bambino]

Yep Vishy was a terrific player. The Indian side which came out here during wsc had some guns. Bedi, Chandra, Gavaskar, Syed Kirmani was the keeper iirc and he was a top glove man too. I saw Bedi clean a few of our blokes up at the Sydney test in 77/78. Was quality. Had the purest action for a finger spinner.

Now if this thread was about elegant bowlers then Bedi would be my favourite to watch. Chandra was class. Took a heap at Melbourne on that tour i think. Bowled quick leggies and had a decent away record.

 

[Flem274*]

stephen fleming

 

[Beleg]

any half decent batsman in a hat.