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Most powerful hitting batsman you've ever seen
- Thread starter Shane Warne
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luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Why on earth not?cricket player said:
The only thing I've got against him is when he came to Derbyshire (my county) for a month he was utter rubbish. Some of the innings he has played in the last year or so have been quite awesome as he has threatened to add a small dose of common sense to his prodigious slogging.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
If Afridi could be pursuaded (and if the legion of his blind supporters would let him be pursuaded) to get a dose of common sense, he would be challenging for the most exciting batsman of the century. Unfortunately thats as unlikely to happen as for Pakistan fans to understand that non-Pakistani cricket lovers are more exasperated with Afridi's mindless approach than hating him for any of their imagined causes.luckyeddie said:
I think Afridi is an idiot who could have challenged tendulkar for the most exciting batsman to come from the sub continent if he was not such an imbecile and if he was willing to go to a coach and say, "OK, i will listen to you"
I love Afridi's batting and I hate his attitude towards the possibilities of developing into a great batsman. I would have felt the same way, maybe much more strongly towards his idiocy if he was an Indian.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Before anyone jumps on me for the harsh words used for Afridi, let me clarify that I am incenced at being denied brilliant big hundreds even in the longer version of the game that this guy is capable of but wont understand there is a method to madness.
Wish he was playing for India and then he spoke English or Chappell spoke Pushto
Wish he was playing for India and then he spoke English or Chappell spoke Pushto
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
No need to apologise SJS, all sensible opinions are valid surely.
That Symonds ton in the last WC (can't remember who against, Pakistan?) was an incredible display of clean striking and hard hitting. Wow. Love to see him play some tests. KP can welly it, as can Fred. It's a toss up between Viv and Afridi for me, though the former may be a romantic choice.
That Symonds ton in the last WC (can't remember who against, Pakistan?) was an incredible display of clean striking and hard hitting. Wow. Love to see him play some tests. KP can welly it, as can Fred. It's a toss up between Viv and Afridi for me, though the former may be a romantic choice.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Adrian Kuiper hit the ball as far as anyone I've ever seen.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I am a great fan of Viv.and dont think one can speak of Afridi and Richards in the same breath. Afridi needs working on but the basic material is all there.Pedro Delgado said:
To start with he has an orthodox stance and grip.
He drives with an immaculately straight bat.
He has one of the cleanest follow throughs after a superb full swing.
These are the things missing from the technical aspects from most young batsmen. he has it right. I dont know how. It could be the influence of some orthodox coaching early on.
Add to that his tremendous sense of timing and great strength and most basic material is there.
I agree this is not all that goes to make a great player but it goes a long way. He needed someone to take him into his wings and work on his game (and his head) without making him a machine, and we could have been blessed with a remarkable batsman. today, he is a wasted talent.
History will not put him in the same book, let alone page as the Vivs, Brians and Laras. And that is a tragedy. Thats why I get upset with Pakistani fans who gloat over what he has and argue with those who think he isnt good enough, for there is more than a grain of truth in Afridi's detractors views.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
SJS said:
Close? McMillan?
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Come on.Pedro Delgado said:
The Brians refer to Lara and the Laras refer to Croft. SJS was confusing her with Colin.
Easy mistake to make - one is a gorgeously attractive, athletic individual with breasts to die for and the other one is played by an actress.
Top_Cat
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SJS: Some of the knocks Afridi played in the past season in Australia suggest he may have turned the corner, to be honest. I've always liked him but this last summer, he really played well. He hasn't lost any of his hitting power but he appeared more likely to go on for a big score, especially in that 50 in Hobart where he ripped the Aussie attack to bits and played two of the greatest shots I've ever seen over cover.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Collis King, on his day. Unfortunately he didn't have as many days as he should have.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I am told by others and hope its true but it might be a bit late in the day.Top_Cat said:
He needs to play more ground shots, which he is well capable of, and also learn the art of placing the ground shots, something he never felt the need to learn with thepenchant for clearing the verticle reach of all the fieldsmen.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Brett Lee is the hardest hitting batsman in the Australian team, IMO. Just that he can hit a smaller range of balls hard as opposed to the better batsmen in the side.
Shane Warne
Banned
Quite possibly.vic_orthdox said:
I can't remember what game it was but as I recall he hit two or three huge sixes in the space of a few balls during his knock.
SquidAU
First Class Debutant
Possibly his 51* against South Africa at the WACA in 2001/02? He got 3 of his 4 sixes in one Donald over.Shane Warne said:
Aus v SAF, Perth 2001/02
Shane Warne
Banned
Probably.SquidAU said:
But whatever it was, they were worth 12.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
This is going to make a lot of people laugh, but there aren't a lot of people in world cricket right now that can hit a ball harder than Ian Blackwell. 10x6 and 10x4 in a 71-ball 134* the other week show that not only are the Taunton boundaries very short, but when Blackwell connects (which is usually kinda rare) he really connects. He hit 247* off about 140 balls the other year in an FC game too, with 11x6.