Shane Warne
Banned
Who's your pick for hardest striker of a cricket ball?
Slow Love™ said:Lance Cairns.
Well, he's a better batsman, no doubt about that. But I always regarded Chris as just having more talent and better timing, although he can certainly hit powerfully. Lance had that nifty little bat with the shoulders cut off though, and his forearms seemed huge - bigger than Klusener's. I thought he hit the ball as powerfully as anybody I've seen. Did you ever see Lance play?Blaze said:I reckon he is overrated.. Chris hits it just as hard if not harder
Who could forget his 6 sixes at the MCG (in the days before the ropes were pulled in from the boundry) off Lillee, Hogg and Mclean. The 5th of those was onehandedSlow Love™ said:Well, he's a better batsman, no doubt about that. But I always regarded Chris as just having more talent and better timing, although he can certainly hit powerfully. Lance had that nifty little bat with the shoulders cut off though, and his forearms seemed huge - bigger than Klusener's. I thought he hit the ball as powerfully as anybody I've seen. Did you ever see Lance play?
Maybe his other team mate, Nathan Astle?Eclipse said:Craig Mcmillan lol..
decent hitter but a lot of batsman hit the ball harder than him..
I take it you have seen much of Mcmillan then .....although he's only a moderate international batsmen.....there aren't that many that hit the ball as hard...Eclipse said:Craig Mcmillan lol..
decent hitter but a lot of batsman hit the ball harder than him..
I would say Afridi, but the best hitting i've seen in a match was probably Ponting in the WC final.
What do you mean by strongest, yet not being as hard?FaaipDeOiad said:Gilchrist is the cleanest, strongest striker of the ball I've ever seen. Afridi and Kluesener hit it harder, though.
Poor phrasing on my part perhaps. I should say that Gilchrist is the cleanest and best hitter of the ball I have ever seen. His ability to hit any sort of delivery anywhere on the ground, right out of the middle against any sort of bowling is phenomenal, and only matched by Viv Richards ever imo. He isn't as hard hitting as guys like Afridi and Kluesener, though.Shane Warne said:What do you mean by strongest, yet not being as hard?
P.S. No need to get defensive BTW, I am just asking in a nice fashion.