Sehwag weak against shortball : johnson

[TumTum]

One of his primary shots that fetches him a lot of runs tbh. Never had much confidence in his pull or hook shots though.

1st image more resembles a cut over the fielders (which I mentioned) and the 2nd is a back-foot drive.

 

[GotSpin]

Those aren't really cut shots

 

[TumTum]

He also plays the 'forehand topspin' over mid-off or through the offside field.

He's so weird

 

[Shri]

Those aren't really cut shots

If the first pic isn't a square shot, I am watching a 5 day baseball match between India and Australia atm.

 

[Migara]

Pretty sure Malinga's tried that tactic.

Sehwag is brutal of his stumps and through the offside, particularly when there's little movement. I think a tactic for a bowler like Johnson of bowling a few sharp short ones and then pushing it across is probably the only tactic available to him, and there's probably a chance it will work.

In all honesty, the most likely person to get Sehwag out is Sehwag, via a loose shot or something.

Malinga does not bowl he yorker consistently with the new ball. It's more length stuff and short stuff. It's the old ball he makes to talk. If a tall bowler like Mitch can bowl a yorker then it will ne quite dangerous.

 

[Black_Warrior]

No. Hardly ever see him cut or pull.

Have u seen him bat?

He square cuts 90mph + for sixes over third man..


As for your first point of Johnson getting Sehwag..well I never said he couldnt.. I just said he will have to find some other way instead of bouncing him out..

And yes great or even very good bowlers can swing the ball at will

 

[Burgey]

Have u seen him bat?

He square cuts 90mph + for sixes over third man..


As for your first point of Johnson getting Sehwag..well I never said he couldnt.. I just said he will have to find some other way instead of bouncing him out..

And yes great or even very good bowlers can swing the ball at will

McGrath didn't..

 

[robelinda]

McGrath swung it plenty early in his career, too much sometimes. In Pakistan in 94 and in the 94/95 ashes he got heaps of swing, especially in Brisbane, but not a lot of wickets. During the Trinidad test in 95 he got swing, but very helpful conditions. Obviously not his forte though.

 

[Black_Warrior]

McGrath didn't..

He did..I have seen him do it..not in the Wasim Akram sort of way..maybe not even as effective, but he did get the ball to move..

 

[Spark]

He did..I have seen him do it..not in the Wasim Akram sort of way..maybe not even as effective, but he did get the ball to move..

Wouldn't say he swung it at will though.

 

[gwo]

Bump...

Ball?

 

[weldone]

Hardly ever see him cut

Have you seen Sehwag bat? Ever?

Sehwag has the fiercest cut in the world.

A few months ago, Imran Khan was opining that he hasn't seen any batsman playing fiercer cut stroke than the one Sehwag plays. He reckoned that even if two thirdmans are placed by the fielding captain, Sehwag can score a boundary between the two. He was not exaggerating much. Sehwag's cuts go like bullet.

 

[GotSpin]

Have you seen Sehwag bat? Ever?

Sehwag has the fiercest cut in the world.

A few months ago, Imran Khan was opining that he hasn't seen any batsman playing fiercer cut stroke than the one Sehwag plays. He reckoned that even if two thirdmans are placed by the fielding captain, Sehwag can score a boundary between the two. He was not exaggerating much. Sehwag's cuts go like bullet.

He's cuts are more like uppish back foot drives over gully I reckon

 

[Top_Cat]

Have you seen Sehwag bat? Ever?

Sehwag has the fiercest cut in the world.

A few months ago, Imran Khan was opining that he hasn't seen any batsman playing fiercer cut stroke than the one Sehwag plays. He reckoned that even if two thirdmans are placed by the fielding captain, Sehwag can score a boundary between the two. He was not exaggerating much. Sehwag's cuts go like bullet.

I think he's thinking of the more traditional cut. Sehwag tends to drive shorter balls on the up through point/gully and uppercut anything else. Don't often see him play a traditional, head-over-the ball cut all the way along the carpet.

Definitely not a criticism of his batting, either.

 

[weldone]

Anything played by a right-handed batsman (except a reverse sweep or an outside edge) that goes towards the thirdman, is a cut. Doesn't matter if his technique and feet movement for playing the cut is like Greg Chappell's or Roy Fredericks' or Vivian Richards' or Brian Lara's (they all had different techniques and different footworks for the cut shot), it's a cut nevertheless. If not, then only 1 among 4 of the above batsmen played the cut stroke and the other 3 didn't.

If not, and if Sehwag can drive a 90+ mph delivery from the middle of the bat towards thirdman, then probably Shri was right - we are watching a 5 day baseball match between India and Australia now.

 

[weldone]

Don't often see him play a traditional, head-over-the ball cut all the way along the carpet.

With his elbows making the 'O' structure like Geoff Boycott suggests should? No, he doesn't play the cut shot like Rahul Dravid does. No. But the fact remains that he plays cut shots along the carpet (the ball rolling over the boundary rope and not jumping over it) with more accuracy and more power than any batsman in world cricket, atm.

Sehwag has 3 distinct shots, which are creating all the confusion in this thread. Let me list:

1. Square cut in-the-air:

2. Along-the-carpet Bullet Square Cut:

3. Square Drive:

And for those who do not know the difference between a square drive and a square cut (not for you, Top-Cat), a square drive is played with bat position more vertical than horizontal, and a square cut is played with bat position more horizontal than vertical.

 

[Faisal1985]

Well Johnson did prove his point in the first innings...

 

[Daemon]

And Hilfenhaus in the 2nd

 

[smash84]

And Hilfenhaus in the 2nd

True.......

 

[weldone]

Well Johnson did prove his point in the first innings...

Yeah, after Sehwag scored a 59 off 56 balls or something...