Best batsman under pressure

. Yeah, outstanding and annoying! You can say that again.

i think hussey is he can b constructive when required and also destructive

Save your breath bondie , MalikBrother can't see past his beloved Pakistan.

Originally posted by bond2322 Ponting has never performed under pressure? Who are you? And have you ever seen the man bat? What about on Sunday night when he sank New Zealand will a brillant hundred under pressure chasing 291. Thas was pressure considering they needed 8 and over with 20 to go. His 156 to save the forth Ashes test in 2005, that was pressure at it's extreme. Please do not comment if you do not know what you are talking about, cheers.

Those are the test matches -- he made 150 to save forth Ashes test in 2005 - Sometimes , he can play in under presssure - but he is not that player who always  click  in the situation like  losing first three or four wickets and then u got to lead the way Mohammad Yousuf always does  now inspite of Pakistan team losing first three wickets  all the  times but Yousuf always click in that situation - that s why Pakistan has no good openers - only middle order batmen

@ Ricky Pointing doesnt have to play in under pressure all the times cause of test player like Mathew  Hayden ,  and cant remember the batman who  was  test opener as well and retired after  the Ashes 2006/2007 - No doubt Ricky Pointing is great  and he has better average -- dont think he plays in under pressure when he  makes  double century or above 150 - beside u can check his strike rate  that how he makes quick century like  playing in one day matches --- 

@ Austrailia has two best players who play in under pressure especially in one day and test and those are known as Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan and Hussey will be futurestar of playing in under pressure while Symond on the one day format -  but Ricky is still better than  them


Edited by MalikBrother - 06 February 2007 at 9:01pm

Originally posted by bond2322 Your posts don't make any sense neither grammatically nor in content.   Ponting is hardly ever under pressure. When he is he performs.   Pakistan are one of the classic examples of teams that crumble under pressure, they have world class players but can't win a world cup? Or beat Aussie in test matches?   Yousef had one brilliant season and that makes him a GREAT batsman under pressure? He did nothing recently against South Africa when he was under pressure, Inzy did but he didn't.   Some of the points you are making are true, but try and make them impartially instead of clouding your judgement with your love of Pakistan.

One point  u have made is correct abt my grammar and i m not good at it -- do i care enough to correct my grammer english ? -- grow up - u guys  and be not like guys who becomes doctors and show attitude to someone who is not doctor

the real test will be if ricky comes down on fourth -- losing first wicket and seems not to be in pressure while playing and easily lead the innings unless if there is situation like  4 wickets are already down  and Ricky loses wicket then Austrailia will be  gone  -- basically ,  i have  never seen his batting in under pressure cause Austrailia batmen like Adam Gilchrist and Mathew Hayden hardly give the wickets away--- how that can be when RIcky makes century and u call him the batman who play under pressure -?- Australia is good team cause of  like Adam Gilchrist , Hayden , Hussey , Clark  and if Ricky takes of hussey and send hussey to first down --- then if Ricky click in that situation like Hussey does  -- then u can call him batman who play in under pressure like hussey does --- no doubt Ricky is best batman in the world --

@ If u talking abt Yousuf and Inzimam -- if they dont click once and u guys start to talk abt Pak vs SA series that they didn't click in under pressure -- they have done it before especially against Sri Lanka, India , NZlead, England and against Australia as well especially one of the matches in 2004 in England and in Austrailia ( 2005) as well    -- Both  batmen have done  lots of times --   there  are  lots of  matches u dont know how they handled opposition when they both were in 44 runs and already lost 4 wickets then they always ended up above 200 from 44  --  if u think  i m Pakistani fan that s why i m suporting them --- u r wrong -- there are others players like Michael Beven and Steve Waugh and also Sangakkara  who also click in under pressure -

@ u guys really dont know abt under pressure -- u always see Austrailia coming up with above 500 runs and barely lose three wickets then also declare too--- that s not like playing in under pressure although they have played well and really fired em as aggressive batmen  -  i m also talking abt Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan as well -- they are batmen who clicks in  under pressure when first four batmen dismiss by bowlers from the beginning   --  dont tell me  it s  all abt beloved Pakistan -- atleast Steve  Waugh and Michael Bevan are not Pakistani batmen so are not Hussey and Symond who are the best batmen who can click in under pressure anytime they can  - no doubt


Edited by MalikBrother - 06 February 2007 at 10:55pm

I happen to agree with Malikbrother.

Mike Atherton was one of the finest players under pressure I have had the pleasure to watch, Allan Lamb was delightful to watch when bowlers were tightening the screw.

Originally posted by MalikBrother [QUOTE=inzamam329]Collingwoooood?!!!! Thats a joke. For me its Ponting, Yousaf, Inzy and lara.

Is that why he played 2 brilliant centuries in a row under pressure!

Mark Boucher.

Steve Waugh, Lance Klusener, Rahul Dravid, Michael Bevan

 

I think we are talking about just pressure in general and not a specific situation.  30/5 is one scenario like you mentioned but if the opposition puts 350 on the board and you get off to a solid start say 80/1 off 12 overs.  The batsman at number 3 would still be under pressure with 9 wickets in hand.  I believe the 4 players I mentioned above would be able to do the job more often than not in all pressure-cooker situations.

who is the best batsmen under pressure and when runs are needed???

And I though I had the worst English on this side, but MalikBrother , it does not get any worse, hahahahahah!!

got to say Lara and Tendulkar because most of the time their team are in trouble or don't get enough support from other batsman.

Originally posted by Hedonism What kind of pressure? Are we talking about winning a match or saving one? As for saving a match, let's just say that if my team was 30/5 at the start of the last day of a test, I'd want Dravid and Kallis at the crease.