Who Has the best Batting technique

Pretty simple. lets hear your opinion on who is technichally the best batsmen in world cricket.

Well I guess u cant go past tendulkar. Maybe damien martyn. I know her plays away from his body at the start of innings, but besides that. stands tall on the back foot. high elbow. always has his head over the ball. Let Me know.


Edited by -JP- - 13 February 2007 at 10:14am

I dunno about ponting. I guess he proably is there is just something about him. No doubting how good he is but... Kallis as well is another one.

the only thing about kallis is he dosnt score fluently or quickly. not even so much that but he is proably to othordox. But he has a very good techique.

 So he does Clobs , but over the years I've seen him play every shot in the book!
      Looking around today I'd say there isn't a player who can compare to Barry Richards -  just lovely to watch , picked the ball up so quickly and his feet,bat and body knew where they should be almost immediately - like all class players he seemed to have an age to place the ball.

      The one day game has affected all fine players today - there's much more playing across the line and slashing at wide ones.  Of course they score quickly today , it's the modern game , but even the best get out to some ugly,ugly shots.

Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan have both classic shots and somehow, it s worth to watch them both batting in Test Cricket - Younis Khan tries to experiement new shots and it works for him sometimes and Mohammad Yousuf on the other hand, nice classics shot like clob and the way he moves the bat when it comes the bouncer and much more ...... -  Rather to watch Yousuf batting instead of Ricking not cause of as a Pakistani fan , Yousuf always invent new shot in test matches somehow and  the  way  he bat is brilliant -- No doubt Ricky is brilliant, but we have already seen his batting like the way he plays  - it s cool and same  . Hope he  invents new shot in  Pakistan  when Austrailia tours to Pakistan  after the WC  or perhap on 2008 -

@ Both  Ricky and Yousuf are the best --  Dont Start the Flame  LOLZ

how about sachin and sunil gavaskar?

Gavaskar was good. Sachin is fine but not that good to be rated in the first slab of finest batting tecnicians. I gues Kallis, Dravid, Boycott, Inzi adn Andrew Hudson would do the job. Call me mad for hudson, but i really admird his technique. was almost flawless

Michael Vaughen can look flawless when he is playing well, one of the best drivers of the ball i've ever seen.

Just going through the thread I hardly see a mention of Mr. cricket Mike Hussey anywhere. I am not sure if I have seen any fault in his technique, and more so he is almost perfect from the very first ball. Comapratively look at all other leading batsmen, they are usually suspect earlier on, can get them early, may it be ponting, Inzi, tendolkar, dravid, yousuf, Kallis. Hussey through the years he had to wait for his chance has learnt not to take anything easy and the way he protects and prizes his wicket is phenomenal and unmatched. I certainly believe he is the batsmen with best technique at the moment in international cricket!

Edited by wiseguy - 22 February 2007 at 5:27am

Sorry for letting my bias show, but I'd certainly add Graeme Pollock and Daryl Cullinan to the list as well. And as strange as it sounds, I'd add Mohammed Yousuf as well. He might not be as textbook as the others mentioned here, but he has such an amazing eye and is such a great timer of the ball, he manages to make every shot look effortless. That's a great technique all in its own.

agree...yousuf is an abnormally talented and a class player but he is not technically among the most sound players.

Its got to be Kallis now .As Clobs said Dravid of late has got bowled too many times and so the Wall has cracked a bit .Its got to be kallis cant see anyone elso after him and Dravid .

Presently i would have to say Ponting and although he is struggling at the moment , i would have to say techniquely Tendulkar has the best that i have seen. Mark Waugh's elegance and timing was impeccable. I enjoyed watching Waugh more than anyone as he seemed to have that split second more than anyone and batting just looked easy.

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