The Best Young Batsmen in the world?

[ripper868]

Just throwing this out there...Mark Cosgrove...or Jack Mcnamara

 

[Zinzan]

New Zealand FC stats generally aren't. New Zealand domestic stats in generally aren't exceptional. Ross Taylor doesn't average much less than Nathan Astle.

Correct, New Zealand is a very difficult breeding ground for batsmen to be consistent because of the inconsistent pitches.

 

[mikeW]

Just throwing this out there...Mark Cosgrove...or Jack Mcnamara

Mark Cosgrove will never amount to anything as he's to busy bowling and eating pies.

Cameron White however is a gun. Another name for the future is Kumar Sarna.

 

[pup11]

MICHAEL CLARKE is my pick for a simple reason his temprament, he is very good batsman but more importantly he is a team man to the core. No wonder he is tipped to be the next aussie captain.

 

[DCC_legend]

Cook has to be up there somehwere!

 

[roseboy64]

If Marlon Samuels continues his recent form I'd say he's up for contention. He's young enough I reckon.

 

[Mahindinho]

Upul Tharanga for me, depends on whether you class KP or Clarke young or not

Beat me to it!

Upul Tharanga's been showing a lot of promise. Nuwan Kulasekera and Chamara Kapugedera have shown flashes too, I reckon, but not consistently.

Cook definitely has to be up there somewhere - he was found out a bit during the Ashes, but I reckon he'll come back and have a pretty fine summer. The boy just exudes class.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Bell, Cook, Tharanga, the usual suspects really.

 

[Jono]

If 26 is considered young, then Pietersen leads the list, dominating both forms of the game.

Clarke, Bell, Cook, Yuvraj, Taylor, Tharanga etc, are all on the list as well, with some playing better in one form of the game then another.

 

[Jono]

Cook. I'd take Cook over Pieterson in my team TBH.

My team would beat your team then.

 

[Johnners]

Beat me to it!

Upul Tharanga's been showing a lot of promise. Nuwan Kulasekera and Chamara Kapugedera have shown flashes too, I reckon, but not consistently.

Cook definitely has to be up there somewhere - he was found out a bit during the Ashes, but I reckon he'll come back and have a pretty fine summer. The boy just exudes class.

Would this be your first post outside of BT 'dinho?? If it is... good to see

As for the topic of Discussion, i'd say Cook, he's only 22, and looks like being around a long long time. Just needs to sort out his habit of just poking at balls outside offstump and he'll be a star for quite some time imo

 

[Mahindinho]

Would this be your first post outside of BT 'dinho?? If it is... good to see

Nope - I've been lurking around a reasonable amount, with a few posts in various topics.

So what are we considering as "young"? 23 or 24 perhaps, or more "not yet established in world cricket"?

 

[corza_nz]

ross taylor has a heap of potential. i also like the look of ab de villiers and alastair cook.

 

[Xuhaib]

I dont think any of the names discussed will end up as your Lara's, Sachin's or Ponting's.

 

[Xuhaib]

Nope - I've been lurking around a reasonable amount, with a few posts in various topics.

So what are we considering as "young"? 23 or 24 perhaps, or more "not yet established in world cricket"?

I classify young as <25

 

[DCC_legend]

Beat me to it!

Upul Tharanga's been showing a lot of promise. Nuwan Kulasekera and Chamara Kapugedera have shown flashes too, I reckon, but not consistently.

Cook definitely has to be up there somewhere - he was found out a bit during the Ashes, but I reckon he'll come back and have a pretty fine summer. The boy just exudes class.

i reckon his summer will be just as good if not better than last summer! I hope he goes far in international cricket.

 

[Richard]

Upul Tharanga's been showing a lot of promise. Nuwan Kulasekera and Chamara Kapugedera have shown flashes too, I reckon, but not consistently.

If Kulasekura's shown promise with the bat he's on-track to be quite the all-rounder!

 

[Richard]

I dont think any of the names discussed will end up as your Lara's, Sachin's or Ponting's.

Well... not many do.

 

[Richard]

So what are we considering as "young"? 23 or 24 perhaps, or more "not yet established in world cricket"?

That's a far more accurate definition than any age of what's usually thought of as "young".

 

[Prince EWS]

If Kulasekura's shown promise with the bat he's on-track to be quite the all-rounder!

Well he did get that match-saving 64...