The Next Big Stars

[Matteh]

Think Don Bradman is shaping up to be the better bowler, has some handy lower order slogging too.

 

[Athlai]

Pull your head in, Bradmans nowhere near Test quality.

 

[NZTailender]

Have heard good things about this 'Viv Richards'. Not convinced myself. Will need to see him turning out some decent knocks first.

 

[Matteh]

Saw him last year playing for some club side. No footwork, also held the bat the wrong way up as well. Whole team fell about laughing.

 

[NZTailender]

Can't be as bad as this WG Grace lad. Talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. Will never have an impact on the game.

 

[jeevan]

Pull your head in, Bradmans nowhere near Test quality.

He's been figured out - short ball on the leg stump.

 

[Athlai]

Though on a more on topic front, Clarke is already a star and Johnson should do well, though I don't think he'll average anything under 25, so I don't think he will be a star.

Sharma is just as likely to go completely off the map ala M Patel as he is to be a star.

Also reckon it's fair enough to say Pathan is a future star as he could soon take up the mantle of the worlds best allrounder post Kallis.

 

[Flem274*]

Think Don Bradman is shaping up to be the better bowler, has some handy lower order slogging too.

I heard Bradman was the next Chris Martin with the bat.

 

[Matteh]

Heard Chris Martin will front an international band that make average music at my end.

 

[Flem274*]

Heard Chris Martin will front an international band that make average music at my end.

His music will struggle to beat his batting.

 

[Googenheim]

Though on a more on topic front, Clarke is already a star and Johnson should do well, though I don't think he'll average anything under 25, so I don't think he will be a star.

Sharma is just as likely to go completely off the map ala M Patel as he is to be a star.

Also reckon it's fair enough to say Pathan is a future star as he could soon take up the mantle of the worlds best allrounder post Kallis.

Don't think he'll be quite as big as Kallis, only Sobers matches up to Kallis all-time anyway. But I can definitely see Pathan turning into a batting all-rounder in the future rather than the bowling allrounder he is now.

 

[sideshowtim]

Phil Hughes, Moises Henriques, Steve Smith

Moey is god. Took 5/70 and scored 141* in his Grade semi-final this weekend. Legend.

 

[masterblaster]

Don't think he'll be quite as big as Kallis, only Sobers matches up to Kallis all-time anyway. But I can definitely see Pathan turning into a batting all-rounder in the future rather than the bowling allrounder he is now.

Pathan has so much potential, I just hope his bowling doesn't fall away again like it did the last couple of years. Another one from an Indian perspective is Praveen Kumar. He's only 21, is a very useful batsman and swings the ball a long way. His action seems very smooth and he's got a very unique wrist release. As long as he stays somewhat consistent, I think he'll be reasonably successful.

 

[Smudge]

Have heard good things about this 'Viv Richards'. Not convinced myself. Will need to see him turning out some decent knocks first.

I reckon he'll be a fly-by-nighter who'll go alright for about 25 tests and be unbelievably average for the rest of them.




My tip - Kane Williamson. But give him a few years.

 

[Richard]

Can't be as bad as this WG Grace lad. Talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. Will never have an impact on the game.

Still, more of a prospect than that Henry Jupp fella. And as for Fuller Pilch...

*Rodders to comment*

 

[Pup Clarke]

Callum McLeod

Calum

 

[Jono]

By just 'looking' at them, both Sharmas seem to have 'it' when it comes to Indian cricket. rohit just looks like he oozes class when he bats, and enough has been posted and written on Ishant.

Praveen has been a domestic powerhouse for a while I believe, but he's shown it on the international stage and surprised everyone. Unlike the above two, Praveen doesn't look like a star (doesn't have a flamboyant look, style or stature), and was almost being mocked because of his pace by the Australian Channel 9 commentary team when they first saw him, but he proved them all wrong really, particularly in the 2nd final where he was swinging it both ways at will. Should go on to be a very good cricketer, if not a star.

Still reckon there's something in Raina too. Greg Chappell saw something in him out of all the young players in Indian cricket, there's gotta be something there, and he's still ridiculously young. Raina could do crap all for 5 years and turn out to be a star with a great career.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Freddie Coleman, Scott Dalgleish, Euan Chalmers, Scott Redhead, Richie Berrington, Moneeb Iqbal, Zeeshan Bashir.

 

[Xuhaib]

By just 'looking' at them, both Sharmas seem to have 'it' when it comes to Indian cricket. rohit just looks like he oozes class when he bats, and enough has been posted and written on Ishant.

Praveen has been a domestic powerhouse for a while I believe, but he's shown it on the international stage and surprised everyone. Unlike the above two, Praveen doesn't look like a star (doesn't have a flamboyant look, style or stature), and was almost being mocked because of his pace by the Australian Channel 9 commentary team when they first saw him, but he proved them all wrong really, particularly in the 2nd final where he was swinging it both ways at will. Should go on to be a very good cricketer, if not a star.

Still reckon there's something in Raina too. Greg Chappell saw something in him out of all the young players in Indian cricket, there's gotta be something there, and he's still ridiculously young. Raina could do crap all for 5 years and turn out to be a star with a great career.

Yup always liked the look of Raina as for Pak I believe Sohail Khan would turn out huge.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Adrian Barath is all class.