The batsmen who made batting look the most arduous and difficult

[Flametree]

I know the post was meant to be about batsmen, but Ewen Chatfield and Bob Willis must rate a mention for perfecting the "curtain rail" forward defensive.

Both drove bowlers mad by forever playing at and missing anything just outside off stump but reasonably successfully blocking anything on the stumps...

 

[Xuhaib]

don't get this thread are we talking about defensive players or just plain ugly players. Sherwin cambell takes the cake for me.

 

[ganeshran]

Yuvraj Singh in tests

Badrinath

 

[Dan]

At the moment, Ricky Ponting. Brad Haddin pretty bad also.

 

[sunilreddy]

Jimmy Adams
Dilshan
Hinds
Misbah

 

[BoyBrumby]

I don't understand why BoyBrumby mentioned Khawaja. Yes he is scoring really slowly, but that's because he isn't looking to score (for some reason preoccupied with defending atm). For me he makes batting look easy, very elegant.

I can only go on what I've seen, but "elegant" would be quite some way back in the queue for apposite adjectives I'd use to describe his batting.

He's a bit bottom handed so doesn't always meet the ball with a straight bat, making him look a bit of a shoveller and, whilst set on occupation, makes it look hard (MHO, obvz) because he doesn't translate his vigils into runs.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Early days, but Khawaja is in no danger of being mistaken for Lara so far either.

Nah.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nah.

Yeah, I've seen it before. Looks impressive, but I'm sure there are vids of Raina creaming England's ODI attack to all corners too and he looked lost in tests.

And I'd suggest that RSA's test attack>SA's limited overs one too.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Fair enough, there's little doubt that he's got class though. He'll do good.

 

[Flem274*]

I was going to link to that Khawaja innings as well.

I rate him much higher than Hughes.

 

[Flem274*]

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Chanderpaul
Owais Shah
Phil Hughes
Dan Vettori

 

[wellAlbidarned]

u srs br0

 

[sledger]

Phil Mustard was always a bit grim as well iirc. Not seen him play for ages, however.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Because the other thread was going that way anyway.

Paul Collingwood comes to mind. Always seemed to give vast amounts of effort, regardless of whether or not that was necessary at the time.

Misbah against Yuvraj Singh in the semi final wins by a country mile.

 

[Spark]

Hughes is a bit unfair. When he gets going, he scores boundaries for fun off balls which really don't deserve to be scored off which should surely disqualify him from this - I think we're looking more for people who for whom every ball looks a monumental effort even if they're scoring runs.

Disagree with Dravid too. Slow/watchful yes, but he looks like he's barely expending any energy at the crease when he bats - which is one reason why he looks so bloody hard to get out when in nick (the more obvious reason being that he is).

Where is the other thread, btw?

 

[Howe_zat]

Where is the other thread, btw?

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cri...make-batting-look-most-effortless-simple.html

 

[Furball]

Dravid's leaves are the best. Has a total air of 'I'm not lowering myself to even think of playing a shot at that' air about it.

 

[Spark]

Dravid's leaves are the best. Has a total air of 'I'm not lowering myself to even think of playing a shot at that' air about it.

Yeah I love his leaving technique. Doesn't do the wristy flick up thing that looks good but can get you into trouble (Clarke, Hussey, looking at you). Just has a look, steps across, has another look, bat goes up.

 

[benchmark00]

Dravid made batting look ****ing difficult in the tour of Australia in 07/08. Was in horrible horrible form.

But agree with the general point that he normally doesn't make batting look difficult.

Am gobsmacked by Brumbeh's call on Usman itbt. Has batted slow in tests, but no way does he make it look difficult as such. Pleasure to watch his stroke play when he gets going. Would definitely call him elegant.