Battle of the Most Watchable Players

[subshakerz]

Which players below would you rather watch in their prime and why?

David Gower vs Damien Martyn

Brian Lara vs Viv Richards

Shoaib Akhtar vs Michael Holding

VVS Laxman vs Mark Waugh

Shane Warne vs Thommo

Sehwag vs KP

Waqar vs Steyn

 

[capt_Luffy]

David Gower (left hand batters are generally more aesthetic)

Brian Lara (same as the previous)

Michael Holding (the most beautiful action of any pacer)

VVS Laxman (Ungodly wrist + Indian)

Shane Warne (Turning those balls hugely from outside leg stump, very pleasing to watch)

Sehwag (on song in SC vs spinners just way too devastating)

Not sure of this one.

 

[Johan]

Gower (more elegant imo)

Viv (Monsterous bat against pacers)

Holding (fast, more accurate, beautiful action)

Laxman (again, more elegant and fun as a Batsmen, never liked Waugh)

Warnie personally

Sehwag (like Viv against Spinners, he was unintentionally entertaining against pacers)

Waqar at peak (those yorkers)

 

[PlayerComparisons]

All of them

 

[BazBall21]

Gower
Lara
Holding
Waugh
Warne
Pietersen
Waqar.

 

[Thala_0710]

Gower (left handers elegance)
Lara (my favourite cricketer ever to watch bar Tendulkar)
Holding (arguably most beautiful action ever)
Laxman (those wrists)
Warne (who doesn't love the ball turning a mile)
KP (favourite ENG cricketer ever)
Waqar (deadly inswinging yorkers)

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Waqar all day long and all night too. No finer bowler to watch in their prime, as the OP states. Waqar’s prime was pretty much unparalleled in my mind.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

David Gower (left hand batters are generally more aesthetic)

Brian Lara (same as the previous)

Michael Holding (the most beautiful action of any pacer)

VVS Laxman (Ungodly wrist + Indian)

Shane Warne (Turning those balls hugely from outside leg stump, very pleasing to watch)

Sehwag (on song in SC vs spinners just way too devastating)

Not sure of this one.

Same except Martyn in the first case

 

[subshakerz]

Waqar all day long and all night too. No finer bowler to watch in their prime, as the OP states. Waqar’s prime was pretty much unparalleled in my mind.

I am split because Waqar was definitely more exciting with the reverse but Steyn was great to watch with old and new ball.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Same except Martyn in the first case

Martyn surely goes under the radar for a batsman with his record and more importantly for this discussion, aesthetics.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Gower (Elegence)

Viv (Aura)

Shoaib personally. Just because of being slightly quicker

Waugh (Elegence)

Thommo (Freak)

Sehwag (On song against spinner was something very special)

Waqar (Goat)

 

[OverratedSanity]

Martyn
Lara
Akhtar
Waugh
Warne
Sehwag
Steyn

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Martyn
Lara(tho this is insanely close, since both along with Sobers form a holy trinity of sorts with regards to dynamic batting)
Holding
Laxman(you just need to him batting against Warne in that 281 to understand)
Warne(easiest choice)
Sehwag
Steyn(more versatile)

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Interesting no one other than me have voted for Thommo. Probably biased opinion here due to being a fast bowler and having strong preference for quicks. But why would you want to watch a guy bowling at 80-90 kmph rather than watching probably the fastest ever?

 

[Thala_0710]

Interesting no one other than me have voted for Thommo. Probably biased opinion here due to being a fast bowler and having strong preference for quicks. But why would you want to watch a guy bowling at 80-90 kmph rather than watching probably the fastest ever?

Because that guy turned the ball like no one else in history. Bowled the ball of the 20th century, and those dismissals of Strauss where the ball pitches almost outside the pitch, Strauss shoulder arms and it takes the leg stump would be my reason

 

[Gob]

Wtf people not voting for marto. God through the off side

Count my vote

 

[Coronis]

Because that guy turned the ball like no one else in history. Bowled the ball of the 20th century, and those dismissals of Strauss where the ball pitches almost outside the pitch, Strauss shoulder arms and it takes the leg stump would be my reason

Heard there was some Sri Lankan guy and some NSW bloke who turned it just as much, if not more.


Also the ball of the century is massively overrated.

 

[Thala_0710]

Heard there was some Sri Lankan guy and some NSW bloke who turned it just as much, if not more.


Also the ball of the century is massively overrated.

Yeah the ball could be massively overrated, but Warne did it time and again and that's what I looked to watch. But watchability is quite subjective anyway, so to each his own

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Heard there was some Sri Lankan guy and some NSW bloke who turned it just as much, if not more.


Also the ball of the century is massively overrated.

Massively agree on the second part. Warne himself has bowled better than that

 

[subshakerz]

Wtf people not voting for marto. God through the off side

Count my vote

Martyn is underrated. Timing so good you wondered if he ever has to put effort.