Clive Lloyd vs Rohan Kanhai

[Johan]

a Bludgeoner of the ball vs a very beautiful stroke maker

 

[sayon basak]

Very very close. I'm gonna go Lloyd for his bowling.

 

[ataraxia]

Very very close. I'm gonna go Lloyd for his bowling.

Funny, I went Kanhai for his wicketkeeping.

 

[Johan]

Lloyd is so damn ruthless, Kanhai is so damn elegant

 

[Johan]

"that's gone for a six, if it were a bigger ground it would've gone for an eight."

lol

 

[Johan]

man Lloyd bats like a hater

 

[sayon basak]

man Lloyd bats like a hater

Kanhai bats a lot like Greenidge.

 

[Johan]

Kanhai bats a lot like Greenidge.

I've a suspicion that Clive (Lloyd) based his batting style on Clyde (Walcott). Powerful backfoot hook shots, bludgeoning the ball, soft handed defense against spin, jumping out against spinners rarely but confidently.

 

[honestbharani]

I've a suspicion that Clive (Lloyd) based his batting style on Clyde (Walcott). Powerful backfoot hook shots, bludgeoning the ball, soft handed defense against spin, jumping out against spinners rarely but confidently.

This seems very similar to 8 year old me thinking Kumble based his batting style on Kambli.

 

[Sliferxxxx]

Idk who's better but damn Lloyd was a powerful lad!!

 

[Johan]

This seems very similar to 8 year old me thinking Kumble based his batting style on Kambli.

might just be wishful thinking from me too lol, but genuinely think their batting looks and feels similar.

 

[Johan]

Idk who's better but damn Lloyd was a powerful lad!!

at 40, no less, when most men's strength start to evaporate.

 

[capt_Luffy]

at 40, no less, when most men's strength start to evaporate.

Lloyd looks like he can use me like a shortput even now

 

[Coronis]

Idk who's better but damn Lloyd was a powerful lad!!

Lloyd looks like he can use me like a shortput even now

iirc both Lloyd and Pollock used rather heavy bats - at least/maybe more than 3lbs or 1.36kg if you believe Chappell. Ponsford was known for using a 1.2kg (2lbs 10oz) bat known as Big Bertha. All must’ve been quite strong guys.

I distinctly remember a Manchester morning when I trialled one of Clive Lloyd’s railway sleepers for just 20 minutes and needed a bex and a lie down during lunch, followed by a reversion to my own old “toothpick”. - Chappell’s toothpick being 1.1kg (2lbs 7oz)

Also according to Chappell, Jessop, Bradman and Harvey used bats weighing 1kg (2lbs 3oz).

 

[Johan]

Lloyd looks like he can use me like a shortput even now

Lloyd at 40 looks like the local school principal who humbles bullies when they take it too far.

 

[Bert]

Lloyd grips the bat much higher than usual. Kanhai has the conventional grip lower down to the base.
Lloyd has a flourishing follow thru. Kanhai less so.
Added to their height difference, Lloyd appears more extravagant than Kanhai who appears compact and collected.

 

[kyear2]

Clive Lloyd for me.

 

[Johan]

In this job, he nurtured an array of talented proteges including Rohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd, both of whom went on to captain the West Indies.

it makes sense now

 

[Coronis]

it makes sense now

He nurtured them by scoring tons?

 

[Johan]

He nurtured them by scoring tons?

what!? No! the article that's from first mentioned the tons and then mentioned him being involved with them.