Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most hideous of them all

[Daemon]

Jesus..

(not a nomination btw )

 

[Howe_zat]

VVS Laxman, overall he looks ugly on crease, Tall/fat/sloth/annoying voice/weird balaclava/huge protruding ***, yes I know he plays awesome shots. He's tolerable in highlights package where he hits 90% of attempted shots to boundary. Weird people rate him so high.

This is bad and you should feel bad.

 

[Burgey]

Haha indeed. I could watch Laxman bat for a week.


And sadly at times, I have when he's played against us.

 

[Top_Cat]

Paul Nobes. His style reminds me of those douchebag baseballers who claim cricket is easy because of the big bat who then proceed to swing at absolutely everything in a net and use the fact they middled a couple (usually in the air, mind) as evidence for why.

 

[zaremba]

Crowded ****ing House.

 

[hang on]

VVS Laxman, overall he looks ugly on crease, Tall/fat/sloth/annoying voice/weird balaclava/huge protruding ***, yes I know he plays awesome shots. He's tolerable in highlights package where he hits 90% of attempted shots to boundary. Weird people rate him so high.

give yourself an uppercut!

pardon my presumption, but what i think many like about his batting style (as gleaned from discussions with friends over some of speyside's finest) is the way the bat, held high up the handle, almost seems to be an extension of his long arms, especially when he cuts. coupled with the fact that he generally hits the ball on the lower part of the bat (perhaps his bat seems to have a lower sweet spot or perhaps his timing and balance is so good that he gets the sweet spot on the ball most often..), it almost seems like he casually points the ball to boundary with his strokes.

 

[Hurricane]

It's smith for me by a country mile.
Chanderpaul plays nice shots and ends up in a decent position.
Collingwood is fine and is not an eyesore.

The only person who I cringe with is Smith. His backfoot or non backfoot play is just mind blowingly bad. It should have prevented him from being selected.

I could go on about him - but feel I have gotten most of this off my chest now.

Good thread.

 

[intcricket]

Chris Martin

You've just got to love the "Learn to bat like Chris Martin" video.

 

[intcricket]

Learn To Bat Like Chris Martin #Video Out Now!# - YouTube

 

[Hurricane]

Learn To Bat Like Chris Martin #Video Out Now!# - YouTube

pulp sport was good - but the same chap would lose the bet every week and have to do something embarassing.

 

[ganeshran]

VVS Laxman, overall he looks ugly on crease, Tall/fat/sloth/annoying voice/weird balaclava/huge protruding ***, yes I know he plays awesome shots. He's tolerable in highlights package where he hits 90% of attempted shots to boundary. Weird people rate him so high.

 

[ganeshran]

Chris Martin was gold.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Of the ones I've seen live, Matthew Bell takes the cake.

Seen quite a few highlights of Jack Russell's batting and that was a terrible sight indeed.

 

[intcricket]

pulp sport was good - but the same chap would lose the bet every week and have to do something embarassing.

I thought it was a one-time thing. Any more videos that are worth viewing?

 

[centurymaker]

i think he meant that laxman has an ugly stance.

 

[Noble One]

I admire his determination with the bat, however Daniel Vettori does not play aesthetically pleasing cricket. He doesn't mind guiding a ball or two behind square.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Michael Papps

The bloke's a smear on the game.

 

[robelinda]

The bloke's a smear on the game.

Too good.

 

[Spark]

The bloke's a smear on the game.

Feels kinda wrong but !

 

[G.I.Joe]

Ah, k. I just got it