What were the technical flaws and weaknesses of these ATG bats?

[subshakerz]

Me too. I can't imagine he'd be getting away with that if he were facing someone like Waqar who bowled a full length and swung it at high pace. A nice Yorker on leg stump.

No need to york.

 

[subshakerz]

Gavaskar - lateral movement at decent pace, think he could struggle on devious tracks outside Asia but not a major weakness.
Viv - leg spin and the trade of impatience
Chappell - honestly not sure, he was front-foot by preference but had a great series against WI in WSC. Hard to judge against spin but Underwood got him out a lot.
Tendulkar - pitched up medium pace, didn't get a big stride in and wanted the ball coming onto the bat.
Lara - few issues against seam movement and bounce.
Ponting - fast off spin on turners. If he got to spin he would demolish it, extra pace on the spin could expose his hard hands.
Kallis - I think he could get cramped by inward extra bounce at pace like a lot of tall batsmen.
Dravid - pace and bounce. One of the more obvious. Low scoring-tempo could be problematic against the best bowlers.
Sanga - Have not watched as much of him but think the swinging ball could get him early on.
Smith - Hard to say. Averages 43 against left-arm orthodox (27 dismissals) which isn't a weakness, just not as good.

Good observations all.

 

[Kirkut]

Anderson I believe was the one who genuinely troubled Tendulkar, even more so than McGrath. Probably because McGrath's bowling length was slightly shorter than Anderson's and he got more bounce due to height.

 

[Kirkut]

For Viv Richards, he probably had no weakness, nearly a perfect batsman.

I guess he never had the opportunity to bat in a situation where winning was not an option and batting for 4 sessions was required to the save the test match. I'm guessing Viv would score 80 off 65 balls and give away his wicket in such a situation.

 

[Calm_profit]

Sanga - off breaks when it doesn't come from Ajmal

Also struggled against swing bowlers like Boult and Anderson

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Me too. I can't imagine he'd be getting away with that if he were facing someone like Waqar who bowled a full length and swung it at high pace. A nice Yorker on leg stump.

Smith would still be averaging 50+ against Waqar imo.

 

[Gob]

We all have flaws. What's important is accepting your flaws and try to be the best version of yourself. Small steps

 

[Bolo.]

We all have flaws. What's important is accepting your flaws and try to be the best version of yourself. Small steps

I don't. Other than maybe my excessive modesty.

 

[Godard]

For Viv Richards, he probably had no weakness, nearly a perfect batsman.

I guess he never had the opportunity to bat in a situation where winning was not an option and batting for 4 sessions was required to the save the test match. I'm guessing Viv would score 80 off 65 balls and give away his wicket in such a situation.

I wouldn’t say in this situation, he needed to bat 4 sessions, but it shows he had patience, when Wi toured played Pak in 1980, his overall SR for the series was 55 or 54, and his batting was the big difference between both the sides( his last hundred in the series, where he scored 120 of 260 or some balls, out of 240 total). So he could play with restraint, although I concede he was impatient to an extent, when compared to other modern greats.

 

[subshakerz]

For Viv Richards, he probably had no weakness, nearly a perfect batsman.

I guess he never had the opportunity to bat in a situation where winning was not an option and batting for 4 sessions was required to the save the test match. I'm guessing Viv would score 80 off 65 balls and give away his wicket in such a situation.

In a way, Viv's entire technique was his greatest flaw since it depended on his unique mix of power + reflexes, especially for his cross batted and through-the-line shots. This meant that as he got older and his reflexes slowed, he didn't have a way to arrest his declining form unlike Tendulkar and Lara.

 

[Godard]

In a way, Viv's entire technique was his greatest flaw since it depended on his unique mix of power + reflexes, especially for his cross batted and through-the-line shots. This meant that as he got older and his reflexes slowed, he didn't have a way to arrest his declining form unlike Tendulkar and Lara.

But it was the reason, why he looked more invincible at his physical peak than any batsmen bar Bradman. Basically annihilated everyone at his peak. Couldn’t say the same about Tendy or Lara or most great batsmen.

 

[subshakerz]

But it was the reason, why he looked more invincible at his physical peak than any batsmen bar Bradman. Basically annihilated everyone at his peak. Couldn’t say the same about Tendy or Lara or most great batsmen.

True. But his success hinged on his physical gifts more than technique.

 

[Slifer]

Smith would still be averaging 50+ against Waqar imo.

Possibly.

 

[thierry henry]

Viv - distracted by wanting to fight the bowlers behind the grandstand at the close of play