Prettiest batsman to watch

[corbies]

Another vote for Hussey from me. Those cover drives and pulling of good length balls in front of square was sexually. I always enjoyed Michael Clarke's driving too. Clarke-Hussey was always my favourite partnership to watch.

Of current players, Aiden Markram is probably my favourite batsman to watch. Has a glorious square drive. Honourable mentions to Babar Azam and James Vince. Despite how lackluster he is Tim Paine is a really aesthetically pleasing batsman to watch. Watching him play a perfect pull shot to be caught at square leg.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Callum Ferguson, I'm being half serious too.

Kohli and Babar Azam are probably the best international batsmen to watch at the moment.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

An underrated one would be Haddin, when he got going he reminded me of Martyn.

 

[Bollox]

A few favorite shots

David Gower cover drive and pull
Mark Waugh on drive off full length
Sachin Tendulkar straight drive off a good length
Gordon Greenidge square cut

"prettiest" to watch ? probably Gower

 

[woota]

Unfortunately he didn't have the longest stint in the test side, but Matthew Elliot played the most glorious looking shots I've seen of any australian batsman.

 

[PhatBoy]

Unfortunately he didn't have the longest stint in the test side, but Matthew Elliot played the most glorious looking shots I've seen of any australian batsman.

He was very good to watch. Similarly when in form Blewitt against pace was great to watch

 

[PhatBoy]

Surprised to see Hussey’s name mentioned a few times.

no disputing his quality that’s for sure, but he always looked very mechanical and busy to me rather than attractive.

brooks looked very elegant last night.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Laxman, M Waugh, Martyn the usual suspects.

There aren't many current elegant players, Khawaja I suppose is good to watch in form but I am struggling after that to name anyone.

 

[PhatBoy]

Actually while he’s not elegant as such and admittedly I’m a fanboy, Quinton de Kock gives the ball a fearful thump from minimal effort

 

[VirgilHilts]

Ian Bell's cover drive is a thing of beauty.

 

[workhorse]

Damien Martyn

 

[PhatBoy]

Ian Bell's cover drive is a thing of beauty.

great nomination. He was gorgeous to watch

 

[PhatBoy]

Damien Martyn

that second shot is absolute sex

 

[workhorse]

that second shot is absolute sex

Ridiculous, isn't it? Block = four

 

[PhatBoy]

Ridiculous, isn't it? Block = four

fecking amazing. The physics of that shot do not make sense

 

[Kyptastic]

Damien Martyn

The shot at 35 seconds may be the best timed cricket shot of all time. It's barely more than a block and it was never going anywhere but the boundary rope.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Kram do you disagree on Haddin? I really enjoyed him in his prime.

 

[workhorse]

Kram do you disagree on Haddin? I really enjoyed him in his prime.

That lofted straight drive

 

[Kram]

Kram do you disagree on Haddin? I really enjoyed him in his prime.

I've never been a Haddin 'hater' and he was decent to watch in form but pretty/elagant in style he's not really near the top of the names that come to mind.

 

[Slysh]

Michael Clarke for for me , watching him as a youngster was the reason I fell in love with cricket.

 

[Mesc]

Ponting.

 

[Kyptastic]

Ponting.

A Ponting on-drive was a thing of beauty. Once he started hitting those you knew he was in for a big score

 

[DERO]

Surprised Kohli hasn't received more love.

 

[KennyHuntersBlues]

Kim Hughes dancing down the track and driving through the covers off both the spinners and pacemen
Often on one knee - pure artistry

 

[VirgilHilts]

Mohammad Azharuddin was another one who made it all look so easy.