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Who is best cover drive player in cricket history?

Who is best cover drive player in cricket history?

Hard to look past Virat Kohli’s cover drive in world cricket: Ian Bell. Bell, who himself was known for his stylish batting style, opined Kohli’s cover drive is best in world cricket currently. The 39-year-old also said that he likes technically sound batsmen, and the Indian captain is arguably best in that regard.

Who is cover drive master in cricket?

Ian Bell, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar, Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt are members of a select group of players who are widely considered as ‘masters’ of the shot.

Who is king of cover drive in cricket?

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The cover-drive kings

Top 10 cover-drivers (in terms of average, min. runs 350) Cover-drive runs/ balls/ outs Average
Brian Lara 652/ 358/ 1 652.00
Jacques Kallis 671/ 463/ 2 335.50
Rahul Dravid 613/ 376/ 2 306.50
Gary Kirsten 414/ 211/ 2 207.00

Who is God of cover drive in cricket?

Babar Azam Beats Virat Kohli in ICC’s Poll For Best Cover Drive. A total of 260,143 people voted in the poll in which the Pakistan cricketer garnered around 46 per cent votes.

Who is #1 cover drive?

1: Michael Vaughan While boasting a wide range of shots, the Yorkshireman was at his best when rocking on to the front foot to unleash his range of drives, none more photogenic than his perfect shot through the covers.

Who is king of square cut cricket?

Kumar Sangakkara has a beautiful cut shot. In more than 500 international matches, Sangakkara has destroyed even the best bowling attacks, and while his cut is no more brutal than any other, it is always timed to perfection. Particularly strong through the off-side, India’s Rohit Sharma has a fearsome square cut.

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Who is the highest run-scorer in Test cricket?

The highest test run scorer is the Indian player Tendulkar, though the other commonly nominated greatest batsman, Bradman, is not even in the top 10! The Don was ranked 39th as did not play anywhere near as many Test matches are these players.

Who are the top 10 cricketers of all time?

1 SR Tendulkar 2 Sir Don Bradman 3 Ricky Ponting 4 Brian Lara 5 Sir Vivian Richards 6 Adam Gilchrist 7 Imran Khan 8 Shahid Afridi 9 Wasim Akram 10 Muttiah Muralitharan

Who is the greatest Test Player of all-time?

In the early 2000’s, Wisden released a list of the all-time top 100 greatest Test players, using a unique rating system. The highest ranked batsman was Donald Bradman, a clear leader above Sachin Tendulkar. In the bowling stakes, Muttiah Muralitharan won ahead of Richard Hadlee.

Who is better Muttiah Muralitharan or Richard Hadlee?

In the bowling stakes, Muttiah Muralitharan won ahead of Richard Hadlee. There are many other top lists of cricketers, and more of them will be discussed here in the future. The aim of a cricket batsman is to make as many runs as possible, so what better way to rank the best batters than by listing the total runs scored.