Best front-foot batsman ever?

[Captain_Cook]

I don't think this topic has been covered in a while.

Who is the master of the off-drive, the bane of McGrath, the taunter of the slip cordon?

 

[Migara]

Should be a random Indian.

I'd say Vinod Kambli and Suresh Raina for a start.

 

[MW1304]

I assume that's a hilarious joke on your part. I'm certainly laughing.

 

[Captain_Cook]

I assume that's a hilarious joke on your part. I'm certainly laughing.

Damn. Called me out second post... at least let me draw some more in!

 

[Cricketismylife]

John Crawley; looked comfortable against all bowlers till you bowled back of a length around offstump.

 

[smalishah84]

Awesomest cover drive ever.....Mark Waugh

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Shane Watson

 

[Flem274*]

Sinclair

 

[nightprowler10]

Michael Vaughan.

 

[91Jmay]

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Michael Vaughan.

I think his struggles late on with full straight balls that moved away/held there line discount him. He never sorted his bat coming down pointing at Mid-On rather than straight.

 

[Coronis]

Glenn McGrath.

 

[Top_Cat]

 

[robelinda]

Blewett.

 

[Maximas]

Stuart Broad

 

[King Pietersen]

Joe Root.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Sutcliffe?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Hammond could drive a bit iirc.

Hayden surely one of the best against spin.

 

[the big bambino]

There was some playwright (forget his name) who played for a team that had a 60+ yo Arthur Wellard as a team member. Wellard bowled to Hammond and was asked to reminisce. Best player off the front foot he reckoned. Used to set two rings of fielders on the off side and he banged the ball through both he recalled. "Best player I ever saw off the front foot". "What about the back foot Arthur; was he any good off that? "He was bloody useful off the back foot too". Not sure if Arthur ever saw any random Indian play though.

 

[JBMAC]

Greg Chappell, David Gower, Peter May, Ted Dexter,Colin Cowdrey, Mark Waugh, Neil Harvey to name but a few off the top of my head

 

[dhillon28]

Don Bradman