kind of defeats the purpose of the thread but sure you're probably rightBotham may have dispatched a few in his 149* at Headingley in 1981. I know they bowled a bit wide to him at times, but several other decent deliveries disappeared in his glorious slog. Pietersen probably provided some examples too. Possible innings to start with are his 158 at The Oval in 2005, his astonishing hundred against SA at Leeds in 2012, and his equally astonishing ton in India a few months later. I'm afraid I can't help with specific deliveries, but others may be able to oblige.
By not providing specific examples? Yeah, I know but time was tight so I just thought I'd chip in.kind of defeats the purpose of the thread but sure you're probably right
Yes (though perhaps not so impressive at Adelaide)anyone else seen that shot before?
Great clip, thank you for posting it. Interesting to see Knott playing that shot over the slips, since there were several times in subsequent series when he was caught at third man against Australia. Interesting interview with Jim Laker afterwards. He was expressing what we all felt at the time, but looking back we were a bit harsh given what happened to WI 12 months later. Our batsmen were effectively shell-shocked, and most of them weren't bad players at all.Yes (though perhaps not so impressive at Adelaide)
(Good thing about the update is that the above video should play from the correct time, 1:15:23)
Tendulkar started playing this quite late in his career and Sehwag at around the same time. Did anyone before attempt and execute this shot successfully (aside from funny tailender's adventurs). AFAIR no one played this shot until end of 20th century.Maybe not the greatest ball, but it's Brett Lee and it just jags off the surface in towards his head at 142k+ at the WACA. Seen that shot played a few times since, but I think that's the first time I recall someone playing it like that (anyone else seen that shot before?)
I seem to remember Tendulkar playing it even in his Cape Town 169.Tendulkar started playing this quite late in his career and Sehwag at around the same time. Did anyone before attempt and execute this shot successfully (aside from funny tailender's adventurs). AFAIR no one played this shot until end of 20th century.
Gilchrist played a similar deliberate upper cut shot off Shoaib Akhtar in 1999 World Cup Final. Sanath Jayasurya played that shot frequently too in the mid-90s (and got out to it a few times caught at third man). Nevertheless Tendulkar plays the shot much closer to the body than anyone else I have seen.Tendulkar started playing this quite late in his career and Sehwag at around the same time. Did anyone before attempt and execute this shot successfully (aside from funny tailender's adventurs). AFAIR no one played this shot until end of 20th century.
EDIT: I see Knott played something similar though not over wicket-keeper but over slips.
Only guy I can beating that is Chamara Silva, a virtual no name. However he used to uppr cut bouncers over the off peg to thrid man boundary. I can remember once Zaheer Khan had a first fly slip 3/4 way to the boundary and picked him up there.Gilchrist played a similar deliberate upper cut shot off Shoaib Akhtar in 1999 World Cup Final. Sanath Jayasurya played that shot frequently too in the mid-90s (and got out to it a few times caught at third man). Nevertheless Tendulkar plays the shot much closer to the body than anyone else I have seen.