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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: SOULMAN1012 on March 17, 2013, 11:00:18 PM
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Is Afridi the biggest hitter in the game?
Just watched the highlights of his innings vs South Africa and to hit out of the ground at the Bull Ring is some HUGE hitting and I don't think I can think of seeing many 6's of that magnitude let alone the 3-4 2nd tier 6's he hit.
Views?
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That 6 out of the ground was enormous. Probably the biggest one I've seen. It was a shame he couldn't hang around for a couple more overs to get his century and to set up a close finish.
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It helps playing at high altitude!
http://youtu.be/HDcgElEcO3M (http://youtu.be/HDcgElEcO3M)
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It helps playing at high altitude!
Definitely due to lower atmospheric pressure. If you whirl a frisbee on top of a mountain it will travel a much greater distance than ground level.
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Of course playing at altitude helps. But it doesn't stop it being an enormous 6.
1:10 on this vid for those that didn't see it.
Shahid Afridi 88 Runs Vs South Africa 2013 Short Highlights 7 Sixes And Fours Pak Vs Sa 3rd ODI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wD0V8lANVY#)
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He was still hitting some mighty sixes in that innings even with an injured thumb!!
Good to see him back in some sort of form
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Gayle's 6 out of The Oval vs Brett Lee was one of the biggest I've seen
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Chris cairns used to hit a mighty six..still holds the record for most sixes in tests i believe
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Chris cairns used to hit a mighty six..still holds the record for most sixes in tests i believe
Agreed, I think he might have inherited a little from his old man.
Ignore the score and enjoy the hitting
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Q81oE7BXMMg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQ81oE7BXMMg (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Q81oE7BXMMg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQ81oE7BXMMg)
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Gayle has to be in the same big hitter category
Chris Gayle clears THE OVAL roof vs England - June 19, 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvtN-XdT0To#)
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Chris Gayle is literally a beast. Pure entertainer.
If we become more selective then with all due respect to Chris Gayle one has to admire Shahid Afridi. His physique and even bat weight is absolutely negligible compared to Gayle, so takes a lot to do that.
I have always had soft spot for Abdul Razzaq, so would throw his name albeit he is no where near aforementioned names.
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Travis Birt has hit some big ones.
http://youtu.be/NkK3ZdhEX2Q (http://youtu.be/NkK3ZdhEX2Q)
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Afridi. Gayle and Pollard are definitely in the same group of huge hitters and the likes of McCullum wouldn't be too far behind!
I still think that one or the hardest and cleanest hitters of the ball is Buttler!
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Yuvraj Singh hits a clean ball to when in form.
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Chris Gayle at his finest -
Chris Gayle smashing Brett Lee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6PITMv6_U#)
The first 2 are worth the entrance fee alone, absolute carnage!
Another good'un is KP, most of the time he picks the quickest bowler around and puts him as far into the stands as he can, even in tests... Kevin Pietersen 149 Vs South Africa 2nd Test 2012 - Cracking Knock HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GboozI39mxQ#ws) 11.40 for that ridiculous straight drive v SA last year!
Kevin Pietersen vs Dale Steyn a Massive Six (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pAFqOhvzHk#) and again off Steyn... Definitely a few others worth watching on youtube of him!
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Eoin Morgan hitting Charl Langevelt out of the wanderers over square leg
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Marlon Samuels hit one out of the ground at Lords, I remember it was HUGE.