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This is my list in order of merit of the most destructive batsmen of all from the Asian sub-continent.Not asessed for pure class or records but for sheer domination of bowling or destructivity.Strike rtae is a strong criteria,in addition to level of opposition and impact.

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Afridi
Rohit Sharma
Kohli
Tendulkar
Mushtaq Ali
Anwar
Inzamam
Aravinda De Silva
Kapil Dev
Dhoni
Shrikanath
Zaheer Abbas
Azharuddin
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Gundappa Vishwanath
Majid Khan
Salim Malik


Viru at the top because he caused a blitzkreig for a sustained duration more than anyone.Jaya gave a new definition to batting with explosive hitting from 1996.Afridi set a stadium on fire like a Hercules God arriving.Tendulkar took domination to a crescendo never at the cost of supreme finesse.Kolhli manipulated afield like few could ever do,exhibiting batting intelligence rarely seen.Mushtaq Ali was the supreme stylist resembling a circus acrobat or magician.Rohit Sharma in recent times looked most like Viv Richards .Inzamam often carried the bat like a bludgeon.Anwar in full flow took domination to heights of divinity.Aravinda De Silva was artistry personified who could dissect the most impregnable fields.Kapil Dev could craete a hurricane with his great power.
 
I agree wih list, you can consider Yousuf and Sangakkara as well for a place.
 
After his Mohali knock, I thought Misbah could have made this list as well.
 
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Good list, I would have a few points
TBH there haven't been that many destructive Asian batsmen in test cricket, I would only consider 8 or so of the guys genuinely destructive.
Kapil a bit low, could easily be 2nd after Sanath, Sehwag for me
 
20 isn't the right number. I would like to see Top 42 most destructive batsmen from Asia. Right and left handed to be seggregated
 
Special mention of to a forgotten Indian player of yesteryears .
Salim Aziz Durani played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973. An all-rounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-handed batsman famous for his six-hitting prowess.
Durani was the hero of India's series victory against England in 1961–62. He took 8 and 10 wickets in their wins at Kolkata and Chennai, respectively. Also, a decade later, he would be instrumental in India's maiden victory against the West Indies at Port of Spain, taking the wickets of Clive Lloyd and Gary Sobers.
He has the distinction of being the only cricketer that would respond to a demand from the crowd to hit a six. The crowd would cheer, "We want a sixer!" and Durani would hit one. Durani had a special rapport with the spectators, who once agitated when he was inexplicably dropped from the team for the Kanpur Test in 1973, with placards and slogans such as, "No Durani, no test!".
 
Wasim Raja is missing and he was was certainly very destructive.SR of 77 in test in that era.Add to that his avg of 57 vs great westindies.
 
Harsh Thakor said:
This is my list in order of merit of the most destructive batsmen of all from the Asian sub-continent.


Shrikanath

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It is Srikkanth. Krishnamachary Srikkanth.

And if Kris Srikkanth is 'most destructive' then my Fiat Punto is a Rolls Royce. :91:
 
Yuvraj Singh would be livid after seeing this list.
 

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Harsh Thakor said:
This is my list in order of merit of the most destructive batsmen of all from the Asian sub-continent.Not asessed for pure class or records but for sheer domination of bowling or destructivity.Strike rtae is a strong criteria,in addition to level of opposition and impact.

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Afridi
Rohit Sharma
Kohli
Tendulkar
Mushtaq Ali
Anwar
Inzamam
Aravinda De Silva
Kapil Dev
Dhoni
Shrikanath
Zaheer Abbas
Azharuddin
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Gundappa Vishwanath
Majid Khan
Salim Malik


Viru at the top because he caused a blitzkreig for a sustained duration more than anyone.Jaya gave a new definition to batting with explosive hitting from 1996.Afridi set a stadium on fire like a Hercules God arriving.Tendulkar took domination to a crescendo never at the cost of supreme finesse.Kolhli manipulated afield like few could ever do,exhibiting batting intelligence rarely seen.Mushtaq Ali was the supreme stylist resembling a circus acrobat or magician.Rohit Sharma in recent times looked most like Viv Richards .Inzamam often carried the bat like a bludgeon.Anwar in full flow took domination to heights of divinity.Aravinda De Silva was artistry personified who could dissect the most impregnable fields.Kapil Dev could craete a hurricane with his great power.
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Yuvraj, Razzaq and Ijaz in place of Sidhu, Vishwanath and Mushtaq Ali who were good but not destructive.
 
there are many but i would say there r 3 most destructive batsman which this cricket world might not see again.

Shahid Afridi
Sanath Jayasuriya
Chris Gayle
 
20 from Asia is a alot of dilution let's give it a go.

Jayasuriya
Sehwag
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
SRT
Aravinda
Saleem Malik
Gangluy
 MSD
Dhawan
Saeed Anwar
Raina
Afridi
Sangakarra
Dilshan
Inzimam
Yousuf
Arjuna
Umar Akmal
Babar Azam
 
Afridi.
Imran Nazir.
Abdul Razzaq.
Yuvraj Singh.
Kohli.
Rohit.
Dhoni.
Sehwag.
Dilshan.
Tendulkar.
Ganguly.
Pant.
Jayasuriya.
Kaluwitharana.
Tamim Iqbal.
Ijaz Ahmed.
Saeed Anwar.
Gurbaz.
Shikhar Dhawan.
Inzamam.


Not necessarily in this order.
 
Harsh Thakor said:
This is my list in order of merit of the most destructive batsmen of all from the Asian sub-continent.Not asessed for pure class or records but for sheer domination of bowling or destructivity.Strike rtae is a strong criteria,in addition to level of opposition and impact.

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Afridi
Rohit Sharma
Kohli
Tendulkar
Mushtaq Ali
Anwar
Inzamam
Aravinda De Silva
Kapil Dev
Dhoni
Shrikanath
Zaheer Abbas
Azharuddin
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Gundappa Vishwanath
Majid Khan
Salim Malik


Viru at the top because he caused a blitzkreig for a sustained duration more than anyone.Jaya gave a new definition to batting with explosive hitting from 1996.Afridi set a stadium on fire like a Hercules God arriving.Tendulkar took domination to a crescendo never at the cost of supreme finesse.Kolhli manipulated afield like few could ever do,exhibiting batting intelligence rarely seen.Mushtaq Ali was the supreme stylist resembling a circus acrobat or magician.Rohit Sharma in recent times looked most like Viv Richards .Inzamam often carried the bat like a bludgeon.Anwar in full flow took domination to heights of divinity.Aravinda De Silva was artistry personified who could dissect the most impregnable fields.Kapil Dev could craete a hurricane with his great power.
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I would argue against calling Afridi a batsman. He had outstanding hitting ability which came alive once in a blue moon.
 
sweep_shot said:
Afridi.
Imran Nazir.
Abdul Razzaq.
Yuvraj Singh.
Kohli.
Rohit.
Dhoni.
Sehwag.
Dilshan.
Tendulkar.
Ganguly.
Pant.
Jayasuriya.
Kaluwitharana.
Tamim Iqbal.
Ijaz Ahmed.
Saeed Anwar.
Gurbaz.
Shikhar Dhawan.
Inzamam.


Not necessarily in this order.
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Fakhar zaman for sure . He has world class stats as a white ball odi opener
 
gani999 said:
It is Srikkanth. Krishnamachary Srikkanth.

And if Kris Srikkanth is 'most destructive' then my Fiat Punto is a Rolls Royce. :91:
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Trust me, he was considered a very destructive batsman of his time with an SR of 71 in ODI's. And that's simply because he was a brainless wild slogger who took uncalculated risks all the time. One of the most undeserving Indian players who got to play so many matches.​
 
RyanRyan10 said:
I am not mocking. I have seen him destroy the opponents in the CPL. Check his career T20 strike rate.
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Why exactly is everyone in Pakistan against his selection then? I mean I'm not questioning what you have said.
 
sweep_shot said:
How can you pick Rohit over Tendulkar, Afridi, Imran Nazir, Fakhar etc.?

Rohit is more of an accumulator.
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He has 3 double centuries and multiple 150 above scores (including in Aus) plus 5 T20 Intl 100s, what are you on about?

Maybe you have a different idea of destruction than Indian fans, guessing yours is similar to Afridi school of thought.
 
From what I have seen in my time (2003-2011) in no particular order:

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Chris Gayle
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Sanath Jaysuriya
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Kemp
10. Andrew Flintoff
11. Andrew Symonds
12. Shahid Afridi
13. Hershelle Gibbs
14. Dwayne Bravo
15. Kieron Pollard
16. Shane Watson
17. Micheal Hussey
18. Umar Akmal
19. Brendon McCullum
20. Tilkaratne Dilshan

These guys hit the ball hard and wanted to go big. All of them would be striking at 160+ in this era in T20
 
Rana said:
From what I have seen in my time (2003-2011) in no particular order:

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Chris Gayle
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Sanath Jaysuriya
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Kemp
10. Andrew Flintoff
11. Andrew Symonds
12. Shahid Afridi
13. Hershelle Gibbs
14. Dwayne Bravo
15. Kieron Pollard
16. Shane Watson
17. Micheal Hussey
18. Umar Akmal
19. Brendon McCullum
20. Tilkaratne Dilshan

These guys hit the ball hard and wanted to go big. All of them would be striking at 160+ in this era in T20
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Should have added David Warner too. He should be ahead of Dilshan
 
Rana said:
From what I have seen in my time (2003-2011) in no particular order:

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Chris Gayle
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Sanath Jaysuriya
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Kemp
10. Andrew Flintoff
11. Andrew Symonds
12. Shahid Afridi
13. Hershelle Gibbs
14. Dwayne Bravo
15. Kieron Pollard
16. Shane Watson
17. Micheal Hussey
18. Umar Akmal
19. Brendon McCullum
20. Tilkaratne Dilshan

These guys hit the ball hard and wanted to go big. All of them would be striking at 160+ in this era in T20
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oh yes justin kemp... what a power hitter he was... too good with his bottom hands same like pollard.
 
Rana said:
From what I have seen in my time (2003-2011) in no particular order:

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Chris Gayle
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Sanath Jaysuriya
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Kemp
10. Andrew Flintoff
11. Andrew Symonds
12. Shahid Afridi
13. Hershelle Gibbs
14. Dwayne Bravo
15. Kieron Pollard
16. Shane Watson
17. Micheal Hussey
18. Umar Akmal
19. Brendon McCullum
20. Tilkaratne Dilshan

These guys hit the ball hard and wanted to go big. All of them would be striking at 160+ in this era in T20
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What the hell Lord Umar Pollard Akmal doing in ur list bro? must be a typo lol :D :ROFLMAO:
 
Another very underrated destructive player was Cameron White of Australia.

He finished with a T20i strike rate of 133 in 2014 (10 years ago), this guy was the original Klaasen (spin bashing daddy)
 
Rana said:
From what I have seen in my time (2003-2011) in no particular order:

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Chris Gayle
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Sanath Jaysuriya
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Kemp
10. Andrew Flintoff
11. Andrew Symonds
12. Shahid Afridi
13. Hershelle Gibbs
14. Dwayne Bravo
15. Kieron Pollard
16. Shane Watson
17. Micheal Hussey
18. Umar Akmal
19. Brendon McCullum
20. Tilkaratne Dilshan

These guys hit the ball hard and wanted to go big. All of them would be striking at 160+ in this era in T20
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I believe thread is about Asian destructive batters. Doesn't include SENA + Windies.
 
Rana said:
From what I have seen in my time (2003-2011) in no particular order:

1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Chris Gayle
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. MS Dhoni
6. Abdul Razzaq
7. Sanath Jaysuriya
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Kemp
10. Andrew Flintoff
11. Andrew Symonds
12. Shahid Afridi
13. Hershelle Gibbs
14. Dwayne Bravo
15. Kieron Pollard
16. Shane Watson
17. Micheal Hussey
18. Umar Akmal
19. Brendon McCullum
20. Tilkaratne Dilshan

These guys hit the ball hard and wanted to go big. All of them would be striking at 160+ in this era in T20
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Since when Adam Gilcrist, gayle, peterson, justin kemp, symonds etc start belonging to ASIA????
 
So Harsh Thakor started a thread Most 20 destructive Asian batters in May 2020, Most 25 destructive Asian batters in June 2020 lol Wonder if we have a 30 most destructive Asian batters thread somewhere
 
jnaveen1980 said:
So Harsh Thakor started a thread Most 20 destructive Asian batters in May 2020, Most 25 destructive Asian batters in June 2020 lol Wonder if we have a 30 most destructive Asian batters thread somewhere
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Do you have a list in mind or you just want to troll OP??
 
No particular order of the people I saw
1 sehwag
2 Rohit
3 Raina
4 Sachin
5 Dhoni
6 Yuvi
7 Moin
8 Rashid
9 Afridi
10 Aravinda
11 Jayasuriya
12 Arnold
13 Razzak
14 Dilshan
15 Umar Akmal
16 Jadeja
17 Robin Singh
18 Kapil
19 Kaluwitarana
20 ijaz
 
Vikram1989 said:
No particular order of the people I saw
1 sehwag
2 Rohit
3 Raina
4 Sachin
5 Dhoni
6 Yuvi
7 Moin
8 Rashid
9 Afridi
10 Aravinda
11 Jayasuriya
12 Arnold
13 Razzak
14 Dilshan
15 Umar Akmal
16 Jadeja
17 Robin Singh
18 Kapil
19 Kaluwitarana
20 ijaz
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Saeed Anwar should also be on that list along with Zaheer Abbas.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Saeed Anwar should also be on that list along with Zaheer Abbas.
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Where would you put him? Saeed Anwar usually was normal at the start of his innings, he never did anything crazy with a few outliers here and their

His biggest advantage was that he can play super long innings in odi and get those unchasable scores.

He typically made up his sr once he got set. While jaysuria like players would attack from the get go.
 
mominsaigol said:
Where would you put him? Saeed Anwar usually was normal at the start of his innings, he never did anything crazy with a few outliers here and their

His biggest advantage was that he can play super long innings in odi and get those unchasable scores.

He typically made up his sr once he got set. While jaysuria like players would attack from the get go.
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Then how was sachin destructive according to this formula??
 
BouncerGuy said:
Then how was sachin destructive according to this formula??
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He wasn't lol, idk why you included him.

Sachin was like kumar sangakarra. They both would go on their merry way, you wouldn't even notice when these 2 would get those 150's lol, cause the innings weren't flashy, they were conventional cricket strokes
 
mominsaigol said:
He wasn't lol, idk why you included him.

Sachin was like kumar sangakarra. They both would go on their merry way, you wouldn't even notice when these 2 would get those 150's lol, cause the innings weren't flashy, they were conventional cricket strokes
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Have you seen play at his peak, he was nothing like Australia. He used to absolutely destroy attacks at his peak.

Look at the way he dismantled Warne and Co in the UAE
 
mominsaigol said:
He wasn't lol, idk why you included him.

Sachin was like kumar sangakarra. They both would go on their merry way, you wouldn't even notice when these 2 would get those 150's lol, cause the innings weren't flashy, they were conventional cricket strokes
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I have't included him...

My list includes players like Gayle, Jayasuriya, Afridi, Sehwag etc.. NOT SACHIN>>>>no CHANCE
 
mominsaigol said:
Where would you put him? Saeed Anwar usually was normal at the start of his innings, he never did anything crazy with a few outliers here and their

His biggest advantage was that he can play super long innings in odi and get those unchasable scores.

He typically made up his sr once he got set. While jaysuria like players would attack from the get go.
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Have you actually watched Saeed Anwar play? His strike rate was quite high for his era. He played with intent and aimed for the boundary from the first ball.
 
Lmao, random names like Izaj and even Inizi with his SR in 70s listed as destructive while I see Dhawan not getting a mention AT ALL.
 
AMSS said:
Lmao, random names like Izaj and even Inizi with his SR in 70s listed as destructive while I see Dhawan not getting a mention AT ALL.
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They played in a different era.

Those who watched him live would say Ijaz was a destructive ODI batter.

Here is one example:

 
Just to give an idea. Most guys here know how devastating Sanath Jayasuriya was in the 1990's. Here are his numbers as an opener in ODI cricket in the 90's.

Innings - 144; Ave - 32.80; SR - 93.80


Now here are Tendulkar's numbers in ODI cricket as an opener during the 90's -

Innings - 139; Ave - 48.60; SR - 91.43


Compare their strike rates, how close they are and then decide for yourself.


Sanath Jayasuriya - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

Sachin Tendulkar - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting
 
Rana said:
Do you think Asad Shafiq was more destructive as a batter than Afridi?
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I dont know, but I know Rizwan will end up being on this list and Imad or Sarfraz would never.

Only guys to ever defeat India in a world cup and that too by 10 wickets
 
Major said:
I dont know, but I know Rizwan will end up being on this list and Imad or Sarfraz would never.

Only guys to ever defeat India in a world cup and that too by 10 wickets
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You are unsure about Asad Shafiq being more destructive than Afridi?
 
In ODIs alone for the last 30 years, I'd go

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Tendulkar
Anwar
De Silva
Ijaz
Raina
Dhawan
Kohli
Dhoni
Yuvraj
Gambhir
Rohit
Gill
Iyer
Fakhar
Rizwan
Babar
Shakib
KL
 
Nikhil_cric said:
In ODIs alone for the last 30 years, I'd go

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Tendulkar
Anwar
De Silva
Ijaz
Raina
Dhawan
Kohli
Dhoni
Yuvraj
Gambhir
Rohit
Gill
Iyer
Fakhar
Rizwan
Babar
Shakib
KL
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I see rizwan and babar on list of most destructive batsmen, I proceed to jump off a cliff.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
They're fine in ODIs. Besides, I don't see any options from Pakistan at all in the last 10 years apart from these 2 and Fakhar.
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Within the last 10 years, Pakistan had Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel, Umar Akmal, and Shahid Afridi. All 4 were better strikers than Rizwan and Babar (maybe not Fakhar).
 
Nikhil_cric said:
They're fine in ODIs. Besides, I don't see any options from Pakistan at all in the last 10 years apart from these 2 and Fakhar.
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That's not the point, you put them on the list of MOST DESTRUCTIVE ASIAN Batsmen.

Now be 100% honest, When you think of explosive pakistani players, Do babar and Rizwan come to mind?

The first person that comes to mind for me is Afridi, because irrespective of his quality he's hit 45 ball 100's, 37 ball 100 , is still top 5 in most sixes ever hit, has a 117 sr I believe.

On what basis do babar and rizwan come to mind?
 
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