8 Indian national players with chiseled Physiques

[Savak]

https://www.mensxp.com/sports/cricket/80659-indian-cricketers-with-ripped-physiques-in-ipl.html

This is one thing that is completely under the control of our international players who are embarrassingly behind their neighbours on this

 

[sweep_shot]

You have a point.

Modern Indian players have much better overall fitness levels than other Asian players.

 

[Slog]

Prolly only Amad butt compares to some of these

 

[JaDed]

Er I rather have Chahar bowl like Shami that care about his physique lol

 

[Star_Coffee]

Skinny legs bro

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I know cricketers obviously don’t train for aesthetics but once you get into bodybuilding, elite cricketer physiques seem like such a joke. Doesn’t even look like they lift. Again purely talking from an aesthetics perspective

 

[Savak]

I know cricketers obviously don’t train for aesthetics but once you get into bodybuilding, elite cricketer physiques seem like such a joke. Doesn’t even look like they lift. Again purely talking from an aesthetics perspective

Cricket doesn't require body building physiques. The physiques these Indian players have is perfect for cricket

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Cricket doesn't require body building physiques. The physiques these Indian players have is perfect for cricket

I know

 

[Giannis]

Maybe their batsmen are fitter but Pakistani fast bowlers have much more athletic physiques and are way better built than then the skinny Indian pacers

 

[Rayyman]

Not even including fast bowlers: Shan, Babar, Shadab, Fakhar, Khushdil, Rizwan, Talat, Shehzad, Imam, Nawaz.

Those guys are all top class athletes. Even Malik, Afridi and Hafeez are in excellent shape for their age.

Just because Pakistan cricketers don't post weird shirtless pictures does not mean they are behind India in fitness levels.

 

[Bigboii]

Not even including fast bowlers: Shan, Babar, Shadab, Fakhar, Khushdil, Rizwan, Talat, Shehzad, Imam, Nawaz.

Those guys are all top class athletes. Even Malik, Afridi and Hafeez are in excellent shape for their age.

Just because Pakistan cricketers don't post weird shirtless pictures does not mean they are behind India in fitness levels.

Maybe their batsmen are fitter but Pakistani fast bowlers have much more athletic physiques and are way better built than then the skinny Indian pacers

Yep just look at the photos of Hassan Ali even in shirt you could tell that mans ripped

They just don't post shirtless photos we just think they're not fit

Naseem Shah, SSA, Wahab Riaz all look well built to me

 

[El Generico]

Like others pointed out, Pakistan also has a lot of players with pretty good physiques. They just don’t post shirtless pictures of themselves on the internet as much.

 

[Giannis]

Pakistani fast bowlers look way stronger and are much better built than their Indian counterparts. I think Savak is only talking about the batsmen.

 

[Giannis]

The indian batsmen look kinda malnourished, none of them have the huge guns you see on MLB players like Jose Bautista.

 

[Bigboii]

Er I rather have Chahar bowl like Shami that care about his physique lol

This is also a great point tbh

I know this topic is very Gheesa Pita but I truly believe that focusing more on bowling,batting practice yield greater results than focusing on fitness

 

[Bigboii]

The indian batsmen look kinda malnourished, none of them have the huge guns you see on MLB players like Jose Bautista.

yeah MLB players are one of the most steroid abusing athletes on the planet
Steroid abuse scandal rocked their sport and in some ways they still haven't recovered
The guy who broke Babe Ruth's record was caught abusing, A Rod was abusing tons of other hall of famers level players were abusing

(Guess they need to abuse steroids to make one of the most boring sports to ever exist on planet kinda watchable) but I would never watch it
I am happy with MMA, Cricket and Football best sports out there imo

 

[Badsha]

Shahid Afridi had a top physique.

Currently wahab riaz is ripped and muscular too. Our batsmen need work but there's a reason so many of our players beat 140 kmph no problem

 

[Rayyman]

The indian batsmen look kinda malnourished, none of them have the huge guns you see on MLB players like Jose Bautista.

That is just how most Indians are built. Hence the article in the OP talks about ripped abs and chiseled physiques, not big muscles.

Punjabi people are generally stronger in both India and Pakistan, while the people in the South are leaner.

From a scientific perspective this makes sense as the physical environment has an impact on genetics. People in mountains and colder climates are stronger. People in hot climates are leaner.

 

[Rayyman]

yeah MLB players are one of the most steroid abusing athletes on the planet
Steroid abuse scandal rocked their sport and in some ways they still haven't recovered
The guy who broke Babe Ruth's record was caught abusing, A Rod was abusing tons of other hall of famers level players were abusing

(Guess they need to abuse steroids to make one of the most boring sports to ever exist on planet kinda watchable) but I would never watch it
I am happy with MMA, Cricket and Football best sports out there imo

I am watching more baseball now because there is no cricket. It is pretty interesting, although the Mets have struggled this year.

There are some jacked baseball players who do it naturally. Eric Thames on the Nats is huge and he does it on a really strict diet. Yasiel Puig does not even do weight-lifting yet he is massive.

 

[Giannis]

That is just how most Indians are built. Hence the article in the OP talks about ripped abs and chiseled physiques, not big muscles.

Punjabi people are generally stronger in both India and Pakistan, while the people in the South are leaner.

From a scientific perspective this makes sense as the physical environment has an impact on genetics. People in mountains and colder climates are stronger. People in hot climates are leaner.

what about all those Indian players in the west indies cricket team, Ravi Rampaul is a big guy and most of the indians in the caribbean are from the central part of india.

 

[ElRaja]

what about all those Indian players in the west indies cricket team, Ravi Rampaul is a big guy and most of the indians in the caribbean are from the central part of india.

chanderpaul, bishoo, narine, ramdin, sarwan, ramadhin, kanhai, ramnarine, ganga.... rampaul is more an exception than the rule tbh

 

[BreadPakoda]

The indian batsmen look kinda malnourished, none of them have the huge guns you see on MLB players like Jose Bautista.

But they can hit the ball far but Pakistani batsmen barring one or two find it difficult to clear the inner circle. What could be the reason?

 

[Saeed]

they be small my man, especially their legs. Compare them to shane watson, Chris Gayle, and chris tremlett.

 

[Giannis]

they be small my man, especially their legs. Compare them to shane watson, Chris Gayle, and chris tremlett.

I don't really follow cricket but is there any verifiable data for that claim? I'm sure they measure the distances of sixes these days so maybe someone could crunch the numbers and give us a statistical overview.

 

[sweep_shot]

But they can hit the ball far but Pakistani batsmen barring one or two find it difficult to clear the inner circle. What could be the reason?

I think it has something to do with bat speed.

In cricket, you don't always have to be big to hit massive sixes.

Also, Indian batsmen generally don't hit massive sixes like Gayle and Russell. They mostly hit flat sixes.

 

[BreadPakoda]

I think it has something to do with bat speed.

In cricket, you don't always have to be big to hit massive sixes.

Also, Indian batsmen generally don't hit massive sixes like Gayle and Russell. They mostly hit flat sixes.

Gayle and Russel are exceptions. Mortals can't match them. Yuvi was another beast. But outside these three guys the likes of Dhoni, Rahul, Rohit, Pandya are top tier when it comes to hitting massive sixes.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Pandya alone can eat the entire Pakistan line up for breakfast when it comes to hitting massive sixes.

 

[Giannis]

I've never seen an Indian batsmen hit sixes as big as Afridi, man was a beast.

 

[BreadPakoda]

I've never seen an Indian batsmen hit sixes as big as Afridi, man was a beast.

Lol @ first 7 seconds. However, Afridi was good too. However the current Pakistani batsmen lack that fire power.

I mean look at Babar. He hit 20 sixes in 40 T20Is despite batting up the order and playing a bulk of his games against SL, WI, Zimbabwe, etc. Someone like KL Rahul on the other hand has hit 61 sixes in the same number of games. Its not even funny.

 

[Saeed]

I don't really follow cricket but is there any verifiable data for that claim? I'm sure they measure the distances of sixes these days so maybe someone could crunch the numbers and give us a statistical overview.

That has more to do with the timing and guiding the ball. There are people who hit sixes over the wicket-keeper or on the fine leg side, it means nothing.

 

[sweep_shot]

That has more to do with the timing and guiding the ball. There are people who hit sixes over the wicket-keeper or on the fine leg side, it means nothing.

That's right. Dilshan used to do that. Dilscoop.

 

[Rayyman]

Gayle and Russel are exceptions. Mortals can't match them. Yuvi was another beast. But outside these three guys the likes of Dhoni, Rahul, Rohit, Pandya are top tier when it comes to hitting massive sixes.

A lot of players like Rohit, Pandya, Malik, Fakhar, etc. can smash spinners for huge hits, but it takes a lot more strength to hit fast bowlers.

From subcontinent players probably the biggest six hitters have been Afridi, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Razzaq and Perera.

From the current players I'd say Gayle, Russell, Brathwaite, Guptill, Holder, and Perera hit the longest sixes and they are all big guys.

Yes it takes timing to hit a six, but distance does rely on size.

 

[JaDed]

A lot of players like Rohit, Pandya, Malik, Fakhar, etc. can smash spinners for huge hits, but it takes a lot more strength to hit fast bowlers.

From subcontinent players probably the biggest six hitters have been Afridi, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Razzaq and Perera.

From the current players I'd say Gayle, Russell, Brathwaite, Guptill, Holder, and Perera hit the longest sixes and they are all big guys.

Yes it takes timing to hit a six, but distance does rely on size.

Its timing for taking on fast bowlers as well, Sachin,Sanath could huge sixers at their peak.

 

[Bigboii]

Its timing for taking on fast bowlers as well, Sachin,Sanath could huge sixers at their peak.

Sanath was well built like even in his 40s he was carrying guns
Sachin had a stocky built I don't know how much of it was due to muscles tho (or the GOAT can do whatever the hell he wants who knows)

 

[CricketCartoons]

Most indians look like this. Low fat percentage because of malnutrition which exposes the tiny muscles underneath. Just that the middle class has more fat which gives them a bulky look.

 

[OldWarHorse]

These pics are just for social media hits. For batsman they seem too lean for a sport with minimal sprinting, would rather prefer big guns like those of Russel, Warner, Finch, Stokes, Gayle etc

 

[Kriketer]

Pandya alone can eat the entire Pakistan line up for breakfast when it comes to hitting massive sixes.

Getting carried away much. Hitting sixes on flat decks and on home pitches isn't much to talk about. You will never get a massive six hitting beast like Afridi only Yuvi came close.

 

[Kriketer]

They are missing belly fat which is expected from a modern day athlete and its good these folks maintain their diet and don't run after aalo paratha biryani where ever they see them like majority of South Asian athletes.

Their fitness are good enough for cricket. Though physique wise athletes in other sports tend to have much better overall physiques and built.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Depends if the muscle is for show or is actually of some use in their respective field of sport. For example, muscle heavy bodies are can be detrimental in combat sport like MMA or boxing. The muscle is hard to carry over prolonged periods so contestants run out of gas pretty quickly.

Pakistan players have tended to favour delicious food over fitness regimes though, so it could well be that Indian cricketers are more professional in their approach. I think this comes from having a substandard first class cricket scene in Pakistan where the correct attitudes would normally be honed.

 

[shaz619]

Still, they would all lose by 1st round TKO / KO to anyone with Pakistani or West Indian genetics

 

[JaDed]

Sanath was well built like even in his 40s he was carrying guns
Sachin had a stocky built I don't know how much of it was due to muscles tho (or the GOAT can do whatever the hell he wants who knows)

Sachin had limitations though esp in field but he gave his best and knew the positions he could field in unlike Dravid who was fitter, he played long and as such except tennis elbow never really had fitness issues.. I think cricketing brain is also equally important for the sport and to train for the sport..

 

[MP2011]

Sachin had limitations though esp in field but he gave his best and knew the positions he could field in unlike Dravid who was fitter, he played long and as such except tennis elbow never really had fitness issues.. I think cricketing brain is also equally important for the sport and to train for the sport..

Tendulkar was a very safe fielder as he knew his limitations as a fielder. Unlike Dravid who shelled a lot of catches, Tendulkar didn't drop too many in a career that was far longer than Dravid.