Cricketers who resembled each other most in playing style?

[Harsh Thakor]

In this list I am compiling a list in order of merit of cricketers who resembled each other in playing style most.Reminiscent of clones.



1.Kapil Dev-Ian Botham

Took cricketing joy or entertainment to its ultimate height in every department of the game.Spectacular strikers of the ball,great masters of seam movement at fast-medium pace,highly intelligent bowlers ,could both pull of the most stunning catches and often champions in a crisis with the bat.





2.Curtly Ambrose-Joel Garner



Took accuracy to its pinnacle and were virtually unplayable when they banged the ball in to rise from a good length.





3.Wasim Akram-Alan Davidson



Both genuinely quick and accurate with mastery of control and seam.Also equally poficient with the bat capable of delivering the most striking blows.Wasim was more gifted and versatile with his mastery of reverse swing but Davidson could even surpass him as a performer.Both scaled heights in all-round skill in left arm pace bowling which have never been surpassed.





4.Don Bradman-Sachin Tendulkar



Both were short but took domination to regions of the divine.,looking like cricket's ultimate batting machines.Bradman more unorthodox .Both masters of the pull shot and in the 'V.'



5.Dennis Lillee-Andy Roberts



Almost equally quick and versatile with mastery of the slower ball,leg-cutter,boucer and outswinger.





6.Sunil Gavaskar-Hanif Mohammad



Cricketing equivalents of a boulder .The ultimate epitome sof concentration and technical skill ,but above all unselfish and loyally served their countries.





7.Zaheer Abbas-Mohammad Azharuddin



Supreme grace personalized carrying bat like a wand.Their deftest touches would send the best balls to the fence like the touches f a sculptor or painter.





8.Viv Richards-A.B.Devilliers



Blended power and imagination in regions of the sublime.





9.Courtney Walsh-Micheal Holding



Grace personified as few pacemen ever did with a charasterictic flowing action.Also very intelligent.





10.Rohan Kanhai-Alvin Kalicharan



Great technique combined with the feel of a genius who on their day to bating domination to heights unexplored.





11.Majid Khan-David Gower



Lazy footwork but nonone could surpass them for their sheer effortlessness .At their best could sit with the Gods of Plympus.





12.Richard Hadlee-Glen Mcgrath



No pacemen posessed more control .On a green top arguably they had no equal pitching the ball at the perfect length in the corridor.Hadlee was the quicker who moved the ball more and action more corect but Mcgrath was a marginally more intelligent bolwer in assesing weaknesses and could be more innovative or deceptive.





13.Javed Miandad-Steve Waugh



Cricket's ultimate battlers with great ability to adapt and improvise.Niggled opponents like few ever did even if technically unorthodox.





14.Mark Waugh-Martin Crowe



Both very graceful and technically sound and masters in manipulating a cricket ball.On their day close to the best batsmen of al time.,able to penetrate every gap on the field.





15=Saed Anwar-Arthur Morris



Displayed attacking agression at it's zenith launching blistering attacks like few openers ever could.





15=.Kevin Pieterson-Inzamam Ul Haq



Both masters against genuine pace with razor sharp reflexes and high penchant for stroke production in any conditions.

 

[Nadeem98]

I am going to compile my list based on similar playing style rather than attributes, mindset and contribution etc . My players could be worlds apart in terms of ability but they look similar when they are/were playing:
1. Holding - Muhammad Akram
2. Abdul Qadir - Mushtaq
3. Saqlain -Shoaib Malik
4. Abdul Hafeez - Ajmal
5. Sarfraz- Clark
6. Jeff Thomson - Atiq ur Reham - Malinga
7. Garner- Harmison
8. Michael Vaughan - Kane Williamson
9.Mcgrath - Munaf Patel
10. Asif Iqbal - Miandad
11. Smith - Labuschagne
12. Martyn - Mark Waugh???
13. Hadlee-Caddick-Naseem Shah
14. Warne -Yasir Shah

 

[Junaids]

Mike Procter and Lance Cairns.

Jeff Thomson and Brendan Bracewell.

Richard Hadlee and Dennis Lillee.

 

[Sher Khan]

Brian lara/ darren bravo
Alastair cook/ rory burns
Dale Steyn/ Hasan Ali
Mohammad shami/ Chris Jordan

 

[Junaids]

Sarfraz Nawaz and Robin Jackman.

 

[Nadeem98]

I think this topic has a lot of scope for expansion by applying different thematic variations . One could choose a trait and then look at the protagonists who fulfil the criterion and, therefore, exhibit some kind of equivalence. I'll start off with creative genius.

CREATIVE GENIUS (BATTING):

My main contenders for this category are Gilchrist, Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Steve Smith, Misbah, Viv Richards, Miandad, AB Deviliers, Kevin Pieterson, Majid Khan, Chris Gayle, Inzamam, Bevan, Kohli and of course the Don. These batsmen are game changers who saw things differently and added quantum leaps to the game so monumentally that batsmanship transformed from a reactive function symbolic of survival and attrition to a svelte artillery of sophisticated weaponry spouting off new and innovative forms of the game.

Gilchrist:
Pre-Gilchrist, the wicketkeeper would come at 5 down and start the game of survival with the tail. His career average would typically be 20 to 35 with a strike rate of 45. And then, this man comes, sees and conquers everything at the age of 30. He changed test cricket as it was played for the previous 100-and-boring years. Innovator to the core, the out-of-form Gilly squashes a squash ball in his gloves to blitz a world cup final and totally vilify and gillify it through daylight robbery. All be cause he wasn't buying the age old mantras of textbook cricket. He ripped apart the coaching manual and turned bat and ball into a life-and-death combat sport. All because he saw things differently. You saw the pitch, he saw canvas. You saw the ground, he saw theatre. Pure theatre. Blood sport. Adam Killy. The one and only.

An average of around 50 at a strike rate of around 85 at 5 down. Who does that????? Sangakkara right??? Wrong - because no Gilly no Sanga. That's why this creative genius was a game changer who changed batting from the neck down. One to seven, you saw the gentleman's game. From number 7 to 11, you saw mayhem - all thanks to one man. ADAM GILCHRIST.

 

[Gullycricket]

Imad wasim and yuvraj sing

 

[Mujtaba2900]

Rehmat shah and Rohit Sharma

 

[andy0204]

Graeme Pollock-Clive lloyd
Greg Chappell-Barry Richards
Graham Gooch-Kumar Sangakkara.

 

[Finisher]

Misbah Ul Haq- Iftikhar Ahmed

 

[ChennaiFan]

I think this topic has a lot of scope for expansion by applying different thematic variations . One could choose a trait and then look at the protagonists who fulfil the criterion and, therefore, exhibit some kind of equivalence. I'll start off with creative genius.

CREATIVE GENIUS (BATTING):

My main contenders for this category are Gilchrist, Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Steve Smith, Misbah, Viv Richards, Miandad, AB Deviliers, Kevin Pieterson, Majid Khan, Chris Gayle, Inzamam, Bevan, Kohli and of course the Don. These batsmen are game changers who saw things differently and added quantum leaps to the game so monumentally that batsmanship transformed from a reactive function symbolic of survival and attrition to a svelte artillery of sophisticated weaponry spouting off new and innovative forms of the game.

Gilchrist:
Pre-Gilchrist, the wicketkeeper would come at 5 down and start the game of survival with the tail. His career average would typically be 20 to 35 with a strike rate of 45. And then, this man comes, sees and conquers everything at the age of 30. He changed test cricket as it was played for the previous 100-and-boring years. Innovator to the core, the out-of-form Gilly squashes a squash ball in his gloves to blitz a world cup final and totally vilify and gillify it through daylight robbery. All be cause he wasn't buying the age old mantras of textbook cricket. He ripped apart the coaching manual and turned bat and ball into a life-and-death combat sport. All because he saw things differently. You saw the pitch, he saw canvas. You saw the ground, he saw theatre. Pure theatre. Blood sport. Adam Killy. The one and only.

An average of around 50 at a strike rate of around 85 at 5 down. Who does that????? Sangakkara right??? Wrong - because no Gilly no Sanga. That's why this creative genius was a game changer who changed batting from the neck down. One to seven, you saw the gentleman's game. From number 7 to 11, you saw mayhem - all thanks to one man. ADAM GILCHRIST.

Great write-up! Enjoyed reading it. Thank you Nadeem98!

 

[Nadeem98]

Thanks a lot CF.

 

[Robert]

Defo Hadlee and Lillee. The Kiwi copied the Aussie’s action and method.

 

[Robert]

I think this topic has a lot of scope for expansion by applying different thematic variations . One could choose a trait and then look at the protagonists who fulfil the criterion and, therefore, exhibit some kind of equivalence. I'll start off with creative genius.

CREATIVE GENIUS (BATTING):

My main contenders for this category are Gilchrist, Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Steve Smith, Misbah, Viv Richards, Miandad, AB Deviliers, Kevin Pieterson, Majid Khan, Chris Gayle, Inzamam, Bevan, Kohli and of course the Don. These batsmen are game changers who saw things differently and added quantum leaps to the game so monumentally that batsmanship transformed from a reactive function symbolic of survival and attrition to a svelte artillery of sophisticated weaponry spouting off new and innovative forms of the game.

Gilchrist:
Pre-Gilchrist, the wicketkeeper would come at 5 down and start the game of survival with the tail. His career average would typically be 20 to 35 with a strike rate of 45. And then, this man comes, sees and conquers everything at the age of 30. He changed test cricket as it was played for the previous 100-and-boring years. Innovator to the core, the out-of-form Gilly squashes a squash ball in his gloves to blitz a world cup final and totally vilify and gillify it through daylight robbery. All be cause he wasn't buying the age old mantras of textbook cricket. He ripped apart the coaching manual and turned bat and ball into a life-and-death combat sport. All because he saw things differently. You saw the pitch, he saw canvas. You saw the ground, he saw theatre. Pure theatre. Blood sport. Adam Killy. The one and only.

An average of around 50 at a strike rate of around 85 at 5 down. Who does that????? Sangakkara right??? Wrong - because no Gilly no Sanga. That's why this creative genius was a game changer who changed batting from the neck down. One to seven, you saw the gentleman's game. From number 7 to 11, you saw mayhem - all thanks to one man. ADAM GILCHRIST.

Not really. Gilchrist was excellent but there are precedents. LEG Ames had a hundred FC hundreds and his runs are strongly correlated with England wins and draws. Sir Clyde Walcott averaged 56 with the bat. Alan Knott was a counterattacker who got England out of trouble numerous times. Andy Flower averaged 51.

 

[Nadeem98]

His run rate changed everything my friend. Please never mention Knott and Gilly in the same sentence again.

 

[Nadeem98]

CREATIVE GENIUS

No. 2 :

Steve Smith:

He is the sheer definition of a genius. Completely consumed by his craft to the point of being blissfully oblivious of everything else. Changes his technique in the middle of a test innings and consequently changes test history. The style is ugly but the substance is lucrative. High back lift coming down from a very weird angle, standing almost outside off, he has figured out what works for him. What he does for a living doesn't look like batting anymore. Think about that. He has changed the cosmetics of batting and is still averaging around 75 for quite a few years. This complete revamp of batting makes him a pioneering genius. Facing countless balls in practice and in battle, he has reshaped batting to suit his needs. That selfish attitude that stems from a love of the game is deeper than a need to merely survive. That's why the exponential growth of this former leg spinner is so counterintuitive. Scary as it is, he can only get better from here.

 

[andy0204]

His run rate changed everything my friend. Please never mention Knott and Gilly in the same sentence again.

Allan Knot was one of the best wicket keepers of all time,
His keeping was smooth as silk.
Maybe Gilly is better as a batsman but Knot is better as a keeper.

 

[Nadeem98]

Knott is a better keeper than Gilly any day of the week. That's not what I'm talking about here.

 

[King_Kohli]

Steve Smith - Peter Handscomb

 

[andy0204]

Steve Smith - Peter Handscomb

Except Handscomb didn't succeed.

 

[King_Kohli]

Except Handscomb didn't succeed.

Waiting for Paine retirement, Handscomb better than Paine.
But Carey also waiting for Paine retirement

 

[The_Odd_One]

Amir Sohail and Imam ul Haq - I think their batting stances are quite similar.

 

[imshally81]

Javed Miandad & Basit Ali

 

[andy0204]

Javed Miandad & Basit Ali

In trash talking.

 

[Robert]

His run rate changed everything my friend. Please never mention Knott and Gilly in the same sentence again.

Why not? People here mention Sobers and IK in the same sentence though one was a significantly better batter and the other a significantly better bowler.

Gilchrist was an excellent keeper, but Knott was out of this world. England have never had his like since, though Jack Russell came close in terms of speed of hands and sometimes standing up to the medium pacers.

I notice you ignored my mention of Ames, Walcott and Flower.

 

[Nadeem98]

Run rate, my friend, run rate. First ever keeper to come in at 7 and score around 50 every time at 80 plus SR including invariably negotiating the second new ball while looking after the tail. Total game changer. I respect all the names you mentioned but Gilly is the pioneer who did what I have mentioned above, not them.

 

[silent ischemia]

Amongst Pak players

Umar Gul and Imran Khan Jr
Miandad and Basit Ali
Saqlain and Shoaib Malik
Misbah and Iftikhar Ahmed
Qadir and Mushi
Muhammad Aamir and Muhammad Aftab