Top five hard-hitting batsmen in modern-day cricket

4. Shane Watson

He is a technically sound batsman who has developed his batting by facing fast bowling on Australian pitches in domestic Test matches. It is amazing how he can play in multiple gears, but he is at his best when he attacks the bowling. Shane Watson likes to play with a straight bat and hits it over the bowler’s head consistently. He rocks on to the backfoot and gets under the ball against the spinners to hit those massive sixes on the leg side. He does not innovate excessively and uses pretty much the same technique in all forms of the game and is still very successful.