Top five hard-hitting batsmen in modern-day cricket

2. MS Dhoni

The Indian captain is a proven commodity in all formats of the game. He has the runs, the ability to play long innings, and the average; in short, he has every stat that is required to prove the worth of a batsman. And yet his technique is so different from what coaches would like to inculcate in young batsmen. He followed a breed of batsmen who were technically India’s best products: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and so on. But he seems to have learnt his trade in the maidaans and the streets with the tennis ball. His helicopter shot is a deadly invention of the modern game that can decimate the greatest weapon of death bowling – the yorker. He manages to produce tremendous backlift that generates a huge amount of power which reflects in Dhoni’s reflex movement after the shot has been completed. His ability to take on spin and fast bowlers alike at will under harsh circumstances has made him one of the most feared batsmen in modern-day cricket.