Best Team?

[gwo]

My mates and Iwere drafting a team of cricketers with the following rules:

- one from each of the following countries: australia, nz, england, india, pakistan, sri lanka, south africa, west indies, bangladesh / zimbabwe, other cricketing nation
- no bradman
- one wildcard player from any cricketing country.

Which team do you think is the best?

Team 1
Sanath Jayasuriya
Wally Hammond
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar
Jacques Kallis
Inzamam Ul-Haq
Thomas Oboya
Daniel Vettori
Dennis Lillee
Mashrafe Mortaza
Courtney Walsh

Team 2
Virender Sehwag
Andy Flower
Aravinda De Silva
Graeme Pollock
Chris Cairns
Steven Tikolo
Adam Gilchrist
Sir Shane Warne
Jim Laker
Waqar Younis
Malcolm Marshall


Team 3
George Headley
Sir Jack Hobbs
Kumar Sangakarra
Brian Charles Lara
Greg Chappell
Sir Imran Khan
Sir Richard Hadlee
Anil Kumble
Heath Streak
Ryan Ten Doeshate
Allan Donald

Team 4
Jon Davidson
Herbert Sutfcliffe
Kevin Pietersen
Sir Vivian Richards
Grant Flowers
Sir Garfield Sobers
Brendan Mccallum
Kapil Dev
Wasim Akram
Glenn McGrath
Muttiah Muralitharan

 

[kingkallis]

Who the heck is Graeme Headley???

 

[Somerset]

Pretty sure he means George Headley.

I'd vote for team 4 - with no Bradman, Sobers IMO is the next best cricketer of all time, and Sir Viv could arguably be in the top 5. Great modern bowling attack with experience aplenty. Slightly fragile batting order with Davidson opening up but with Wasim at 9 theres enough depth to compensate.

FTR I'd tweak some of the batting line-ups but an interesting exercise in drafting those sides nonetheless.

 

[kingkallis]

Pretty sure he means George Headley.

I'd vote for team 4 - with no Bradman, Sobers IMO is the next best cricketer of all time, and Sir Viv could arguably be in the top 5. Great modern bowling attack with experience aplenty. Slightly fragile batting order with Davidson opening up but with Wasim at 9 theres enough depth to compensate.

FTR I'd tweak some of the batting line-ups but an interesting exercise in drafting those sides nonetheless.

Or maybe Graeme Smith!

 

[Himannv]

Team three for me. Too many class batsmen in it and the prospect of Imran, Hadlee and Donald all bowling together is mouth watering. Dislike the fact that a middle order player has to step in and open, but thats a minor setback I reckon.

 

[weldone]

Who persuaded Hammond, Flower and Headley to open? I guess all 3 of them will reject any such offer unless it's a t20 competition with loads of money pouring in from sponsors.

 

[Himannv]

Who persuaded Hammond, Flower and Headley to open? I guess all 3 of them will reject any such offer unless it's a t20 competition with loads of money pouring in from sponsors.

Agree completely. All of them deserve their middle order berths.

 

[Prince EWS]

Who persuaded Hammond, Flower and Headley to open? I guess all 3 of them will reject any such offer unless it's a t20 competition with loads of money pouring in from sponsors.

Andy Flower started his First Class career as an opening batsman tbf.

 

[Teja.]

Team 3.

 

[Spark]

Team 3. Seriously fearsome bowling line up and quite a top order as well.

 

[Ikki]

Team 3.

 

[weldone]

Andy Flower started his First Class career as an opening batsman tbf.

VVS Laxman started his test career as an opening batsman too, so what?

 

[Flem274*]

So they can open if needed.

 

[Daemon]

Team 2
Virender Sehwag
Andy Flower
Aravinda De Silva
Graeme Pollock
Chris Cairns
Steven Tikolo
Adam Gilchrist
Sir Shane Warne
Jim Laker
Waqar Younis
Malcolm Marshall

Never knew Warne was knighted

 

[Faisal1985]

Jon Davidson
Herbert Sutfcliffe
Kevin Pietersen
Sir Vivian Richards
Grant Flowers
Sir Garfield Sobers
Brendan Mccallum
Kapil Dev
Wasim Akram
Glenn McGrath
Muttiah Muralitharan

Easily has the most match winners. So this is the best for me.

 

[Ikki]

Jon Davidson
Herbert Sutfcliffe
Kevin Pietersen
Sir Vivian Richards
Grant Flowers
Sir Garfield Sobers
Brendan Mccallum
Kapil Dev
Wasim Akram
Glenn McGrath
Muttiah Muralitharan

Easily has the most match winners. So this is the best for me.

Um, team 3?

 

[Faisal1985]

Um, team 3?

Of course, you can't argue with the big names in team 3. But i just have this hunch that this team is probably capable of beating any of the other 3....just my opinion on the fellows in team 4. Bowling is exceptionally strong for Team 4.

 

[vcs]

Actually on 2nd thoughts, I'll take Team 3. I voted 4.

 

[Faisal1985]

Actually on 2nd thoughts, I'll take Team 3. I voted 4.

 

[Quaggas]

In Team 4, is Pietersen's the RSA player?