The ICC's All time ODI dream XI

[Ikki]

Not really.

G'nite, I'm off to bed

 

[Shri]

G'nite, I'm off to bed

Haha.

 

[Hit Wicket]

I guess it reinforces my point even further that there are very few 'locked' selections.

Gilchrist, to me, offers a lot of flexibility of having an explosive wicketkeeper opener, and opens up the field for an extra middle order batsman selection than an opener.

 

[Migara]

Hasn't done enough yet. No way is he an ATG.

Nah, almost has done what Bevan has done up to now. And plays short ball better too, and more aggressive as well. If he plays 300 matches with the same Avg and SR, he'll beat Bevan hands down.

 

[smash84]

Nah, almost has done what Bevan has done up to now. And plays short ball better too, and more aggressive as well. If he plays 300 matches with the same Avg and SR, he'll beat Bevan hands down.

Being more aggressive is not quite as useful if the less aggressive batsman is a greater match winner.

 

[Migara]

Being more aggressive is not quite as useful if the less aggressive batsman is a greater match winner.

As I have watched both, I think both are equal when it comes to winning matches. Bevan bit more consistent, but Dhoni can play that dream knock to win from a no hope situation than Bevan. That's when aggressive batsmen score more points.

 

[morgieb]

Tendulkar, Gilchrist, and Richards are the only 'locks' in an all time ODI team. Every other position has a fair number of comparable competitors and it's just down to personal preference at that point.

Can't see Gilly being a lock forever. Dhoni's pretty damn good in my eyes. Would still pick Gilly, but then I'm Australian.

 

[kingpin]

Can't see Gilly being a lock forever. Dhoni's pretty damn good in my eyes. Would still pick Gilly, but then I'm Australian.

u avatar makes me....

 

[Mike5181]

All players i have actually seen play apart from Viv.

First Eleven
1. Matthew Hayden - 6133 runs @ 43.8 SR of 78.96
2. Adam Gilchrist+ - 9619 runs @ 35.89 SR of 96.94
3. Viv Richards - 6721 runs @ 47.00 SR of 90.20
4. Ricky Ponting (c) - 13082 runs @ 42.75 SR of 80.62
5. Sachin Tendulkar - 17598 runs @ 45.12 SR of 86.26
6. Brian Lara - 10405 runs @ 40.48 SR of 79.51
7. Michael Bevan - 6912 @ 53.58 SR of 74.16
8. Shaun Pollock - 3519 runs @ 26.45 SR of 86.69 + 393 wickets @ 24.5 SR of 39.9
9. Wasim Akram - 502 wickets @ 23.52 SR of 36.2
10. Shane Warne - 293 wickets @ 25.73 SR of 36.3
11. Glenn McGrath - 381 wickets @ 22.02 SR of 34

Second Eleven
1. Saneth Jayasuria - 13428 runs @ 32.43 SR of 91 + 322 wickets @ 36.7
2. Chris Gayle - 7885 runs @ 39.42 SR of 83.77 + 156 wickets @ 34.58
3. Jacques Kallis - 11002 runs @ 45.84 SR of 72.77 + 259 wickets @ 31.90
4. Andrew Symonds - 5088 runs @ 39.75 SR of 92.44 + 133 wickets @ 37.25
5. Andrew Flintoff - 3394 @ 32.01 SR of 88.82 + 169 wickets @24.38
6. Michael Hussey - 4448 runs @ 52.32 SR of 87.93
7. MS Dhoni + (c) - 5733 runs @ 50.28 SR of 88.34
8. Lance Klusener - 3576 runs @ 41.10 SR 89.91 + 192 wickets @ 29.95 SR 38.2
9. Shane Bond - 147 wickets @ 20.88 SR of 29.2
10. Brett Lee - 324 wickets @ 23.01 SR of 29.2
11. Muttiah Muralitharan - 517 wickets 23.11 @ SR of 35.3

 

[smash84]

All players i have actually seen play apart from Viv.

First Eleven
1. Matthew Hayden - 6133 runs @ 43.8 SR of 78.96
2. Adam Gilchrist+ - 9619 runs @ 35.89 SR of 96.94
3. Viv Richards - 6721 runs @ 47.00 SR of 90.20
4. Ricky Ponting (c) - 13082 runs @ 42.75 SR of 80.62
5. Sachin Tendulkar - 17598 runs @ 45.12 SR of 86.26
6. Brian Lara - 10405 runs @ 40.48 SR of 79.51
7. Michael Bevan - 6912 @ 53.58 SR of 74.16
8. Shaun Pollock - 3519 runs @ 26.45 SR of 86.69 + 393 wickets @ 24.5 SR of 39.9
9. Wasim Akram - 502 wickets @ 23.52 SR of 36.2
10. Shane Warne - 293 wickets @ 25.73 SR of 36.3
11. Glenn McGrath - 381 wickets @ 22.02 SR of 34

Second Eleven
1. Saneth Jayasuria - 13428 runs @ 32.43 SR of 91 + 322 wickets @ 36.7
2. Chris Gayle - 7885 runs @ 39.42 SR of 83.77 + 156 wickets @ 34.58
3. Jacques Kallis - 11002 runs @ 45.84 SR of 72.77 + 259 wickets @ 31.90
4. Andrew Symonds - 5088 runs @ 39.75 SR of 92.44 + 133 wickets @ 37.25
5. Andrew Flintoff - 3394 @ 32.01 SR of 88.82 + 169 wickets @24.38
6. Michael Hussey - 4448 runs @ 52.32 SR of 87.93
7. MS Dhoni + (c) - 5733 runs @ 50.28 SR of 88.34
8. Lance Klusener - 3576 runs @ 41.10 SR 89.91 + 192 wickets @ 29.95 SR 38.2
9. Shane Bond - 147 wickets @ 20.88 SR of 29.2
10. Brett Lee - 324 wickets @ 23.01 SR of 29.2
11. Muttiah Muralitharan - 517 wickets 23.11 @ SR of 35.3

very good post with the summary of all the players presented very concisely

 

[0RI0N]

I'd sooner have Saeed, Mark Waugh, Dessie,Greenidge,Kirsten,Gilly,Sanath 6hitter before Baron Inconsistent aka Sehwag.
F, even The Lord Of Lancashire,Ganguly.

 

[andyc]

Could pretty much open with Gilchrist so there's no need of Sehwag. Mine would look something like this:

Adam Gilchrist+
Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards
Ricky Ponting*
Michael Bevan
Andrew Symonds
Lance Klusener
Shaun Pollock
Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Muthiah Muralitharan

Was posted in the first page, but this is pretty much bang on for mine. 5 very good bowling options, plus Symonds and Viv to turn their arm over if required. Hitting all the way down to 9, as well. Only change I would make would be switching Bevan and Symonds, but that's a hell of a team.

 

[smash84]

Was posted in the first page, but this is pretty much bang on for mine. 5 very good bowling options, plus Symonds and Viv to turn their arm over if required. Hitting all the way down to 9, as well. Only change I would make would be switching Bevan and Symonds, but that's a hell of a team.

This team is good but would be even better if there is Kallis in place of Klusener. Kallis >> Klusener

 

[Spark]

They're both there...

 

[smash84]

Sorry. i meant kallis. Now that i think about it even Kapil might be abetter chocice than Klusener

 

[Prince EWS]

This team is good but would be even better if there is Kallis in place of Klusener. Kallis >> Klusener

I love Kallis as you know, but he definitely wouldn't be a better pick than Klusener at #7. He'd have to bat in the top four (or maybe five at a push) if he was picked and I don't think you can justify it over the other candidates. Klusener was very good at his role.

 

[smash84]

I love Kallis as you know, but he definitely wouldn't be a better pick than Klusener at #7. He'd have to bat in the top four (or maybe five at a push) if he was picked and I don't think you can justify it over the other candidates. Klusener was very good at his role.

and Kapil??? A much better bowler than klusener and a very handy bat at number 7. smashed 175 in no time

 

[Prince EWS]

and Kapil??? A much better bowler than klusener and a very handy bat at number 7. smashed 175 in no time

As I've said in this thread before, I'm not comfortably with Kapil Dev batting #7 in an all-time world team given his batting record. He wasn't good enough to bat there at this level IMO. I'm more comfortable with Klusener, Richards and maybe Symonds if I pick him sharing the fifth bowling role than I am with Kapil batting seven.

 

[Julian87]

fmd some people are deluded.

Advocating Ganguly and Jayasuriya as opening btsmen fmd.

 

[stephen]

fmd some people are deluded.

Advocating Ganguly and Jayasuriya as opening btsmen fmd.

TBH Jayasuriya should be definitely in contention. The only real problem is that Gilly did the same job as him (opening aggressive all-rounder) but better.

First XI
Tendulkar
Gilchrist +
Ponting (c)
Richards
Symonds
Bevan
Klusener
Akram
Warne
Garner
McGrath

Second XI
Jayasuriya
Lara
Jones
Kallis
Abbas
Hussey
Dhoni + (c)
Pollock
Waqar
Donald
Murali

Unlucky to miss out:
Lee
Dev
Saqlain
Any number of batsmen from the era where 220 was a good score.