Poll 2: Opening batsmen for the Best ODI XI from the Tendulkar Era

[bagapath]

Choose two batsmen from these 25 players who opened the innings in at least 75 innings in the Tendulkar Era

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  SR Tendulkar (India) 1994-2012 344 340 23 15310 200* 48.29 17387 88.05 45 75 12
  SR Watson (Aus) 2006-2012 82 81 7 3440 185* 46.48 3705 92.84 6 22 6
  ML Hayden (Aus) 1993-2008 148 147 14 5892 181* 44.30 7486 78.70 10 33 7
  ME Waugh (Aus) 1993-2002 141 141 11 5729 173 44.06 7465 76.74 15 32 9
  TM Dilshan (SL) 2008-2012 86 86 6 3513 160* 43.91 3751 93.65 11 13 5
  S Chanderpaul (WI) 1996-2011 77 77 9 2949 150 43.36 4216 69.94 7 18 3
  G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2003 175 175 16 6647 188* 41.80 9199 72.25 13 45 10
  SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2007 242 236 16 9146 183 41.57 12428 73.59 19 58 13
  CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 2000-2011 210 206 15 7839 153* 41.04 9263 84.62 19 42 19
  G Gambhir (India) 2003-2012 81 78 6 2948 150 40.94 3341 88.23 7 18 7
  Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1990-2003 218 218 16 8141 194 40.30 10164 80.09 20 37 13
  NV Knight (Eng) 1996-2003 92 92 9 3345 125* 40.30 4572 73.16 5 23 6
  GC Smith (Afr/SA) 2002-2012 180 178 10 6583 141 39.18 8055 81.72 9 45 8
  AJ Strauss (Eng) 2003-2011 83 83 3 3053 158 38.16 3658 83.46 5 21 6
  MS Atapattu (SL) 1997-2007 93 92 9 3128 124 37.68 4616 67.76 6 19 5
  ME Trescothick (Eng) 2000-2006 123 122 6 4335 137 37.37 5087 85.21 12 21 13
  Salman Butt (Pak) 2004-2010 77 77 4 2725 136 37.32 3571 76.30 8 14 14
  V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/India) 2001-2012 208 206 6 7335 219 36.67 6978 105.11 14 34 13
  AC Gilchrist (Aus/ICC) 1998-2008 260 259 7 9200 172 36.50 9385 98.02 16 53 17
  HH Gibbs (SA) 1996-2010 183 182 11 6103 153 35.69 7365 82.86 18 24 17
  WU Tharanga (SL) 2005-2012 133 129 6 4311 133 35.04 5837 73.85 12 22 13
  NJ Astle (NZ) 1995-2007 191 186 9 6176 145* 34.89 8492 72.72 14 37 16
  ADR Campbell (Zim) 1995-2003 77 77 3 2574 124 34.78 3777 68.14 6 14 2
  ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1993-2011 388 383 15 12740 189 34.61 13775 92.48 28 66 29

 

[smash84]

went with Anwar and Tendulkar

 

[bagapath]

very very tempted to choose sanath jayasuriya or shane watson to go in with tendulkar. in the end, i decided to never ever select a team without adam gilchrist and chose him to partner sachin.

 

[ankitj]

Watson and Tendulkar get my vote.

Who is match fixer?

 

[Howe_zat]

Went with Jayasuriya over Gilchrist. Not sure I can justify leaving Gilly out of the XI altogether but for now I'll run with it

 

[Jono]

Gilchrist and Sachin.

Has been my opening all-time XI odi combo since I started making them and nothing has changed since for me. Would have been cool to see them both play in the Ipl together tile we saw Sachin and Jayasuriya open together.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Sachin and Gilchrist

 

[hendrix]

Went with Tendulkar and Anwar.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Tendi and Anwar

 

[morgieb]

Sachin and Gilchrist. Ideally though the WK should be picked first.

 

[Coronis]

Jayasuriya and Gilly for me.

 

[Dan]

Tendulkar the obvious choice for his own era's XI.

Couldn't help myself but vote for Nick Knight.

 

[CricAddict]

Went with Jayasuriya plus the great one..would like to choose Gilly and Dhoni as well at 6 and 7..Hope they are included as options there...

 

[NUFAN]

Watson and Tendulkar get my vote.

Who is match fixer?

Salman Butt

Went with Jayasuriya plus the great one..would like to choose Gilly and Dhoni as well at 6 and 7..Hope they are included as options there...

Don't see why Gilly would be a chance at the 6 or 7 position, he rarely batted there. Looks like he'll partner Tendulkar anyway.

Pretty happy to see Mark Waugh get a few votes, brilliant opening bat.

 

[smash84]

gilly getting a little over rated here.....he was a good opener but as a wk bat he is below Dhoni for sure and as an opener below Anwar and Mark Waugh

 

[hendrix]

I pick gilly as keeper but not opener

 

[weldone]

I vote for Campbell and Tahranga...Oops, Tendulkar and Lara I mean...Oh, Tharanga has taken Lara's place in the poll I see.

Chuck it, I'll vote for Gilchrist and Tendulkar. I'll choose Dhoni later as a specialist no. 6 batsman (assuming Dhoni makes that poll ahead of Robin Singh and Mohammad Ashraful ).

 

[bagapath]

gilly getting a little over rated here.....he was a good opener but as a wk bat he is below Dhoni for sure and as an opener below Anwar and Mark Waugh

purely as an opener gilly is on par with anwar. i would even say he was a tad better. that kind of explosive batting which sets up match winning positions, only gilly produced so often

 

[SJS]

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	

SR Tendulkar 	344	340	23	15310	200*	48.29	17387	88.05	45	75	12	
CH Gayle 	221	217	16	8184	153*	40.71	9647	84.83	20	44	19	
ML Hayden 	148	147	14	5892	181*	44.30	7486	78.70	10	33	7	
ME Waugh 	141	141	11	5729	173	44.06	7465	76.74	15	32	9	
SC Ganguly 	242	236	16	9146	183	41.57	12428	73.59	19	58	13	
G Kirsten	175	175	16	6647	188*	41.80	9199	72.25	13	45	10

-Minimum 100 innings as opener
-Average 40 +
-Str rate 70 +

Wonder why I did not pick Gayle ?

 

[cnerd123]

I went with Hayden to partner Sachin...although in hindsight should have picked someone more explosive like Gayle/Sanath/Gilly.