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India ATG Team- Open Voting

SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
watson said:
With the benefit of hindsight should we have selected Amar Singh to partner Dev and Srinath?

We had two opportunities to select him during the draft and didn't because we preferred Kumble then Prasanna. Were our decisions correct?
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NUFAN said:
No. Amar Singh should have been in there for sure.
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kyear2 said:
Great Work again SJS.

The two reserves should be Amar Singh and Mohammad Azharuddin?
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kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
I go according to consensus and best team balance, an additional spinner does nothing for the squad.
Additionally I still belive that a bowler of genuine pace of Nissar would be a better addition to the 11.

I agree though with Dravid for captain.
 
SJS

SJS

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kyear2 said:
I go according to consensus and best team balance, an additional spinner does nothing for the squad.
Additionally I still belive that a bowler of genuine pace of Nissar would be a better addition to the 11.

I agree though with Dravid for captain.
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Its an interesting debate - Nissar versus Amar Singh. Clearly Nissar was faster while Amar Singh was considered by everyone, particularly the English batsmen who faced both, to be the better bowler. Clearly too, any ATG side would be strengthened by including either of them to partner Kapil with the new ball. Amar Singh is an all rounder of considerable merit and a fabulous fielder - both big plusses in a side, which over its entire history has been one of the weakest fielding sides in world cricket.

I guess it would have to be horses for courses. In England, for example, one would like to include Nissar. Although both moved the ball in the air, Amar Singh was the type to get purchase off the wicket as well and would relish the conditions in England a bit more - we are talking purely bowling merits here. In Australia, maybe one would prefer to have Nissar I guess. On a wicket like Perth, maybe both of them at the cost of, say Mankad since in Amar Singh we already have an all rounder.

Thats why it makes more sense to have a squad of 14-15 say like this one

  1. Gavaskar
  2. Merchant
  3. Dravid
  4. Tendulkar
  5. Hazare
  6. Mankad
  7. Kapil
  8. Amar Singh
  9. Engineer
  10. Nissar
  11. Prasanna
  12. Chandra
  13. Bedi
  14. Gupte/Kumble
 
kyear2

kyear2

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SJS

SJS

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Here is a side made from the discards of these teams . . .

  1. Sutcliffe
  2. Grace
  3. Weekes
  4. Ponting
  5. Worrell
  6. Jackson
  7. Ames
  8. Davidson
  9. Lindwall
  10. Roberts
  11. Grimmett
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

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SJS said:
Here is a side made from the discards of these teams . . .

  1. Sutcliffe
  2. Grace
  3. Weekes
  4. Ponting
  5. Worrell
  6. Jackson
  7. Ames
  8. Davidson
  9. Lindwall
  10. Roberts
  11. Grimmett
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Mitchell stiff to not get picked, especially since I know you're a fan.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Herbert Sutcliffe
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting ^
Everton Weekes ^
Neil Harvey ^
Frank Worrell *
Les Ames +
Allan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Hedley Verity
Andy Roberts

Choose Hayden over Mitchell and Simpson, because he gives a R/L H combination and his style is the exact opposite to Sutcliffe's and would complement each other. Also this would be an amazing fielding team. Bobby Simpson or Bruce Mitchell would give the team a leg spinner which would be handy.
 
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The normal awards that everyone else has
kyear2 said:
Herbert Sutcliffe
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting ^
Everton Weekes ^
Neil Harvey ^
Frank Worrell *
Les Ames +
Allan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Hedley Verity
Andy Roberts

Choose Hayden over Mitchell and Simpson, because he gives a R/L H combination and his style is the exact opposite to Sutcliffe's and would complement each other. Also this would be an amazing fielding team. Bobby Simpson or Bruce Mitchell would give the team a leg spinner which would be handy.
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Lindwall, Davidson and Hayden all handy slippers as well.
 
The Sean

The Sean

Cricketer Of The Year
Reckon my Rejects XI would look something like:

Grace
Sutcliffe
Ponting
Weekes
Worrell
S Waugh
S Pollock
Davidson
Lindwall
Blackham
Grimmett

Though the team could change if I chose it tomorrow. Looking at it, it's very Australia-biased but at the same time I don't see an obvious example of one of my Australian selections being clearly inferior to an alternative. Blackham is probably the most contentious to many, but I'm happy with him in my team. A fair case could be made as well for Lohmann over one of my bowlers.
 
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kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Monk said:
Lindwall, Davidson and Hayden all handy slippers as well.
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Didn't know Lindwall and Davidson fielded in the slips, Haydos was very good in the slips, but was better in the gully and Ponting, Weekes and Harvey were all superb in the slips. Would place Haydos at first slip for the spinner though. Ponting, Weekes and Harvey were also brilliant outfielders conincidentally.
 
The Sean

The Sean

Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah, Davo was by all accounts ridiculously good pretty much anywhere - he could field at slip but it would seem something of a waste given his all round quality and the fact that there are other outstanding slippers available.
 
morgieb

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My rejects one thus far:

Simpson
Sutcliffe
Ponting
Weekes
Worrell
S Waugh*
Ames
S Pollock
Davidson
Lindwall
Grimmett

Bats down to 10, haha.
 
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