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All time best ODI team
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weldone
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IIRC, Lara is the only opener other than Tendulkar and Amla who has scored 2000+ runs @ 45+ with a SR of 80+ while opening.
midge
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
For most part of his career have seen him bat at 3 or 4; haven't seen him open the innings. But checked the stats, and I must say, his record is impressive. Agree with you, he will be a good choice for an opener. Thanks for sharing the info!
watson
Banned
From 1978 to 1994 Kapil Dev averaged 24 and maintained a Strike Rate of 95 over 225 ODIs. No other batsman's SR comes close from that era with the exception of Viv Richards who struck at 91.
From 1978 to 1994 No's 1 to 7 in the batting order averaged 29 and had a Strike Rate of 66 (Statsguru). By comparison Kapil's record makes him one of best ODI hitters of all time, and it wouldn't even be out of place in 2015.
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NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Yeah Watson, without knowing 66 was the exact average SR from that period, it is one of the major reasons why I picked Dev. I know Klusener is a popular choice and he is a good choice no doubt, but I think with my team, especially the top 5, I don't really need a 40 average guy like Klusener as I expect Dev to come out after the 40th over almost always.
So. he is going to be batting 30 balls (approx) tops and batting very quickly. I also feel his bowling is slightly ahead of Klusener too. Dev of course isn't the worst batsmen coming out in a crisis, although I don't expect my team to be 5/17 often..
The hardest part of the team is working out the bowling order, I'm not certain of the best order tbh.
So. he is going to be batting 30 balls (approx) tops and batting very quickly. I also feel his bowling is slightly ahead of Klusener too. Dev of course isn't the worst batsmen coming out in a crisis, although I don't expect my team to be 5/17 often..
The hardest part of the team is working out the bowling order, I'm not certain of the best order tbh.
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watson
Banned
With those front line bowlers I don't think the order matters too much, although Garner is probably the best bowler for the last 10 overs. Kapil seems weaker compared to the rest but he was still a top 10 80s ODI bowler if the following stats are anything to go by;
Stats from the Past: The best ODI bowlers from across eras | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo
In recent years especially, spin bowlers have proven their worth in both ODI and T20 cricket. I think that there is a place for an ATG spinner in any ATG LO side.
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midge
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Love it!
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
I'll take you on Noofers.
M. Waugh
B. Lara
R. Ponting
D. Jones
MS. Dhoni
A. Symonds
S. Pollock
R. Hadlee
S. Warne
W. Younis
A. Donald
Debris
International 12th Man
I see you have gone for the super tall XI. Tendulkar and Kohli only ones under 180 cm?
watson
Banned
Triangular Series?
01. Matthew Hayden
02. Sanath Jayasuriya
03. Kumar Sangakkara
04. Aravinda De Silva
05. Michael Bevan
06. Andrew Flintoff
07. Michael Hussey
08. Imran Khan
09. Michael Holding
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Muttiah Muralitharan
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
This would be an epic series to watch. Even though maxwell is on my team and I picked him for a reason, he sure looks out of place from a historical point of view
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Overall the team might be seen as tall I guess but not by design at all. I don't consider Maxwell or ABDV tall at all. I'm 190-192cm which might be why.
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