CW's greatest ODI team of all time

[Red]

Bit of discussion around this on different levels at the moment, so though we could do something along these lines:

Select your 3 greatest ODI XIs of all time. Your 1st XI, 2nd XI and 3rd XI.

Anyone selected in your first XI will receive 3 votes at the end. 2nd XI players will receive 2 and 3rd XI players will receive 1 vote. At the end we'll tally and present a balanced XI, based on the votes plus discussion as required.

* please keep in mind that your XIs need five bowlers, plus a keeper.

 

[NZTailender]

1. V Sehwag
2. S Tendulkar
3. K Sangakkara+
4. AB de Villiers
5. MS Dhoni
6. MG Bevan
7. Sir RJ Hadlee
8. W Akram
9. B Lee
10. M Muralitharan
11. G McGrath

1. AC Gilchrist+
2. ST Jayasuriya
3. R Ponting
4. IVA Richards
5. A Symonds
6. MEK Hussey
7. L Klusener
8. S Warne
9. W Younis
10. S Bond
11. J Garner

1. BB McCullum+
2. H Amla
3. B Lara
4. V Kohli
5. M Clarke
6. S Watson
7. A Flintoff
8. S Mushtaq
9. D Lillee
10. M Holding
11. A Donald

 

[watson]

Gold
01. Sachin Tendulkar
02. Adam Gilchrist +
03. Brian Lara
04. Viv Richards 7
05. AB De Villiers
06. Michael Bevan 6
07. Kapil Dev 4
08. Richard Hadlee 1
09. Wasim Akram 5
10. Muttiah Muralitharan 3
11. Joel Garner 2

Silver
01. Mark Waugh 6
02. Matthew Hayden
03. Ricky Ponting
04. Virat Kohli
05. Dean Jones
06. MS Dhoni +
07. Andrew Flintoff 4
08. Shaun Pollock 5
09. Shane Warne 3
10. Curtly Ambrose 2
11. Glenn McGrath 1

Bronze
01. Gordon Greenidge
02. Sanath Jayasuriyah 6
03. Kumar Sangakkara +
04. Aravinda De Silva
05. Andrew Symonds 7
06. Michael Hussey
07. Imran Khan 5
08. Lance Klusener 3
09. Saqlain Mushtaq 4
10. Michael Holding 1
11. Allan Donald 2



Tend to think that two quality bowling allrounders at No.7 and No.8 is stronger overall than having a specialist batsman at No.7 and 2 part-time bowlers.

 

[ankitj]

1st XI

01. Sachin Tendulkar
02. Gordon Greenidge
03. Viv Richards
04. AB deVilliers
05. Michael Bevan
06. MS Dhoni +
07. Shane Watson
08. Wasim Akram
09. Joel Garner
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Muttiah Muralitharan


2nd XI

01. Sanath Jayasuriya
02. Adam Gilchrist +
03. Ricky Ponting
04. Virat Kohli
05. Brian Lara
06. Zaheer Abbas
07. Dean Jones
08. Richard Hadlee
09. Shane Warne
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Waqar Younis

3rd XI

01. Saeed Anwar
02. Hashim Amla
03. Kumar Sangakkara +
04. Inzamam ul-Haq
05. Michael Hussey
06. Andrew Symonds
07. Lance Klusener
08. Shaun Pollock
09. Saqlain Mushtaq
10. Michael Holding
11. Allan Donald

 

[vcs]

Is Greenidge generally considered superior to Haynes in ODIs?

 

[harsh.ag]

Sachin Tendulkar
Ricky Ponting
Viv Richards
Virat Kohli
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni +
Kapil Dev
Shaun Pollock
Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Muttiah Muralitharan

 

[The Battlers Prince]

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Adam Gilchrist+
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Viv Richards
5. AB DeVilliers
6. Jacques Kallis 5
7. James Faulkner 6
8. Dan Vettori 4
9. Wasim Akram 2
10. Joel Garner 3
11. Allan Donald 1

1. Mark Waugh 6
2. Sanath Jayasuriya 5
3. Kumar Sangakkara+
4. Brendon McCullum
5. Brian Lara
6. Dean Jones
7. Michael Bevan
8. Imran Khan 3
9. Kapil Dev 2
10. Shane Warne 4
11. Glenn McGrath 1

1. Quinton De Kock+
2. Gordon Greenidge
3. Javed Miandad
4. Allan Border
5. Glenn Maxwell 6
6. Michael Hussey
7. Andrew Symonds 5
8. Shahid Afridi 4
9. Lance Klusener 3
10. Waqar Younis 2
11. Mitchell Starc 1

 

[weldone]

1st XI:
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Viv Richards (6)
AB De Villiers
MS Dhoni +*
Lance Klusener (5)
Wasim Akram (1)
Joel Garner (3)
Glenn McGrath (2)
Muttiah Muralitharan (4)

2nd XI:
Adam Gilchrist+
Hashim Amla
Ricky Ponting*
Zaheer Abbas
Michael Bevan (6)
Michael Hussey
Kapil Dev (3)
Shaun Pollock (2)
Richard Hadlee (1)
Shane Warne (4)
Saqlain Mushtaq (5)

3rd XI:
Sanath Jayasuriya (7)
Chris Gayle
Kumar Sangakkara+
Javed Miandad*
Dean Jones
Andrew Symonds (6)
Abdul Razzaq (5)
Ravi Ashwin (4)
Brett Lee (3)
Dennis Lillee (2)
Alan Donald (1)

 

[Dan]

First XI:
1. Gilchrist +
2. Tendulkar (~6)
3. Kohli *
4. Richards (~6)
5. de Villiers
6. Bevan (~6)
7. Klusener (5)
8. Wasim (1)
9. Mushtaq (4)
10. Bond (2)
11. Garner (3)

Second XI:
1. Amla
2. Watson (6)
3. Ponting
4. Jones
5. Dhoni +*
6. Hussey
7. Flintoff (5)
8. Pollock (3)
9. Lee (2)
10. McGrath (1)
11. Muralitharan (4)

Third XI:
1. McCullum +*
2. Jayasuriya (~6)
3. Lara
4. Miandad
5. Abbas
6. Symonds (~6)
7. Kapil Dev (3)
8. Vettori (5)
9. Warne (4)
10. Waqar (2)
11. Donald (1)

I want Shakib in there, but he just doesn't fit with team balance. Damn.

 

[doesitmatter]

My Best XI

Sachin
Sanath Jayasurya
Viv
Lara
Bevan
Abdv (wk)
Steve Waugh (allrounder) .. As a batsman when the chips were down look out..beautiful bowler to watch..aggresion,guile..he had everything
Wasim Akram
Curtly Ambrose
Joel Garner
Saqlain Mushtaq

 

[Red]

How good an all rounder SWaugh was in ODIs early in his career has been forgotten a bit. Was a noted death bowler.

 

[Red]

1st XI

Sachin Tendulkar
Shane Watson
Ricky Ponting
Viv Richards
AB DeVilliers
Andrew Symonds
MS Dhoni +
Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath

I'm basing this as an 1st XI I think is most likely to win, rather than picking the out and out best specialists. Having Watson and Symonds in the top 6 and also sharing the fifth bowling duties gives me heaps of leeway to select the best fielders available. Ponting, Richards, DeVilliers and Symonds will form a potent inner circle fielding combo. Dhoni at 7 and Wasim at 8 give the batting ample depth, and the thought of McGrath and Garner opening the bowling is tantalising. Tendulkar at the top provides the glue, and Watson, Ponting, Richards, DeVilliers and Symonds are a brutal middle order.

2nd XI

Adam Gilchrist +
Hashim Amla
Dean Jones
Virat Kohli
Brian Lara
Mike Hussey
Kapil Dev
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Allan Donald
Waqar Younis

3rd XI

Mark Waugh
Sanath Jayasuriya
Kumar Sangakkara +
Zaheer Abbas
Javed Miandad
Michael Bevan
Andrew Flintoff
Lance Klusener
Dan Vettori
Shaun Pollock
Shane Bond

 

[Red]

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Adam Gilchrist+
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Viv Richards
5. AB DeVilliers
6. Jacques Kallis 5
7. James Faulkner 6
8. Dan Vettori 4
9. Wasim Akram 2
10. Joel Garner 3
11. Allan Donald 1

1. Mark Waugh 6
2. Sanath Jayasuriya 5
3. Kumar Sangakkara+
4. Brendon McCullum
5. Brian Lara
6. Dean Jones
7. Michael Bevan
8. Imran Khan 3
9. Kapil Dev 2
10. Shane Warne 4
11. Glenn McGrath 1

1. Quinton De Kock+
2. Gordon Greenidge
3. Javed Miandad
4. Allan Border
5. Glenn Maxwell 6
6. Michael Hussey
7. Andrew Symonds 5
8. Shahid Afridi 4
9. Lance Klusener 3
10. Waqar Younis 2
11. Mitchell Starc 1

I'm curious about you not including MS Dhoni at all.

 

[ankitj]

Is Greenidge generally considered superior to Haynes in ODIs?

Absolutely You have probably seen me asserting that before. Greenidge IMO is second best ODI opener after Tendulkar, ahead of not just Haynes but also Anwar, Hyaden, Ganguly, M. Waugh etc.

 

[Prince EWS]

Absolutely You have probably seen me asserting that before. Greenidge IMO is second best ODI opener after Tendulkar, ahead of not just Haynes but also Anwar, Hyaden, Ganguly, M. Waugh etc.

Agree ftr.

 

[StephenZA]

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Kumar Sangakkara
3. Jacques Kallis 5
4. Viv Richards
5. AB DeVilliers
6. Michael Bevan
7. MS Dhon+
8. Shaun Pollock 2
9. Wasim Akram 3
10.Glenn McGrath 1
11. Muralitharan 4

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I'm curious about you not including MS Dhoni at all.

He's a great player, but it should be noted I'd just had an argument with my Indian friend at work prior to choosing the sides, so I didn't give Dhoni or Kohli or any Indian much favoritism during my selections.

 

[ankitj]

Absolutely You have probably seen me asserting that before. Greenidge IMO is second best ODI opener after Tendulkar, ahead of not just Haynes but also Anwar, Hyaden, Ganguly, M. Waugh etc.

Here: http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cri...atest-odi-players-all-time-2.html#post3437629

 

[TheJediBrah]

1st XI
†Gilchrist
Hayden
Ponting
M Waugh
Hussey
Bevan
Symonds
*Warne
Lee
Bracken
McGrath

2nd XI
Tendulkar
Watson
Jones
Martyn
*S Waugh
de Villiers
†Dhoni
Hogg
W Akram
Thomson
Lillee

3rd XI
Jayasuriya
*Clarke
Richards
Lehmann
†Sangakkara
Flintoff
Klusener
Starc
Garner
Muralitharan


edit: 1st XI may raise a few eyebrows, but would beat pretty much any other in an actual match IMO.

Warne got into 1st XI over Hogg because I needed a good captain

unlucky to miss out: Gillespie, Kohli, Warner, Amla, Sehwag, Mitchell Johnson, Waqar

 

[longranger]

01. A Gilchrist +
02. SR Tendulkar
03. V Kohli
04. IVA Richards
05. AB de Villiers
06. MS Dhoni *
07. K Dev (4)
08. W Akram (3)
09. M Muralitharan (5)
10. J Garner (2)
11. G McGrath (1)

Dhoni as captain. I've always thought he would be a GOAT captain if he had a couple of ATG bowlers to work with. Gilchrist to keep as he would be the best to keep against the pacemen. My line up has some big, big hitters.