Hashim Amla- the most misleading odi stats ever

[Spark]

Watson? Shane Watson?

yes, what's wrong with it

 

[TheJediBrah]

Tendulkar
Watson
Ponting
Kohli (c)
de Villiers (wk)
Bevan
Symonds
Klusener
Akram
Saqlain
McGrath


#batdeep. Slight weakness with the 4th and 5th bowler but between them Symonds/Klusener/Watson can be pretty effective at restricting the runs IMO and the extra batting power makes up for it

 

[OverratedSanity]

Don't see much value in Symonds at number 7 and if he has to bowl more than 3-4 overs he'd be a liability in an all time scenario. Pollock's the obviously superior choice for that spot. Just switch his position with klusener's.

 

[vcs]

Richards over Ponting would also be an obvious upgrade.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Watson? Shane Watson?

That's Shane 'one of the best limited over cricketers of all time' Watson to you.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Don't see much value in Symonds at number 7 and if he has to bowl more than 3-4 overs he'd be a liability in an all time scenario. Pollock's the obviously superior choice for that spot. Just switch his position with klusener's.

That's the trade off I'm going with. Sacrificing a bowler to add a bit of batting power. And Symonds adds a lot of value at 7 IMO. Even his fielding alone is almost worth the selection, not sure if you'd seen much of Symonds fielding

I'd consider Pollock but I'd play him in Akram's spot.

A big part of picking Ponting was fielding too

 

[harsh.ag]

Tendulkar
Watson
Ponting
Kohli (c)
de Villiers (wk)
Bevan
Symonds
Klusener
Akram
Saqlain
McGrath

Did you forget Viv or is this a bit

 

[TheJediBrah]

Did you forget Viv or is this a bit

tbh I'm not picking players I've never seen.

 

[Spark]

Yeah Ponting's fielding, specifically his ability to create run out opportunities at a ridiculously consistent rate, should be a real factor in his favour

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah Ponting's fielding, specifically his ability to create run out opportunities at a ridiculously consistent rate, should be a real factor in his favour

With Tendulkar, Watson & Bevan in the side (and AB stuck behind the stumps) I felt it was important to get Ponting & Symonds in there. It's not like it's a real stretch for them to play either, they more or less deserve the spot based on their primary skills alone

 

[Bolo]

Watson is a strange case. I dont really think of him as an atg, but im still picking him to open in my atg xi.

 

[Spark]

Watson is a strange case. I dont really think of him as an atg, but im still picking him to open in my atg xi.

he is absolutely an odi atg

 

[Bolo]

he is absolutely an odi atg

There are probably 5++ of his teammates whose names would come to mind before him if i was to make a top down list of odi greats. I might find room for one of them. It's odd that he cracks the nod under the circumstances.

 

[OverratedSanity]

There are probably 5++ of his teammates whose names would come to mind before him if i was to make a top down list of odi greats.

Not his fault he's Australian tbh

 

[Bolo]

Not his fault he's Australian tbh

True. Let me rephrase as there are way more than 10 players in history I regard as clearly greater than him

 

[ankitj]

True. Let me rephrase as there are way more than 10 players in history I regard as clearly greater than him

Yes but how many better all rounders? That's the spot he is filling. There are Klusener and Jayasuriya that I rate. And there are Kapil and Symonds that I don't rate as much.

 

[trundler]

The thing is each all rounder fills a different niche.

 

[Bolo]

List of right arm seam allrounders off the top of my head I'd consider comparable to or greater than Watto:

Imran, kapil, kallis, klusener, pollock, flintoff, symonds(kinda).

I might fit one of these guys into my team.

 

[h_hurricane]

Tendulkar
Glichrist
Richards
Ponting
Bevan
Imran
Kapil
Akram
Warne
Garner
Mcgrath

 

[OverratedSanity]

List of right arm seam allrounders off the top of my head I'd consider comparable to or greater than Watto:

Imran, kapil, kallis, klusener, pollock, flintoff, symonds(kinda).

I might fit one of these guys into my team.

Watson's role is different though. He's a batting all rounder, and only Kallis and Symonds from your list perform a similar role to Watson's. Watson is significantly better than both of them, atleast imo.