Vote for Five Cricketers of the 2000s + 2010s

[England First]

1. Mcgrath
2. Ponting
3. Steve Smith
4. Kohli
5. Dravid


6. Hayden
7. Gilchrist
8. Sangakkara
9. De villiers
10. Kallis



would have obviously considered Waugh Lara tendulkar Warne Ambrose but they were prime 90s players.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Tendulkar
Ponting
Gilchrist
Steyn
Murali

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Murali's peak period was from 1998 to 2008. That's 2 years in 90s and 9 years in 00s

Yeah, I had Warne, McGrath and Lara as 90's men which is probably unfair on them but their careers crossed the decade and I couldn't leave out Steyn or Gilchrist.

 

[ankitj]

Yeah, I had Warne, McGrath and Lara as 90's men which is probably unfair on them but their careers crossed the decade and I couldn't leave out Steyn or Gilchrist.

I'd have Warne 90s and McGrath 00s.

 

[fredfertang]

Lara
Kohli
Flintoff
Stokes
Hameed

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Smith S
Kohli
Muralidaran
Sangakkara
Cook

 

[Burgey]

Warne
McGrath
Ponting
Gilchrist
TPC

that pretty much covers everything

 

[stephen]

Murali, Ponting and McGrath definitely built their reputations more on their 00s exploits than their 90s career. Warne was better in the 90s. I associate Lara more with the 90s too. Tendulkar has claims to both decades but due to the lack of tests against quality opposition I associate him more with the 00s. Kallis and Sanga were definitely 00s players. Waugh was a 90s player though he did very well in the 00s.

Top 5 batsmen from the 00s and 10s (based only on their careers in that timeframe):

Smith
Tendulkar
Ponting
Kallis
Sangakkara

Top 5 bowlers (based only on their careers in that timeframe):

McGrath
Murali
Steyn
Warne
Cummins

Top keepers:

Gilchrist
Boucher
Dhoni
Haddin
De Kock

 

[Pothas]

Warne
McGrath
Ponting
Gilchrist
TPC

that pretty much covers everything

Kind of upsetting that this list is not at all ridiculous.

 

[Coronis]

In order

Kallis
Sangakkara
Murali
Steyn
Gilchrist

Smith, Ponting, Anderson unlucky to miss out.

 

[trundler]

Am I underrating Sanga or what

 

[Coronis]

Am I underrating Sanga or what

12400 runs at 57 + some pretty decent keeping over a 15 year career, I’d say so.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Top keepers:

Gilchrist
Boucher
Dhoni
Haddin
De Kock

Watling is better than all except Gilchrist.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Can't believe some people have omitted Kallis.
From 01/01/2000

134 tests (40 100s)

11,440 runs at 58.66 and 239 wickets at 33.58

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I'd go

Kallis
Murali
Sangakkara
Gilchrist
Steyn

 

[morgieb]

Steyn
Murali
Kallis
Gilchrist
Kohli

 

[a massive zebra]

Not liking the lack of AB love

 

[a massive zebra]

Am I underrating Sanga or what

Nah, he's not even the best cricketer of his generation from his own country.

 

[Coronis]

Not liking the lack of AB love

If you’re counting ODI’s, sure. But based on tests he isn’t near the top 5.

 

[harsh.ag]

McGrath is being greatly overlooked

Even I did it. Not sure why

Edit: Actually, gonna replace ABdV with him in my 5