Border-Gavaskar Trophy all time XI

[Burgey]

and legacy

Lol what legacy?

 

[Burgey]

You can say that but I think Gilchrist batted and kept vs better quality bowlers & batsmen which accounts for that away average a lot more than Pant being anywhere close to Gilchrist in terms of class as a keeper/ batsman So I think Gilly easily > Pant even with those stats for a BG Trophy XI.

well, indeed

 

[honestbharani]

well, indeed

Lol @ calling the attack Gilly faced in 2001 "quality" It was one guy and your lot could not get on top of him FFS.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Never forget Tendulkar was India's second highest wicket taker that series.

 

[the big bambino]

Had Z and Srinath as well. So pretty good.

 

[h_hurricane]

There was a 10 innings phase where Gilchrist averaged a miserable 9.8 against India. Starting from the Kolkata test match in 2001 until end of 2003-04 series. When Mcgrath was unavailable in 2003-04 (Warne was a non factor anyway), Australia needed Gilchrist to step up against India and he failed.

 

[ankitj]

Never forget Tendulkar was India's second highest wicket taker that series.

We played likes of Sairaj Bahutule, SLV Raju, Nilesh Kulkarni, Ashish Nehra (who was a nobody then) in the bowling attack. Add to that a pretty shitty Agarkar.

 

[ankitj]

Had Z and Srinath as well. So pretty good.

Srinath played only 1st game in that series

 

[the big bambino]

Srinath played only 1st game in that series

That’s when he made his ton didn’t he?

 

[ankitj]

Who Gilchrist? I don't know what was the original discussion point lol

 

[the big bambino]

Who Gilchrist? I don't know what was the original discussion point lol

Yep Gilly. I was responding to HB's post about 5 or 6 back.

 

[CodeOfWisden]

Lol what legacy?

600+ wkts with a better average and economy than Lyon.
Also doesn't get hit for six every other over.

 

[harsh.ag]

Yeah, Kumble was better than Lyon at keeping the runflow down

 

[honestbharani]

Had Z and Srinath as well. So pretty good.

Both played like a test each and and Srinath was injured I think and Zak had not even been playing International cricket for a year. And the fact that Gilly actually failed against a worse attack in the 2nd and 3rd tests is even more telling.

 

[aussie tragic]

BG Trophy started in 1996. Its not random if you actually care to follow the topic.

If you actually read the OP where Gavaskar was picked 1996 is irrelevant

 

[Coronis]

Lol @ calling the attack Gilly faced in 2001 "quality" It was one guy and your lot could not get on top of him FFS.

Never ever seen one bowler dominate a series.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This thread sucks. Everyone is biased and just arguing for wichever guy is from their country. And for some reason now you're arguing about pre and post 1996 and people are taking the title literally even though clearly the thread was about all India v Australia games not just those after 1996.

 

[the big bambino]

Both played like a test each and and Srinath was injured I think and Zak had not even been playing International cricket for a year. And the fact that Gilly actually failed against a worse attack in the 2nd and 3rd tests is even more telling.

One played the first and the other the last two. Either with a rampant Harby is a decent attack. More a challenge in those conditions than what Pant faced on a road in Sydney after Pujara did all the hard work.

 

[aussie tragic]

Kim Hughes was the best Australian batsmen vs India ever

 

[honestbharani]

If you actually read the OP where Gavaskar was picked 1996 is irrelevant

I also pointed out I dont agree with the XI the OP picked for that very reason. I took the criteria from the OP, the XI is just what that poster picked.