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Wisden's Greatest ODI Players of each decade
- Thread starter Pap Finn Keighl
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Would probably add Garner to that list too.
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Next 4 Names must be from
Dhoni vs Gilly
Garner vs Mcgrath
Saqlain vs Murali
Kapil Vs Klusner
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
Hey, Symonds as fifth bowler is my thing!
stephen
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's not the case at all really. You need to fill a keeper, 5 bowlers, batting down to (at least) 8, a finisher and a lower orders hitter. Pick one player on your list and other players become automatic selections or are excluded from selection.
For example, if you go with Gilchrist opening, you're probably going to pick Klusener or Kapil to bat 7, but if you pick Dhoni, then you could pick Jayasuriya to open which frees you up to pick Symonds at 7.
Or you could pick Pollock at 7 with Wasim at 8 and Hadlee at 9 and you have a gun core pace attack and enough batting to cover it, with a spinner at 10/11 and Garner holding the other spot. You can then take Gilchrist and Bevan or Lara and Dhoni or even someone like Rohit and Buttler.
Fact is that in ODI selection, each selection needs to either be best or second best in class, or perform two jobs. Tendulkar - best in class (opener), Richards - best in class (#3), de Villiers - best in class (middle order) etc...
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
I do understand your point, but in my view Jaya+Symonds instead of Kapil is diluting the bowling strength ( I strongly believe Kapil is an automatic selection at number 7, even Klusner is a weak 5th bowler for an alltime 11)
Hadlee batting below Pollock can be justifed with Stats, but Akram above Hadlee doesn't make sense.
Hadlee, Pollock and Akram at 7, 8 and 9 is not a bad idea, but Kapil at 7 is a far more frightening sight for opponents.. Kapil was capable of winning matches single handedly.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I'd be tempted to have Jayasuriya opening (5th bowler) with Viv as 6th bowler. Then pick Hussey at no 7.
Tendulkar, Jayasuriya, Viv, Kohli, ABDV, Dhoni, Hussey, Hadlee, Wasim/Starc, Garner, Murali
Tendulkar, Jayasuriya, Viv, Kohli, ABDV, Dhoni, Hussey, Hadlee, Wasim/Starc, Garner, Murali
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Sachin
Lara
Viv
Kohli
AB
Dhoni
Kapil
Hadlee
Akram
Saqlain
Garner
Alternative 11
Gilly
Rohit
Abbas
Ponting
G. Chappell
Bevan
Symonds
Imran
Pollock
Murali
Mcgrath
Lara
Viv
Kohli
AB
Dhoni
Kapil
Hadlee
Akram
Saqlain
Garner
Alternative 11
Gilly
Rohit
Abbas
Ponting
G. Chappell
Bevan
Symonds
Imran
Pollock
Murali
Mcgrath
Migara
International Coach
Saqlain and Qadir were much more aggressive in ODI game than Warne. However Mendis tops them all in aggressiveness.
Gob
International Coach
Glad someone identifying the greatness of Brett Lee
Hayden
Tendulkar
Richards
Kohli
DeVilliers
Dhoni c wk
Chris Harris (Flintoff if chris isn't fit enough)
Wasim
Malinga
Muralidaran
McGrath
2nds
Gilchrist wk
Watson
Ponting c
De Silva
Symonds
Bevan
Klusener
Pollock
Warne
Lee
Bond
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Gob
International Coach
Have you seen Chris Harris bowl? He takes the pace off so much the batsmen usually take a break, go out, have couple of drinks, text their toxic ex and reflect on their life from the time the ball left his hand to arriving at them but when it does, they are too late.
Burgey
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Yeah I saw him bowl live a number of times. He was slow as a wet week, but he wasn't unfit. Also a far better fielder than many, including Flintoff.
Flintoff gets a gig as an England atg, but I mean, so what really? They've basically been awful for all but four years of ODI cricket since 1971. He was also pretty ordinary against the best team of his era.
Flintoff gets a gig as an England atg, but I mean, so what really? They've basically been awful for all but four years of ODI cricket since 1971. He was also pretty ordinary against the best team of his era.