Dravid was an opener almost entire first half of his career... remember those mornings, had to get up sharp at 3:30 (Aus or N.Z) if wished to see Dravid coming out to bat, missed an over, he was already there...those Ajay Jadejas, Navjot Sidhus, Shiv Sunder Dases, Sadagoppan Rameshes Devang Gandhis....and India had this wonderful tradition of sending wicket keepers to open, specially overseas...deep dasgupta, Sameer dighe, Ajay ratra, Saba Karim, Nayan mongia...I am sure forgetting few others...
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Best 2 Teams (1965 to 2015)
- Thread starter sumantra
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Coronis
International Coach
1965-1990
Gavaskar
Greenidge
Richards
Chappell
Miandad
Sobers
Knott+
Imran*
Hadlee
Marshall
Underwood
1991-2015
Smith*
Sehwag
Lara
Tendulkar
Sangakkara
Kallis
Gilchrist+
Wasim
Warne
Steyn
McGrath
Not much in it at all. Gilchrist and Warne the main advantages for the newer team. Would be a fun matchup to watch for sure.
Gavaskar
Greenidge
Richards
Chappell
Miandad
Sobers
Knott+
Imran*
Hadlee
Marshall
Underwood
1991-2015
Smith*
Sehwag
Lara
Tendulkar
Sangakkara
Kallis
Gilchrist+
Wasim
Warne
Steyn
McGrath
Not much in it at all. Gilchrist and Warne the main advantages for the newer team. Would be a fun matchup to watch for sure.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
_00_deathscar
International Regular
Smith
Sehwag
Lara
Sachin
Ponting
Gilchrist
Waugh
Warne
Steyn
Ambrose
McGrath
#ATTACKATTACKATTACK (Until Waugh comes in anyway and Smith is just there for balancing whatever madness Sehwag decides to do)
Sehwag
Lara
Sachin
Ponting
Gilchrist
Waugh
Warne
Steyn
Ambrose
McGrath
#ATTACKATTACKATTACK (Until Waugh comes in anyway and Smith is just there for balancing whatever madness Sehwag decides to do)
Sehwag to open and Lara at 3, very vulnerable top order...
_00_deathscar
International Regular
Yea they're either going to be 2 or 3 down very quickly or have 200 runs posted by lunch.
Gob
International Coach
I see you hadn't read the OP as well
Gob
International Coach
Absolutely no chance of the second one ever happening ?
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
By the 31st of December 2015 Ben Stokes had played 20 tests and averaged 27.72 with the bat and 40.67 with the ball.
At the same time Pat Cummins had played ONE test (and had done superbly well as a youngster on debut vs SA) but it was unknown if he would play any more due to his injury problems.
TheJediBrah
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I actually think HB's side is ok, ignoring that it was supposed to only be until 2015.
Stokes above Ponting in the order is a head scratcher and McGrath should be first bowler picked but other than that I dig it
Stokes above Ponting in the order is a head scratcher and McGrath should be first bowler picked but other than that I dig it
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
1940-1965 might be even better (terrifying pace attack backed up by Laker and an insane batting lineup with Bradman at 3 and Miller at 7). Could pick Benaud instead of Tyson depending on pitch conditions to make an amazingly balanced attack and deepen the batting.
Hutton
Morris
Bradman (c)
Barrington
Weekes
Walcott (wk)
Miller
Lindwall
Laker
Trueman
Tyson
Hutton
Morris
Bradman (c)
Barrington
Weekes
Walcott (wk)
Miller
Lindwall
Laker
Trueman
Tyson
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Honestly would take Anwar, Langer or Kirsten over Sehwag and Hayden as openers facing all-time great pacers.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Dats purely coz I like my lefties n righties alternate positions in the batting order. ?
Hayden scored International 100s against all of the great 1990s bowlers except Ambrose.
There's footage of him weathering a pretty lethal spell against Shoaib Akhtar and scoring a 100 against a full strength Pakistan lineup in the 90s.
He scored 2 big hundreds and averaged 64 vs McGrath in domestic cricket. 181 at the GABBA is on youtube vs McGrath. GABBA has been one of the hardest places to open for touring openers over the last 30 years, mainly because of McGrath.
He averaged 107 vs Pollock, Donald, Kallis and Ntini in 2001/02.
He had 2 good tours of South Africa in 2002 and 2006. The toughest place to open. Made 2 hundreds and 2 90s. He failed in both innings of a dead rubber which brought his aggregate down in 06.
Allan Donald and Waqar Younis picked him in their alltime XI.
This myth that Hayden couldn't score against quality pace bowlers is ridiculous.
There's footage of him weathering a pretty lethal spell against Shoaib Akhtar and scoring a 100 against a full strength Pakistan lineup in the 90s.
He scored 2 big hundreds and averaged 64 vs McGrath in domestic cricket. 181 at the GABBA is on youtube vs McGrath. GABBA has been one of the hardest places to open for touring openers over the last 30 years, mainly because of McGrath.
He averaged 107 vs Pollock, Donald, Kallis and Ntini in 2001/02.
He had 2 good tours of South Africa in 2002 and 2006. The toughest place to open. Made 2 hundreds and 2 90s. He failed in both innings of a dead rubber which brought his aggregate down in 06.
Allan Donald and Waqar Younis picked him in their alltime XI.
This myth that Hayden couldn't score against quality pace bowlers is ridiculous.