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Best Test Teams Decade-wise

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sumantra

U19 Cricketer
2011 – 2020

Aliaster Cook
David Warner
Steven Smith
Kumara Sangakkara
Joe Root
A.B devilliers
Ben Stokes
Ravi Ashwin
Mitchell Johnson
Stuart Broad
James Anderson

2001 – 2010

Graeme Smith
Mathew Hayden
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Ricky Ponting
Jacques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist
Shaun Pollock
Muthiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath
Dale Steyn

1991 – 2000

Saeed Anwar
Garry Kirsten
Brian Lara
Martin Crowe
Steve Waugh
Andy Flower
Shane Warne
Wasim Akram
Curtley Ambrose
Waqar Younis
Allan Donald

1981 – 1990

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Vivian Richards
Allan Border
Javed Miandad
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Allan Knott
Malcolm Marshall
Collin Croft
Joel Garner

1971 – 1980
Sunil Gavaskar
Geoff Boycott
Graham Pollock
Greg Chappell
Clive Lloyd
Garry Sobers
Rodney Marsh
Michael Holding
Andy Roberts
Denis Lillee
Derek Underwood
 
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sumantra said:
2011 – 2020

Aliaster Cook
David Warner
Steven Smith
Kumara Sangakkara
Joe Root
A.B devilliers
Ben Stokes
Ravi Ashwin
Mitchell Johnson
Stuart Broad
James Anderson
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Johnson doesn't make this side based on one great & fiery Ashes series.

In that decade he took 176 wickets @ 29, even Starc's 240 wickets @ 27 let alone Cummin's 129 wickets at 22 are more impressive.
 
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Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
2011 – 2020

Alistair Cook
David Warner
Kane Williamson
Kumar Sangakkara
Steve Smith
BJ Watling
Shakib Al Hasan
Ravi Ashwin
Vernon Philander
Dale Steyn
James Anderson

2001 – 2010

Graeme Smith
Mathew Hayden
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Jacques Kallis
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Adam Gilchrist
Shaun Pollock
Muthiah Muralitharan
Shoaib Akhtar
Glenn McGrath

1991 – 2000

Saeed Anwar
Graham Gooch
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Aravinda Da Silva
Steve Waugh
Ian Healy
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Curtley Ambrose
Allan Donald

1981 – 1990

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Vivian Richards
Martin Crowe
Javed Miandad
Allan Border
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Jeff Dujon
Malcolm Marshall
Joel Garner

1971 – 1980
Sunil Gavaskar
Geoff Boycott
Alvin Kallicharan
Greg Chappell
Clive Lloyd
Tony Greig
Allan Knott
Michael Holding
Andy Roberts
Denis Lillee
Derek Underwood

1961-1970
Bob Simpson
Bill Lawry
Ken Barrington
Graeme Pollock
Garfield Sobers
Doug Walters
Farouk Engineer
Peter Pollock
Fred Trueman
Wes Hall
Lance Gibbs
 
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BazBall21

BazBall21

International Captain
1950s

Hutton
Hanif
Harvey
Weekes
Walcott
Sobers
Miller
Evans
Lindwall
Laker
Trueman

Really strong. Likes of May, Bedser, Davidson and Worrell missing out.
 
Gob

Gob

International Coach
sumantra said:
2011 – 2020

Aliaster Cook
David Warner
Steven Smith
Kumara Sangakkara
Joe Root
A.B devilliers
Ben Stokes
Ravi Ashwin
Mitchell Johnson
Stuart Broad
James Anderson

2001 – 2010

Graeme Smith
Mathew Hayden
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Ricky Ponting
Jacques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist
Shaun Pollock
Muthiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath
Dale Steyn

1991 – 2000

Saeed Anwar
Garry Kirsten
Brian Lara
Martin Crowe
Steve Waugh
Andy Flower
Shane Warne
Wasim Akram
Curtley Ambrose
Waqar Younis
Allan Donald

1981 – 1990

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Vivian Richards
Allan Border
Javed Miandad
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Allan Knott
Malcolm Marshall
Collin Croft
Joel Garner

1971 – 1980
Sunil Gavaskar
Geoff Boycott
Graham Pollock
Greg Chappell
Clive Lloyd
Garry Sobers
Rodney Marsh
Michael Holding
Andy Roberts
Denis Lillee
Derek Underwood
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Selecting a 90's xi without Tendulkar is well, stupid
 
Gob

Gob

International Coach
00-10 one is interesting because of batting options available

Smith
Hayden
Ponting
Tendulkar
Lara (Dravid did more but Lara is more suited to bat at 5)
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Steyn
Muralidaran
McGrath

Shoaib will get in over Warne if the pitch is more suited to pace
 
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sumantra

U19 Cricketer
Gob said:
Selecting a 90's xi without Tendulkar is well, stupid
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Thanks. Tendulkar was a better player in the 90s I agree. But he played 2 full decades and a little bit more. Technically he could be in any. That the logic or criteria I had while making it. Having Sachin in the 00s, did open up that slot for Crowe in the 90s also. Really wanted Crowe in one of the sides. Having Crowe opened up Miandad in the 80s, though argubly Crowe belonged more to the 80s.That's basically the stupid logic I followed overall. Had Sobers in the 70s, which clearly not a decade he belonged and so on...
 
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sumantra

U19 Cricketer
Gob said:
00-10 one is interesting because of batting options available

Smith
Hayden
Ponting
Tendulkar
Lara (Dravid did more but Lara is more suited to bat at 5)
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Steyn
Muralidaran
McGrath

Shoaib will get in over Warne if the pitch is more suited to pace
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Well, you seem to have given another reason why having Sachin in the 00s team is not a bad option...

Not having Dravid though in the 00s is self-contradictory and stupid by your own admission...
 
Gob

Gob

International Coach
sumantra said:
Well, you seem to have given another reason why having Sachin in the 00s team is not a bad option...

Not having Dravid though in the 00s is self-contradictory and stupid by your own admission...
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Not as stupid as not selecting Tendulkar for the 90s for whatever the gibberish you've mentioned. Yes dravid was good in the 00s averaging mid 50s but guess what, there were 3 or 4 with identical records. Compare that to leave out a guy who averaged 60 in a decade that saw only two other players with 50 plus averages
 
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sumantra

U19 Cricketer
Gob said:
Not as stupid as not selecting Tendulkar for the 90s for whatever the gibberish you've mentioned. Yes dravid was good in the 00s averaging mid 50s but guess what, there were 3 or 4 with identical records. Compare that to leave out a guy who averaged 60 in a decade that saw only two other players with 50 plus averages
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Well, I mentioned my reasons (gibberish) and already agreed Tendulkar was better in the 90s. By the way, you are still contradicting and trying to bypass...
 
Gob

Gob

International Coach
sumantra said:
Well, I mentioned my reasons (gibberish) and already agreed Tendulkar was better in the 90s. By the way, you are still contradicting and trying to bypass...
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Yes now that I re read it, that was indeed stupid. As for Dravid, not really. Dravid was not head and shoulders above the rest as Tendulkar was in the 00s. Its perfectly justifiable to not to select him over Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar and even Lara or Sangakkara
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
sumantra said:
2011 – 2020

Aliaster Cook
David Warner
Steven Smith
Kumara Sangakkara
Joe Root
A.B devilliers
Ben Stokes
Ravi Ashwin
Mitchell Johnson
Stuart Broad
James Anderson

2001 – 2010

Graeme Smith
Mathew Hayden
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Ricky Ponting
Jacques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist
Shaun Pollock
Muthiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath
Dale Steyn

1991 – 2000

Saeed Anwar
Garry Kirsten
Brian Lara
Martin Crowe
Steve Waugh
Andy Flower
Shane Warne
Wasim Akram
Curtley Ambrose
Waqar Younis
Allan Donald

1981 – 1990

Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Vivian Richards
Allan Border
Javed Miandad
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Allan Knott
Malcolm Marshall
Collin Croft
Joel Garner

1971 – 1980
Sunil Gavaskar
Geoff Boycott
Graham Pollock
Greg Chappell
Clive Lloyd
Garry Sobers
Rodney Marsh
Michael Holding
Andy Roberts
Denis Lillee
Derek Underwood
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Shouldn't Kohli be over Root in that decade?
 
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sumantra

U19 Cricketer
Gob said:
Yes now that I re read it, that was indeed stupid. As for Dravid, not really. Dravid was not head and shoulders above the rest as Tendulkar was in the 00s. Its perfectly justifiable to not to select him over Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar and even Lara or Sangakkara
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No it is not justifiable to me. But since you are so intelligent and I am so stupid, it just doesn't make any sense to go with it further.
 
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