Migara
International Coach
Jayasuriya is way ahead as aplayer than Anwar. Very good spinner, light years ahead on the field, and despite averaging bit less, lot more destructive.
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All time Asian-XI
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Migara
International Coach
Inzamam is. Why Sanga gets in to many XI is due to his keepeing. With Dhoni around he tend to be useless in ODI XI.
But in tests Sanga is quite ahead.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
I usually say 2-3 are enough. @CricAddict thinks 8-9. We have never been able to arrive at a compromise.
Sunil1z
International Regular
Inzamam ODI WC record is extremely poor for a guy to deserve a place in ASIA XI.
Averaged 23 in 4 World Cups as compared to Sanga who averaged 56.
I give huge weightage to ODI WC record for ODI AT XI.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Imran was perfectly capable of accelerating down the order as the situation demanded it.
Imran the ODI bowler is pretty underrated like Steyn. Most of his career until his last couple of years he was a worldclass pacer. His averages are misleading actually. He is more like a 23 bowler/28 bat than a 26 bowler/33 bat. I rate him and Kapil fairly evenly.
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subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
That is seven bowling options.
I think its fair as most teams adopt that way. But I think that is because most teams, even peak Australia, lacked five quality bowling options capable of each delivering 10 overs.
I think 6 bowling options should be sufficient, 5 full timers plus one part-timer.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Fair. But I would much rather have Yuvi/Dhoni at 7 than him. No disrespect to Imran. Just doesn't fit the balance.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Well yeah but I'd much rather have Imran bowl 20% of my team's overs than Yuvi/Dhoni.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Surprised at not much support for Rohit as opener compared to Jayasuria. You would think three doubletons would give you more cred.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yes, but I really like part-timers coming together to bowl 10 overs. To me that is what ODIs are. So I have Yuvi, Jayasuriya, Tendulkar and Sehwag combining to bowl 10-15 overs.
Pap Finn Keighl
International Debutant
Odi 11
Sachin - Rohit ( or Anwar )
Abbas, Kohli, De Silva
Dhoni (C and WK), Imran, Kapil Dev
Akram, Saqlain, Waquar
Sachin - Rohit ( or Anwar )
Abbas, Kohli, De Silva
Dhoni (C and WK), Imran, Kapil Dev
Akram, Saqlain, Waquar
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Recency bias. We are pissed with what he has been upto recently.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Is the idea that after four full time bowlers, it is overkill to have a fifth?
If the Asia XI is facing an equally strong XI, would these part timers just be taken apart? Especially if it's not in the SC.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Still don't get the De Silva love on this forum.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Or Saqlain
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
You don't think Saqlain was top tier in limited overs?Or Saqlain
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Just obviously worse than Murali unless you want to be a hipster about it IMO. Wanna pick two spinners then go for it I guess.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Except Saqlain at least ended up with worldclass figures so him in the lineup doesn't seem off, tho I prefer Murali.
But De Silva's averages 34. He was great for a spell in the 90s but there are at least 3-4 better candidates for that middle order spot.