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Which alphabet has the best cricketers ? Create an XI

Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Which alphabet? Like, Latin, Cyrillic, Hangul? I'd guess Latin probably, considering the subcontinental talent is divided across a few different native ones.
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
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The 'A' team

I expect this has been done before, but (as with the Fast Bowler Survival thread) people's answers can change with time: If you were picking a team of players whose names begin with A (using the "Cricinfo rules" where Pakistani, Bangladeshi and a few other players are listed by first name...
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Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Starfighter said:
Which alphabet? Like, Latin, Cyrillic, Hangul? I'd guess Latin probably, considering the subcontinental talent is divided across a few different native ones.
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The Hangul one might struggle. I see South Korea lost all 4 T20s to Japan and Indonesia at the 2022 East Asia Pacific Group B qualifiers, but if the late Kim Jong-il of NK was as good at cricket as he was at golf he would've been better than Bradman.
 
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Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Anyway I'm pretty sure the OP means letter of the alphabet. In terms of tests, the Bs are strong with Bradman and Barnes, the Hs with 3 English batting greats and Hadlee, Ms with Murali, McGrath, and Marshall, and the 3s heaps of ATG bats plus Warne and Wasim etc
 
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Brook's side

Brook's side

International Regular
Fuller Pilch said:
Anyway I'm pretty sure the OP means letter of the alphabet. In terms of tests, the Bs are strong with Bradman and Barnes, the Hs with 3 English batting greats and Hadlee, Ms with Murali, McGrath, and Marshall, and the 3s heaps of ATG bats plus Warne and Wasim etc
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An inevitable fight between the Ws and the As.

This has got trouble written all over it (in all alphabets).
 
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Ashes81

State Vice-Captain
The H's would be tough to beat.

After all, the team would include Travis Head who made a 100 in Hobart against England in really tough conditions ?
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
Starfighter said:
Which alphabet? Like, Latin, Cyrillic, Hangul? I'd guess Latin probably, considering the subcontinental talent is divided across a few different native ones.
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About a billion people use Devanagari script in SC. exceptions are Pakistan, South India and Sri Lanka
 
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Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Patience and Accuracy+Gut said:
Sutcliffe
G.Smith
Sangakarra
S.Smith
Sobers
Sarwan
Stewart+
Swann
Steyn
Statham
Spofforth
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Good side.

Sehwag unlucky to miss out (could bat 3 with the others moving down one and Sarwan omitted) as are Shakib and Stokes. If Sanga plays as a specialist bat, Ian Smith is a much better keeper than Stewart. Sarfaraz is a pretty bad keeper, but a brilliant player of spim. Snow is another decent bowling option.
 
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Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Worrell opened a bit, so picked him as an opener. He and Waugh are the 5th and 6th bowlers.

Worrell
Woodful (Warner misses out)
Williamson
Walcott
Weekes
S Waugh (Walters misses out)
Watling (wk) (Wasim Bari misses out)
Wasim Akram
Warne
Waqar
Walsh (Willis & Wagner miss out)

Mark Waugh as 12th man/sub fielder
 
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