Who would be your top 10 greatest Asian cricketers?

[Coronis]

Imran
Tendulkar
Murali
Sanga
Wasim
Gavaskar
Kapil
Dravid
Jadeja
Miandad

Tests only or?

 

[zaremba]

1. Imran Khan
2. Tendulkar
3. Murali
4. Gavaskar
5. Kohli
6. Sangakkara
7. Wasim Akram
8. Javed Miandad
9. Kapil Dev
10. Dravid

But I dunno really, would expect that a fair number of other spinners would also merit a place in this list - Bedi, Kumble, Abdul Qadir, maybe Shakib, maybe Herath

 

[OverratedSanity]

Imran
Sachin
Murali
Wasim
Gavaskar
Sangakkara
Kapil
Dravid
Waqar
Ashwin

It's between Younis, Jadeja, kohli and Ashwin for the final spot for me. Jadeja / Ashwin is tight, reckon Jadeja will go down as the better cricketer by career end. Tough to leave Kohli and Younis out too but there's enough batsmen in there already. Kohli will get in if he has a good end to his career.

 

[ankitj]

How is that remotely contradictory to anything I've said.

Ok there is some inside feud going on here. I didn't catch the sarcasm

 

[Silver Silva]

Tests
1.Sachin Tendulkar
2.Imran Khan
3.Wasim Akram
4.Muttiah Muralitharan
5.Sunil Gavaskar
6.Kumar Sangakkara
7.Waqar Younis
8.Javed Miandad
9.Kapil Dev
10.Rahul Dravid

ODI

1.Sachin Tendulkar
2.Wasim Akram
3.Muttiah Muralitharan
4.Virat Kohli
5.MS Dhoni
6.Rohit Sharma
7.Waqar Younis
8.Imran Khan
9.Shakib Al Hasan
10.Lasith Malinga

 

[Migara]

Murali would still be up for serious consideration. Some people choose two spinners too.

Some would argue Warne would fill second spinners spot.

 

[Migara]

I am evaluating Sanga as a bat only. As a wicketkeeper he is safe but short of worldclass standards for an ATG XI. As a bat, he wasn't even clearly ahead of the rest of his time.

Lol, as a batsman alone he average god awful 65+. That is only second to Bradman.

 

[Migara]

Tests

Imran
Murali
Tendulkar
Sangakkara
Gavaskar
Wasim
Waqar
Younis Khan
Kapil
Dravid

ODI
Tendulkar
Murali
Wasim
Kohli
Waqar
Jayasuriya
Dhoni
Vaas
Sangakkara
Kapil

All format

Murali
Tendulkar
Imran
Wasim
Waqar
Sangakkara
Kapil
Dhoni
Younis
Miandad

 

[ma1978]

Am I the only one who thinks De Silva deserves a shout in the ODI and All format XI. Obviously people are nostalgic for the starts of their youth but he was such a stud. In my mind the second best all format Asian batter after SRT in the 90s.

 

[The Sean]

Imran Khan
Sachin Tendulkar
Muttiah Muralitharan
Wasim Akram
Sunil Gavaskar
Kumar Sangakkara
Kapil Dev
Waqar Younis
Javed Miandad
Rahul Dravid

Sehwag, Hanif, Younis, Dhoni, Fazal and Kumble all varying degrees of unlucky.

I've not included any current players, but one or more of Kohli, Ashwin, Jadeja and Shakib could easily make this list by the time they're finished.

 

[ankitj]

Imran
Murali
Tendulkar
Gavaskar
Akram

Dev
Waqar
Sangakkara
Dravid
Miandad

Edit: somehow forgot Sanga earlier.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Tests

Imran
Murali
Tendulkar
Sangakkara
Gavaskar
Wasim
Waqar
Younis Khan
Kapil
Dravid

ODI
Tendulkar
Murali
Wasim
Kohli
Waqar
Jayasuriya
Dhoni
Vaas
Sangakkara
Kapil

All format

Murali
Tendulkar
Imran
Wasim
Waqar
Sangakkara
Kapil
Dhoni
Younis
Miandad

Zaheer Abbas for ODI

 

[subshakerz]

Am I the only one who thinks De Silva deserves a shout in the ODI and All format XI. Obviously people are nostalgic for the starts of their youth but he was such a stud. In my mind the second best all format Asian batter after SRT in the 90s.

DeSilva's average is not high enough to justify.

 

[subshakerz]

Imran
Murali
Tendulkar
Gavaskar
Akram

Dev
Waqar
Dravid
Miandad
Younis

I think there needs to be a second spinner in the top ten. It's too batting heavy.

I would even go for Ashwin or Kumble over Younis.

 

[ankitj]

I think there needs to be a second spinner in the top ten. It's too batting heavy.

I would even go for Ashwin or Kumble over Younis.

I just put Sanga back. There is no Younis but tricky to rate any of the other spinners above the rest.

 

[Prince EWS]

Tests only or?

Yes.

 

[subshakerz]

Imran Khan
Sachin Tendulkar
Muttiah Muralitharan
Wasim Akram
Sunil Gavaskar
Kumar Sangakkara
Kapil Dev
Waqar Younis
Javed Miandad
Rahul Dravid

Sehwag, Hanif, Younis, Dhoni, Fazal and Kumble all varying degrees of unlucky.

I've not included any current players, but one or more of Kohli, Ashwin, Jadeja and Shakib could easily make this list by the time they're finished.

I agree most with your list. Except Gavaskar is above Wasim for me.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Maindad

As opposed to step dad?

 

[Jumno]

Miandad*

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Test

Gavaskar
Sachin
Imran
Akram
Murali
Kapil

Sanga
Waqar
Miandad
Dravid

ODIs

Akram
Sachin
Dhoni
Kapil
Kohli
Jayasuriya
Imran
Saqlain
Murali
Waqar / Abbas