20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah, pretty stoked about that!

But this seemed unfair to me:

That makes the crowd out to be much more hostile than I remember, and I don't think we were doing anything different to what literally any other home crowd in the world would be doing in that situation. Also, being Auckland, there was hardly a shortage of vocal South African fans in the ground either.

Was that a South African writer?

 

[Burgey]

You don't half bleat on like it give you some superiority which is weird when you consider that the team you fanboy for were dispatched in about 14 overs in the semi final a few days prior.

Anyway the droning on about it was old hat by September 2019 but I will never not be triggered by factually incorrect usage of words like 'objectively'. Midwits like you use them to try and make it look like your dumb argument somehow has validity. No different to typing FACT at the end of an opinion, another common tool of the imbeciles on the world wide web.

Have a nice day

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Yeah, pretty stoked about that!

But this seemed unfair to me:

That makes the crowd out to be much more hostile than I remember, and I don't think we were doing anything different to what literally any other home crowd in the world would be doing in that situation. Also, being Auckland, there was hardly a shortage of vocal South African fans in the ground either.

Totally, I remember a lot of people seeming very tense, and then the cheers were almost a release of nervous energy. There was a guy behind me chatting endlessly about how “as long as they get a run a ball they’re doing their job!” or something.

It also takes a crack at the 2015 World Cup …. maybe I’m biased because NZ were unbeaten until the final, but I thought it was a pretty decent tournament?! It was certainly absolutely huge in NZ.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The final being an anti-climax probably influences people's opinions about the tournament as a whole.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Brendon McCullum trying to come out and alpha the MCG only to immediately embarass himself will always be a highlight for me

 

[OverratedSanity]

The final being an anti-climax probably influences people's opinions about the tournament as a whole.

There weren't really many close finishes tbf. Apart from the SF and NZ vs Aus group game, a lot of the other games were very one sided.

Some of the associate games were really good though. Afghanistan-Scotland in particular.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

This list reminds me of the list of greatest performances of the last 50 years, another poor but hyped list.

India got 11 selections (Pakistan only 3 including nothing from Wasim, Waqar) but their selections included Laxman as no.1, Kumble tenfer for no.11, Dravid's 233 as no.19, Sehwag's 309 and some random unheard performance from Kapil.

Laxman's Kolkata epic voted best Test performance

The famous 2001 Test innings leads the list of 50 greatest performances in the last half-century

www.thecricketmonthly.com

WOW. No Musthaq Muhammed vs WI?

 

[Marius]

Was that a South African writer?

It's Andrew Fernando, think he's Sri Lankan.

I'm a Saffa and I agree it's unfair. If that game had been played at the Wanderers or something you can bet your house us SA fans would have been as obnoxious, if not more so.

 

[Sunil1z]

There weren't really many close finishes tbf. Apart from the SF and NZ vs Aus group game, a lot of the other games were very one sided.

Some of the associate games were really good though. Afghanistan-Scotland in particular.

Forgot the iconic England vs Bangladesh match . And the humiliation in that match forced England team to completely change its white ball approach.

 

[subshakerz]

WOW. No Musthaq Muhammed vs WI?

Yup. Imran has at least a couple of performances that should have made it. Hanif playing the longest ever innings ever to save a game doesn't make it. In fact, not a single knock by a Pakistani, even the Azhar Mahmood ton that was rated in the top ten by Wisden.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, pretty stoked about that!

But this seemed unfair to me:

That makes the crowd out to be much more hostile than I remember, and I don't think we were doing anything different to what literally any other home crowd in the world would be doing in that situation. Also, being Auckland, there was hardly a shortage of vocal South African fans in the ground either.

Don't lie Ed, everyone knows you were giving the South Africa players death threats throughout. You can't kid us!

 

[The Sean]

Yup. Imran has at least a couple of performances that should have made it. Hanif playing the longest ever innings ever to save a game doesn't make it. In fact, not a single knock by a Pakistani, even the Azhar Mahmood ton that was rated in the top ten by Wisden.

The scope was for the 50-year period 1966-2016, so Hanif's innings falls outside that.

 

[subshakerz]

The scope was for the 50-year period 1966-2016, so Hanif's innings falls outside that.

Fair enough. Still too many bizarre omissions. I mean, Sehwag's 309 and not his 201*? Jayasuria's 340 in a draw makes it there.

 

[ankitj]

This list reminds me of the list of greatest performances of the last 50 years, another poor but hyped list.

India got 11 selections (Pakistan only 3 including nothing from Wasim, Waqar) but their selections included Laxman as no.1, Kumble tenfer for no.11, Dravid's 233 as no.19, Sehwag's 309 and some random unheard performance from Kapil.

Laxman's Kolkata epic voted best Test performance

The famous 2001 Test innings leads the list of 50 greatest performances in the last half-century

www.thecricketmonthly.com

Just went through it. It was a great list (somehow have no memory of reading it before). You shouldn't moan about absence of Wasim-Waqar, just like I don't moan about absence of Tendulkar.

 

[Sunil1z]

I haven’t checked the list , did these 3 Test make the list ?
1. Chennai Test 1999
2. Chennai Test 2008 ( India vs Eng 387)
3. Hobart Test 1999 ( Aus vs Pak , chase 370)

 

[The Sean]

I haven’t checked the list , did these 3 Test make the list ?
1. Chennai Test 1999
2. Chennai Test 2008 ( India vs Eng 387)
3. Hobart Test 1999 ( Aus vs Pak , chase 370)

It's a list of greatest individual performances rather than greatest Test matches, but no - none of the performances in any of those Tests made the list.

 

[subshakerz]

Just went through it. It was a great list (somehow have no memory of reading it before). You shouldn't moan about absence of Wasim-Waqar, just like I don't moan about absence of Tendulkar.

I complained about Tendulkar too when it came out. Flat track innings like Dravid's and Sehwag make it and not universally hailed Tendulkar's classics in Chennai and Perth.

They also put Gowers' historic 72 in this game in this list. Don't you remember this?

AUS vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 1st Test at Perth, November 12 - 17, 1982

Get cricket scorecard of 1st Test, AUS vs ENG, England tour of Australia 1982/83 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth dated November 12 - 17, 1982.

www.espncricinfo.com

Basic problem is the same as this 20 greatest games list, it's just personal favorites with clear bias and no criteria for selection.

 

[Ali TT]

Forgot the iconic England vs Bangladesh match . And the humiliation in that match forced England team to completely change its white ball approach.

Which led, 8 years later, to people arguing for four years straight about the technicalities of overthrow laws and tie break rules.

In 2011, England were **** but somehow managed to be entertaining with 4 matches that went to the wire.

In 2015, we were just ****.

 

[Jumno]

list:

2019 WC final
99 wc SF aus Vs sa
2015 WC SF NZ Vs sa
1992 wc SF NZ Vs pak
1999 WC super six aus Vs sa
2002 NatWest series final
1983 wc final
Desert storm
Maindad 6 Sharjah
Anwar 194
Jayasuriya 189 Sharjah
India defending 125 Sharjah
1975 WC final
Ind Vs pak 98 kantikar
Underarm incident
2002 icc champions trophy sf Ind Vs sa
Kapil Dev 175
Aus Vs wi 1996 WC SF
WI Vs pak 87 wc group game/1998 Sri l Vs Ind f
That Chappell Hadlee odi McCullum knock 340

Other mentions:

Ind Vs Sri l 98 final in Sri l
Lamb 19 last over
1996 WC final
Bevan 96 Vs wi
1985 Benson and hedges
Cairns 100 icc trophy final 2000
Cairns and parore knock
Jos buttler 140 Vs Sri L at lord's
Tendulkar 200
NZ Vs aus 2015
Kohli knock
Viv 189
Sri Lanka Vs aus mcg Sri L win 86
Pak Perth Wasim game 87
Ind Vs pak 2003 wc
Tied Ind Vs eng 2011 WC game
Bevan 102 Vs NZ 2002
Titan cup Ind Vs aus 96
Jadeja 90 in Sri l
NZ Vs aus 96 wc qf
Ind Vs pak 96 wc qf
Aus Vs Ind 92 wc
Bang Vs pak 99 wc
De villiars 100
O Brian
438
349 Ind Vs pak
2005 NatWest series final

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Others:

Not to mention Sehwag 100 Vs NZ 2001
CB series 2nd final 2008 were aus almost came close
1993 hero cup sf
Waqur younis destroying sa game
Pak Vs Sri l defending 195 game
1987 WC SF Pak Vs aus

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[honestbharani]

I still think 87 was probably the best WC tbh. The fact that it was Eng V Ind and Aus V Pak in the semis and everyone expected Ind V Pak back home and it ended up being the even older rivals in the finals... Just felt like an amazing tournament based on everything I have read.