Which is the greatest country ATG ODI XI?

[Migara]

And ZIM XI would be

Neil Johnson
Grant Flower
S. Williams
Andrew Flower
Craig Ervine
Brendan Taylor
Sikandar Raza
Heath Streak
Paul Strang
Eddo Brandes
John Traicos

 

[Fuller Pilch]

@Jumno

SL ATG Side would be

Dilshan
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
De Silva
Ranatunga
Mathews
Arnold
Vaas
Kulasekara / A. Mendis
Murali
Malinga

No place for the only player to score a century in a WC semi and final?

 

[Migara]

No place for the only player to score a century in a WC semi and final?

Whom do you drop in first 5?

Dilshan is the best SL ODi batsman. Averages 45 when opening. Jayasuriya for obvious reasons. Sangakkara is the most dependable ODI batsman. Ranatunga is the best #5 bats we had and during his youth was one of the best ODI bats in the world. Aravinda is the most similar player to MJ, while being a big match player himself, Aravinda score way quickly than MJ. He has a better SR considering he debuted 12 years before MJ.

I don't think MJ can play 6/7. It is not his game.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Whom do you drop in first 5?

Dilshan is the best SL ODi batsman. Averages 45 when opening. Jayasuriya for obvious reasons. Sangakkara is the most dependable ODI batsman. Ranatunga is the best #5 bats we had and during his youth was one of the best ODI bats in the world. Aravinda is the most similar player to MJ, while being a big match player himself, Aravinda score way quickly than MJ. He has a better SR considering he debuted 12 years before MJ.

I don't think MJ can play 6/7. It is not his game.

Honestly, I have to drop Dilshan.... Also, no Sean Williams in Zimbabwe team but Stuart Williams is there?

 

[Migara]

Honestly, I have to drop Dilshan.... Also, no Sean Williams in Zimbabwe team but Stuart Williams is there?

Has to be Sean. You are correct.

Dilshan has 21 centuries opening, averaging 45 at SR of 86. Don't need to explain much.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Whom do you drop in first 5?

Dilshan is the best SL ODi batsman. Averages 45 when opening. Jayasuriya for obvious reasons. Sangakkara is the most dependable ODI batsman. Ranatunga is the best #5 bats we had and during his youth was one of the best ODI bats in the world. Aravinda is the most similar player to MJ, while being a big match player himself, Aravinda score way quickly than MJ. He has a better SR considering he debuted 12 years before MJ.

I don't think MJ can play 6/7. It is not his game.

Bat Ranatunga at 6 and drop one of Mathews or Arnold.

 

[Jumno]

@Jumno

SL ATG Side would be

Dilshan
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
De Silva
Ranatunga
Mathews
Arnold
Vaas
Kulasekara / A. Mendis
Murali
Malinga

I still think Arnold should be swapped.

Pak was a great odi team for a long team in the 80s, 90s, early 00s.

 

[ma1978]

You CANNOT have a SL AT XI without Mahela. Its totally ok for Arjuna to play 6.

Sri Lanka

Jayasuriya
Dilshan
Sangakarra
Mahela
De Silva
Ranatunga
Tillakaratne
Murali
Vaas
Mendis
Malinga

 

[Migara]

You CANNOT have a SL AT XI without Mahela. Its totally ok for Arjuna to play 6.

Sri Lanka

Jayasuriya
Dilshan
Sangakarra
Mahela
De Silva
Ranatunga
Tillakaratne
Murali
Vaas
Mendis
Malinga

I don't know why you want to push the best SL middle order bats one position down

 

[Jumno]

You CANNOT have a SL AT XI without Mahela. Its totally ok for Arjuna to play 6.

Sri Lanka

Jayasuriya
Dilshan
Sangakarra
Mahela
De Silva
Ranatunga
Tillakaratne
Murali
Vaas
Mendis
Malinga

I feel Tillakaratne should be swapped for perera, Matthews or another dynamic batsman or an all rounder.

De Silva is a waste at 5, he is a stroke maker, dynamic batsman suited to bat higher up and best utilise his skills. Ranatunga at 6 is suited at number 5 who can hold the innings together.

 

[ma1978]

I don't know why you want to push the best SL middle order bats one position down

facts wrong but you got to have Mahela in there. Stats aren't everything.

 

[Bolo.]

India, WI, and RSA are all really close for second behind Aus.

 

[reyrey]

Jayasuriya
Dilshan
Sangakarra
De Silva
Matthews
Perera
Mahela
Hasaranga/Zoysa
Vaas
Murali
Malinga

Mahela would be a floater. Hasaranga or Zoysa dependent on conditions (both useful pinch hitters). Matthews bowling gets him in ahead of Ranatunga.

 

[Gob]

What is Seth Africa?

Smith
Amla
Gibbs
Kallis
DeVilliers
DeKock
Klusener
Pollock
Maharaj
Donald
Morkel

Some difficult calls there. Tried to fit in Rhodes somewhere. Also need DeKock batting higher

 

[ma1978]

smith isn’t an ODI player

South Africa

De Kock
Gibbs
Amla
ABdV
Miller
Rhodes
Klusener
Pollock
Tahir
Morkel
Donald

 

[Fuller Pilch]

All these SA teams without Kallis should at least have Cronje or they are missing a decent 6th bowling option.

 

[Jumno]

Pak very underated here. Aus, Sa, WI, Pak

 

[_00_deathscar]

SA are great on paper but should they be considered that highly given they ****ed up every tournament with the talent at their disposal?

 

[Migara]

facts wrong but you got to have Mahela in there. Stats aren't everything.

Mahela is way overrated, just because the has silken touch. I'd take Ranatunga every day of the week and twice on Sundays over him.

 

[Migara]

Pak very underated here. Aus, Sa, WI, Pak

Never had the domination WI, AUS or SL had in ODI arena. Tests, yes, it may be.