Brian Lara vs Ricky Ponting (against pace bowling)

[capt_Luffy]

I would love our team to have such one dimensional fast bowlers though.

In Tests yes, in ODIs our bowling is really not behind.
Garner, Ambrose, Holding and Roberts are better than Bumrah, Shami, Dev and Kumble; but not hugely for anyone, some are pretty close. Now on to the 5th bowler, Kuldeep is much better than any WIndian allrounder, much largely so. And then there's the flexibility of the later.

 

[Thala_0710]

In Tests yes, in ODIs our bowling is really not behind.
Garner, Ambrose, Holding and Roberts are better than Bumrah, Shami, Dev and Kumble; but not hugely for anyone, some are pretty close. Now on to the 5th bowler, Kuldeep is much better than any WIndian allrounder, much largely so. And then there's the flexibility of the later.

Also our batting is quite an improvement on theirs, I'll put India as favourites in the game

 

[sayon basak]

In Tests yes, in ODIs our bowling is really not behind.
Garner, Ambrose, Holding and Roberts are better than Bumrah, Shami, Dev and Kumble; but not hugely for anyone, some are pretty close. Now on to the 5th bowler, Kuldeep is much better than any WIndian allrounder, much largely so. And then there's the flexibility of the later.

Hey, is Kuldeep gonna get enough test matches? What do you think?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Also our batting is quite an improvement on theirs, I'll put India as favourites in the game

WI batting is Great but India have 4 batsmen in top 10 ever against 2 for them.

 

[Thala_0710]

Hey, is Kuldeep gonna get enough test matches? What do you think?

No he won't

 

[capt_Luffy]

Hey, is Kuldeep gonna get enough test matches? What do you think?

I think he won't. Can end up being an ODI great though

 

[Coronis]

I don’t find any weakness in this Team do you ? Bowling : Wasim, Waqar, Imran, Razzaq, Saqlain and Afridi. A Powerful 9 Men Batting Lineup with Anwar, Afridi, Yousuf, Miandad, Inzamam, Rizwan, Razzaq, Imran and Wasim. Included Imran to avoid dressing room politics and match fixing in the team. So this is Unstoppable.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Pakistan XI : 1) Saeed Anwar 2) Shahid Afridi 3) Mohammad Yousuf 4) Javed Miandad 5) Inzamam-ul-Haq 6) Mohammad Rizwan+ 7) Abdul Razzaq 8) Imran Khan* 9) Wasim Akram 10) Saqlain Mushtaq 11) Waqar Younis. Pakistan looks Stronger than Australia on Paper

Definitely Babar and Abbas for Inzi and Yousuf

 

[MasterBlaster24]

Greenidge have to be there imo.

Lara is also a very good odi batter. What is your windies xi?

 

[sayon basak]

Lara is also a very good odi batter. What is your windies xi?

Lara in the middle order. Gayle opening with Greenidge works for me.

 

[Van_Sri]

India XI : 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Saurav Ganguly 4) Virat Kohli 5) Yuvraj Singh 6) MS Dhoni*+ 7) Kapil Dev 8) Ravindra Jadeja 9) Kuldeep Yadav 10) Jasprit Bumrah 11) Mohammad Shami

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Really hope Kuldeep can consistently play tests for a few years. One of my favorite bowlers.

 

[sayon basak]

Btw I didn't realize it wasn't the AGT team discussion thread. I must be the new guy.

 

[DrWolverine]

India XI : 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Saurav Ganguly 4) Virat Kohli 5) Yuvraj Singh 6) MS Dhoni*+ 7) Kapil Dev 8) Ravindra Jadeja 9) Anil Kumble 10) Mohammad Shami 11) Jasprit Bumrah

Except Bumrah, I can see all time great batsmen belting the other bowlers to all corners of the ground.

 

[Van_Sri]

Except Bumrah, I can see all time great batsmen belting the other bowlers to all corners of the ground.

Shami is not bad

 

[capt_Luffy]

Lara is also a very good odi batter. What is your windies xi?

Lara is definitely an automatic choice

Greenidge
Hope+
Lara
Richards
Lloyd*
Sobers
Hooper
Roberts
Holding
Ambrose
Garner

 

[Thala_0710]

India XI : 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Saurav Ganguly 4) Virat Kohli 5) Yuvraj Singh 6) MS Dhoni*+ 7) Kapil Dev 8) Ravindra Jadeja 9) Anil Kumble 10) Jasprit Bumrah 11) Mohammad Shami

Kuldeep for Kumble, and I'd go Azhar for Ganguly too since Dhoni would be the captain anyway

 

[capt_Luffy]

Except Bumrah, I can see all time great batsmen belting the other bowlers to all corners of the ground.

Shami is ATG, and the others all played plenty of Greatest without being belted around. As I said, WI have a slight edge on main 4 on quality, but we have much better variety and 5th bowler.

 

[capt_Luffy]

India XI : 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Saurav Ganguly 4) Virat Kohli 5) Yuvraj Singh 6) MS Dhoni*+ 7) Kapil Dev 8) Ravindra Jadeja 9) Anil Kumble 10) Jasprit Bumrah 11) Mohammad Shami

I would just go Kuldeep for Jadeja, though don't mind either way.

 

[Van_Sri]

I would just go Kuldeep for Jadeja, though don't mind either way.

Kuldeep cannot bat like Jadeja