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All Time World XI

kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Sir Leonard Hutton
Barry Richards

Hutton the anchor of the team, Richards to provide the controlled aggression at the top of the order and to accelerate the innings. He's also the team's first slip.
 
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Wanna_Be_AB

U19 12th Man
kyear2 said:
He was a magnificent opener and one of the ATG's and highly rated.

Rest of the team is pretty standard.

Sir Leonard Hutton (vc)

The greatest post war opener and the anchor of the batting line up. Before the war, he broke Bradman's record with the great man in his eye line and against Tiger O'Reilly. After, he cemented his greatness facing off against Lindwall and Miller and dominating as the best batsman in the world during the first live ball era of the 50's. He's the vice captain of this motley crew.



Barry Richards ^

He was the best bat in the world between Sobers and his name sake. In the modern game, no opening batsman has been able to able to match his skill set or do what he could. Destroy an attack while being able to handle the moving ball, he was one of one. He manhandled Lillee like very few could, and once scored a triple in a day. The pressure that creates is invaluable. A first rate slip catcher, he resides at 1st.



Sir Donald Bradman ©

The greatest batsman in the history of the game, and holder of the most recognizable record in cricket 99.94. Not only is he the first name on the team sheet, when Wisden named the 5 cricketers of the century, he was a unanimous selection. A rare duck in his final innings is the only reason he didn't average a century over his career. An astute and experienced captain, he leads his new Invincibles.



Sir I.V.A. Richards ^

He epitomized the WI, the pride, the fearlessness, he never wore a helmet and he never backed down. He was the greatest ever player of fast bowling and he had plenty of opportunities to prove it. He revolutionized batting and his s/r was decades ahead if it's time and he could change a game in a session. Also one of the best fielders of his era, and brilliant at 3rd slip, that's where he stands in the cordon.



Sachin Tendulkar

A prodigy, he first suited up for his country at 16, and kept that place for 24 years. He possibly had the greatest technique in the history of the game. He faced some of the greatest attacks in history and proved himself everywhere from the spinning tracks of SL, to the searing pace of SA, reverse swing in Pakistan to that marvelous combo of McWarne in Australia. He holds all of the records.



Sir Garfield Sobers ^⁵

The greatest all rounder and all round cricketer in the history of the game. Debuting as a 17 year old spinner batting at no. 8, he retired as the leading run scorer of the time. His breakthrough being one for the ages, breaking Hutton's world record. He was one of the greatest batsmen of all time, the most versatile bowler ever, capable of 3 distinct styles and one of the greats in the cordon, well everywhere really. He man's the crucial 2nd slip position as well as being the 5th bowler and 2nd name on the sheet for this team.



Adam Gilchrist (wk)

He revolutionized the wk position and was a cheat code for his team at no. 7. What could he not do, he kept expertly to as varied an attack that ever existed, including the wiles of Warne, the massive leg breaks of McGill and the extreme pace of Lee. Added to that, he was a ruthless executioner at 7 that could pile onto the score or bludgeon his way out of a disaster. Every team has been trying to find their Gilly ever since, no one has.



Wasim Akram / Imran Khan ³

The left handed wizard , the Sultan of Swing or Pakistan's greatest player. Wasim brings variety, and the acclaim of the greatest old ball bowler in the history of the game. He was one of 8 players who made both Wisden's and Cricinfo's AT teams.

Imran was the 2nd greatest all rounder of all time and the game's greatest lower order batsman. He was the first to master reverse swing and Wasim's mentor, he made Pakistan relevant.



Malcolm Marshall ¹

He was the greatest bowler in the history of the game, and there was nothing he couldn't do, to quote, he had all of the tools and knew how and when to use them. He was capable of express pace and could, when the time required, be the ultimate enforcer, or cut back his pace and mesmerize with his cutters. In between he could swing it both ways, and again, at pace. He excelled vs everyone and in all conditions. He was a very handy lower order bat.



Shane Warne ⁴

He revived a dying art, probably the most difficult in the game. His introduction to the game was the stuff of legends and Gatting had his 2nd memorable encounter with a member of this team. A master of drift and flight, he mastered the leg break and his variety of straight balls that often left the batsmen guessing. An unrelenting competitor, his encounters with Lara and Tendulkar were legendary. He too was capable with the bat.



Glenn McGrath ²

The other half of the greatest bowling duo in the history of the game, and some might suggest the more impactful of the two. Very arguably the most accurate bowler of all time, when paired with his disconcerting bounce and subtle movement, he was neigh irresistible. Fiercely competitive, he had the knack of removing the oppositions best batsman. In a dead pitch era where batsmen thrived, he alone made the pitches come alive. He bowls into the wind.



The team literally has every thing and covers all bases. Aggression and an anchor at the top, a peerless middle order that defies description with unmatched power and skill, unicorns at 6 & 7, a superb cordon and overall fielding team & excellent batting depth down to 10. The attack also has everything, a tearaway pacer with skiddy bounce who swings it, the perfect compliment with steepling bounce, and accurate seam to bowl into the wind, reverse swing to utilize the older ball along with your leg spinner and finally an all rounder who's your 4th seamer or 2nd spinner.
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Pretty sure Tendulkar bats at #4 & Viv doesn't have the same stats at #4 or #5 like he has at #3 so because the that reason he can't be picked.
As for Warne, I'll not have him in the team because he never really succedded against the two best batters of his time Lara & Tendulkar and was pretty bad in India.
I'll go with a full pace attack cause I'm not picking Murli as well because of the same reasons as Warne & he has an even bigger hole in his resume in India & Australia.
 
kyear2

kyear2

International Coach
Wanna_Be_AB said:
Pretty sure Tendulkar bats at #4 & Viv doesn't have the same stats at #4 or #5 like he has at #3 so because the that reason he can't be picked.
As for Warne, I'll not have him in the team because he never really succedded against the two best batters of his time Lara & Tendulkar and was pretty bad in India.
I'll go with a full pace attack cause I'm not picking Murli as well because of the same reasons as Warne & he has an even bigger hole in his resume in India & Australia.
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You do know batsmen can be picked to bat in any position right?

And don't see how one can field such a team without a spinner.

Possibly O'Reilly instead.
 
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Wanna_Be_AB

U19 12th Man
kyear2 said:
You do know batsmen can be picked to bat in any position right?

And don't see how one can field such a team without a spinner.

Possibly O'Reilly instead.
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Of course they can be picked to bat at a different position apart for their usual but they won't be as good at those positions compared to their regular.

It worked with the WI's from mid 70's to early 90's so why not?

And about O'Rilley, 27 test matches are way too low for him to get selected.
 
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Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
My team for the Oval:

1. Matthew Hayden (better than Tendulkar)
2. Mike Atherton (better than Hayden)
3. Ollie Pope's average at #3
4. Ben Manenti up the order (@TheJediBrah)
5. Ian Bell (to make a pretty little fifty)
6. Mahmudullah Riyad + (GOAT stumping)
7. Sajid Khan (7 Sajid)
8. James Faulkner (on dayboo)
9. Chris Woakes (obviously. @Red_Ink_Squid)
10. Joel Garner (for his batting)
11. Ben Hilfenhaus (taste it @Spikey)

12. James Anderson (leave Jimmy out of the Oval)
 
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