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Alphabetical World XIs
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Howe_zat
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Some current XIs
John Anderson
Azhar Ali
Hasim Amla
Babar Azam
Umar Akmal+
Corey Anderson
Moeen Ali
Ravi Ashwin
Sean Abbott
Kyle Abbott
James Anderson
Kraigg Brathwaite
Joe Burns
Darren Bravo
Temba Bavuma
Jermaine Blackwood
Johnny Bairstow
Jos Buttler
Stuart Broad
Trent Boult
Jackson Bird
Devendra Bishoo
Alastair Cook
Stephen Cook
Nick Compton
Shiv Chanderpaul
Dinesh Chandimal
Hilton Cartwright
Dan Christian
Mark Craig
Pat Cummins
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Dushmantha Chameera
John Anderson
Azhar Ali
Hasim Amla
Babar Azam
Umar Akmal+
Corey Anderson
Moeen Ali
Ravi Ashwin
Sean Abbott
Kyle Abbott
James Anderson
Kraigg Brathwaite
Joe Burns
Darren Bravo
Temba Bavuma
Jermaine Blackwood
Johnny Bairstow
Jos Buttler
Stuart Broad
Trent Boult
Jackson Bird
Devendra Bishoo
Alastair Cook
Stephen Cook
Nick Compton
Shiv Chanderpaul
Dinesh Chandimal
Hilton Cartwright
Dan Christian
Mark Craig
Pat Cummins
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Dushmantha Chameera
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Second names, eh..... WG Grace, CG Greenidge, DG Bradman, CG Macartney...
Anyway, does Imran Khan Niazi count as an I, a K or an N? Is Inzamam-ul-Haq an I, a U or an H?
Shri
Mr. Glass
Inzi - H
Imran - K
Victor Ian
International Coach
Someone was running some sims recently. This needs to be simmed.
andmark
International Captain
I'd love it if this xi was not assisted by any sort of resources.
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Rohan kanhai, Rohit Sharma, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Ross Taylor, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Richard Hadlee, Richie Benaud, Ray Lindwall...... I choose two sub's as Richie Richardson and R. Bob Willis..... This will be my alphabetical eleven starting with the initial "R" ..... Decent bowling attack with few loops in the top order batting covered by the depth in it right to the number eleven.... Any more suggestions are welcome
Rohan kanhai, Rohit Sharma, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Ross Taylor, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Richard Hadlee, Richie Benaud, Ray Lindwall...... I choose two sub's as Richie Richardson and R. Bob Willis..... This will be my alphabetical eleven starting with the initial "R" ..... Decent bowling attack with few loops in the top order batting covered by the depth in it right to the number eleven.... Any more suggestions are welcome
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
could easily be 0/2 but otherwise decent enough lineup
Also, an actual alphabetical XI
Boycott
Cook
Compton
Dravid
Headley
Kallis
+Knott
Marshall
McGrath
Steyn
Warne (if he blows a fuse at being asked to bat below McGrath, then Murali at 10)
Also, an actual alphabetical XI
Boycott
Cook
Compton
Dravid
Headley
Kallis
+Knott
Marshall
McGrath
Steyn
Warne (if he blows a fuse at being asked to bat below McGrath, then Murali at 10)
ataraxia
International Coach
See also this thread.
ataraxia
International Coach
With the requirement that batting positions have to be what you'd normally select; so no Murali above Steyn, Compton should bat below Dravid, Headley, and Kallis:
Barnes
Boycott
Bradman*
Chappell
Compton/de Villiers/Dravid
Faulkner
Gilchrist +
Hadlee/Imran
Lindwall
Marshall
Murali/O'Reilly/Warne
Backwards, with no #3 bats apart from Sobers:
Woodfull*
Sutcliffe
Sobers
Pollock
two of:
McCabe/May/MoYo
Lindsay +
Imran
Hadlee
Grimmett
Ambrose
No Knott because he isn't a superior bat to Imran.
Kanhai didn't open much (or successfully)... if you allow R. Bob Willis, you could have R. Bob Simpson to open. Otherwise there's Roy Fredericks.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
A:
Anwar | Amiss | Amla |
Azam | Abbas | Al Hasan |
Ames + | Akram* |
Ashwin | Akhtar | Ambrose
Close: Atherton, Amarnath, Azhar, Anderson, Adcock, Ahmed
The selection dilemmas came in the form of the middle order batsmen, but Azhar was never really an option. Shakib is a real strong character to come in at 6. Adcock and Anderson missed out to Akhtar. Great pace attack. Good balance in batting too.
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B:
Barnes | Boycott | Bradman* |
Barrington | Border | Botham |
Bairstow + | Benaud |
Barnes | Bumrah | Bishop
Close: Boon, Boucher, Bedi, Bond, Bedser, Broad
The batting line-up pretty much wrote itself and is a real winner. The real problems were in leaving out Bedser, Broad and Bedi, who all have a solid case for being in the side. Pretty good bowling attack. Bumrah and Bishop as the pace duo complemented by the spin of Barnes and Benaud, with some Botham magic sprinkled on top.
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C:
Cook | Chappell, I | Chappell, G |
Crowe* | Clarke | Compton |
Cameron + |
Cummins | Croft | Chandra | Clark
Close: Chanderpaul, Cowdrey, Cairns, Cowie, Clarke
Very solid middle order. Jock Cameron from South Africa was a very fine keeper, and a good batsman as well with 10 fifties. Cairns unlucky to miss out. Clark vs Clarke vs Cowie a selection dilemma too.
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D:
Dempster | Dexter | Dravid* |
De Silva | de Villiers | Duleepsinghji |
de Kock + | Dev | Davidson |
de Villiers | Donald |
Close: Donnelley, Dujon, Dhoni, Doshi
Not too many options but the bowling line up looks great with four top class pacers. Lots of stroke makers in the side as well. Duleepsinghji vs Donnelley is a bit of a coin toss.
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F:
Fredericks | Fingleton | Fry |
Fleming* | Flower + | Fletcher |
Faulkner | Flintoff |
Fraser | Fleming | Ferris
Close: Tip Foster, Fleetwood-Smith, Freeman
A side heavy on all-rounders with Faulkner and Flintoff, and also Fry to some extent, offering great support to Fraser and Damien Fleming. Ferris will do what Ferris used to do.
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G:
Gavaskar | Greenidge | Gooch* |
Grace | Gower | Greig | Gilly + |
Gillespie | Gupte | Garner | Grimmett |
Close: Goddard, Ganguly, Graveney, Gough, Gilmour, Gibbs
Wonderful opening pair of ice and fire. 5 Englishmen in this side. Number 6 was the head scratcher for me here. Graveney, Greig, or Goddard? I am a fan of Greig, so it was him. Two leggies.
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H:
Hobbs | Hutton* | Headley |
Hammond | Harvey | Hussey |
Healy + | Hadlee |
Holding | Hall | Herath
Close: Hayden, Haynes, Hazare, Haddin, Harris
Fantastic batting line up. Incredible. Only problem here: Hussey or Hazare? Really good pace attack, but picking Hall over Ryno wasn't easy. Really strong team in all aspects.
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J:
Jayasuriya | Jackson, A | Jones |
Jayawardene | Jardine* | Jessop |
Jayawardene+ | Jadeja
Johnson | Johnston | Jones
Close: Julien, Jackson S
Decent team. Bats deep with Ravindra Jadeja in at number 8, followed by Mitch Johnson. Not too many options available to be honest. Bowling is on the weaker side. Johnson, Simon Jones, and Gilbert Jessop as the pacers. Jadeja and Johnston as the spinners.
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K:
Kirsten | Katich | Khan, Y |
Kallis | Kohli | Kanhai |
Knott + | Khan, I* |
Khan, Z | Kumble | Kasprowicz |
Close: Kalicharran
Again, not too many options, but the Khans saved the day here. A very good middle order, and some quite useful bowling with Imran leading the attack.
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L:
Langer | Lawry | Leyland |
Lara | Lloyd* | Laxman |
Lindsay + | Lindwall |
Lillee | Laker | Larwood
Close: Lehmann, Labuschagne, Lohmann
Great bowling attack. Lohmann or Larwood? Difficult choice. Otherwise, good openers and a very solid middle order here. Strong team. Labuschagne close to selection.
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M:
Mitchell | Morris | May |
Miandad | McCabe | Macartney |
Miller* |
Marsh + | Marshall |
Muralitharan | McGrath
Close: Merchant, Martyn, Mohammad
How do you leave out Martyn, Vijay Merchant, and Hanif Mohammad? This one was a tough decision on the batting front. On the bowling front, easy as pie. The best bowling attack here. Macartney plays a useful role in the side at number 6.
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P:
Ponsford | Pujara | Ponting* |
Pollock | Pietersen | Paynter |
Pant + | Procter | Pollock |
Philander | Prasanna
Close: Prince, Prior, Pollock, Parfitt
Absolutely top notch middle order. The Pollocks dominate. A well rounded bowling attack too, though there is a lack of a fifth bowler. Ponting and KP to bowl some pies. Pant rushed in ahead of prior.
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R:
Richardson, M | Richards, B | Richards, V* |
Root | Ranjitsinghji | Rice |
Russell + | Rhodes |
Reid | Roberts | Rabada
Close: Redpath, Richardson R, Reiffel, Ramadhin
Roberts, Reid, and Rabada are a good pace combination, with Rhodes as the spinner and Rice as the all rounder. Richie Richardson a notable omission for the legside OG at #5.
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S:
Sutcliffe, H | Smith | Sanga |
Smith | Sehwag | Sobers* |
Stewart + |
Swann | Spofforth | Steyn | Southee
Close: Sutcliffe B, Simpson, Snow, Statham
Can I pick Sehwag at 5. Why not? Simpson missed out and Spofforth edged it over Snow. This is a complete side.
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T:
Turner | Taylor | Trumper |
Tendulkar | Trott | Tyldesley |
Tallon + |
Trueman | Tyson | Tayfield | Turner
Close: Tillakarathane, Thorpe, Taylor R, Tate
Well rounded team, this one. A lot of variety in bowling. The biggest omission was Maurice Tate. I couldn't decide for a long time. Trueman is an automatic choice, of course. Would any of you leave out Tyson?
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W:
Williamson | Worrell* | Walcott |
Weekes | Waugh | Woolley |
Watling + | Warne |
Willis | Wardle | Walsh
Close: Woodfull, Warner, Waugh M, Walters, Watson, Waite, Walker, Wagner
The most difficult team to select by far for me. Great batting, with names like Warner and Mark Waugh not included. Watson couldn't find a place in this side. Walsh and Willis to bowl pace with Woolley's support. Warne and Wardle as a spin tandem. Wagner is nearing a spot in the side.
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Anwar | Amiss | Amla |
Azam | Abbas | Al Hasan |
Ames + | Akram* |
Ashwin | Akhtar | Ambrose
Close: Atherton, Amarnath, Azhar, Anderson, Adcock, Ahmed
The selection dilemmas came in the form of the middle order batsmen, but Azhar was never really an option. Shakib is a real strong character to come in at 6. Adcock and Anderson missed out to Akhtar. Great pace attack. Good balance in batting too.
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B:
Barnes | Boycott | Bradman* |
Barrington | Border | Botham |
Bairstow + | Benaud |
Barnes | Bumrah | Bishop
Close: Boon, Boucher, Bedi, Bond, Bedser, Broad
The batting line-up pretty much wrote itself and is a real winner. The real problems were in leaving out Bedser, Broad and Bedi, who all have a solid case for being in the side. Pretty good bowling attack. Bumrah and Bishop as the pace duo complemented by the spin of Barnes and Benaud, with some Botham magic sprinkled on top.
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C:
Cook | Chappell, I | Chappell, G |
Crowe* | Clarke | Compton |
Cameron + |
Cummins | Croft | Chandra | Clark
Close: Chanderpaul, Cowdrey, Cairns, Cowie, Clarke
Very solid middle order. Jock Cameron from South Africa was a very fine keeper, and a good batsman as well with 10 fifties. Cairns unlucky to miss out. Clark vs Clarke vs Cowie a selection dilemma too.
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D:
Dempster | Dexter | Dravid* |
De Silva | de Villiers | Duleepsinghji |
de Kock + | Dev | Davidson |
de Villiers | Donald |
Close: Donnelley, Dujon, Dhoni, Doshi
Not too many options but the bowling line up looks great with four top class pacers. Lots of stroke makers in the side as well. Duleepsinghji vs Donnelley is a bit of a coin toss.
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F:
Fredericks | Fingleton | Fry |
Fleming* | Flower + | Fletcher |
Faulkner | Flintoff |
Fraser | Fleming | Ferris
Close: Tip Foster, Fleetwood-Smith, Freeman
A side heavy on all-rounders with Faulkner and Flintoff, and also Fry to some extent, offering great support to Fraser and Damien Fleming. Ferris will do what Ferris used to do.
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G:
Gavaskar | Greenidge | Gooch* |
Grace | Gower | Greig | Gilly + |
Gillespie | Gupte | Garner | Grimmett |
Close: Goddard, Ganguly, Graveney, Gough, Gilmour, Gibbs
Wonderful opening pair of ice and fire. 5 Englishmen in this side. Number 6 was the head scratcher for me here. Graveney, Greig, or Goddard? I am a fan of Greig, so it was him. Two leggies.
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H:
Hobbs | Hutton* | Headley |
Hammond | Harvey | Hussey |
Healy + | Hadlee |
Holding | Hall | Herath
Close: Hayden, Haynes, Hazare, Haddin, Harris
Fantastic batting line up. Incredible. Only problem here: Hussey or Hazare? Really good pace attack, but picking Hall over Ryno wasn't easy. Really strong team in all aspects.
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J:
Jayasuriya | Jackson, A | Jones |
Jayawardene | Jardine* | Jessop |
Jayawardene+ | Jadeja
Johnson | Johnston | Jones
Close: Julien, Jackson S
Decent team. Bats deep with Ravindra Jadeja in at number 8, followed by Mitch Johnson. Not too many options available to be honest. Bowling is on the weaker side. Johnson, Simon Jones, and Gilbert Jessop as the pacers. Jadeja and Johnston as the spinners.
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K:
Kirsten | Katich | Khan, Y |
Kallis | Kohli | Kanhai |
Knott + | Khan, I* |
Khan, Z | Kumble | Kasprowicz |
Close: Kalicharran
Again, not too many options, but the Khans saved the day here. A very good middle order, and some quite useful bowling with Imran leading the attack.
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L:
Langer | Lawry | Leyland |
Lara | Lloyd* | Laxman |
Lindsay + | Lindwall |
Lillee | Laker | Larwood
Close: Lehmann, Labuschagne, Lohmann
Great bowling attack. Lohmann or Larwood? Difficult choice. Otherwise, good openers and a very solid middle order here. Strong team. Labuschagne close to selection.
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M:
Mitchell | Morris | May |
Miandad | McCabe | Macartney |
Miller* |
Marsh + | Marshall |
Muralitharan | McGrath
Close: Merchant, Martyn, Mohammad
How do you leave out Martyn, Vijay Merchant, and Hanif Mohammad? This one was a tough decision on the batting front. On the bowling front, easy as pie. The best bowling attack here. Macartney plays a useful role in the side at number 6.
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P:
Ponsford | Pujara | Ponting* |
Pollock | Pietersen | Paynter |
Pant + | Procter | Pollock |
Philander | Prasanna
Close: Prince, Prior, Pollock, Parfitt
Absolutely top notch middle order. The Pollocks dominate. A well rounded bowling attack too, though there is a lack of a fifth bowler. Ponting and KP to bowl some pies. Pant rushed in ahead of prior.
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R:
Richardson, M | Richards, B | Richards, V* |
Root | Ranjitsinghji | Rice |
Russell + | Rhodes |
Reid | Roberts | Rabada
Close: Redpath, Richardson R, Reiffel, Ramadhin
Roberts, Reid, and Rabada are a good pace combination, with Rhodes as the spinner and Rice as the all rounder. Richie Richardson a notable omission for the legside OG at #5.
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S:
Sutcliffe, H | Smith | Sanga |
Smith | Sehwag | Sobers* |
Stewart + |
Swann | Spofforth | Steyn | Southee
Close: Sutcliffe B, Simpson, Snow, Statham
Can I pick Sehwag at 5. Why not? Simpson missed out and Spofforth edged it over Snow. This is a complete side.
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T:
Turner | Taylor | Trumper |
Tendulkar | Trott | Tyldesley |
Tallon + |
Trueman | Tyson | Tayfield | Turner
Close: Tillakarathane, Thorpe, Taylor R, Tate
Well rounded team, this one. A lot of variety in bowling. The biggest omission was Maurice Tate. I couldn't decide for a long time. Trueman is an automatic choice, of course. Would any of you leave out Tyson?
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W:
Williamson | Worrell* | Walcott |
Weekes | Waugh | Woolley |
Watling + | Warne |
Willis | Wardle | Walsh
Close: Woodfull, Warner, Waugh M, Walters, Watson, Waite, Walker, Wagner
The most difficult team to select by far for me. Great batting, with names like Warner and Mark Waugh not included. Watson couldn't find a place in this side. Walsh and Willis to bowl pace with Woolley's support. Warne and Wardle as a spin tandem. Wagner is nearing a spot in the side.
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The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
I know there are differing views in these parts, but any list or database of cricketers names I have ever seen lists Pakistani players by their first names. So if you go to cricinfo or howstat or cricket reference books or anything like that then Imran Khan is listed under I, Wasim Akram under W etc. It's not really a question of preference or opinion as far as I can see - it's just how things actually are.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I just take it by surnames. Akram and Khan are surnames. Wasim and Imran are not.