Battle of Cricketers II - CW's Favorite Cricketer (now underway)

[Fusion]

Michael Slater
Javed Miandad (He'll probably exit this round, but my 2nd favorite cricketer after Imran. His 'fight till the last ball' attitude, fearlessness, and that last ball six are forever etched in my brain)

Courtney Walsh
Andrew Flintoff

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Geoffrey Boycott

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Miandad, Anderson
Miller, Walsh
Fry, Gower

 

[The Sean]

Don't say that, man! But judging by what we've seen so far, I hate to admit that you could be right.

Meh, I figured he had no chance against Flintoff, but I think I seriously underestimated the popularity of Courtney Walsh.

Or wildly overestimated the popularity of Miller.

 

[smash84]

Miandad and Slats
Miller and Walsh
Boycott and Gower (Sorry Tiger RIP)

just met richie richardson at dinner in the dubai mall

 

[Jono]

Slater, Anderson
Miller, Walsh
Pataudi, Gower

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Battle 14 - Slater, Harvey
Battle 15 - Miller, Clarke
Battle 16 - Fry, Pataudi

 

[Cruxdude]

Slater, Anderson

Miller, Walsh

Pataudi, Gower

 

[Somerset]

Miandad and Slater

Miller and Flintoff

Pataudi and Gower

 

[ankitj]

Abstain

Miller, Walsh

Pataudi, Gower.

 

[Dan]

Battle 14:
James Anderson, Ian Harvey

Battle 15:
Keith Miller, Courtney Walsh

Battle 16:
MAK Pataudi, David Gower

 

[weldone]

Battle 14 - Javed Miandad (played from heart), James Anderson (nice guy)
Battle 15 - Keith Miller (charisma), Courtney Walsh (took more wickets with winners than unforced errors)
Battle 16 - Mansoor Pataudi (one-eyed tiger), David Gower (stylish player)

 

[weldone]

Wife of Mr. Sunil Gavaskar was once asked two questions by a journalist (some time in the 80s):

First: If 80 runs are to be made in the last hour of a test match, whom would you want as your batsman? - She answered Viv Richards, for obvious reasons.

Second: If your team has to bat through a full day to save a test match, whom would you want as your premier batsman? - Surprisingly, she didn't take her husband's name. She wanted Miandad, and reasoned that 'banda dil se khelta hai'. (translated to English: That guy plays from heart, with passion.)

 

[centurymaker]

Don't think there's ever been a guy who's saved more test matches than Gavaskar imo

 

[smash84]

awt weldone there.....for all his antics on and off the field.....Javed was a great team man and gave his 100%

 

[Himannv]

Wife of Mr. Sunil Gavaskar was once asked two questions by a journalist (some time in the 80s):

First: If 80 runs are to be made in the last hour of a test match, whom would you want as your batsman? - She answered Viv Richards, for obvious reasons.

Second: If your team has to bat through a full day to save a test match, whom would you want as your premier batsman? - Surprisingly, she didn't take her husband's name. She wanted Miandad, and reasoned that 'banda dil se khelta hai'. (translated to English: That guy plays from heart, with passion.)

No love for Sunny anywhere.

 

[weeman27bob]

Miandad, Anderson
Flintoff, Miller
CB-WAG Fry, Boycott.

 

[Camo999]

Harvey, Javed
Flintoff, Miller
Gower, Fry

 

[weldone]

Don't think there's ever been a guy who's saved more test matches than Gavaskar imo

That's why Mrs. Gavaskar's second answer was quite surprising at that point in time especially.

However, Miandad has an incredible record in 4th innings as well.

 

[CricAddict]

Battle 14 - Javed Miandad (played from heart), James Anderson (nice guy)
Battle 15 - Keith Miller (charisma), Courtney Walsh (took more wickets with winners than unforced errors)
Battle 16 - Mansoor Pataudi (one-eyed tiger), David Gower (stylish player)

Same as above.

 

[NUFAN]

Slater, Miandad
Miller, Walsh
Gower, Boycott