capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Had already made the edit with Shami before your comment, forgot him initially...... FdV is a personal favourite of mine.
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Combining ODI and Test records, who are the 5 greatest cricketers ever?
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capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Given top 4 is universal; Akram, Hadlee, Pollock, Garner are some tough dudes to topple, especially considering both the formats. Especially Pollock got way underrated in this thread till now.
Thala_0710
State 12th Man
Pollock is a great shout tbh. Probably with 45% odi weightage, I'll have him top 8. I prefer 75-25 or min 65-35 for the weights, have him below Imran because of that
DrWolverine
U19 12th Man
Kudos for the effort
DrWolverine
U19 12th Man
Does Pollock make it to an all time ODI 11?
An all time great bowler and useful lower order batsman.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I am on the fence on him. Have two set-ups, makes one doesn't the other.
Thala_0710
State 12th Man
For me he just missed out
Sachin
Rohit
Richards
Kohli
De Villiers
Dhoni*+
Klusener
Wasim
Garner
McGrath
Murali
Could take Sanath over Rohit for a better 6th bowling option, but I'll go Rohit for now. Pollock/Wasim was close but I edge it to Wasim
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DrWolverine
U19 12th Man
Among ATG bowlers Shaun Pollock has the best batting record at position 7 or lower
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I have two set-ups:
A:
Sachin
Jayasuriya
Kohli
Viv
ABD
Dhoni+*
Klusener
Akram
Garner
McGrath
Murali
B:
Sachin
Lara
Kohli
Viv
ABD
Dhoni+*
Kapil
Pollock
Akram
McGrath/Garner
Murali
DrWolverine
U19 12th Man
For me :
1. Sanath/Rohit as an opener and pick Dhoni as the keeper
2. Gilchrist as an opener and pick Flintoff as the all rounder
DrWolverine
U19 12th Man
For me :
1. Sachin
2.
3. Viv
4. Kohli
5. ABD
6.
7. Klusener
8. McGrath
9. Murali
10. Garner
11.
2 is Rohit or Sanath or Gilchrist
6 is Dhoni or Flintoff or Kapil
11 is Akram, Pollock or Hadlee
Thala_0710
State 12th Man
Pretty much agree with this.
No 6: Dhoni just edges as an odi wkb for me above Gilly. Add in the captaincy, this one is the easiest of the 3 very tough decisions here. Don't think I'll take Flintoff/Kapil over him at 6
No 2: With Dhoni in there, in Rohit vs Gilly I think Rohit is the slightly better bat, especially after this last 2 wc campaigns. Rohit vs sanath is a toss up, can pick anyone based on how I feel that day. Today I'll go, coz I think his batting overpowers the extra 6th bowler option of Sanath (have got Sachin too as a decent option).
No 8: Akram vs Pollock vs Hadlee. Just edging to Akram for the iconic performances and the variety + some explosive hitting down at no 8
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Kohli should bat at 3 and Viv at 4. Viv batted down the order more often than 3 while Kohli seldom did after his initial days. Also feel their respective games suit those positions more.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
I think if Flintoff or especially Kapil comes it should be at 7 not 6 where I would prefer a batsman, actually a finisher; one among Dhoni or Bevan. Think Dhoni is the better bat to begin with; add in have a fair few openers above Gilly and his captaincy, and he is a sure shot in mine.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
For me, WC success is essential to be rated among the top ODI players.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Ponting for Lara? Although that will mess up the batting order.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Boult
Thala_0710
State 12th Man
Yeah him too. Although I would slightly prefer Shami over Boult