Create an all time best ODI XI featuring only one player from each country...

[The Hillside]

Trying to create a different kind of list here...the rule is simple the all-time best ODI XI can only feature one player from each country maximum...

My list (based on whatever cricket I have actually seen):

Quinton De Kock (wk)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Virat Kohli
Ricky Ponting (c)
Kumar Sangakarra
Sean Williams
Shakib Al Hasan
Rashid Khan
Wasim Akram
James Anderson
Trent Boult

 

[capt_Luffy]

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India)
2. Martin Crowe (New Zealand) (c)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) (wk)
4. Viv Richards (West Indies)
5. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
6. Michael Bevan (Australia)
7. Andrew Flintoff (England)
8. Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
9. Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
10. Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
11. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

1.Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
2.Adam Gilchrist (AUS) (WK)
3.Andy Flower (ZIM)
4.Viv Richards (WI) (C)
5.AB De Villiers (SA)
6.Shakib Al Hasan (BD)
7.Ryan Ten Doeschate (NED)
8.Andrew Flintoff (ENG)
9.Wasim Akram (PAK)
10.Shane Bond (NZ)
11.Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

 

[trundler]

1.Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
2.Adam Gilchrist (AUS) (WK)
3.Andy Flower (ZIM)
4.Viv Richards (WI) (C)
5.AB De Villiers (SA)
6.Shakib Al Hasan (BD)
7.Ryan Ten Doeschate (NED)
8.Andrew Flintoff (ENG)
9.Wasim Akram (PAK)
10.Shane Bond (NZ)
11.Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

Viv at 3, De Villiers at 4 and Flower at 5 makes more sense to me but this looks pretty spot on

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Viv at 3, De Villiers at 4 and Flower at 5 makes more sense to me but this looks pretty spot on

Fair enough with Viv and Flower , but I'd keep ABD at 5, at No.5 he has 2027 runs @ 77.97 , SR 108

 

[Coronis]

ten Doeschate is probs the best ever player from a current associate nation right?

 

[howitzer]

While for Tests I dislike Flower's keeping I think it's less of a problem in ODI's. Also with Flintoff being a middle order bat with a poor record lower down he effectively becomes a specialist bowler at 8. Hence i'd bring in Bairstow and McGrath for Flintoff and Gilchrist. Hadlee in for Bond to shore up the lower order a bit (don't think Bond is really any greater a ODI bowler anyway)

Tendulkar
Bairstow
Richards
De Villiers
Flower(wk)
Shakib
Ten Doeschate
Hadlee
Wasim
Murali
McGrath

Looks better to me

 

[howitzer]

ten Doeschate is probs the best ever player from a current associate nation right?

Tikolo the only competition but yeah probably ten Doeschate

 

[Prince EWS]

ten Doeschate is probs the best ever player from a current associate nation right?

Bart King IMO.

 

[howitzer]

Bart King IMO.

This is a very good point. I was only thinking of players in the ODI era. Agree with King

 

[TimAngas]

Saeed Anwar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Viv Richards
Ross Taylor
Shakib Al Hasan
Ben Stokes
M.S. Dhoni (wk)
Lance Klusener
Heath Streak
Rashid Khan
Glenn McGrath

 

[Flem274*]

Gilchrist (Aus)
Tendulkar (Ind)
Viv (WI)
Root (Eng)
ABDV (SA)
Morgan (Ire)
Shakib (Bangers)
Streak (Zim)
Wasim (Pak)
Bond (NZ)
Murali (SL)

 

[howitzer]

Gilchrist (Aus)
Tendulkar (Ind)
Viv (WI)
Root (Eng)
ABDV (SA)
Morgan (Ire)
Shakib (Bangers)
Streak (Zim)
Wasim (Pak)
Bond (NZ)
Murali (SL)

I figured picking Morgan for Ireland was cheating as he played over 90% of his games for England but if he's Ireland eligible I might make a couple of changes.
Don't like Streak's bowling record for the era he played the majority of his career.

 

[The Hillside]

Shakib Al Hasan and Rashid Khan are like obvious picks for most of the lists there...

So it is fair to say they are the best of all time for their respective countries....

For Zimbabwe we could argue between Heath Streak, Sean Williams and Andy Flower....but Sikander Raza and Craig Ervine can also come into contention...

 

[The Hillside]

Gilchrist (Aus)
Tendulkar (Ind)
Viv (WI)
Root (Eng)
ABDV (SA)
Morgan (Ire)
Shakib (Bangers)
Streak (Zim)
Wasim (Pak)
Bond (NZ)
Murali (SL)

Interesting pick of Morgan for Ireland...didn't see that coming...but I think that counts...would be an automatic choice if picked over a Zimbabwe, Afghanistan or a Bangladesh player...

 

[howitzer]

Interesting pick of Morgan for Ireland...didn't see that coming...but I think that counts...would be an automatic choice if picked over a Zimbabwe, Afghanistan or a Bangladesh player...

Don't necessarily have to pick either a Zimbabwean or an Afghan if Morgan (Ire) is available. I'd probably still pick one or the other but I don't like Rashid's record against good opposition and particularly not World Cups for someone who would have to be my main spinner.

 

[Flem274*]

I figured picking Morgan for Ireland was cheating as he played over 90% of his games for England but if he's Ireland eligible I might make a couple of changes.
Don't like Streak's bowling record for the era he played the majority of his career.

Iirc he had a fairly solid amount of time for Ireland?

It was cheeky but he is the best player available who technically qualifies, otherwise I'd try Stirling at 6 to bosh it.

 

[howitzer]

Less than 3 years but i guess it's enough to help balance this side. The question is whether we should be judging the Ireland era Morgan (No half centuries against quality opposition and a record held together by performances against minnows) or whether to judge him on the Morgan he became when he played for England

 

[howitzer]

Less than 3 years but i guess it's enough to help balance this side. The question is whether we should be judging the Ireland era Morgan (No half centuries against quality opposition and a record held together by performances against minnows) or whether to judge him on the Morgan he became when he played for England

Averaged under 15 when playing for Ireland against Test nations. Small sample size but there isn't a lot there

 

[howitzer]

@The Hillside Should we be judging Morgan (Ire) based on his Ireland career or based on his overall career?