Greatest Ever One Day XI

[roseboy64]

I know what you're saying. I'm just saying most people seemingly don't agree wih you but there are a few Murali picks.It's close between him and Warne so he just might pip him in the end.

 

[SpeedKing]

1.Adam Gilchrist[wk]
2.Sachin Tendulkar
3.ricky Ponting
4.Micheal Bevan
5.Sir. Viv Richard[cpt]
6.Brian Lara
7.Imran Khan
8.Shahid Afridi [i am very serious on this matter]
9.Wasim Akram
10.Waqar Younis
11.Garner

- Flintoff misses out to Khan and Lara nips ahead of Inzaman.
- i would have loved to have had Aravinda da Silva there but with Punter, Bevan and Viv, there was no space for the little guy.
- i am very serious about putting Afridi on that list and he is my spinner/2nd allrounder as he is a much more destructive batsman than Warne/Saqlain will ever hope to be.

that me really

 

[aussie]

aussie

Wouldnt include warney over Murali IMO.

well thats how you view it mate, in most people's XI they would have warne over murali anyway

 

[aussie]

aussie

1.Adam Gilchrist[wk]
2.Sachin Tendulkar
3.ricky Ponting
4.Micheal Bevan
5.Sir. Viv Richard[cpt]
6.Brian Lara
7.Imran Khan
8.Shahid Afridi [i am very serious on this matter]
9.Wasim Akram
10.Waqar Younis
11.Garner

- Flintoff misses out to Khan and Lara nips ahead of Inzaman.
- i would have loved to have had Aravinda da Silva there but with Punter, Bevan and Viv, there was no space for the little guy.
- i am very serious about putting Afridi on that list and he is my spinner/2nd allrounder as he is a much more destructive batsman than Warne/Saqlain will ever hope to be.

that me really

intersting selection i must say mate, but you got to go for a specialist spinner plus thier is enough good batsmen in your side, so afridi hitting ability latter down in the innings wont be needed, and i would go for McGrath rather than Waqar at peak McGrath is far superior to Waqar

 

[marc71178]

30 is a bit steep..

I'd say more than just a bit steep!

 

[age_master]

Does noone else rate Saqlain Mushtaq as the spinner?

288 wickets at 21.78 striking at 30.4 with ER of 4.3

 

[age_master]

And Brett Lee is nowhere near Garner's standard....Garner was just as potent with the ball but way way more economical

Lee SR - 28.8

Garner SR - 36.5

if you have all your other bowlers who are going to be economical and want some strike power Lee is the man. you could also note that Lee has improved alot since the start of his career, particularly under the captaincy of Ponting, in his last 50 ODI's his bowling average is just over 20.

Lee is also handy in the lower order with the bat and is one hell of a fielder.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Does noone else rate Saqlain Mushtaq as the spinner?

288 wickets at 21.78 striking at 30.4 with ER of 4.3

Saqlain was a great ODI bowler, and second choice for a spinner for me.

 

[aussie]

aussie

Saqlain was a great ODI bowler, and second choice for a spinner for me.

i would say 3rd choice behind Murali and Warne, an we all must note Saqlain and i quote ``WAS`` a great ODI bowler he has really gone off the boil

 

[tooextracool]

yeah ive got him at 6 or 7, with ponting, Richards and Lara above him. im saying that i dont think he should bat above them

thats pure genius, if a player scratches around(even though i completely disagree with that) as opposed to someone who doesnt, wouldnt it make sense to bat him up the order?
i mean would you rather have someone who scratches around coming in in the 40 th over or would you rather have that person coming in in the 20th over?

 

[tooextracool]

Not enough batting strength in that team for mine. Rhodes was never anything special in terms of batting ability and I can think of a dozen players I would rather have than him.

conveniently forgetting that he was worth at least 15 runs above his average because of his fielding ability.

Ponting or Dean Jones would be the best selection, but someone like Aravinda De Silva would be fine as well.

aravinda de silva????
ok that clearly is a joke. youd pick de silva over rhodes even though he averages less with the bat and is clearly an inferior fielder to rhodes? de silva who was disgraceful anywhere outside the subcontinent?

 

[tooextracool]

Beacuse that was where he had the majority of his success?

No, didn't think so.

umm because he was clearly performing better at 4 than he was at any other position?

 

[tooextracool]

yeah 3 bowlers and 2 bowling all rounders does leave it a little weak, i think akram could commant a place above pollock too

wasim akram who averages 16 in ODIs?

 

[tooextracool]

True, but at backward point he would guarantee an extra 30 runs saved in the field, and contributing 30 (40+ on a good night) extra runs to the team's cause. Any batting he contributed (and he was an above-average ODI batsman, with several centuries) was a bonus.

that is certainly exaggerating it too much. even on jonty rhodes' best day he would struggle to save 30- 40 runs.

 

[aussie]

aussie

hey tec have u been to the Bangalore test?

 

[tooextracool]

So far, the most picked players are:
Gilchrist
Tendulkar
Richards
Warne
Ponting
Lara
Bevan

That pretty much seems to be the batsmen, spinner and wicketkeeper/batsman. The only spots left really are the all rounders and fast bowlers.

im extremely surprised that not a single person picked andy flower, who has 55 50s to his name in ODI cricket and averages the same as gilchrist. yes he didnt play at the same pace as gilchrist did, but he played for a significantly worse side and player far more responsible innings than gilchrist can even imagine.
as far as the spinner is concerned, im amazed how people pick warne, and even worse saqlain mushtaq over murali,even though murali is by far the better bowler.

 

[tooextracool]

Does noone else rate Saqlain Mushtaq as the spinner?

288 wickets at 21.78 striking at 30.4 with ER of 4.3

because he got significantly worse once people figured out how the doosra worked.

 

[aussie]

aussie

because he got significantly worse once people figured out how the doosra worked.

nah, i dont think thats the reason why he got worst

 

[age_master]

i would say 3rd choice behind Murali and Warne, an we all must note Saqlain and i quote ``WAS`` a great ODI bowler he has really gone off the boil

he doesn't really play ODI's any more, neither does Warne though... (though Warne will no doubt make a comeback at some point )

 

[age_master]

as far as the spinner is concerned, im amazed how people pick warne, and even worse saqlain mushtaq over murali,even though murali is by far the better bowler.

maybe because he just isn't