Most exciting cricketers you've seen live XI

[Top_Cat]

Mick Slater - excitement machine

Shaun Tait - never sure if the ball was going to hit the batsman, square-leg umpire or you.

 

[aussie tragic]

This thread will be all over if JBMAC decides to post.

Out of respect, I was actually hoping he would post and bring us all back to reallity

 

[Engle]

Was waiting for a Calypso XI. Kudos!

Curious what you think about Holding and Ambrose.

From a variety of matches :

Holding was scheduled to play, but for some reason did not turn up. What would I do just to see him run-up.

Ambrose and Bishop were a formidable duo. Amby scattering stumps with missile like yorkers. In one match, the batsman stepped out and flayed a ball destined for the maximum. Amby jumped high and with his long hands literally plucked the ball from the sky. Sent the crowd into raptures.

Kanhai delighted crowd with reverse shots - a rarity at the time.

Lloyd caressed his way into a century with ease. Then he stepped out to drive Intikhab, beaten by some variety of LBG and Engineer had the bails off in a flash.

Sobers, awkward in gait, yet at the crease loose and lissome. He was bowled by Gavaskar - who pumped his hands skyward in delight at such a valuable wicket. Fluke, methinks, but I'm sure SMG will argue otherwise. After all, he did get Zaheer Abbas out in a Test for 96 thereby denying him a century in each innings.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Most exciting I have seen live myself*

Chris Gayle
David Warner
D'Arcy Short
AB de Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
Travis Head
Alex Carey
Rashid Khan
Mitchell Johnson
Ryan Harris
Shaun Tait


*almost entirely at Adelaide Oval

 

[Bolo]

Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Gilly
Mitch Johnston
Steyn
Donald
Murali

Gilchrist takes off the gloves to bowl if a 5th bowler is needed.

 

[bagapath]

Seen live XI

Sehwag (big hundred in '04 vs the Aussies)
G. Smith * (in a WC game)
Dravid (Test in '04/ also in IPL)
Tendulkar (2 runs in a 2011 WC match/ worked with him on his biopic)
Pietersen (in a test in '08)
Flintoff (same game)
Gilchrist + (saw him keep wickets in '04)
Warne (test in '04/ also in IPL)
Steyn (in a WC match)
Lillee (saw him in a bar with a beer in his hand)
McGrath (in '04 in a test)

I once saw Jeff Thomson eating mashed potatoes for breakfast and on another occasion saw M.Waugh in an elevator. If they can replace McGrath and Dravid then i have a full on flamboyant XI.

 

[ankitj]

Sehwag
Hayden
Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Lara
De villiers
Gilchrist
Steyn
Ambrose
Muralidharan
Donald

 

[smash84]

A squad from the ones I have seen live off the top of my head Have been lucky in this regard

Saeed Anwar
Mark Waugh
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Javed Miandad
Adam Gilchrist
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath

Other squad members

Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Shoaib Akhtar, muttiah muralitharan, Saurav Ganguly, Steve Waugh, Shaun Pollock etc

 

[Burgey]

Greenidge
Sehwag
Viv
Ponting
Lara
de Villiers
Gilchrist
Botham
Wasim
Warne
Lillee

Excitingly honourable mentions to Srikkanth, Kohli, Pietersen, Flintoff, Garner, Qadir, Imran and especially Thommo. Was a real toss up between he and Wasim for entertainment value imo

 

[Daemon]

Warner
Sehwag
Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Pietersen
de Villiers
McCullum
Broad
Steyn
Tait
Asif

I was late to cricket and didn't catch enough of guys like Ponting/Lara/Warne/Gilchrist to have proper memories of them.

 

[Red]

V Sehwag
AB DeVilliers
V Richards
M Waugh
B Lara
A Gilchrist
C Cairns
Wasim Akram
J Garner
C Ambrose
S MacGill

AB out of position but worth it IMO

 

[_Ed_]

Gilchrist
McCullum
Ponting
Lara
de Villiers
Flintoff
Klusener
Wasim
B Lee
Bond
Shoaib

 

[OverratedSanity]

Warner
Sehwag
Lara
Tendulkar
Pietersen
VVS Laxman
Gilchrist
Steyn
Waqar
Akhtar
MacGill

 

[morgieb]

Warner
Sehwag
Lara
Pietersen
de Villiers
Flintoff
Gilchrist
Johnson
Warne
Steyn
Tait

 

[Victor Ian]

Greenidge
Sehwag
Viv
Ponting
Lara
de Villiers
Gilchrist
Botham
Wasim
Warne
Lillee

Excitingly honourable mentions to Srikkanth, Kohli, Pietersen, Flintoff, Garner, Qadir, Imran and especially Thommo. Was a real toss up between he and Wasim for entertainment value imo

Go to the back of the room. You know what you did.

Slater
Sehwag
Ponting
Viv
Lara
Border
Gilchrist
Warne
Ambrose
Johnson
Murali

Border was excitement plus because everything hinged on him not getting out.
Muesli because first it was about is the umpire going to call him and then because magician and eyes.

 

[Burgey]

I like Muesli too, but it isn’t that exciting imho.

The omission of TOTAB on my part was deliberate, because the great man, whilst the ultimate entertainer, cared not for flamboyance and was all business. As it should be.

 

[bagapath]

I like Muesli too, but it isn’t that exciting imho.

The omission of TOTAB on my part was deliberate, because the great man, whilst the ultimate entertainer, cared not for flamboyance and was all business. As it should be.

As another one of those true cricket fans who rank all cricketers in order from no.2 onwards permanently reserving the top spot for the one and only captain grumpy, I agree with Burgey here. We are choosing a team full of Pacinos and De Niros. Border was Gene Hackman.

Agree with the Muesli part as well.

EDIT: The only cricketing visual that I love more than the Border square cut is the Border lightning throw at the bowler's end from short mid wicket.

 

[Shri]

Sehwag (where I saw them - test/IPL)
Hayden (test/IPL)
Ab de Villiers (test/IPL)
Tendulkar (test)
Hussey (IPL)
Dhoni (test/odi/ipl)
Flintoff (not sure)
Ashwin (test/IPL)
Starc (test)
Cummins (test)
Steyn (test)

 

[Victor Ian]

Excellently redeemed.

Muesli is my best auto-correct yet. What a great nickname.

 

[RK_123]

Greenidge
Sehwag
Richards
Lara
de Villiers
Flintoff
Gilchrist(wkt)
Warne
Wasim
Bond
Akhtar