Most prized wickets

[Hit4Six]

Which wicket do you all think is the most prized for an opposing team *if they take the one wicket they have a large hurdle outta the way?

Australia: erm quite a few
Pakistan: Inzy
India: SRT
WI: LARA~!
SL: attapattu
NZ: flem/astle
SA: GIBBS
ENG: trescothick

 

[Piper]

Australia: The first 9.
WI: Lara and Chanderpaul
NZ: Richardson/Fleming
SA: Smith/Gibbs
ENG: Trescothick

 

[nookie_lk]

Aus - ponting
NZ - Flemming
IND - dravid
SL - Atapattu
PAK - Inzi
ENG - Vaugn
BAN - Bashar
WI - Lara
SA - Kallis

 

[a massive zebra]

Which wicket do you all think is the most prized for an opposing team *if they take the one wicket they have a large hurdle outta the way?

Australia: Hayden
Pakistan: Inzamam
India: Dravid
WI: LARA
SL: Attapattu
NZ: Richardson
SA: Kallis
ENG: Trescothick
Bangladesh: Bashar
Zimbabwe: No one

 

[superkingdave]

Trescothick?????

Vaughan or Thorpe more likely

 

[Hit4Six]

depends on whether its ODI or test i guess? vaughn or thorpe for test but id give it to tresco for ODI's

 

[marc71178]

What about Flintoff on current form?

Get him cheaply and the tail is quite exposed...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Australia: The first 9.
WI: Lara and Chanderpaul
NZ: Richardson/Fleming
SA: Smith/Gibbs
ENG: Trescothick

Chanderpaul? His highest score is 140odd. Lara's crossed 200 more times than any other player bar Bradman.

 

[Jnr.]

Australia: Hayden, Ponting, Gilchrist
Pakistan: Inzamam
India: Dravid, Sehwag, SRT, Laxman
WI: Lara
SL: Jayasuriya, Sangakkara
NZ: Fleming
SA: Kallis
ENG: Vaughan

 

[Mr. P]

IMO:

Australia: Hayden/Ponting/Gilchrist
Ind: Sachin (Dravid is second although if the other team is Australia, Laxman is the man)
NZ: Richardson
WI: Lara
SA: Kallis - by a mile
Pak: Inzy or Yousuf
Eng: Hard one. In his prime, Thorpe. Nowadays, Vaughan, maybe Flintoff.

 

[Sudeep]

I'll pick only one for each side...

Australia - Adam Gilchrist (for ODIs)
Bangladesh - Habibul Bashar
England - Andrew Flintoff
India - Rahul Dravid
New Zealand - Mark Richardson
Pakistan - Yousuf Youhana
South Africa - Jacques Kallis
Sri Lanka - Marvan Atapattu
West Indies - Brian Lara
Zimbabwe - Tanteda Taibu (speaking in terms of the current team)

 

[Mister Wright]

Australia - Glenn McGrath
Bangladesh - Mohammad Mushrafe
England - Matthew Hoggard
India - Ashish Nehra
New Zealand - Shane Bond
Pakistan - Umar Gul
South Africa - Andre Nel
Sri Lanka - Murilitharan
West Indies - Tino Best
Zimbabwe - ?

 

[masterblaster]

Australia - The entire top 7 is just too good
India - The entire top 6 are danger's but more so Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman
England - Vaughan, Trescothick, Thorpe, Flintoff
South Africa - Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis
Sri Lanka - Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya
Pakistan - Inzamam, Youhana
West Indies - Brian Lara
Zimbabwe - Probably Mark Vermeulen (if playing), if not then Tatenda Taibu
New Zealand - Mark Richardson, Stephen Fleming

 

[Slow Love™]

Doesn't naming entire top orders (or even two players) kinda defeat the purpose of the exercise?

For me:

Australia: Hayden
Pakistan: Inzamam
India: Dravid (Laxman vs Australia)
WI: Lara
SL: Jayasuriya
NZ: Fleming
SA: Kallis (was completely Kirsten before his retirement)
ENG: Thorpe

 

[masterblaster]

Yeah your probably right, but out of Ponting, Hayden, Gilchrist and Martyn seriously who's the danger man?

They all are!

It was difficult for me to pinpoint just one individual from strong batting lineups.

I'll try again then,

Australia: Ponting
India: Tendulkar
WI: Lara
Pakistan: Inzamam
SL: Jayasuriya
NZ: Richardson
SA: Kallis
ENG: Thorpe
ZIM: Vermeulen

 

[deeps]

in the past 10 years ,i believe that the three big guns, SRT, steve waugh, and BCL were the 3 most coveted wickets going around...

other than some in the aussie team, and perhaps dravid, i dont think anyone has such a big effect on the opposition

south africa jacques kallis,and in a few years time, jacques rudolph
india dravid and srt
pak inzy, and yousof,. althoug yasir hameed is doin really well and may soon well be the key
WI: BCL, gayle
bangladesh: bashar
new zealand: richardson
zim: currently, taibu
eng: vaughan or currently flintoff
SL: attapatu (if u dnt get him cheap, go catch him in triple figures)

 

[honestbharani]

Ind: Dravid and SRT
Pak: Inzy
SL: Sangakkara
SA: Kallis
Eng: Flintoff
Aus: Ponting
Zim: Taibu (current team)
NZ: Fleming (if at his best, Astle)
WI: Lara

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Australia: Matthew Hayden
Bangladesh: Habibul Bashar
England: Marcus Trescothick
India: Sachin Tendulkar
Pakistan: Inzinam ul-Haq
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming
South Africa: Jaques Kalis
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jaysuria
West Indies: Brian Lara
Zimbabwe: Tatenda Taibu

 

[Dasa]

Australia: Ponting and Hayden
England: Vaughan and Flintoff
India: Tendulkar and Dravid
NZ: Fleming
Pakistan: Inzy
SA: Kallis, Smith
Sri Lanka: Jayawardene(only at home), Jayasuria
WI: Lara, Chanderpaul
Zim: Taibu
Ban: Bashar

 

[Waughney]

Australia: Ponting, Hayden, Gilchrist
England: Vaughan, Flintoff
India: Tendulkar, Dravid (In terms of Australia Laxman)
NZ: Fleming
Pakistan: Inzamam
SA: Kallis, Smith
Sri Lanka: Jayasuria, Sangakarra
WI: Lara, Gayle
Zimbabwe: Taibu
Bangladesh: Bashar