Players you hated at first, but now love?

[Jono]

McGrath

 

[vcs]

The entire Australian Test team.

Now that you've started beating them?

 

[Turbinator]

Brett Lee, ever since he did this

 

[Turbinator]

Brett Lee, ever since he did this

"Acha? "

 

[salman85]

That song,is so cringe worthy.I remember listening to it when it first came out and vowing never to get it another listen.

 

[slowfinger]

Swann, can't help but admire him.

 

[slowfinger]

Shoaib Akhtar. Hated him after that test match in Kolkata where he took out Dravid and Tendy and then was invloved in Tendy Runout.

Right now he is one of my all time favorite player, I don't see a better sight in Cricket than Akhtar running to bowl.

Agree but never hated him. Well I did when I found out he took drugs. But wouldn't anyone?

 

[Turbinator]

Haha 'slowfinger' - that's such a dirty name. Bet you did that on purpose you naughty fella', you!

 

[fredfertang]

Mark Ramprakash - from obnoxious arrogant gob****e to national treasure in two decades

 

[centurymaker]

used to like, but now i hate them-

McCullum, Oram, KP, Dhoni, Harbhajan, Graeme Smith

 

[morgieb]

Swann.

 

[Dasa]

Among Indian players, it took me a long time to start rating Gambhir. And Zaheer has been really good for a while now but I only properly got on the bandwagon quite recently.

awta re. Gambhir. I always thought he wasn't cut out for the highest level and was too loose around the off stump but he's proven me and all doubters wrong again and again. One of my favourites in the Indian team right now.

 

[Spark]

Swann or Clarke?

Or Burgey?

Both now that I think of it. Certainly took no notice of Clarke whatsoever pre-08/9 and thought Swann was distinctly meh in 09.

Will not comment on the third

 

[Jono]

awta re. Gambhir. I always thought he wasn't cut out for the highest level and was too loose around the off stump but he's proven me and all doubters wrong again and again. One of my favourites in the Indian team right now.

I was on here in 2005 telling you all Gambhir would be a gun.

Yes, sure I did base my judgement on the fact that he was a good player for me in International Cricket Captain on my PC, but that's besides the point. It turned out to be correct

 

[cnerd123]

Brett Lee, ever since he did this

I love Brett Lee. That's just so epic.

'And I'll be back in May' - that was so awesome the time the song was released

 

[Dasa]

I was on here in 2005 telling you all Gambhir would be a gun.

Yes, sure I did base my judgement on the fact that he was a good player for me in International Cricket Captain on my PC, but that's besides the point. It turned out to be correct

I'm still holding out hope for Yashpal Singh. Absolute gun in ICC.

 

[Daemon]

I'm still holding out hope for Yashpal Singh. Absolute gun in ICC.

Yeah he was scoring hundreds every other game for me. Thought he was Yuvraj (Y Singh) for a whole season before I checked the full profile

 

[Maximus0723]

Yeah he was scoring hundreds every other game for me. Thought he was Yuvraj (Y Singh) for a whole season before I checked the full profile

thats hilarious

 

[Teja.]

Dhoni. Disliked him for his ugly technique initially but now he's one of my AT favourites.

 

[Spark]

Gotta say Graeme Smith got a bit bucket of respect for the way he held himself, batted and above all walked out at Sydney in the last tour here.