Poll 3: Playing Selector: Openers for all time subcontinental XI

[cnerd123]

Yea popular myth that Gavaskar was a dour batsman. All because of that 36* in that one ODI.

He had a superb defensive game + the ability to tear into quick bowlers. Was just that skillfull. Fast hands fast feet, great timer. Played his shots. Wasn't a one dimensional blocker.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Fair enough, never saw Gavaskar myself so I have no arguments with losing the poll here.

 

[Flametree]

Would like to go back 30 years or so and get one of Dravid's coaches to tell him to open... I'm sure that he would have been just as successful, and that way he could open here allowing me to fit both Younis Khan and Javed into the middle order...

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Dravid was pretty successful when he did open. No. 3 is really a half opener anyway because half of the time a wicket will go down relatively early.

 

[smash84]

I would definitely want to slot Miandad into this team somehow

 

[cnerd123]

Sunny
Viru
Dravid
Sachin
Miandad
Sanga (+)
Imran (*)
Dev
Wasim
Murali
Waqar

IMO. Shakib, Qadir, Kirmani/Bari, Hanif Mohammed and one more batsman (Younis? VVS?) to round off the squad.

 

[mr_mister]

do the fun one already (the batsmen)