2 per country rule apply here?
Newbie ODI Cricket Draft
- Thread starter Moby
- Start date
We should remove that now, else adding players would become really complicated.
Then i am going with
Muttiah Muralitharan & Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharan & Shane Warne
Thanks for screwing me over.
I was too much confused with my pick's, and finally decided to pick the best two bowlers.I don't find any batsman's that will improve my current batting line up.
May be i could be blind.
May be i could be blind.
No country rule
then
I'm going with Alan Donald.
then
I'm going with Alan Donald.
Aldo your second pick?
Shahid Afridi.
Since the same group teams shouldn't face each other in the semis, and the group winners also should not face each other logically, we have essentially one option left.
AldoRaine18 v Anointed One
Zlatan_ish v Mankini
Make changes to your write ups, post them here or PM me as soon as possible.
AldoRaine18 v Anointed One
Zlatan_ish v Mankini
Make changes to your write ups, post them here or PM me as soon as possible.
Ok, lets have a fresh draw today and start the first SF tomorrow?
And winning SF allowed to pick from the looser team ?
And winning SF allowed to pick from the looser team ?
If you agree with the two conditions, there is no point of having a fresh draw, is it?
And yes, that rule will apply for the semis.
And yes, that rule will apply for the semis.
Alright will start working on my team and post is ASAP.
Sorry, i didn't see your previous post before posting it.
No need for fresh draw, i am OK with SF draw.
Semi final line up against Zaltan
MANI’S XI
GARY KRISTEN-(Career -1993-2003) Matchs-185/Runs-6798/100’s-13/50’s-45/Highest-188*/Average-40.95 /S.Rate-72.04.
As an international cricketer Gary Kirsten was known by his peers as a man on whom the team could depend in times of crisis. As an opening batsman for South Africa his ability to withstand enormous pressure from the fastest bowlers in the world to the guile and cunning of the most crafted spinners was legendary. The fact that he was able to score a century against every Test playing nation bears testimony to his ability to adapt to all conditions and to understand the dynamics of every bowling attack .
AAMIR SOHAIL –(Career -1990-2000) Matchs -156/Runs-4780/100’s-5/50’s31/Highest-134/Average-31.86/S.Rate-65.5. (Bowling-85 Wkts from 124 innings)
A combative left-hand opener, Aamer Sohail along with Saeed Anwar he formed one of the best opening combinations Pakistan has ever had.He was a predominantly back-foot player whose forte was improvisation. He loved to attack, Also an effective left-arm spinner in the one-day game Aamir played a big part in Pakistan's World Cup triumph in 1992.
SACHIN TENDULKAR-(Career 1989-----)Matchs-463/Runs-18426/100’s-49/50’s-96/Highest-200*/Average 44.83/S.Rate-86.23(Bowling-154 Wkts from 270 innings)
Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, the most prolific runmaker of all time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses: anticipation. If he doesn't have a signature stroke - the upright, back-foot punch comes close - it is because he is equally proficient at each of the full range of orthodox shots (and plenty of improvised ones as well) and can pull them out at will.
There are no apparent weaknesses in Tendulkar's game. He can score all around the wicket, off both front foot and back, can tune his technique to suit every condition, temper his game to suit every situation, and has made runs in all parts of the world in all conditions.
STEVE WAUGH- (CAPTAIN) (Career-1986-2002) Matchs-325/Runs-7569/100’s-3/50’s-45/Highest-120/Average-32.90/S.Rate-71.91(Bowling-195 Wkts from 207 innings)
He is one of the finest captain,won world cup in 1999.great middle order batsmen.technically superior with sound knowledge of the game.He can play under different circumstance.He is cool and collective in his approach.He can attack at right time as well defend when situation arises.The Mr.Perfect.He bowls with great accuracy.His medium pace as troubled lot of top class batsman's.
Had won 2 world cups with Australia, one as captain in 1999.
ALISTAIR CAMPBELL (Career -1993-2003) Matchs-188/Runs-5185/100’s-7/50’s-30/Highest-131*/Average-30.50/S.Rate-66.18
An elegant left-handed batsman, an aggressive batsman and wonderful fielder. Has played 188 games and with total runs of 5185,he got seven century and 30 half century with the average of 30.50 to his name. He was back bone of Zimbabwe batting line up against quality attacks. Also captain his country cricket team from 1996 and won the series against quality Pakistan bowling attack in Pakistan during 1998-99 season.
HANSIE CRONJE - VICE CAPTAIN (Career -1992-2000) Matchs-188/Runs-5565/100’s-2/50’s-39/Highest-112/Average-38.64/S.Rate-76.47(Bowling-114 Wkts from 153 innings)
With his aggressive batting, intelligent medium-pace bowling and brilliant fielding, Cronje was a formidable competitor.Like steve waugh he got great leadership qualities. Cronje succeeded Wessels in 1994-95, and began the partnership with Woolmer that masterminded South Africa's tactics until the 1999 World Cup, he was welcomed as an adventurous captain; one prepared to gamble. In his first series, against New Zealand in South Africa, he became the first captain since W. G. Grace to win a three-match rubber after being one down. When the teams met again at Auckland in March 1995, Cronje's pre-lunch declaration, setting New Zealand 275 to win in 63 overs, was the catalyst for South Africa's 93-run victory. Something saturnine in his demeanour, however, spoke of arrogance and calculated self-control; his dour expression suggested few concessions to humour or emotion. Yet there were times when the composure snapped.As a captain he has record of 99 wins from 138 matchs, as well as a tie.
MOIN KHAN- (wk)(Career -1990-1999) Matchs-219/Runs-3266/100’s-0/50’s-12/Highest-72*/Average-23.00/S.Rate-81.30(Catches-214 /Stumping -73)
An effective rather than stylish batsman, Moin relishes a crisis and has held together Pakistan's lower order time and again. His quick feet and improvisation are even more productive in one-day cricket where he scores at speed. Behind the stumps, he is the chirpiest of keepers.
SHANE WARNE (Career 1993-2005) Matchs-194 / Bowling-293 Wkts from 191 innings/S.Rate-36.3/Avg-25.73/Eco – 4.23/Runs-1018/100’s-0/50’s-1/Highest-55/Average-13.05/S.Rate-72.04/Best 5/33
Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet and the only one still playing at the time. Warne played his first Test match in 1992, and took over 1000 international wickets (in Tests and One-Day Internationals), second to this milestone after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. Warne's 708 Test wickets was the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in Test cricket, until it was also broken by Muralitharan on 3 December 2007. A useful lower-order batsman, Warne also scored over 3000 Test runs, and he holds the record for most Test runs without a century. In the early 1990s, with the West Indies on the Warne, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram of Pakistan were assuming the mantle of the world's most feared bowling combination. It was in that context that Warne's tormenting of batsmen became so significant rather than his actual statistics. His humiliation of Mike Gatting and subsequent dominance, in particular, of English and South African batsmen, provided a welcome sight for cricket watchers weary of the relentless intimidation by West Indian bowlers of the 1980s and 1990s. His treatment of South African batsman Daryl Cullinan was such that Cullinan was said to have sought the help of a therapist to overcome Warne's psychological.
M.MURALIDARAN (Career 1993-2011) Matchs-350 / Bowling-534 Wkts from 341 innings/S.Rate-35.2/Avg-23.08/Eco- 3.93/Best- 7/30
Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, registering his 800th and final wicket on 22 July 2010 from his final ball in his last Test match.Muralitharan took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo to surpass Wasim Akram's ODI record of 501 wickets. He became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007. Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in 2004, but he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was then overtaken by Warne. Averaging over six wickets per Test, Muralitharan is one of the most successful bowlers in the game. Muralitharan held the number one spot in the International Cricket Council’s player rankings for Test bowlers for a record period of 1,711 days spanning 214 Test matches. In February 2009 he become cricket's highest wicket-taker in both forms of the game.
PAUL REIFFEL – (Career 1990-1999) Matchs-92 / Bowling-106 Wkts from 92 innings/S.Rate-44.6/Avg-29.20/Eco- 3.92/best -4/13
Paul Reiffel was a nagging right-arm seam bowler and a very capable lower order batsman. Throughout a career which saw him appear in many Tests and one-day internationals for his country, he was a player who distinguished himself with his ability to bowl an awkward line and length and to complement it with a capacity to cut the ball both ways off the pitch. His unstinting accuracy and control was also a key to his success.
COURTNEY WALSH-(Career 1985-2000) Matchs-205 / Bowling-227 Wkts from 204 innings/S.Rate-47.6/Avg-30.47/Eco- 3.83/best -5/1
My opening right arm fast bowler, is one of those special bowler who work restlessly,bowl with great accuracy and pace.His economy stat shows us how good this monster is.His deadly line and length as troubled all top class batsman.A physiological phenomenon, Courtney Walsh probably bowled faster for longer than any man in history. His spirit was as unbreakable as his body.His action lacked the elegance of those bowlers, but its economy and his natural athleticism ensured he was accurate and durable, even over very long spells and he used his height (about 198 cm, or six-foot-six) to extract occasionally vicious bounce.
NEIL FAIRBROTHER-(sub)
Fairbrother carved out a career for himself as England's leading one-day batsman in the middle order for much of the 1990s, picking the gaps with scientific precision, dabbing the ball behind square, occasionally hitting over the top on the leg side - and running like hell. He always had a good eye for quick singles. An useful lower middle order batsman.
MANI’S XI
GARY KRISTEN-(Career -1993-2003) Matchs-185/Runs-6798/100’s-13/50’s-45/Highest-188*/Average-40.95 /S.Rate-72.04.
As an international cricketer Gary Kirsten was known by his peers as a man on whom the team could depend in times of crisis. As an opening batsman for South Africa his ability to withstand enormous pressure from the fastest bowlers in the world to the guile and cunning of the most crafted spinners was legendary. The fact that he was able to score a century against every Test playing nation bears testimony to his ability to adapt to all conditions and to understand the dynamics of every bowling attack .
AAMIR SOHAIL –(Career -1990-2000) Matchs -156/Runs-4780/100’s-5/50’s31/Highest-134/Average-31.86/S.Rate-65.5. (Bowling-85 Wkts from 124 innings)
A combative left-hand opener, Aamer Sohail along with Saeed Anwar he formed one of the best opening combinations Pakistan has ever had.He was a predominantly back-foot player whose forte was improvisation. He loved to attack, Also an effective left-arm spinner in the one-day game Aamir played a big part in Pakistan's World Cup triumph in 1992.
SACHIN TENDULKAR-(Career 1989-----)Matchs-463/Runs-18426/100’s-49/50’s-96/Highest-200*/Average 44.83/S.Rate-86.23(Bowling-154 Wkts from 270 innings)
Sachin Tendulkar has been the most complete batsman of his time, the most prolific runmaker of all time, and arguably the biggest cricket icon the game has ever known. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses: anticipation. If he doesn't have a signature stroke - the upright, back-foot punch comes close - it is because he is equally proficient at each of the full range of orthodox shots (and plenty of improvised ones as well) and can pull them out at will.
There are no apparent weaknesses in Tendulkar's game. He can score all around the wicket, off both front foot and back, can tune his technique to suit every condition, temper his game to suit every situation, and has made runs in all parts of the world in all conditions.
STEVE WAUGH- (CAPTAIN) (Career-1986-2002) Matchs-325/Runs-7569/100’s-3/50’s-45/Highest-120/Average-32.90/S.Rate-71.91(Bowling-195 Wkts from 207 innings)
He is one of the finest captain,won world cup in 1999.great middle order batsmen.technically superior with sound knowledge of the game.He can play under different circumstance.He is cool and collective in his approach.He can attack at right time as well defend when situation arises.The Mr.Perfect.He bowls with great accuracy.His medium pace as troubled lot of top class batsman's.
Had won 2 world cups with Australia, one as captain in 1999.
ALISTAIR CAMPBELL (Career -1993-2003) Matchs-188/Runs-5185/100’s-7/50’s-30/Highest-131*/Average-30.50/S.Rate-66.18
An elegant left-handed batsman, an aggressive batsman and wonderful fielder. Has played 188 games and with total runs of 5185,he got seven century and 30 half century with the average of 30.50 to his name. He was back bone of Zimbabwe batting line up against quality attacks. Also captain his country cricket team from 1996 and won the series against quality Pakistan bowling attack in Pakistan during 1998-99 season.
HANSIE CRONJE - VICE CAPTAIN (Career -1992-2000) Matchs-188/Runs-5565/100’s-2/50’s-39/Highest-112/Average-38.64/S.Rate-76.47(Bowling-114 Wkts from 153 innings)
With his aggressive batting, intelligent medium-pace bowling and brilliant fielding, Cronje was a formidable competitor.Like steve waugh he got great leadership qualities. Cronje succeeded Wessels in 1994-95, and began the partnership with Woolmer that masterminded South Africa's tactics until the 1999 World Cup, he was welcomed as an adventurous captain; one prepared to gamble. In his first series, against New Zealand in South Africa, he became the first captain since W. G. Grace to win a three-match rubber after being one down. When the teams met again at Auckland in March 1995, Cronje's pre-lunch declaration, setting New Zealand 275 to win in 63 overs, was the catalyst for South Africa's 93-run victory. Something saturnine in his demeanour, however, spoke of arrogance and calculated self-control; his dour expression suggested few concessions to humour or emotion. Yet there were times when the composure snapped.As a captain he has record of 99 wins from 138 matchs, as well as a tie.
MOIN KHAN- (wk)(Career -1990-1999) Matchs-219/Runs-3266/100’s-0/50’s-12/Highest-72*/Average-23.00/S.Rate-81.30(Catches-214 /Stumping -73)
An effective rather than stylish batsman, Moin relishes a crisis and has held together Pakistan's lower order time and again. His quick feet and improvisation are even more productive in one-day cricket where he scores at speed. Behind the stumps, he is the chirpiest of keepers.
SHANE WARNE (Career 1993-2005) Matchs-194 / Bowling-293 Wkts from 191 innings/S.Rate-36.3/Avg-25.73/Eco – 4.23/Runs-1018/100’s-0/50’s-1/Highest-55/Average-13.05/S.Rate-72.04/Best 5/33
Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet and the only one still playing at the time. Warne played his first Test match in 1992, and took over 1000 international wickets (in Tests and One-Day Internationals), second to this milestone after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. Warne's 708 Test wickets was the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in Test cricket, until it was also broken by Muralitharan on 3 December 2007. A useful lower-order batsman, Warne also scored over 3000 Test runs, and he holds the record for most Test runs without a century. In the early 1990s, with the West Indies on the Warne, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram of Pakistan were assuming the mantle of the world's most feared bowling combination. It was in that context that Warne's tormenting of batsmen became so significant rather than his actual statistics. His humiliation of Mike Gatting and subsequent dominance, in particular, of English and South African batsmen, provided a welcome sight for cricket watchers weary of the relentless intimidation by West Indian bowlers of the 1980s and 1990s. His treatment of South African batsman Daryl Cullinan was such that Cullinan was said to have sought the help of a therapist to overcome Warne's psychological.
M.MURALIDARAN (Career 1993-2011) Matchs-350 / Bowling-534 Wkts from 341 innings/S.Rate-35.2/Avg-23.08/Eco- 3.93/Best- 7/30
Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. He retired from Test cricket in 2010, registering his 800th and final wicket on 22 July 2010 from his final ball in his last Test match.Muralitharan took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo to surpass Wasim Akram's ODI record of 501 wickets. He became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007. Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in 2004, but he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was then overtaken by Warne. Averaging over six wickets per Test, Muralitharan is one of the most successful bowlers in the game. Muralitharan held the number one spot in the International Cricket Council’s player rankings for Test bowlers for a record period of 1,711 days spanning 214 Test matches. In February 2009 he become cricket's highest wicket-taker in both forms of the game.
PAUL REIFFEL – (Career 1990-1999) Matchs-92 / Bowling-106 Wkts from 92 innings/S.Rate-44.6/Avg-29.20/Eco- 3.92/best -4/13
Paul Reiffel was a nagging right-arm seam bowler and a very capable lower order batsman. Throughout a career which saw him appear in many Tests and one-day internationals for his country, he was a player who distinguished himself with his ability to bowl an awkward line and length and to complement it with a capacity to cut the ball both ways off the pitch. His unstinting accuracy and control was also a key to his success.
COURTNEY WALSH-(Career 1985-2000) Matchs-205 / Bowling-227 Wkts from 204 innings/S.Rate-47.6/Avg-30.47/Eco- 3.83/best -5/1
My opening right arm fast bowler, is one of those special bowler who work restlessly,bowl with great accuracy and pace.His economy stat shows us how good this monster is.His deadly line and length as troubled all top class batsman.A physiological phenomenon, Courtney Walsh probably bowled faster for longer than any man in history. His spirit was as unbreakable as his body.His action lacked the elegance of those bowlers, but its economy and his natural athleticism ensured he was accurate and durable, even over very long spells and he used his height (about 198 cm, or six-foot-six) to extract occasionally vicious bounce.
NEIL FAIRBROTHER-(sub)
Fairbrother carved out a career for himself as England's leading one-day batsman in the middle order for much of the 1990s, picking the gaps with scientific precision, dabbing the ball behind square, occasionally hitting over the top on the leg side - and running like hell. He always had a good eye for quick singles. An useful lower middle order batsman.
THE TEAM
1. Romesh Kaluwitharana.
2. Mark Waugh.
3. Mohammad Yousuf.
4. Aravinda De Silva.
5. Carl Hooper.
6. Michael Bevan.
7. Lance Klusener.
8. Anil Kumble.
9. Darren Gough.
10. Curtly Ambrose.
11. Fanie De Villiers.
Openers:- In Kaluwitharana and Mark Waugh, there are two openers who would attack the opposition bowling when there is fielding restriction and take advantage of it. Kaluwitharana would be the one who would be the aggressive batsman while Mark Waugh would be the one who would look to build the innings. As openers, Kaluwitharana had an average of 25.77 with a strike-rate of 85.92 while Mark Waugh had an average of 45.30 with a strike-rate of 77.17.
Middle Order:- The middle order consists of Mohammad Yousuf, Aravinda De Silva and Carl Hooper. Yousuf had an average of 47.68 and a strike rate of 73.97, Aravinda had an average of 37.44 and a strike-rate of 82.77 while Hooper had an average of 35.68 and a strike-rate of 76.52. Three quality batsmen with great record in nineties. Yousuf will give me solidity and would complement Aravinda's attacking style well and after them there is Hooper who with his stroke-play and finding the gaps is the ideal middle order batsman. The best part about the middle order is all of them had good strike-rates in the nineties and won't slow down the innings.
Finishers:- In nineties, along with Tendulkar, Bevan was considered the best ODI batsman. Bevan had an average of 60.33 and a strike-rate of 76.63 while Klusener had an average of 46.43 and a strike-rate of 93.36. The two best finishers in not just nineties but also all time. Bevan was a master at finding the gaps and keeping the score-board ticking while Klusener is the perfect batsman you need in the later stages of the game to accelerate the innings with his stroke-play.
Bowlers:- In Ambrose, Fanie, Gough, Kumble, Klusener, Hooper and Aravinda, there are seven bowlers can complete the fifty overs between them without giving away many runs. Ambrose and Fanie are two of the best economical bowlers in ODIs while Gough and Klusener were wicket-taking bowlers. The best part about the bowling is the variety it has. Gough, Fanie, Klusener and Ambrose were very good pace bowlers while Kumble, Hooper, Aravinda and Bevan offers leg-spin, off-spin and left arm-spin.
Hey Aldo, how many players can we take from the semi final team?
Not yet decided so far. 1 or 2? I am okay with both.
2 should be fine.
Congrats Aldo. And, Good luck to both Aldo and Zlatan in the Finals.
I'll take Kumble and Ambrose.
Good Picks.
A bowling line-up of Ambrose, McGrath and Waqar is very tasty indeed. But, I thought you would go for someone like a Bevan or Klusener as you needed a finisher IMO.
Cairns hain na.
I will take Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar.
If Zlatan wins this am I technically the moral winner? I put up a brave against him and will be the only player not to lose to him...
Only if you defend my team in the final.
shame theres only like 5-6 people voting on this.
Congrats to both the guys.
Don't tell me that, only 2 voted in that.
Zlatan and Aldo, both well deserved finalists.
And Mani, with all the effort you put in your team - Respect!
And Mani, with all the effort you put in your team - Respect!
Think Kumble is faster...marginally.
Thanks Bhuvan.It was a nice draft.
We need to try one in test format next time.
Team Zlatan
Gilchrist
Sachin Tendulkar
Lara
Ponting
Thorpe
McMillan
Razzaq
Pollock
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Alan Donald
Gilchrist:
Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or coloureds, Adam Gilchrist was the symbolic heart of Australia's steamrolling agenda and the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age.
An astonishing strike rate of over 96 in 287 ODI and close to 10000 runs, he was simple one of the best ODI batsmen.
Sachin:
Perhaps the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the world, Tendulkar holds just about every batting record worth owning in the game.
8000 runs with highest score of 186 and average of 43 in ODI in 90s.
Ponting:
Ricky Ponting, the most uncompromising player of his generation, grew into Australia's most successful run-maker and only sits below Bradman in the country's overall ratings. It takes an extremely critical eye to diminish his run-scoring achievements, which seem to collect new records in every series.
13000 runs in ODI with a strike rate of 80.
Lara:
One of the best batsman to ever grace this game. He had an average of over 50 in 93-98 and no batsman managed this in this time period.
No-one since Bradman has built massive scores as often and as fast as Lara in his pomp. Even his stance was thrilling - the bat raised high in the air, the weight poised on a bent front knee, the eyes low and level.
Thorpe:
During the winter of 2000, Graham Thorpe established himself as the most complete England batsman since the Gooch-Gower era, able to attack like Alec Stewart - against pace or spin - and to defend like Mike Atherton. He had begun as a brilliant counter-attacking left-hander who came off the ropes from the start of his innings to punch a quick 20 and seize the initiative, an invaluable trait.
McMillan:
McMillan impressed with both bat and ball. McMillan, a player who had been gifted international selection from the age of 21, began his career productively and in March 2001 he took a world record 26 runs off one Younis Khan over in a Test against Pakistan at Hamilton.
Razzaq:
Abdul Razzaq was once rapid enough to open the bowling and remains composed enough to bat anywhere, though he is discovering that the lower-order suits him nicely. His bowling - the reason he was first noticed - is characterised by a galloping approach, accuracy, and reverse-swing. But it is his batting that is more likely to win matches. He boasts a prodigious array of strokes and is particularly strong driving through cover and mid-off off both front and back foot. He has two gears: block or blast
Pollock
Hadlee-esque, line and length seamer that he had established himself with 393 wickets with an average of 24.50 and economy of 3.67. He was simply one of the best bowler and all rounders of our time.
Wasim Akram:
A dream cricketer. He had complete mastery over swing and seam, and sometimes moved the ball both ways in one delivery. All this came at high speed from a quick, ball-concealing action, and was backed up by the threat of a dangerous bouncer or deceptive slower delivery. Perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time.
Shane Warne:
Warne was an extraordinary bowler. It can't really be said often enough. He will personify legbreak bowling for as long as the skill exists. If and when an outstanding new purveyor achieves note, the question will be: how does he compare with Warne?
A charismatic, spectacular performer .
Alan Donald:
No living South African player, past or present, commands as much respect from the public and his peers as Donald, the first bowler from his country to take 300 Test wickets. If the credit for South Africa's success in the modern era could be given to one player, that cricketer would be Allan Donald.
Strategy:
Batting
- Lara,Sachin, Gilly and Ponting are in different class.
- Great finishers down the bottom with Razzaq and Pollock. Even Akram could make blistering runs.
- Batting till 9th position with Akram being 9th who had a strike rate of 88 in ODIs
Bowling
- My fast bowling attack is better. Alan Donald, Pollock and Wasim Akram to start with then followed with Shane Warne..
- Shane Warne is probably the greatest spinner of all time
- I have perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time, Wasim Akram. Strike rate of 36 and average of 23, he would form lethal combo with Alan Donald.
Gilchrist
Sachin Tendulkar
Lara
Ponting
Thorpe
McMillan
Razzaq
Pollock
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Alan Donald
Gilchrist:
Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or coloureds, Adam Gilchrist was the symbolic heart of Australia's steamrolling agenda and the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age.
An astonishing strike rate of over 96 in 287 ODI and close to 10000 runs, he was simple one of the best ODI batsmen.
Sachin:
Perhaps the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the world, Tendulkar holds just about every batting record worth owning in the game.
8000 runs with highest score of 186 and average of 43 in ODI in 90s.
Ponting:
Ricky Ponting, the most uncompromising player of his generation, grew into Australia's most successful run-maker and only sits below Bradman in the country's overall ratings. It takes an extremely critical eye to diminish his run-scoring achievements, which seem to collect new records in every series.
13000 runs in ODI with a strike rate of 80.
Lara:
One of the best batsman to ever grace this game. He had an average of over 50 in 93-98 and no batsman managed this in this time period.
No-one since Bradman has built massive scores as often and as fast as Lara in his pomp. Even his stance was thrilling - the bat raised high in the air, the weight poised on a bent front knee, the eyes low and level.
Thorpe:
During the winter of 2000, Graham Thorpe established himself as the most complete England batsman since the Gooch-Gower era, able to attack like Alec Stewart - against pace or spin - and to defend like Mike Atherton. He had begun as a brilliant counter-attacking left-hander who came off the ropes from the start of his innings to punch a quick 20 and seize the initiative, an invaluable trait.
McMillan:
McMillan impressed with both bat and ball. McMillan, a player who had been gifted international selection from the age of 21, began his career productively and in March 2001 he took a world record 26 runs off one Younis Khan over in a Test against Pakistan at Hamilton.
Razzaq:
Abdul Razzaq was once rapid enough to open the bowling and remains composed enough to bat anywhere, though he is discovering that the lower-order suits him nicely. His bowling - the reason he was first noticed - is characterised by a galloping approach, accuracy, and reverse-swing. But it is his batting that is more likely to win matches. He boasts a prodigious array of strokes and is particularly strong driving through cover and mid-off off both front and back foot. He has two gears: block or blast
Pollock
Hadlee-esque, line and length seamer that he had established himself with 393 wickets with an average of 24.50 and economy of 3.67. He was simply one of the best bowler and all rounders of our time.
Wasim Akram:
A dream cricketer. He had complete mastery over swing and seam, and sometimes moved the ball both ways in one delivery. All this came at high speed from a quick, ball-concealing action, and was backed up by the threat of a dangerous bouncer or deceptive slower delivery. Perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time.
Shane Warne:
Warne was an extraordinary bowler. It can't really be said often enough. He will personify legbreak bowling for as long as the skill exists. If and when an outstanding new purveyor achieves note, the question will be: how does he compare with Warne?
A charismatic, spectacular performer .
Alan Donald:
No living South African player, past or present, commands as much respect from the public and his peers as Donald, the first bowler from his country to take 300 Test wickets. If the credit for South Africa's success in the modern era could be given to one player, that cricketer would be Allan Donald.
Strategy:
Batting
- Lara,Sachin, Gilly and Ponting are in different class.
- Great finishers down the bottom with Razzaq and Pollock. Even Akram could make blistering runs.
- Batting till 9th position with Akram being 9th who had a strike rate of 88 in ODIs
Bowling
- My fast bowling attack is better. Alan Donald, Pollock and Wasim Akram to start with then followed with Shane Warne..
- Shane Warne is probably the greatest spinner of all time
- I have perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time, Wasim Akram. Strike rate of 36 and average of 23, he would form lethal combo with Alan Donald.
I don't see the point of going against that team. Unbeatable.Wasim/Donald/Pollock vs Mcgrath/Ambrose/Waqar
Warne vs Kumble
Bring this up guys,Cant wait.
Warne vs Kumble
Bring this up guys,Cant wait.