Most entertaining XI

Francis · 27-04-2006, 10:25 PM

All-time entertaining XI.

1.Martin Crowe
2. Sanath Jayasuria
3. Viv Richards
4. Brian Lara
5. Sachin Tendulkar
6. Imran Khan
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Wasim Akram
9. Shane Warne
10. Dennis Lillee
11. Muttiah Muralitharan

12. Stuart MacGill

The criteria is simple really, pick the guys you found entertaining. They don't have to be dashing and sparkling, they could be a player you enjoy watching for technique (Kallis just missed out), or whatever, just somebody you find enjoyable to watch.

Martin Crowe I admire for his swing playing abilities. Wasim Akram, I'm told, rated him the best player of his swing he played against. Jayasuria rocks, his record against Australia is incredible as well. Players like Lara do as well against Australia as they do any other country, which is impressive. In ODI's, Jayasuria has done better against Oz than just about any other country. What a legend. King Viv needs no explanation, the embodiment of theatre. Lara whole style I love. The bend of the knee after the ball is released, picking the line quicker than anybody, bat raised high... excitment. Tendulkar had this aura about him the 90s. Invincible. You knew if you got him out your team stood a chance, if not he'd carry India to victory like in 1998. Pakistan just hasn't had the same aura of excitment since Khan left. Charasmatic, enigmatic, endearing. Khan rocked! Gilchrist is one of my favorite batsman to watch. Not a slugger, and not technically flawed... yet there's a method to his flurries. Maybe it's his hand-eye coordination. Vettori said it's the best he's ever seen. Maybe he's just a clearn hitter. But he's gifted.

The best complement I can pay Wasim Akram is that there were times when all he needed was the ball and stump. There are players who can easily play pitched up deliveries. But Wasim, when he pitched the ball up and it swing one way and seamed the other... wow! Nothing you can do. I remember Allan Lamb going out in the 1992 World Cup final and I tell you, unplayable delivery! Wasim's got more fire and is more exciting than simple seam bowlers who keep looking for the edge. With Wasim you felt he could do anything with the ball and it would be exciting. Warne is Warne, nough said. Lillee was a great character with the whole wipe the brow, in your face attitude. He could go for edges, but also put intimidation in there. And it was legit intimidation, he knew how to hit the body and read the batsman's fear. Murali's facinating when it comes to keeping things tight. He's very hard to hit out and he's incredibly unpredictable. All you really have to pick him is his arm. If it's point at the stumps it's probably the doosera, if it's pointing at the slips it's probably the off-break. But he's a joy to watch.

I admire Stuart MacGill's drink delivering capabilities. He knows what to put in the drinks and how much water to add.

sirjeremy11 · 27-04-2006, 10:26 PM

I am amazed that a New Zealander made it in to your team...

Smudge · 27-04-2006, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Martin Crowe I admire for his swing playing abilities

So you heard about him and his manager too then?

sirjeremy11 · 27-04-2006, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voltman

So you heard about him and his manager too then?

I heard they were on the slide and the see saw as well.

JASON · 27-04-2006, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voltman

So you heard about him and his manager too then?

I heard rumours about Martin Crowe that in a way forced his early retirement ...

is that what you are alluding to .

Smudge · 27-04-2006, 10:45 PM

Maybe...

And on that note, I'm off to Dunedin for two nights of debauchery. Adieu.

sirjeremy11 · 27-04-2006, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voltman

Maybe...

And on that note, I'm off to Dunedin for two nights of debauchery. Adieu.

Just make sure those sheep can still walk afterwards...

vic_orthdox · 27-04-2006, 10:52 PM

Vaughan
Blewett
Boon
Lara
Richardson
Klusener
Pollock
Kaluwitharana+
Ambrose
Hughes
Adams

oz_fan · 27-04-2006, 11:43 PM

1. Jayasuriya
2. Tendulkar
3. Viv Richards
4. Lara
5. Gower
6. Gilchrist
7. Imran Khan
8. Ian Botham
9. Akram
10. Warne
11. Donald

*edit* - some players (Richards, Gower, Khan, Botham) I haven't seen play but are basing it on what I have read, heard and seen in replays.

aussie · 27-04-2006, 11:44 PM

from what i've seen from 97 to now:

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar
Gilchrist
Flintoff
Klusener
Wasim Akram
Warne
Akhtar

12thman: Lee

luckyeddie · 28-04-2006, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francis

All-time entertaining XI.

9. Shane Warne
10. Dennis Lillee
11. Shane Warne

Warne is Warne, nough said.

Twice, apparently

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francis

Murali's facinating when it comes to keeping things tight. He's very hard to hit out and he's incredibly unpredictable.

That unpredictable, he's changed his name to Warne.

Pedro Delgado · 28-04-2006, 01:53 AM

Admiration 11.

Barnett
Gower
Richards
Hussain*
Thorpe
Stewart +
Flintoff
Botham
Cork
Warne
Fraser

12th - Reiffel

Perm · 28-04-2006, 02:34 AM

ODI

1. Jayasuriya
2. Gilchrist
3. Lara
4. Astle
5. Martyn
6. Symonds
7. Pollock
8. Warne
9. Lee
10. Akhtar
11. Muralitharan

Test

1. Jayasuriya
2. Gayle
3. Lara
4. Kallis
5. Tendulkar
6. Flintoff
7. Gilchrist
8. Warne
9. Bond
10. Akhtar
11. Muralitharan

As you can tell I'm only young.

andyc · 28-04-2006, 02:48 AM

1. Slater
2. Jayasuriya
3. Ponting
4. Tendulkar
5. M Waugh
6. Gilchrist
7. Flintoff
8. Lee
9. Warne
10. Akhtar
11. S Jones

honestbharani · 28-04-2006, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirjeremy11

I am amazed that a New Zealander made it in to your team...

Martin Crowe was a delight to watch when in the mood. And he has great stats inspite of being pushed in too early, in his own words.

27-04-2006, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Francis State Vice-Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WELLYWOOD Posts: 1,032	Most entertaining XI All-time entertaining XI. 1.Martin Crowe 2. Sanath Jayasuria 3. Viv Richards 4. Brian Lara 5. Sachin Tendulkar 6. Imran Khan 7. Adam Gilchrist 8. Wasim Akram 9. Shane Warne 10. Dennis Lillee 11. Muttiah Muralitharan 12. Stuart MacGill The criteria is simple really, pick the guys you found entertaining. They don't have to be dashing and sparkling, they could be a player you enjoy watching for technique (Kallis just missed out), or whatever, just somebody you find enjoyable to watch. Martin Crowe I admire for his swing playing abilities. Wasim Akram, I'm told, rated him the best player of his swing he played against. Jayasuria rocks, his record against Australia is incredible as well. Players like Lara do as well against Australia as they do any other country, which is impressive. In ODI's, Jayasuria has done better against Oz than just about any other country. What a legend. King Viv needs no explanation, the embodiment of theatre. Lara whole style I love. The bend of the knee after the ball is released, picking the line quicker than anybody, bat raised high... excitment. Tendulkar had this aura about him the 90s. Invincible. You knew if you got him out your team stood a chance, if not he'd carry India to victory like in 1998. Pakistan just hasn't had the same aura of excitment since Khan left. Charasmatic, enigmatic, endearing. Khan rocked! Gilchrist is one of my favorite batsman to watch. Not a slugger, and not technically flawed... yet there's a method to his flurries. Maybe it's his hand-eye coordination. Vettori said it's the best he's ever seen. Maybe he's just a clearn hitter. But he's gifted. The best complement I can pay Wasim Akram is that there were times when all he needed was the ball and stump. There are players who can easily play pitched up deliveries. But Wasim, when he pitched the ball up and it swing one way and seamed the other... wow! Nothing you can do. I remember Allan Lamb going out in the 1992 World Cup final and I tell you, unplayable delivery! Wasim's got more fire and is more exciting than simple seam bowlers who keep looking for the edge. With Wasim you felt he could do anything with the ball and it would be exciting. Warne is Warne, nough said. Lillee was a great character with the whole wipe the brow, in your face attitude. He could go for edges, but also put intimidation in there. And it was legit intimidation, he knew how to hit the body and read the batsman's fear. Murali's facinating when it comes to keeping things tight. He's very hard to hit out and he's incredibly unpredictable. All you really have to pick him is his arm. If it's point at the stumps it's probably the doosera, if it's pointing at the slips it's probably the off-break. But he's a joy to watch. I admire Stuart MacGill's drink delivering capabilities. He knows what to put in the drinks and how much water to add. Last edited by Francis; 28-04-2006 at 10:08 PM.

27-04-2006, 10:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
sirjeremy11 State Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,122	I am amazed that a New Zealander made it in to your team... __________________ We will NEVER forgive "Umpire" Ian Robinson

27-04-2006, 11:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
oz_fan International Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3,977	1. Jayasuriya 2. Tendulkar 3. Viv Richards 4. Lara 5. Gower 6. Gilchrist 7. Imran Khan 8. Ian Botham 9. Akram 10. Warne 11. Donald edit - some players (Richards, Gower, Khan, Botham) I haven't seen play but are basing it on what I have read, heard and seen in replays. Last edited by oz_fan; 28-04-2006 at 12:17 AM.

28-04-2006, 01:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
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Smudge Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wellywood Posts: 16,552	Maybe... And on that note, I'm off to Dunedin for two nights of debauchery. Adieu.

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aussie Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cricket Posts: 16,845	from what i've seen from 97 to now: Sehwag Jayasuriya Ponting Lara Tendulkar Gilchrist Flintoff Klusener Wasim Akram Warne Akhtar 12thman: Lee

28-04-2006, 02:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Perm Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Clutha Valley, New Zealand Posts: 21,817	ODI 1. Jayasuriya 2. Gilchrist 3. Lara 4. Astle 5. Martyn 6. Symonds 7. Pollock 8. Warne 9. Lee 10. Akhtar 11. Muralitharan Test 1. Jayasuriya 2. Gayle 3. Lara 4. Kallis 5. Tendulkar 6. Flintoff 7. Gilchrist 8. Warne 9. Bond 10. Akhtar 11. Muralitharan As you can tell I'm only young.

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