Elegant and Smooth XI

[Xuhaib]

Here I am back with one of my favourite topics which is trying to come up with variety of XI's, hopefully this will not be as controversial as the previous one .

My team
1.S. Anwar
2.M.Attapatu
3.B.Lara
4.M.Yousuf.
5.M.Waugh
6.G.Sobers (c)
7.Rashid Latif (For his smooth keeping not batting)
8.W.Akram
9.B.Bedi
10.M.Holding
11.A.Donald

 

[Sanz]

G Vishwanath
Zaheer Abbas
Md. Azharuddin,
Mark Waugh
David Gower
Greg Chapell
Ian Healy
Michael Holding
Glen Mcgrath
Bishen Bedi
Courtney Walsh

 

[Jono]

I wouldn't classify Lara as smooth, I always thought he was the opposite. Rigid and rough in his strokes, yet utterly brilliant at the same time.

This is mine based on players I've watched first hand.

Anwar
Atapattu
Yousuf
Tendulkar
M Waugh
Azzah
Healy (If this is mainly based on keeping, his batting wasn't smooth, but neither is Gilly's, Sanga's, Akmal's etc.)
Akram (c)
Warne
Donald
McGrath

 

[Goughy]

I actually would not have Wasim in the team. IMO, as great as he was, he was hardly smooth. He bustled in of a short run, exploded at the crease and whipped his arm over.

As I see it Elegant and Smooth implies doing a lot without looking like you are trying and Akrams action and runnup was too intense for him to make my list.

Of the top of my head, how about Ambrose? He almost walked in and then smoothly used those long levers to propel the ball at pace.

 

[Jono]

That's a fair point, he's not comparable to McGrath or Donald due to his fast arm action. I guess the fact that he didnt have such a long run up yet bowled at fairly fast speeds gives the impression of a smooth bowler, but his fast arm action contradicts that.

 

[FRAZ]

The smoothest All rounder to have in the team
Razzaq beat that

 

[benchmark00]

I'd fit Marto in there.

 

[silentstriker]

Gavaskar should be in there. Maybe Dravid?

 

[James]

How about Martin Crowe and Mark Waugh, both were so elegant IMO.

 

[FRAZ]

How about Martin Crowe and Mark Waugh, both were so elegant IMO.

Martin Crowe and smooth even after bashing every one recently ?

 

[Xuhaib]

I wouldn't classify Lara as smooth, I always thought he was the opposite. Rigid and rough in his strokes, yet utterly brilliant at the same time.

This is mine based on players I've watched first hand.

Anwar
Atapattu
Yousuf
Tendulkar
M Waugh
Azzah
Healy (If this is mainly based on keeping, his batting wasn't smooth, but neither is Gilly's, Sanga's, Akmal's etc.)
Akram (c)
Warne
Donald
McGrath

I always considered Lara as elegant, his whip of the hips and his effortless six hitting of quality spinners.

 

[Xuhaib]

The smoothest All rounder to have in the team
Razzaq beat that

Razzaq batting = elegant

 

[Xuhaib]

I wouldn't classify Lara as smooth, I always thought he was the opposite. Rigid and rough in his strokes, yet utterly brilliant at the same time.

This is mine based on players I've watched first hand.

Anwar
Atapattu
Yousuf
Tendulkar
M Waugh
Azzah
Healy (If this is mainly based on keeping, his batting wasn't smooth, but neither is Gilly's, Sanga's, Akmal's etc.)
Akram (c)
Warne
Donald
McGrath

Yea man he was an ugly ugly batsman though quite efficent but never pleasing to the eye.

 

[FRAZ]

Razzaq batting = elegant

Who else can stop the lightening fast balls with so ease and who else in the world can hit 5 consecutive and elegant boundries to Mcgrath (who is under-rated) .

 

[Sir Redman]

Martin Crowe has made no-ones list why? He was the most natural timer of a cricket ball I've ever seen. He could literally push balls into a gap and pick up a boundary for it, and that's without the advantage of modern-day bats.

And if Richard Hadlee doesn't have an "elegant and smooth" bowling action then I don't know who does.

 

[FRAZ]

G Vishwanath
Zaheer Abbas
Md. Azharuddin,
Mark Waugh
David Gower
Greg Chapell
Ian Healy
Michael Holding
Glen Mcgrath
Bishen Bedi
Courtney Walsh

Replace Healy with Bari Plzz and Chaps with Vengsarkar Plzz..
Have a good day plzzz

 

[chooka_nick]

Hmm, Michael Holding eptomises elegance for me. It's good to see people thought to include him.
Whispering Death y'all.

 

[Xuhaib]

Who else can stop the lightening fast balls with so ease and who else in the world can hit 5 consecutive and elegant boundries to Mcgrath (who is under-rated) .

I love Razzaq's hitting in the slog overs it is effortless and clean but it is not pretty in Yousuf or Inzi mould.

 

[archie mac]

All Time Australian aesthetic 11

Victor Trumper
Archie Jackson
Greg Chappell
Stan McCabe
Mark Waugh
Norm O'Neil
Don Tallon (wk)
Ray Lindwall
Shane Warne (c)
Dennis Lillee
Ted Mcdonald

Alan Kippax (12th man)

 

[oz_fan]

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Victor Trumper
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Brian Lara
5. Greg Chappell
6. Mark Waugh
7. Ian Healy
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Michael Holding
10. Bishen Bedi
11. Allan Donald