**Official** Afro-Asian Cup

[JASON]

Heres the link to the News Item -

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/289068.html

Asian Tigers to play the African Lions with Official ODI status .

Here's my selection for Asian Tigers ( 15 players selected)

Sanath Jayasuriya
Imran Nazir
Kumar Sangakkara (wicket Keeper)
Rahul Dravid
Mohammed Yousuf
Mohammed Ashraful
Yuvaraj Singh
Ajith Agarkar
Mashrafe Mortaza
Lasith Malinga
Muralitharan

Reserves-
Umar Gul
Chaminda Vaas
Chamara Silva
M S Dhoni

 

[J.J.B.Lewis]

Imran Nazir

P.S.No Shoaib Akhtar & Mohammad Asif?

 

[JASON]

I may have left the 5th bowling option exclusively with Sanath J there.

 

[JASON]

P.S.No Shoaib Akhtar & Mohammad Asif?

If they are available , then yes....not sure re availability ...

Suggest your own Team then or feel free to swap players to make the perfect team.

 

[Perm]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Imran Nazir
Kumar Sangakkara (wicket Keeper)
Rahul Dravid
Mohammed Yousuf
Mohammed Ashraful
Yuvaraj Singh
Ajith Agarkar
Mashrafe Mortaza
Lasith Malinga
Muralitharan

Reserves-
Umar Gul
Chaminda Vaas
Chamara Silva
M S Dhoni

I would have Vaas in for Agarkar, Dhoni in for Nazir if you were looking to win this game. I'm too lazy to make my own XV, so I'll just criticise yours

 

[JASON]

I would have Vaas in for Agarkar, Dhoni in for Nazir if you were looking to win this game. I'm too lazy to make my own XV, so I'll just criticise yours

Does Dhoni open batting ? Between Vaas and Agarkar , I would go for Vaas elsewhere(outside India) , but since the games will be in India I have chosen to go with Agarkar.

 

[Ash_A55]

Asian Tigers to play the African Lions with Official ODI status .

Here's my selection for Asian Tigers ( 15 players selected)

Sanath Jayasuriya
Imran Nazir
Kumar Sangakkara (wicket Keeper)
Rahul Dravid
Mohammed Yousuf
Mohammed Ashraful
Yuvaraj Singh
Ajith Agarkar
Mashrafe Mortaza
Lasith Malinga
Muralitharan

Reserves-
Umar Gul
Chaminda Vaas
Chamara Silva
M S Dhoni

No Sachin

 

[J.J.B.Lewis]

My XI:

Sanath Jayasuriya
Saurav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Yousuf
Yuvraj Singh
Shoaib Malik
+MS Dhoni
Chaminda Vaas
Shoaib Akhtar
Muttiah Muralitharan
Mohammad Asif

 

[J.J.B.Lewis]

No Sachin

Sachin has been really pathetic for sometime,so it wouldn't be a bad idea to leave him out from this team on basis of his form.

 

[LA ICE-E]

I seriously have issiues with these kind of games getting odi/test status. It's not the same thing as when your repping your country. I would like it if the icc introduced something like all star/exhibition status and the games would count as that

 

[JASON]

Can't see how Dhoni would be picked ahead of Sangakkara either as a keeper or batsman, except because the games are being played in India, where Dhoni appears to have a good record as a batsman. But as a Keeper and Batsman Sangakkara is well ahead.

 

[Perm]

Does Dhoni open batting ? Between Vaas and Agarkar , I would go for Vaas elsewhere(outside India) , but since the games will be in India I have chosen to go with Agarkar.

Dhoni has had some sucess batting higher up the order, he could probably replicate that form for these festival games. I would always have Vaas over Agarkar, he is by far the superior player.

Sachin has been really pathetic for sometime,so it wouldn't be a bad idea to leave him out from this team on basis of his form.

His ODI form hasn't been too bad actually, and seeing as how the three games being played are ODI's then it would be folly to use his form as an excuse for his omission.

 

[Perm]

Can't see how Dhoni would be picked ahead of Sangakkara either as a keeper or batsman, except because the games are being played in India, where Dhoni appears to have a good record as a batsman. But as a Keeper and Batsman Sangakkara is well ahead.

I'd prefer Sangakarra over Dhoni aswell, but I think Dhoni could probably find himself in the team as a specialist batsman.

 

[LA ICE-E]

I'd prefer Sangakarra over Dhoni aswell, but I think Dhoni could probably find himself in the team as a specialist batsman.

and so can Sangakarra

 

[JASON]

My XI:

Sanath Jayasuriya
Saurav Ganguly
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Yousuf
Yuvraj Singh
Shoaib Malik
+MS Dhoni
Chaminda Vaas
Shoaib Akhtar
Muttiah Muralitharan
Mohammad Asif

I would definitely pick Malinga over Asif or Vaas and Sangakkara over Dhoni .
Can't really see Shoaib Malik coming ahead of Ashraful or Chamara Silva. (but if you are picking him as a bowling option perhaps.) But I see you have not included a single Bangladesh player in your team.

Inclusiveness of all nations is important and IMO Ashraful and Mortaza are worthy considerations for the 15 .

 

[Perm]

and so can Sangakarra

But why? He's the obvious choice to take the gloves as he is a better wicket keeper than Dhoni, Akmal and Rahim so why would he not play as anything other than a wicket keeper-batsman?

 

[LA ICE-E]

who are the selectors?

 

[The Baconator]

Ugh. What's the point?

 

[jammay123]

what is the point in an afro asian cup? these representitive teams always crap. plus when this was done last tyime didnt it flop? no one turned up.

 

[Ash_A55]

Sachin has been really pathetic for sometime,so it wouldn't be a bad idea to leave him out from this team on basis of his form.

He still had a better world cup than Yousuf