Your IPL Dream Team

[DJellett]

From the list of available players (can be found here: http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/current/story/338001.html) who would make up ypur 16-man IPL squad?

For the sake of balance, let's say:

1 player from category A
1 player from catergory B
1 player from category C
1 player from category D
1 player from category E
2 players from category F
4 players from category G
4 players from category H
plus any 1 Icon player (S Tendulakr, S Ganguly, R Dravid, Y Singh, V Sehwag)

 

[DJellett]

1. S Warne (A)
2. K Sangakarra (B)
3. A Symonds (C)
4. S Afridi (D)
5. AB DeVilliers (E)
6. I Pathan (F)
7. S Pollock (F)
8. G Gambhir (G)
9. M Kaif (G)
10. D Hussey (G)
11. C Silva (G)
12. L Malinga (H)
13. C Vass (H)
14. M Ntini (H)
15. M Kartik (H)
16. S Tendulkar (ICON)

with a line-up of:

1. S Tendulkar
2. S Afridi
3. K Sangakkara (WK)
4. A Symonds
5. AB DeVilliers
6. D Hussey
7. S Pollock
8. I Pathan
9. S Warne (c)
10. C Vass
11. L Malinga

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Wouldn't be a million miles away from a 2005 or 2006 World XI, frankly.

 

[Jamee999]

1 C Gayle
2 A de Villiers
3 K Sangakkara+
4 Y Singh
5 V Laxman
6 M Kaif
7 I Pathan
8 B Lee
9 I Sharma
10 L Malinga
11 M Muralitharan

SQUAD:
S Chanderpaul
S Pollock
N Bracken
D Steyn

 

[kwigibo]

Under those parameters

Afridi
Gilchrist

Sangakarra
Symonds
D Hussey
Yuvraj
White

Pathan
Bracken
Malinga
I Sharma

12th deVilliers (Fielding!)

Sarwan
Uthappa
R Sharma
Steyn

 

[silentstriker]

Wouldn't be a million miles away from a 2005 or 2006 World XI, frankly.

Shows you what the quality of the tournament will be like, to be honest.

 

[Nate]

Gayle
Tendulkar
Langer
Hussey
Hussey
Taibu
Dilshan
Warne
Bracken
Steyn
McGrath

EDIT: Fielding would be pretty shockers. Might need a re-think.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

A) Adam Gilchrist
B) Glenn McGrath
C) Matthew Hayden
D) Shahid Afridi
E) AB deVilliers
F) Scott Styris
F) Shaun Pollock
G) Robin Uthappa
G) Goutam Gambhir
G) David Hussey
G) Suresh Raina
H) Dale Steyn
H) Umar Gul
H) Piyush Chawla
H) Ishant Sharma
I) Sachin Tendulkar

Gilchrist (wk)
Hayden
de Villiers
Tendulkar
Afridi (c)
Uthappa
Styris
Pollock
Chawla
Gul
McGrath

12th man: Hussey

_____________________________

Gambhir
Raina
Sharma
Steyn

 

[haroon510]

1 Gilly
2 Hayden
3 Pointing
4 Sangakara
5 Sachin
6 Yuvraj Singh
7 Shahid afridi
8 Pollock
9 Asif
10 Murali
11 Mcgrath

12 Warne
13 Gambir
14 Styne
15 Andrew Symonds

 

[ret]

My Dream IPL Team, according to that table

A - Dhoni
B - Sangakara
C - Symonds
D - Asif
E - Boucher
F - Pathan and Pollock
G - Gambhir, Uthappa, Rohit and Tiwari
H - Bracken, RP, Chawla and Ishant
I - Sehwag

Playing XI w/ upto 4 International players

Top order ----> Sehwag, Gambhir and Sangakara
middle order ----> Symonds and Dhoni
lower order ----> Rohit, Pathan, Pollock
Bowlers ----> RP, Asif & Chawla


cheers

 

[headhunter]

1.C.Gayle
2.VVS Laxman
3.A.Symonds
4.S.Tendulkar
5.M.S Dhoni
6.S.Chanderpaul
7.A.B.deVilliers
8.Y.Pathan
9.D.Styne
10.C.Vass
11.A.Kumble

 

[rntshb]

kkkh kn

 

[silentstriker]

OK....

But an interesting question now. Yousuf Pathan would certainly make most teams as an Indian player.

 

[ret]

for 2009 with 4 overseas players

- Tendulkar
- Hayden
- Sehwag
- Rohit
- Gilly
- Y Pathan
- Warne
- Bhajji
- RP
- Kamran Khan
- Malinga

 

[Isura]

Gilchrist (A)
Sanath (B)
Symonds (C)
Afridi (D)
DeVilliers (E)
Albie Morkel (F)
Maharoof (F)
Gambhir (G)
Raina (G)
Chanderpaul (G)
David Hussey (G)
Ishant Sharma (H)
Chawla (H)
Bracken (H)
Malinga (H)
Sehwag (Legend)

Surprised by the lack of bowling except for category H. I think this gives the best value per category and well balanced.

Lineup
1 Sanath
2 Sehwag *
3 Gambhir
4 Symonds
5 AB DeVilliers
6 Gilchrist +
7 Albie Morkel
8 Afridi
9 Chawla
10 Bracken
11 Ishant Sharma
12 Raina

I think my team is the best Incredible batting lineup, and very strong and varied bowling attack.

 

[ret]

^ it will only be with 9 players .... Afridi, Symmo, Bracken are not there!