Poll: No. 4 and 5 in the World Cup Dream XI

[bagapath]

22 players have scored more than 300 runs batting at no.4 or 5 in world cup games. 3 of them averaged under 30. 3 more of them - sachin, viv richards and imran khan - have already made it to the team as opener, no.3 and all rounder.

keeping the remaining 16 players and adding ricky ponting - the runner up from the no.3 poll (no one else got any votes) - and offering you a wild card option to bring in a favorite of yours, there are 18 options given below.

please choose two from the following to bat at 4 and 5.


MJ Clarke (Aus) 2007-2007 6 6 2 320 92 80.00 348 91.95 0 3 0
R Dravid (India) 2003-2007 7 7 3 310 62 77.50 454 68.28 0 3 0
SB Styris (NZ) 2003-2007 12 11 3 575 141 71.87 693 82.97 2 3 0
MD Crowe (NZ) 1983-1992 13 13 5 527 100* 65.87 647 81.45 1 4 1
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2007-2007 5 5 0 325 104 65.00 400 81.25 2 2 0
A Ranatunga (SL) 1983-1999 17 16 6 608 88* 60.80 767 79.26 0 4 0
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1983-1992 16 14 4 589 102 58.90 691 85.23 1 3 0
SR Waugh (Aus) 1987-1999 19 18 5 649 120* 49.92 832 78.00 1 4 0
CH Lloyd (WI) 1975-1983 13 10 2 390 102 48.75 455 85.71 1 2 0
NH Fairbrother (Eng) 1992-1999 14 11 3 371 75* 46.37 531 69.86 0 3 0
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1979-1996 25 25 4 968 103 46.09 1412 68.55 1 8 1
MW Gatting (Eng) 1983-1987 13 11 2 378 60 42.00 434 87.09 0 2 0
JH Kallis (SA) 1996-2003 12 12 2 376 96 37.60 550 68.36 0 4 1
PA de Silva (SL) 1987-2003 24 23 1 762 107* 34.63 906 84.10 1 6 2
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1999-2007 12 12 1 374 115* 34.00 448 83.48 1 3 2
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 1992-2007 18 17 2 492 81 32.80 656 75.00 0 3 1
RT Ponting (Aus) 1996-2007 29 29 3 1324 140* 50.92 1658 79.85 3 6 1

Of course if you are going for the wild card then please mention your choice in the post...

 

[ret]

#4 Martin Crowe
#5 Kevin Pietersen

 

[bagapath]

I've gone for Ricky Ponting and Javed Miandad

 

[Burgey]

S Waugh and Javed Miandad for me.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Ponting and Inzy. Both deserve a gong.

 

[cowboysfan]

isnt ponting a no.3?

I have gone for inzy and pietersen.(at the height of their powers)

 

[sanga1337]

Ponting and pieterson.

Inzi unlucky to miss out though

 

[bond21]

Whats Ponting doing there?

Ponting bats at 3 all the time....

 

[Athlai]

Whats Ponting doing there?

Ponting bats at 3 all the time....

Didn't get 3 because Viv Richards is better so therefore got the option of being picked down the order.

 

[SJS]

Why no Zaheer Abbas?

It doesn't make any sense to leave out a player because he batted at number three and since someone else is going to bat at that number we should eliminate him altogether.

If we do that for a world XI, we will have to chose one between Bradman, Hammond and Headley.

Its much more sensible to first select two openers and then from the batsmen left, select three (or four) batsmen. Then everyone has a fair chance.

Some of the greatest batsmen in the world batted at number three, it would be silly to put a condition that only one of those great batsmen can be chosen for a side.

 

[bond21]

funny because Richards batted 5 or 6....

The title says whos 4 and 5 in YOUR team.

Ponting is 3 in MY team, Richards is not 3 because he never batted 3.

 

[99*]

M. Crowe and S. Waugh.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

funny because Richards batted 5 or 6....

The title says whos 4 and 5 in YOUR team.

Ponting is 3 in MY team, Richards is not 3 because he never batted 3.

Richards batted at three in two World Cups and with great success including a century in the final. Admittedly his performances are greatly devalued by the fact he wasn't playing for Australia.

 

[Athlai]

Richards batted at three in two World Cups and with great success including a century in the final. Admittedly his performances are greatly devalued by the fact he wasn't playing for Australia.

But not playing for Australia isn't Test standard.

 

[bagapath]

funny because Richards batted 5 or 6....

The title says whos 4 and 5 in YOUR team.

Ponting is 3 in MY team, Richards is not 3 because he never batted 3.

You are wrong!!!

Richards' record at no.3 in World Cup games is awesome. no wonder he won the poll hands down against everyone else, including ricky.

IVA Richards (WI) 1979-1983 11 11 4 584 138* 83.42 745 78.38 2 2 0
RT Ponting (Aus) 1996-2007 29 29 3 1324 140* 50.92 1658 79.85 3 6 1

ricky deserves another shot, that's why he is included in this poll

 

[Spinksy]

Why isn't Andrew Symonds on the list? He is and excellent batsman and can be quite handy with the ball, and he usually bats at No:5. So i'll ask again, why isn't he on the list? Someone to answer....

 

[bagapath]

Why no Zaheer Abbas?

It doesn't make any sense to leave out a player because he batted at number three and since someone else is going to bat at that number we should eliminate him altogether.

If we do that for a world XI, we will have to chose one between Bradman, Hammond and Headley.

Its much more sensible to first select two openers and then from the batsmen left, select three (or four) batsmen. Then everyone has a fair chance.

Some of the greatest batsmen in the world batted at number three, it would be silly to put a condition that only one of those great batsmen can be chosen for a side.

no sjs. we didnt have any such condition here.

as you rightly said, most of the great batsmen batted at no.3. so we had a separate poll for that important slot. ricky ponting was the runner up in that no.3 poll. no one else got a single vote. neither zaheer. nor lara. that is why it was not possible to add them, and other greats who didnt get even a single vote, to this poll.

 

[bagapath]

Why isn't Andrew Symonds on the list? He is and excellent batsman and can be quite handy with the ball, and he usually bats at No:5. So i'll ask again, why isn't he on the list? Someone to answer....

he did not score 300 runs in world cup games against india, pak, nz, west indies, sa, sri, zim and eng which we are keeping as a minimum requirement.

A. Symonds in World Cup against teams mentioned above


4th position 2007-2007 1 1 1 23 23* - 21 109.52 0 0 0 2 0
5th position 2003-2007 6 6 4 231 91* 115.50 264 87.50 0 2 0 22 4

but he will be available for the finisher's slot at no.6 poll which i intend to have with players who have scored more than 200 runs at 5,6, or 7

 

[NUFAN]

Went for Ponting and Aravinda, Aravinda for his excellent knock in the 96 final.

 

[Matt79]

Ponting as the best ever ODI batsman not yet in the team is a cinch at 4. Went for Steve Waugh for 5 - his WC record is exemplary, he's a massively tough competitor, he can sledge Herschelle Gibbs, plus his bowling might come in handy as well.