20/20 Hype

[Athlai]

And we could probably use one of the many great spinners, hard to pin down just who would be the hardest to hit though. Almost tempted to go Benaud for captaincy.

 

[superkingdave]

Derek Underwood might be a useful spinner

 

[chaminda_00]

Aravinda De Silva would have been awesome at Twenty20

Took a fairly long time to get going for mine in ODIs. Would have been similar to some current Sri Lanka, better but still not the best Twenty20 batsmen.

Jessop
Kaluwitharana
Richards
Walcott
Sobers
Lloyld
Cairns
Benaud
Hadlee
Waqar
Garner

 

[chaminda_00]

Counter side:

Greenidge
Haynes
Abbas
Chappell
Bevan
Klusener
Ames
Dev
Imran
Wasim
Underwood

 

[Athlai]

Ian Smith could get a go keeping had a SR of 100.

 

[Uppercut]

True, but do you think he would have still been the greatest batsman in this form of the game?

I don't know about being the greatest, but i certainly believe he'd have been up there. If he was capable of adapting his technique and style to take on that many bowlers on that many pitches in that many different conditions, it's surely likely that he'd be able to adapt it to play another format. It's all speculation though of course, we can't know for sure.

 

[The Sean]

Would have Wally Hammond and Learie Constantine for sure - Hammond was such a classically majestic player that it often tends to be overlooked how quickly he could score and how many sixes he hit, while I reckon Constantine would be an absolute T20 superstar.

As for a less well known dark horse who I reckon would have succeeded brilliantly in the format - step forward Arthur Wellard. A six-hitter par excellence who was also a more than useful bowler.

 

[abhinav_super]

Rahul Dravid, don't forget his innings in the IPl-2

 

[aussie]

Greenidge
Anwar
Richards
Sobers
A De Silva
Imran
Botham
Kapil Dev
Benaud
Wasim
Saqlain

Back-ups: Clive Llyod, Procter, Garner, Waqar.

NOTE: Although Saqlain has played the format, he clearly wasn't the same bowler as the 90s.

 

[silentstriker]

No Bradman?

I don't know if he'd be a certainty, to be honest.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Bapu Nadkarni. One of the most miserly bowlers ever. Vinoo Mankad a good shout too as spinning all rounder.

 

[GIMH]

I don't know if he'd be a certainty, to be honest.

why?

 

[stumpski]

Colin Milburn for the 3rd XI please. Also Jack Gregory and Frank Woolley.

And has anyone mentioned Keith MIller?

 

[Sanz]

Farookh Engineer No. 7 KapilDev @ No. 8

 

[Burgey]

Keith Miller surely. The bloke bombed the ball as far as anyone, could bowl fast, changed his pace fantastically and was a great fieldsman by all reports.

 

[longtom]

I knew there was a bloke I kept reading about and couldn't remember his name. And this wasn't much help either.

But I found him. Hugh Tayfield was apparently an excellent spin bowler in his time. I'm sure there is a spot for him somewhere...

 

[archie mac]

Percy Fender anyone?

 

[fredfertang]

How about William Attewell? Test career economy rate of 1.31 - next in the list is about 1.6

........... and Farokh Engineer must be the keeper - great call from Sanz

 

[Burgey]

Percy Chapman? Wasn't he regarded as one of the more dynamic batsmen of his time?

 

[archie mac]

Percy Chapman? Wasn't he regarded as one of the more dynamic batsmen of his time?

Yes, and one of the great fielders