Gilchrist v Dhoni

[Pratters]

Whom would you pick in your All Time ODI XI?

I would pick Dhoni tbh. His average has crossed 50 and will remain at that if he manages to stay not out the last 7 balls of the 2nd ODI v Australia.

 

[Athlai]

Gilchrist rather easily.

 

[Howsie]

Gilchrist. Still maintain that Dhoni pick's and chooses when to come in too often, Gilchrist on the other hand well...

 

[JBMAC]

Whom would you pick in your All Time ODI XI?

I would pick Dhoni tbh. His average has crossed 50 and will remain at that if he manages to stay not out the last 7 balls of the 2nd ODI v Australia.

You are letting your emotions of the moment cloud your good judgement

 

[Top_Cat]

Gilchrist by heaps. So many significant knocks.

 

[Pratters]

Dhoni can rotate the ball, then strike the ball miles in the death. He has played some terrific ODI knocks as well. Gilchrist gives you 35 runs @ SR of 95. Dhoni gives you 50 runs @ SR of 90. I don't think it is clear who is superior.

 

[Uppercut]

It's an unfair comparison IMO. Gilchrist has it all behind him, Dhoni's barely even halfway there.

 

[Pratters]

He has played half the matches Gilchrist has. So you are probably right Uppercut.

 

[Manee]

He has played half the matches Gilchrist has. So you are probably right Uppercut.

Half right.

 

[Athlai]

Dhoni can rotate the ball, then strike the ball miles in the death. He has played some terrific ODI knocks as well. Gilchrist gives you 35 runs @ SR of 95. Dhoni gives you 50 runs @ SR of 90. I don't think it is clear who is superior.

It is if you have watched them. Dhoni is still around the same age as Gilchrist when he debuted for Australia, I reckon he could be better one day. But certainly not today.

 

[biased indian]

Today Gilchrist.....

but if dhoni maintain what he has done with bat and glove so far ...the captaincy could tilt it in his favor may be after 6-7 more years

 

[Pratters]

You are letting your emotions of the moment cloud your good judgement

Yeah I think you are right. @ me.

 

[Uppercut]

It is if you have watched them. Dhoni is still around the same age as Gilchrist when he debuted for Australia, I reckon he could be better one day. But certainly not today.

Indeed.

That said, I'd probably open with Hayden (or someone similar) and Tendulkar in an all-time XI. So there's not really any room for Gilchrist, but there's room for Dhoni.

 

[Pratters]

Wouldn't mind if a mod closed this thread. Wouldn't make me look less silly mind you.

 

[Athlai]

Pratters = rotton tomato
4.0 on IMDB

 

[Pratters]

Genuine lol there.

 

[silentstriker]

Interestingly, Dhoni averages 14 points more...which is far from insignificant.

I'd still go Gilchrist easily, but Dhoni has had a great start.

 

[Manee]

Interestingly, Dhoni averages 14 points more...which is far from insignificant.

Runs, not points.

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[Pratters]

He is an American ****.

 

[four_or_six]

Might there one day be space for both?