Dream ODI XI: Choose THREE middle order batsmen

[bagapath]

Here are 30 names to choose your THREE middle order batsmen from.

First up are 16 batsmen who averaged > 40 against the major cricket teams

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Followed by 7 names with a 34+ batting avg and 80+ SR. I am adding 7 more batsmen with SR < 80 but with a proven ability to win matches on their own.

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Please choose the THREE batsmen with the knowledge that Sachin and Gilly will open the batting. The bowlers already in the team are Akram, Murali, Garner and McGrath.

 

[honestbharani]

King, Lara and Bevan..

 

[bagapath]

the last two places in the team will be open to the top runners up from this poll as well as the allrounders and the top runner up from the spinners poll.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Tendulkar
Gilchrist
Richards
Ponting
Dhoni

 

[bagapath]

Viv Richards, Dhoni and Bevan for me

 

[Teja.]

Viv, Ponting and Dhoni.

 

[vcs]

Went with fairly predictable choices - Ponting, Richards and Bevan. I hope Aravinda and Inzamam get a few votes. Pietersen is a good shout as well.

 

[stephen]

Viv, Ponting and Bevan.

Really easy choice in my mind.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Viv
Jones
Bevan

As I said in the other thread, I'd probably prefer to have Dhoni in my team as a batsman and have Gilly miss out, but with Gilchrist already in the side, I don't like the idea of having two wicketkeepers in an all-time ODI side.

Think that there is a pretty good balance amongst those three. Viv being Viv, Deano with multiple gears and Bevan there to get the job done late. A Klusener underneath Bevan would provide a great balance for the death overs.

 

[stephen]

Ponting probably a shade underrated here.

Seriously should be in the side for his captaincy alone. Three WC wins, two as captain, the second most WC runs of all time. Third highest ODI run scorer. One of the best averages of all time, which improves in big tournaments and the second most hundreds of any ODI batsman ever.

 

[Himannv]

Went for Viv, Aravinda and Bevan.

 

[NUFAN]

Ponting
Richards
Bevan

 

[Noble One]

Going with the common vote.

Richards
Ponting
Bevan

Need to select an attacking all-rounder such as Zulu at Number 7 to perfect this side.

 

[andyc]

Richards, Ponting and Bevan.

Symonds, Dhoni, Hussey, Jones and a few others unlucky.

Will Symonds be counted in the all rounder role, btw?

 

[GuyFromLancs]

Ponting, Viv Richards and Dhoni is hard to get away from.

 

[Athlai]

Viv, Symonds, Bevan. Got a bit of everything with that.

 

[Furball]

Lara, Richards and Bevan.

Voted for Dhoni as well by mistake.

 

[Blakus]

King Viv, Ponting and Bevan. Abbas, Dhoni and a few others unlucky to miss out

 

[The Sean]

In the same way that Tendulkar didn't need my vote, neither does Viv - so I've gone with Ponting, Deano and Zaheer Abbas. Three magnificent ODI batsmen who IMO are all under-appreciated to some degree.

 

[Fusion]

In the same way that Tendulkar didn't need my vote, neither does Viv - so I've gone with Ponting, Deano and Zaheer Abbas. Three magnificent ODI batsmen who IMO are all under-appreciated to some degree.

I'm using the same logic for Bevan and assume he’ll easily get in (I simply have to vote for Viv, can't help myself). I’m gonna throw some love at Zaheer. He was a seriously good ODI player. I think the passage of time, and the fact there weren’t as many games televised back then, has eroded his impact on people’s memories.