World's Best Young Talent

[Fred Jr]

OK this is the idea - make up an XI of players (plus a 12th man if you like) that will probably make up a "World XI" in 8-10 years time. Pick one player from your XI who you think will be the biggest in a team full of stars. I'd be interested to see what everyone else's views are on the World's most promising young players.

My XI:

1. Graeme Smith (SA)
2. Jacques Rudolph (SA)
3. Yasir Hameed (Pak)
4. Michael Clarke (Aus)
5. Bilal Shafayat (Eng)
6. Mohammad Ashraful (Ban)
7. Parthiv Patel (Ind)
8. Harbhajan Singh (Ind)
9. Monde Zondeki (SA)
10. James Anderson (Eng)
11. Mohammad Sami (Pak)

12th man: Jermaine Lawson (WI)

Thoughts?

 

[Langeveldt]

Ok ill have a go!

1.Graham Smith
2.Jacques Rudolph
3.Younis Khan
4.Ramnaresh Sarwan
5.Michael Clarke
6.Neil McKenzie
7.Mark Boucher
8.Harbhajan Singh
9.Shane Bond
10.Avishkar Salvi
11.Makhaya Ntini (wise old seamer by then)


12.Fidel Edwards

 

[V Reddy]

Harbhajan is already a veteran . I will include Salvi and Rayudu in that .

 

[Isam]

my XI after 8-10 years would be:

Jaques Rudolph
Greame Smith
Micheal Clarke
Mohammad Ashraful
Ambati Rayudu
Tatenda Taibu
Collins Obuya
James Andersson
Jermaine Lawson
Mohammad Isam :P
Monde Zondeki

 

[vandemataram]

Smith
Gambhir
Clarke
Rayuda
Sarwan
Parthiv Patel
Munaf Patel
Salvi
Bhajji
Lawson
Zondeki.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

my XI after 8-10 years would be:

Jaques Rudolph
Greame Smith
Micheal Clarke
Mohammad Ashraful
Ambati Rayudu
Tatenda Taibu
Collins Obuya
James Andersson
Jermaine Lawson
Mohammad Isam :P
Monde Zondeki

That is a long tail.

 

[marc71178]

I didn't know Rudolph was an opener either!

 

[Craig]

And you are banking on Kenya to get Test status.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I for one have no doubt that Kenya will have Test status within the next 10 years.

 

[V Reddy]

I for one have no doubt that Kenya will have Test status within the next 10 years.

But they aren't being made to play any cricket :!( and after 1-2 yrs Tikolo and Odumbe will retire and maybe Suji too. After that you don't know whether they will degrade or improve

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

But that could be said of almost any team. When Gilchrist, McGrath, Hayden, Langer and Lehmann retire, Australia could improve or fall apart... you can never really be sure.

 

[Eclipse]

Ok ill have a go!

1.Graham Smith
2.Jacques Rudolph
3.Younis Khan
4.Ramnaresh Sarwan
5.Michael Clarke
6.Neil McKenzie
7.Mark Boucher
8.Harbhajan Singh
9.Shane Bond
10.Avishkar Salvi
11.Makhaya Ntini (wise old seamer by then)


12.Fidel Edwards

Shane Bond is not young I beleve he is 27-28. Possibly older.

 

[Craig]

Well they should be playing a lot of FC cricket with help with the ICC getting countries to send 'A' teams to Kenya and get match experience. Same applies with Bangladesh.

 

[Bazza]

But that could be said of almost any team. When Gilchrist, McGrath, Hayden, Langer and Lehmann retire, Australia could improve or fall apart... you can never really be sure.

Yes but Australia are the best team in the world. Even if they decline they will still be strong or at the very least competitive. If Kenya decline from where they are, they will be worse than Bangladesh, which means they really shouldn't be playing test cricket.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Yes but Australia are the best team in the world. Even if they decline they will still be strong or at the very least competitive. If Kenya decline from where they are, they will be worse than Bangladesh, which means they really shouldn't be playing test cricket.

We don't know that for sure. Cricket is a game of gloriuos uncertainties. Look at the West Indies, they were a excellent team up until the early 90's. At that point, Haynes ('94), Greenidge ('91), Richards ('91) , Dujon ('92), Marshall ('92) all bowed out around the same time. The West Indies then went into a rather sharp decline...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Shane Bond is not young I beleve he is 27-28. Possibly older.

He's 28 and with his fitness issue, I'm not sure he will even be playing at that age.

 

[Tim]

Yeah Bond is 28, so he's no rookie anymore.

I reckon he'll be able to go another 3 years with his current pace & then maybe he'll either have to cut his run-up & aim for accuracy or his back will tell him its time to give it away.

 

[age_master]

what about steve waugh, based on the way he plays he will still be around in 10 years

 

[Tim]

Physically I think its easier for a batsmen to last longer than a bowler...I mean Wasim Akram tried to do it but during the last couple of years batsmen played him off fairly easily whereas Steve Waugh is still able to churn out the hundreds.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I'm amazed by Courtney Walsh. When he retired, he was still at the top of his game. I think he took 25 wickets (?) against SA in his final series.