Team of the 2010s

[harsh.ag]

Cook
Warner
KW
TPC
ABdV
Root/Younus/Stokes
BJ
Ashwin
Broad/Anderson/Haze
Steyn
Harris

Easy to say now of course. Pacers are still iffy. Angelo, Kohli, Amla, Rahane all unlucky.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Chanderpaul - 2nd best average of the decade (behind Sanga) while playing for a terrible side:

Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

Bowling - Broad's record continuing to look more and more impressive

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[NZTailender]

Picking Kallis/Sanga goes completely against the point. You wouldn't pick Viv Richards in a team of the 1990s

At least Younis is still playing but surely you expect he'll be outscored comfortably by 2020 by Williamson or someone.

I may or may not have just skipped over your post entirely and picked the best side of the decade so far tbh.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I may or may not have just skipped over your post entirely and picked the best side of the decade so far tbh.

I did the same. How many years/tests does Adam Voges need to play to be considered? Does he have to average more than the Don?

 

[harsh.ag]

In the wake of cricinfo's all-time world XI, I got thinking about who the next decade's XI is going to be. Let's assume, for now, that said players have already played more than a handful of matches and are young enough to play for another 8-10 years. I've considered all formats but have unfairly weighted it towards Tests.

WARNING: The following article may contain gratuitous speculation by an amateur England fan and will contain bias.

1) Tamim Iqbal (21)
batting like a combination of Sehwag and Harmison
Eclipsed by another Sehwag and Harmison combine in David Warner but solid call

2) Alistair Cook (25)
never underestimate the ability to make the opposition lose the will to live
Amen

3) Hashim Amla (c)(27)
harder to separate from the crease then his beard is from his face.
Once too true and still fighting

4) Ross Taylor (26)
don't be too hard on Ross
Okay

5) AB De Villiers (wk) (26)
questionable pop singer
Unquestionably

6) Suresh Raina (23)
carries a bit of pudding
Pudding popped

7) Shakib Al Hasan (23)
remember what Shakib was doing
Being Superman

8) Stuart Broad (24)
lad with real skill
Everything came together, even the hair

9) Dale Steyn (27)
Miles ahead
Touche

10) Umar Gul (26)
Ok, then
Yeah, agreed

11) Ajantha Mendis (25)
there's not much Mendis can do
Spot on

Howe with a splendid effort - 6.9/9.6

 

[GIMH]

I remember where I was the first time I read the OP

On the ****ter in Heathrow Holiday Express

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'll have a go and will probably fall well wide of the mark.

Tamim
Hughes (despite my doubts over the short ball his current first class average shows he has talent)
Amla
de Villiers +
Taylor (will score rucks of runs for England)
Williamson
Adil Rashid
Shakib *
Broad
Finn
Aamer (in the hope a fine talent isn't banned and doesn't repeat his stupidity)

Probably more hits than misses there and a couple of very sad ones too.

 

[Athlai]

1) Tamim Iqbal

3278 @ 42.57

2) Alistair Cook

7975 @ 48.04

3) Hashim Amla

5859 @ 55.27

4) Ross Taylor

4386 @ 49.28

5) AB De Villiers

4368 @ 58.24

6) Suresh Raina

768 @ 26.48

7) Shakib Al Hasan

2879 @ 44.29
140 @ 33.77

8) Stuart Broad

2016 @ 19.01
315 @ 27.53

9) Dale Steyn

245 @ 21.14

10) Umar Gul

72 @ 34.62

11) Ajantha Mendis

26 @ 43.69



Mendis and Raina the only true spuds in there

 

[Howe_zat]

Jimmy Anderson and Rangana Herath the leading wicket takers 3/4 of the way through the decade. Think we underestimated the staying power of both.

 

[watson]

Went primarily for the top run scorers and top wicket takers with the exception of Dale Steyn who had the lowest bowling average by a mile.

Very tempted to include Sangakkara because he was the only batsman with a 60+ average, but wanted to favour players still playing.

This team pretty much picks itself I reckon except for the toss-up between Herath and Ashwin. Went for Herath due to his Underwood like ability to run through a side when the pitch suits.


2010 to PRESENT
01. Alastair Cook
02. David Warner
03. Kane Williamson
04. Hashim Amla
05. Joe Root
06. Steve Smith
07. BJ Watling
08. Stuart Broad
09. Rangana Herath
10. Dale Steyn
11. James Anderson


MOST RUNS
Alastair Cook = 7975 runs at 48.04
Hashim Amla = 5859 runs at 55.27
Dave Warner = 5705 runs at 47.94
Steve Smith = 5370 runs at 59.66
Joe Root = 5323 runs at 53.76
Kane Williamson = 5116 runs at 51.16
Azhar Ali = 5053 runs at 46.78
Kumar Sangakkara = 4851 runs at 61.40 (Just awesome)
Younis Khan = 4839 runs at 54.37
Michael Clarke = 4717 runs at 48.62
Virat Kohli = 4658 runs at 49.55
Ian Bell = 4436 runs at 44.80


MOST WICKETS
James Anderson = 358 wickets at 24.30 (Just awesome)
Rangana Herath = 330 wickets at 25.93
Stuart Broad = 315 wickets at 27.53
Ravi Ashwin = 292 wickets at 25.26
Nathan Lyon = 269 at 31.83
Dale Steyn = 245 wickets at 21.14


MOST DISMISSALS
Matt Prior = 198
Brad Haddin = 180
MS Dhoni = 174
BJ Watling = 167
Jonny Bairstow = 116
Sarfraz Ahmed = 114
Quinton de Kock = 102

 

[watson]

If you want to include an allrounder then the only player of note with a 40+ batting average and a bowling average of < 35 since 2010 is Shakib al Hasan (44.29 and 33.77).

I’d probably swap Herath for Ashwin to strengthen the tail and add more variety.


2010 to PRESENT
01. Alastair Cook
02. David Warner
03. Hashim Amla
04. Steve Smith
05. Joe Root
06. Shakib al Hasan
07. BJ Watling
08. Ravi Ashwin
09. Stuart Broad
10. Dale Steyn
11. James Anderson

 

[TNT]

1. Amla.2. Warner.3. Smith.4. Kohli.5. Root.6.Williamson.7.McCullum.8. Philander.9. Steyn.10. Hazelwood.11. Anderson.

 

[mr_mister]

By 2020 people will laugh at the idea of includin anyone outside of the fab four from 3-6

 

[stephen]

Cook
Warner
Amla
Williamson
Smith
Root
De Kock+
Shakib
Steyn
Philander
Johnson

On the subcontinent you would bring in Herath or Ashwin for Philander. In England you'd bring in Anderson over Johnson.

 

[Howe_zat]

By 2020 people will laugh at the idea of includin anyone outside of the fab four from 3-6

Because people prefer neatness to what actually happened.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The Younis disrespect is unbelievable.

 

[mr_mister]

Because people prefer neatness to what actually happened.

Probably true, but I also think these 4 will have lept ahead of the chasing pack statistically by then. KW might be hurt by a lack of matches though

 

[Howe_zat]

Probably true, but I also think these 4 will have lept ahead of the chasing pack statistically by then. KW might be hurt by a lack of matches though

We've been predicting this for ages though. Amla etc yet to fall away and the decade's more than 75% over.

I reckon by 2020 the fab 4 are gong to have just as much difference between each other as they do to a few other batsmen (is the gap between Kohli and Pujara, for example, really bigger than the gap between Kohli and Smith?), but CW will probably be one of few places to bring this up while professionals just pick the fab 4 because it's obvious and because meme value. Or because what they're really doing is picking an all-formats XI like I used to like to do.

The exception will be Gob who will pick Virat-Vaughan-Amla for meme value.

 

[mr_mister]

All four are now entering their prime years. Person I think the four will be well ahead in the 100s column for the decade by 2020, even that non converting Root


Averages too if you feel 100s are a poor measurement. We will see I guess

 

[srbhkshk]

Probably true, but I also think these 4 will have lept ahead of the chasing pack statistically by then. KW might be hurt by a lack of matches though

I mean this gets thrown around a lot, but everyone actually seems to rate and pick him.