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Representatives XI

Howe_zat

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Becauses XIs are fun, and I have time to kill. A silly but interesting excercise:

Who would you pick in a current World XI if you were only allowed a maximum of one player per country? Obviously this includes a few of your favourite associate players.

Test:

Shane Watson
Chris Gayle
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Ross Taylor
Ryan ten Doeschate
Shakib Al Hasan
Graeme Swann
Dale Steyn
Umar Gul
Hamid Hassan

ODI:

Chris Gayle
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara
AB De Villiers
Mike Hussey
Ryan ten Doeschate
Shakib Al Hasan
Dan Vettori
Umar Gul
Hamid Hassan
James Anderson
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
Shane Watson
Chris Gayle
Kumar Sangakkara [Wk]
Sachin Tendulkar
Jesse Ryder
Ryan ten Doeschate
Shakib Al Hasan
Graeme Swann
Dale Steyn
Umar Gul
Ed Rainsford
 

Blaze 18

Banned
Tests

1) Shane Watson (Australia)
2) Alistair Cook (England)
3) Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
4) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
5) Younis Khan (Pakistan)
6) Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
7) Shakib-Al-Hasan (Bangladesh)
8) Dale Steyn (South Africa)
9) Kemar Roach (West Indies)
10)Hammad Hassan (Afghanistan)
11)Boyd Ranklin (Ireland)

ODIs

1) Shane Watson (Australia)
2) Chris Gayle (West Indies)
3) Hashim Amla (South Africa)
4) Jonathan Trott (England)
5) MS Dhoni (India)
6) Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
7) Shakib-Al-Hasan (Bangladesh)
8) Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
9) Tim Southee (New Zealand)
10)Umar Gul (Pakistan)
11)Boyd Ranklin (Ireland)
 
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King Pietersen

International Captain
Tests:

Shane Watson
Brendon McCullum
Kumar Sangakkara +
Sachin Tendulkar
Younis Khan
Shakib Al Hasan
Ryan Ten Doeschate
Dale Steyn
James Anderson
Kemar Roach
Boyd Rankin

ODi's:

Shane Watson
Tamim Iqbal
Jacques Kallis
Ross Taylor
Ed Joyce
MS Dhoni +
Ryan Ten Doeschate
Graeme Swann
Umar Gul
Kemar Roach
Lasith Malinga
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Good as Steyn is, I couldn't bring myself to choose him over Kallis for tests.

1) SR Watson
2) Tamim Iqbal
3) EC Joyce
4) JH Kallis
5) S Chanderpaul
6) KC Sangakkara +
7) DL Vettori
8) SM Ervine
9) Zaheer Khan
10) JM Anderson
11) Umar Gul
 

Zinzan

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Good as Steyn is, I couldn't bring myself to choose him over Kallis for tests.

1) SR Watson
2) Tamim Iqbal
3) EC Joyce
4) JH Kallis
5) S Chanderpaul
6) KC Sangakkara +
7) DL Vettori
8) SM Ervine
9) Zaheer Khan
10) JM Anderson
11) Umar Gul
The Steyn/Kallis dilemma sucks alright. Have selected Steyn myself, purely for the balance of the side despite rating Kallis the better cricketer. :confused:

Test XI

1. Sehwag (IND)
2. Joyce (IRE)
3. Ponting (AUS)
4. Chanderpaul (WI)
5. Sangakkara + (SL)
6. Ryder (NZ)
7. Ten Doeschate (NED)
8. Shakib (BAN)
9. Steyn (SA)
10. Gul (PAK)
11. Anderson (ENG)

Good batting depth.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Becauses XIs are fun, and I have time to kill. A silly but interesting excercise:

Who would you pick in a current World XI if you were only allowed a maximum of one player per country? Obviously this includes a few of your favourite associate players.

Test:

Shane Watson
Chris Gayle
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Ross Taylor
Ryan ten Doeschate
Shakib Al Hasan
Graeme Swann
Dale Steyn
Umar Gul
Hamid Hassan

ODI:

Chris Gayle
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara
AB De Villiers
Mike Hussey
Ryan ten Doeschate
Shakib Al Hasan
Dan Vettori
Umar Gul
Hamid Hassan
James Anderson
Tests:

1. Shane Watson
2. Ed Joyce
3. Kumar Sangakkara
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
6. Jesse Ryder
7. Tatenda Taibu (wk)
8. Shakib Al Hasan
9. Dale Steyn
10. James Anderson
11. Mohammad Asif

If I can't have Asif, I'll have Younis instead and swap Chanderpaul for Roach.
 

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
Kallis's bowling in recent years has been really ordinary ,so will definately take Shakib as the all rounder if i want the extra bowler or maybe Vettori.

And Steyn is really Undroppable. Can't beleive people are dropping him .
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Reckon you should pick the best players from the **** teams first.

Teams that don't play Tests the best first class cricketers would be:
Taibu (Zim)
RtD (Neth)

Then Bangers have two stand out players in Shakib and Tamim, but as Shakib is one of the very best spinners in the world as well as a handy lower order bat I think he is the one to favour.

I see these 3 as being the teams 6-8 so from the top 8 you just need to select 3 pace bowlers and 5 quality bats. Any of the 3 could bat anywhere between 6-8 as well.

Watson
Gayle
Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Taylor
ten Doeschate
Shakib
Taibu (+)
Steyn
Gul
Anderson
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Teams that don't play Tests the best first class cricketers would be:
Taibu (Zim)
RtD (Neth)
Ed Joyce, IMHO. RtD's FC figures look very impressive, but have been vastly inflated by some minnow-flogging for the Dutch. For Essex he averages 39 with the bat and 35 with the ball. Still impressive, but Joyce averages mid-40s in CC.
 

Bringbackbondy

Cricket Spectator
1. Shane Watson
2. Chris Gayle
3. Kumar Sangakkara
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Jesse Ryder
6. Ed Joyce
7. Tatenda Taibu
8. Shakib Al Hasan
9. Dale Steyn
10. Umar Gul
11. James Anderson
 

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