An effort to pick an All-time ODI XI

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 05:31 AM

Dear CWers,

We have seen thousands of ODIs in last few decades. ODIs gave us some very talented players but true match winners are a few. It’s time to pick the best of the lot. Visitors/members @ CricZo will be able to vote ( on criczo website as soon as we are done developing that particular page ) for their favourite players to be picked from finest of 100 players, we handpicked from ALL ODI playing nations.

We have these 2 combinations in our mind :

4 batsmen + 2 all rounders + 1 wicket keeper + 4 bowlers
5 batsmen + 1 all rounder + 1 wicket keeper + 4 bowlers

Now all we have to do is to pick 100 players so we can throw them into the pool for VISITORS to come and pick their XI.

We will go ahead with the players with MAXIMUM votes. ( From respective categories )

Any other ideas are welcomes too.

Regards,
Masud

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 05:34 AM

Batsman - ( minimum 1000 runs )
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Australia Dean Jones, Greg Chappell, Michael Bevan, Michael Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Matthew Hayden, Steve Waugh
India Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin
England Allan Lamb, Marcus Trescothick, Kevin Pietersen
Pakistan Zaheer Abbas, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam Ul Haq, Saleem Malik, Javed Miandad
South Africa Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Jonty Rhodes, AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla
New Zealand Martin Crowe, Nathan Astle, Ross Taylor, Stephen Fleming
Sri Lanka Tilakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga
Zimbabwe -
West Indies Brian Lara, Gordon Greenidge, Clive Lloyd, Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Bangladesh –

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 05:35 AM

All rounder - ( 1000 runs and 100 wickets – bowling average of maximum 40, batting average of minimum 20 )
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Australia Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steve Waugh
India Kapil Dev, Irfan Pathan, Yuvraj Singh
England Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood
Pakistan Imran Khan, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq
South Africa Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje
New Zealand Chris Cairns, Jacob Oram, Chris Harris, Richard Hadlee
Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya
Zimbabwe Heath Streak
West Indies Viv Richards, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Carl Hooper
Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 05:36 AM

Wicket keeper - ( 100 dismissals )
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Australia Adam Gilchrist
India MS Dhoni
England -
Pakistan Moin Khan
South Africa Mark Boucher
New Zealand Brendon McCullum
Sri Lanka Kumara Sangakkara
Zimbabwe Andy Flower
West Indies Jeff Dujon
Bangladesh -

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 05:37 AM

Bowlers - ( 100 wickets & ER of less than 5 )
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Australia Glenn McGrath, Dennis Lillee, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Nathan Bracken
India Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan
England Darren Gough
Pakistan Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar
South Africa Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini
New Zealand Shane Bond, Ewan Chatfield, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills
Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga
Zimbabwe -
West Indies Joel Garner, Curtley Ambrose, Malcolm Marshall, Micheal Holding, Courtney Walsh
Bangladesh Abdur Razzaq

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 05:38 AM

Please let me know if I have left out some names. I have included Miandad and Greenidge...

hang on · 25-11-2011, 07:06 AM

the only shoo ins for me would be richards, tendulkar, bevan, akram, garner and murali. after that it's a much of a muchness. and yes, that includes gilly, since dhoni is surely a strong contender for the keeper spot. in fact, dhoni could, conceivably, threaten bevan's place assuming one is not inclined towards to stabilisers/finishers in the same team.

Howe_zat · 25-11-2011, 07:11 AM

You would include Akram and Garner as dead certs but not McGrath, hang on?

hang on · 25-11-2011, 07:19 AM

garner for sure. akram less of a dead cert.....was almost an afterthought of a dead cert, tbh!

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 07:21 AM

Sachin, Gilchrist, Richards, Akram, Garner and McGrath for me!

weldone · 25-11-2011, 07:44 AM

I'll pick one among these two teams (or a combination of the two+Hadlee+Miandad, keeping the combination in mind):

Team 1:
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards*
Zaheer Abbas
Michael Bevan
Mahendra Dhoni+
Kapil Dev
Shaun Pollock
Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Muttiah Muralitharan

Team 2:
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards*
Ricky Ponting
Michael Bevan
Mahendra Dhoni+
Lance Klusener
Wasim Akram
Joel Garner
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 08:54 AM

This would be my team :

Adam Gilchrist ( + )
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Vivian Richards ( c )
Zaheer Abbas
Micheal Bevan
Lance Klusener
Shaun Pollock
Wasim Akram
Saqlain Mushtaq
Joel Garner

12th man : Glenn McGrath

I saw how certain players were favored in the ICC's all time test thingy, so I am sure people will favor their countrymen here as well. ( Once the voting starts )

karan316 · 25-11-2011, 09:33 AM

Adam Gilchrist (+)
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Vivian Richards (c)
Andrew Symonds
Michael Hussey
Kapil Dev
Wasim Akram
Glenn Mcgrath
Muttiah Muralitharan
Joel Garner

kingkallis · 25-11-2011, 10:12 AM

McG @ No.8 will be awesome Karan

Howe_zat · 25-11-2011, 10:18 AM

Will take a stab with the mostly orthodox:

Sachin Tendulkar
Adam Gilchrist+
Ricky Ponting
Viv Richards
Brian Lara
Michael Bevan
Imran Khan (4) (c)
Wasim Akram (2)
Joel Garner (3)
Muttiah Muralitharan (5)
Glenn McGrath (1)

Though I got thinking about a variant, that may well beat them on a spin-heavy wicket. This one gets an idea I quite like, having two trademark "finishers" in the middle order. Would think having them in partnership would be something of a nightmare to have to deal with.

Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya (5)
Ricky Ponting
Viv Richards
Brian Lara
Michael Bevan
Mahedra Singh Dhoni+
Wasim Akram (2)
Waqar Younis (3)
Muttiah Muralitharan (4)
Glenn McGrath (1)

25-11-2011, 05:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	An effort to pick an All-time ODI XI Dear CWers, We have seen thousands of ODIs in last few decades. ODIs gave us some very talented players but true match winners are a few. It’s time to pick the best of the lot. Visitors/members @ CricZo will be able to vote ( on criczo website as soon as we are done developing that particular page ) for their favourite players to be picked from finest of 100 players, we handpicked from ALL ODI playing nations. We have these 2 combinations in our mind : 4 batsmen + 2 all rounders + 1 wicket keeper + 4 bowlers 5 batsmen + 1 all rounder + 1 wicket keeper + 4 bowlers Now all we have to do is to pick 100 players so we can throw them into the pool for VISITORS to come and pick their XI. We will go ahead with the players with MAXIMUM votes. ( From respective categories ) Any other ideas are welcomes too. Regards, Masud __________________ CricZo XI - Draft League Season 1 M Hayden, G Gooch, R Dravid, W Hammond, K Pietersen, G Sobers, R Marsh (wk), R Benaud (c), D Steyn, W Hall, N Adcock Season 2 J Hobbs, B Richards, D Boon, H Taylor, C Lloyd (c), A Stewart (wk), T Goddard, A Davidson, H Tayfield, C Ambrose, H Griffith Season 3 H Sutcliffe, M Hayden, I Chappell (c), G Pollock, A Faulkner, M Hussey, D Lindsay (wk), I Botham, A Kumble, M Marshall, D Lillee

25-11-2011, 05:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	Batsman - ( minimum 1000 runs ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Australia Dean Jones, Greg Chappell, Michael Bevan, Michael Hussey, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Matthew Hayden, Steve Waugh India Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin England Allan Lamb, Marcus Trescothick, Kevin Pietersen Pakistan Zaheer Abbas, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam Ul Haq, Saleem Malik, Javed Miandad South Africa Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Jonty Rhodes, AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla New Zealand Martin Crowe, Nathan Astle, Ross Taylor, Stephen Fleming Sri Lanka Tilakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga Zimbabwe - West Indies Brian Lara, Gordon Greenidge, Clive Lloyd, Shivnarine Chanderpaul Bangladesh – Last edited by kingkallis; 25-11-2011 at 06:21 AM.

25-11-2011, 05:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	Please let me know if I have left out some names. I have included Miandad and Greenidge... Last edited by kingkallis; 25-11-2011 at 06:22 AM.

25-11-2011, 07:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
hang on State Vice-Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: mediterranea Posts: 1,447	the only shoo ins for me would be richards, tendulkar, bevan, akram, garner and murali. after that it's a much of a muchness. and yes, that includes gilly, since dhoni is surely a strong contender for the keeper spot. in fact, dhoni could, conceivably, threaten bevan's place assuming one is not inclined towards to stabilisers/finishers in the same team. __________________ i know i am god. since when i pray i find i am talking to myself. (massive apologies to barnes)

25-11-2011, 07:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,880	You would include Akram and Garner as dead certs but not McGrath, hang on? __________________ Maybe we wouldn't be so quick to fill buckets with filth if we knew they had a soul. Or maybe that's what they're into. Ain't no way to get inside a bucket's mind.

25-11-2011, 05:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	All rounder - ( 1000 runs and 100 wickets – bowling average of maximum 40, batting average of minimum 20 ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australia Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steve Waugh India Kapil Dev, Irfan Pathan, Yuvraj Singh England Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood Pakistan Imran Khan, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq South Africa Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje New Zealand Chris Cairns, Jacob Oram, Chris Harris, Richard Hadlee Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya Zimbabwe Heath Streak West Indies Viv Richards, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Carl Hooper Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan

25-11-2011, 05:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	Wicket keeper - ( 100 dismissals ) ---------------------------------------------------- Australia Adam Gilchrist India MS Dhoni England - Pakistan Moin Khan South Africa Mark Boucher New Zealand Brendon McCullum Sri Lanka Kumara Sangakkara Zimbabwe Andy Flower West Indies Jeff Dujon Bangladesh -

25-11-2011, 05:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	Bowlers - ( 100 wickets & ER of less than 5 ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Australia Glenn McGrath, Dennis Lillee, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Nathan Bracken India Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan England Darren Gough Pakistan Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar South Africa Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini New Zealand Shane Bond, Ewan Chatfield, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga Zimbabwe - West Indies Joel Garner, Curtley Ambrose, Malcolm Marshall, Micheal Holding, Courtney Walsh Bangladesh Abdur Razzaq

25-11-2011, 07:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
hang on State Vice-Captain Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: mediterranea Posts: 1,447	garner for sure. akram less of a dead cert.....was almost an afterthought of a dead cert, tbh!

25-11-2011, 07:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	Sachin, Gilchrist, Richards, Akram, Garner and McGrath for me!

25-11-2011, 07:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
weldone International Captain Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kolkata --> Mumbai, India Posts: 5,950	I'll pick one among these two teams (or a combination of the two+Hadlee+Miandad, keeping the combination in mind): Team 1: Brian Lara Sachin Tendulkar Viv Richards* Zaheer Abbas Michael Bevan Mahendra Dhoni+ Kapil Dev Shaun Pollock Wasim Akram Joel Garner Muttiah Muralitharan Team 2: Sanath Jayasuriya Sachin Tendulkar Viv Richards* Ricky Ponting Michael Bevan Mahendra Dhoni+ Lance Klusener Wasim Akram Joel Garner Muttiah Muralitharan Glenn McGrath __________________ "I want to raise my hand and say one thing. Those who complain about my love for the game or commitment to the game are clueless. These are the only 2 areas where I give myself 100 out of 100." - Sachin Tendulkar, as told in an interview published in Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika after his 100th International century (translated by weldone)

25-11-2011, 08:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	This would be my team : Adam Gilchrist ( + ) Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara Vivian Richards ( c ) Zaheer Abbas Micheal Bevan Lance Klusener Shaun Pollock Wasim Akram Saqlain Mushtaq Joel Garner 12th man : Glenn McGrath I saw how certain players were favored in the ICC's all time test thingy, so I am sure people will favor their countrymen here as well. ( Once the voting starts ) Last edited by kingkallis; 25-11-2011 at 11:51 PM. Reason: How can I forget Saqi? He is Warne of ODI...

25-11-2011, 09:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
karan316 U19 Debutant Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: India Posts: 300	Adam Gilchrist (+) Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara Vivian Richards (c) Andrew Symonds Michael Hussey Kapil Dev Wasim Akram Glenn Mcgrath Muttiah Muralitharan Joel Garner Last edited by karan316; 25-11-2011 at 10:17 AM.

25-11-2011, 10:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,718	McG @ No.8 will be awesome Karan

25-11-2011, 10:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,880	Will take a stab with the mostly orthodox: Sachin Tendulkar Adam Gilchrist+ Ricky Ponting Viv Richards Brian Lara Michael Bevan Imran Khan (4) (c) Wasim Akram (2) Joel Garner (3) Muttiah Muralitharan (5) Glenn McGrath (1) Though I got thinking about a variant, that may well beat them on a spin-heavy wicket. This one gets an idea I quite like, having two trademark "finishers" in the middle order. Would think having them in partnership would be something of a nightmare to have to deal with. Sachin Tendulkar Sanath Jayasuriya (5) Ricky Ponting Viv Richards Brian Lara Michael Bevan Mahedra Singh Dhoni+ Wasim Akram (2) Waqar Younis (3) Muttiah Muralitharan (4) Glenn McGrath (1)

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