Favorite XI's?

[Richard]

No, it doesn't, it just shows they are different.
Different skills are required, but who's to say they're more important skills? Once again, as with style, it's all a question of attitudes and values.

 

[Ford_GTHO351]

I've selected my all time great team from modern retired players (I define modern as players begining from the start of ODI cricket & onwards) that would be sutiable for both forms of the game.

My Team (not in batting order)
Greg Chappell (vc)
Ian Healy (wk)
Ian Botham
Allan Border (c)
Malcom Marshall
Viv Richards
Sunil Gavaskar
Kapil Dev
Mark Waugh*
Dennis Lillee
Richard Hadlee

*Mark Waugh has retired from international cricket, so he is eligible in this team.

Here are some stats.

Test Stats
1206 matches between them

Batting
1879 innings between them
65618 runs@39.22 between them
157 100's between them
328 50's between them

Bowling
21210.3 overs bowled between them
57762 runs conceded between them
2157 wickets between them
Average of 26.77
Strike Rate of 59.00
Economy of 2.72 runs per over
135 five wickets in a innings between them
27 ten wickets in a match between them


ODI Stats

1709 matches between them

Batting
1468 innings between them
37774 runs@30.88 between them
37 100's between them
208 50's between them
Average Strike Rate of 78.32

Bowling
8257.1 overs bowled between them
32228 runs conceded between them
1165 wickets between them
Average of 27.66
Strike Rate of 42.52
Economy of 3.90 runs per over
12 five wickets in a innings between them

When I have the time, I'll post my best XI from players pre ODI cricket.