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Best T20 XI

TimAngas

State Vice-Captain
So with the IPL coming up who do you think would make up the best XI of T20 players in the world?

Shane Watson (as an all-rounder)
Lasith Malinga
Saeed Ajmal
M.S. Dhoni as wicketkeeper?

Chris Gayle?
Murali Vijay?
Shaun Marsh?
Michael Hussey?
 

kingkallis

International Coach
Openers :

Chris Gayle
Shane Watson

Middle Order

Virat Kohli
Marlon Samuels
Keiron Pollard

Wicket keeper :

Brendon McCullum

Spinners :

Saeed Ajmal
Sunil Narine

Fast bowlers :

Lasith Malinga
Dale Steyn
Umar Gul
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
IMO, you need at 4 specialist bowlers, a bowling all rounder who can hold the bat pretty well, and preferably two batsmen who can roll the arm over for a jammy over or two of darts. That comes out with something like:

1. Chris Gayle [8]
2. Shane Watson [5]
3. Brendon McCullum *+
4. Marlon Samuels [7]
5. AB de Villiers
6. Yuvraj Singh [6]
7. Jos Buttler
8. Mitchell Starc [1]
9. Sunil Narine [4]
10. Lasith Malinga [2]
11. Saeed Ajmal [3]

12th Dale Steyn

With Watson, Gayle, Yuvraj and Samuels, I reckon you can get away with ignoring the bowling all-rounder at 7 I spoke about and go with the extra bat. Went with Buttler because he's ridiculous when he fires and the top 6 should be good on their own more often than not to cover for some inconsistency.

So tempted to pick Dernbach to take the piss though.
 
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marc71178

Eyes not spreadsheets
Surely McCullum is only really an option when he opens - seems silly putting him in a specialist middle order position when he doesn't do it?
 

Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Surely McCullum is only really an option when he opens - seems silly putting him in a specialist middle order position when he doesn't do it?
Yeah, but he tends to bat 3 with Guptill and Rutherford opening now. Could re-shuffle to get him in there and everyone moves down a slot. That would work relatively well actually.
 

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