Ultimate ATG thread

[Hurricane]

Pick two ATG players to represent your country in a double wicket cricket tournament.

Rules:
Each player bats until they are out even if the other chap is out.
Only the two players you select are allowed to bowl.
They will be up against another two person ATG team.
You can pick two batsman, two bowlers, or two all rounders, whatever you want.
There will be a full compliment of fielders for the game including an FC standard wicket keeper.
Two innings each. Game can last up to 3 days.

Go.

 

[weldone]

Sachin Tendulkar, Vijay Hazare

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Shane Bond, Sir Richard Hadlee

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Shakib Al Hasan
Tamim Iqbal

 

[watson]

Steve Waugh and Keith Miller

 

[weldone]

Garry Sobers and Keith Miller

Which country is that?

 

[Hurricane]

Garry Sobers and Keith Miller

Has to be for your country but agree those would be the best two players. Sobers especially would be the MVP of the tournament,

 

[kiwiviktor81]

I'm assuming each two-man innings starts with a new ball?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Garry Sobers and Nikita Miller

corrected

 

[Hurricane]

I'm assuming each two-man innings starts with a new ball?

Yes.

 

[Hurricane]

Sachin Tendulkar, Vijay Hazare

If they get dismissed early it could be a long day in the field.

Shane Bond, Sir Richard Hadlee

I don't see Bond contributing much with the bat here. High risk high reward strategy.

Shakib Al Hasan
Tamim Iqbal

What does Tamim Bowl? Shakib is a fine pick. Also I am not sure I would want Tamim playing a knock where his wicket was so crucial.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

WG Grace & Ian Botham.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Kapil, Tendulkar/Mankad.

 

[weldone]

If they get dismissed early it could be a long day in the field.

Getting both of them out twice won't be very easy...If it's a 3-day game I'll go with batting allrounders if possible (Sobers, Kallis are ideal for this game)...India doesn't have any batting allrounders (Kapil, Mankad etc. don't fit that mould)

The next best thing is to pick great batsmen who can bowl a bit. Tendulkar, Hazare, Sehwag fit that mould. If we pick Tendulkar then Hazare can take care of the new ball. Also, we don't need an explosive batsman like Sehwag for a game where a maximum of 8 wickets are possible in 3 days.

 

[Daemon]

People picking quicks are crazy. What happens if the opening partnership lasts more than 20 overs?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

What does Tamim Bowl? Shakib is a fine pick. Also I am not sure I would want Tamim playing a knock where his wicket was so crucial.

can i switch tamim to mohammad rafique!

will this be in simulator?

 

[kiwiviktor81]

I don't see Bond contributing much with the bat here. High risk high reward strategy.

Test top score of 41 from 13 completed innings, ODI average of 16. I reckon the other players' weakness is that neither of their players will be used to the new ball in either capacity. At least my guys are used to bowling with the new ball and could probably tap some pies around for 30-40 runs each.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

People picking quicks are crazy. What happens if the opening partnership lasts more than 20 overs?

In my mind, I'd just concede the match in that scenario.

 

[Hurricane]

can i switch tamim to mohammad rafique!

will this be in simulator?

I will be awarding 1st 2nd and 3rd places based on my own judgement

 

[cnerd123]

I'd go with Shakib and Nasir Hossain personally. The latter can field and bowl both spin and medium pace. Compliments Shakib well.

For India I'd have to go with Sachin and Mankad. I would consider Dev but the whole pace-bowler-breaking-down point is a compelling one. Sachin's seamups are handy and the article on CW recent suggests Vinoo dabbled in it in his youth, so they should go allright till the ball loses its shine.