Poll 3: Playing Selector: Openers for all time subcontinental XI

[bagapath]

You know their stats. Now select two of these gentlemen to open the batting for the AT Subcontinental XI

Also, you can select anyone else of your choice not listed in the poll.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I'm going to have to mull over between Merchant and Sehwag to bat alongside Sunny.
That's not to mention how much I enjoyed others amongst that list, Anwar in particular

 

[kingkallis]

Gavaskar & Hanif

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gavaskar, SehWAG

 

[cnerd123]

Sunny and Sehwag too good a pairing to not be picked

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sunny and Sehwag too good a pairing to not be picked

Someone voted for Tamim and it wasn't you. Hang your head in shame.

 

[cnerd123]

I thought I'd do the "vote only BD" schtick for all these polls but figured that would be overkill.

 

[cnerd123]

Would have voted Mustafizur in the opening bowlers poll if he was there tho tbh

 

[smash84]

Gavaskar a lock in for one of the spots.

For me the toss up is between Hanif, Anwar, and Sehwag.

Despite Sehwag murdering bowling attacks left, right, and center I always felt that the bowlers were in with a chance with him. Didn't give me that feeling of confidence and dependability that i would have liked whenever I watched him bat. I probably rate him lower than most (that being a function of not having watched him bat too often).

 

[cnerd123]

Nah you're right, Sehwag is completely unreliable. But in an ATG XI that's not a problem. He's opening with Sunny and will most likely have Dravid, Sachin, Sanga and another ATG following him. Unreliable is fine given how epic he can be when he clicks.

 

[OverratedSanity]

You can't really call someone who averages 50 unreliable. Atleast in the SC, he was as reliable as any of our other ATGs. It's not as though he was hit or miss in the SC at all. He was reliably awesome. Just gave the impression of being unreliable because of his approach.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Gavaskar & Sehwag.

Would love to see either of Merchant/Hanif but I guess Sehwag works with the rest of the lineup about to be drafted in

 

[viriya]

I was gonna go Gavaskar + Sehwag but then I noticed Hanif.

Actually it still should be Gavaskar + Sehwag jk.

 

[mr_mister]

imagine if sehwag of all people actually got his third and was the only man to have 3 test triple centuries to his name. imagine. lol

 

[Howe_zat]

Tamim played two innings in England that were much better than anything Sehwag could manage

 

[OverratedSanity]

imagine if sehwag of all people actually got his third and was the only man to have 3 test triple centuries to his name. imagine. lol

Deserved it too. I don't think I've ever seen a more outrageous innings than that 293. Almost 300 in 80 odd overs ffs. Would've finally shut up all those people gushing over Bradman's 300 in a day.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Anyone not voting Gavaskar and Sehwag needs to have their head examined.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Tamim played two innings in England that were much better than anything Sehwag could manage

Paraphrasing Burgey's sarcastic post about people elevating performances in India England over everything else.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I've voted for Gavaskar and Sehwag. I wasn't too convinced my Sehwag in the early days as I didn't think you could bat like that in Test Cricket over a long period and get away with it. Not only did he manage it, but now they're all at it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Anyone not voting Gavaskar and Sehwag needs to have their head examined.

Yeah. I loved Anwar and all, but he was no Sehwag.