Playing Selector: Middle Order of the Team of the 1990's

[morgieb]

So now vote for THREE middle order players in the Team of the 1990's. Qualification is 3000 runs in the middle order as a batsman, the qualification here is slightly more stringent as there are generally more middle order options than openers and I don't want to weigh you down with lots of options. Wicket-keepers excluded. Other option is still acceptable, but please state who you want to vote for if you do select this.

The 3 is probably gonna be obvious, but meh.

SR Tendulkar (India) 1990-1999 69 108 12 5611 217 58.44 22 21 7
SR Waugh (Aus) 1990-1999 89 142 25 6209 200 53.06 18 28 11
BC Lara (WI) 1990-1999 65 110 4 5462 375 51.52 13 28 4
PA de Silva (SL) 1990-1999 62 104 9 4448 267 46.82 14 18 6
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1990-1999 46 75 8 3061 237 45.68 8 14 5
DC Boon (Aus) 1990-1996 54 93 11 3683 164* 44.91 12 14 10
M Azharuddin (India) 1990-1999 64 94 6 3880 192 44.09 14 12 3
RA Smith (Eng) 1990-1996 51 89 13 3239 175 42.61 6 23 6
DJ Cullinan (SA) 1993-1999 53 86 7 3349 275* 42.39 9 16 10
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-1999 99 163 11 6362 153* 41.85 17 37 15
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 1992-1999 58 94 9 3531 200* 41.54 8 20 8
GP Thorpe (Eng) 1993-1999 57 104 13 3599 138 39.54 6 24 7
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-1999 64 106 9 3689 135 38.03 6 23 8
CL Hooper (WI) 1990-1999 61 104 11 3331 178* 35.81 8 14 9
A Ranatunga (SL) 1990-1999 60 95 8 3047 131 35.02 2 22 9
GA Hick (Eng) 1991-1999 54 93 6 3005 178 34.54 5 17 5

 

[mr_mister]

haha Hicky gets a run! So funny. This is such an easy decision.

 

[harsh.ag]

Well tbf, since we lack a quality all rounder from the 90s (unless we clutch at straws and count Kallis who played 32 tests during this period), we could have Steve Waugh play at 6, and have someone like Inzi, Aravinda, or Mark Waugh at 5.

 

[ankitj]

Why is Andy Flower not included? Is it because he will be part of wicket-keeper poll? I think in 90s, he was the fourth best batsman after the three I voted for in this poll.

 

[morgieb]

Why is Andy Flower not included? Is it because he will be part of wicket-keeper poll? I think in 90s, he was the fourth best batsman after the three I voted for in this poll.

Yeah it was because he was a keeper. Unfortunately he didn't qualify there so he's kinda screwed here.

He'll make the "6th spot" poll if you want to vote for him there.

 

[ankitj]

Yeah it was because he was a keeper. Unfortunately he didn't qualify there so he's kinda screwed here.

He'll make the "6th spot" poll if you want to vote for him there.

OK, cool.

Also looks like he wasn't as flash in 90s. Picked up in early 2000s

 

[weldone]

Yeah it was because he was a keeper. Unfortunately he didn't qualify there so he's kinda screwed here.

only because you wanted to screw him

 

[weldone]

Arjuna Ranatunga, Graeme Hick, and Saleem Malik






are the 3 who shouldn't have been included in this poll.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Martin Crowe was probably the 4th best batsman of the 90s but had to retire due to injury. I'd rather pick 4 middle order players (Lara, Sachin, Crowe, Waugh) especially as Waugh was a world-class allrounder (bowling quite a lot) at the time - prob 2nd only to Brian MacMillan among allrounders, and Sachin was handy.

 

[weldone]

Martin Crowe was probably the 4th best batsman of the 90s but had to retire due to injury. I'd rather pick 4 middle order players (Lara, Sachin, Crowe, Waugh) especially as Waugh was a world-class allrounder (bowling quite a lot) at the time - prob 2nd only to Brian MacMillan among allrounders, and Sachin was handy.

Nah Crowe was mainly an 80s player...he played too few in the 90s

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dravid> Inzi in the 90s even though he played fewer matches.

Anyway, this is Lara-Tendulkar-Waugh. Let's move on.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Nah Crowe was mainly an 80s player...he played too few in the 90s

I know but that was due to injury - retired at 33. He is only a couple of years older than Steve Waugh and was probably the best batsman in the world before Lara got all those daddy 100s. Crowe mastered Wasim and Waqar and bottle tops in Pakistan in the early 90s.

 

[harsh.ag]

Think if another specialist bat is to be selected in the line-up, it should be between Aravinda and Mark Waugh. Flower and Inzi weren't that flash in the 90s, and it feels wrong to pick Kallis and Dravid.

 

[watson]

3. Brian Lara
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5.
6. Steve Waugh

These batsman are more or less locked-in, with Steve Waugh being good enough with the ball to be the 5th bowler.

Originally favoured Aravinda for the No.5 spot, but now unsure whether that Andy Flower should get a go or not. Specialist batsman of course.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Wow

 

[AldoRaine18]

Think if another specialist bat is to be selected in the line-up, it should be between Aravinda and Mark Waugh. Flower and Inzi weren't that flash in the 90s, and it feels wrong to pick Kallis and Dravid.

Junior seems a decent choice there. Second highest amount of hundreds in the 90s after Tendulkar.

 

[OverratedSanity]

How was Flower not flash in the 90s? His two best years were probably after 2000, but he was still pretty awesome before that anyway.

 

[weldone]

I'd take De Silva at no. 6.

 

[ankitj]

I'd go De Silva as well for awesome strokeplay and because his stats are actually quite good, behind only the big 3.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Flower needs to get in this team somehow. Don't **** this up guys. I loved Aravinda, but Flower is mandatory. Flower at 6,Healy with the gloves at 7 imo.