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Greatest Left Handers XI of all time

harsh.ag

harsh.ag

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
There is no way Sanga doesn't make it. Pollock hasn't done anywhere near what Sanga has. And I think quite highly of Pollock. Could even have Sanga opening instead of Hayden, though ideally he should be at 3.
 
Howe_zat

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So to avoid the whole team having to listen to Hayden until they eventually murder him and/or open an investement portfolio, I'd swap Underwood for one of the still greatest SLA bowlers of all time in Rhodes, who can also open the batting. That lets me either double down on batting depth or include an extra allrounder in Vaas, who has been relegated to 12th man because people forget Frank Foster was the first great left-arm quick and his record is amazing. Also holds his own with the bat.

Also when you looked through everyone's figures you missed the guy with the most runs and best average. Sanga has nailed on here.

1. Cook
2. Rhodes (4)
3. Sangakkara
4. Lara
5. Sobers (5)
6. Border
7. Harvey/Pollock
8. Gilchrist
9. Davidson (2)
10. Foster (3)
11. Wasim (1)

12. Vaas

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OP's team

1. Hayden
2. Cook
3. Pollock
4. Lara
5. Border
6. Sobers
7. Gilchrist
8. Davidson
9. Wasim
10. Vaas
11. Underwood
 
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harsh.ag

harsh.ag

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Have thought of the same line-up in the past, Howe, but it runs up against Rhodes' actual career. He didn't bowl when he opened, and he wasn't a good batsman down the order when he was a frontline bowler.

Though tbf he could make it just on his bowling.
 
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harsh.ag said:
Have thought of the same line-up in the past, Howe, but it runs up against Rhodes' actual career. He didn't bowl when he opened, and he wasn't a good batsman down the order when he was a frontline bowler.

Though tbf he could make it just on his bowling.
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Cricketinsights

Cricket Spectator
That's great that he can bowl spin as well. But the team has Sobers and Underwood. So it hardly needs another spinner who opens the batting averaging 30 when there are others like Lawry, Smith and Hayden who are far better batsmen.
 
fredfertang

fredfertang

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John Edrich to open, but the most glaring omission for me is David Gower - there'll also be plenty of old timers turning in their graves at Frank Woolley being left out, but that's his own fault - he should have learnt to play himself in
 
harsh.ag

harsh.ag

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Would have Wardle and Underwood both in the side. Sobers can be the third pacer. Wardle can bowl both orthodox and Chinaman. Great combo.
 
Red

Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
G.Smith
B.Lawry
K.Sangakkara
G.Pollock
B.Lara
G.Sobers
A.Gilchrist
A.Davidson
W.Akram
D.Underwood
B.Johnston

12th- M.Johnson


Everyone forgets Bill Johnston, the best third seamer of all time, apart from Big Bird.
 
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AndrewB

International Vice-Captain
A bigger issue with picking Rhodes as an opener for this XI is that he batted right-handed.
 
Lillian Thomson

Lillian Thomson

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This calls for a grotesque amount of batting order manipulation.

I'm opening with Harvey and Sobers because they were both good enough to bat anywhere.

1. Harvey
2. Sobers
3. Sangakara
4. Pollock
5. Lara
6. Lloyd
7. Gilchrist
8. Davidson
9. Akram
10.Johnston
11.Bedi
 
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RK_123

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Graeme Smith
Matthew Hayden
Kumar Sangakkara
Graeme Pollock
Brian Lara
Gary Sobers
Adam Gilchrist
Alan Davidson
Wasim Akram
Derek Underwood
 
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