Which cricketers go on each countries Mount Rushmore?

[subshakerz]

Assuming each country has a Mount Rushmore of cricketers of most importance to their game, not necessarily the best, who makes it for them?

 

[sayon basak]

Assuming each country has a Mount Rushmore of cricketers of most importance to their game, not necessarily the best, who makes it for them?

Australia:-
Don Bradman, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Victor Trumper (Dennis Lillee could be there)
England:-
WG Grace, Jack Hobbs, Sydney Barnes, Len Hutton
West Indies:-
Garry Sobers, Malcolm Marshall, Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd (I don't know how to get Frank Worrell in)
India:-
Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Kohli might be close, Bumrah should probably be there already)
South Africa:-
Jacques Kallis, Basil D'Oliviera, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith
Pakistan:-
Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Fazal Mahmood, Waqar Younis
New Zealand:-
Richard Hadlee, Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson, Stephen Fleming

 

[Coronis]

Replace Marshall with Worrell I reckon. Or Viv.

Trumper with Benaud/Border.

 

[subshakerz]

Australia:-
Don Bradman, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Victor Trumper (Dennis Lillee could be there)
England:-
WG Grace, Jack Hobbs, Sydney Barnes, Len Hutton
West Indies:-
Garry Sobers, Malcolm Marshall, Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd (I don't know how to get Frank Worrell in)
India:-
Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Kohli might be close, Bumrah should probably be there already)
South Africa:-
Jacques Kallis, Basil D'Oliviera, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith
Pakistan:-
Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Fazal Mahmood, Waqar Younis
New Zealand:-
Richard Hadlee, Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson, Stephen Fleming

Yeah I disagree with all of these I think.

Anyways you forgot SL.

It would be for me:

Ranatunga, Murali, DeSilva, Sanga

 

[sayon basak]

Yeah I disagree with all of these I think.

Anyways you forgot SL.

It would be for me:

Ranatunga, Murali, DeSilva, Sanga

Drop your list.

 

[subshakerz]

Australia:-
Don Bradman, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Victor Trumper (Dennis Lillee could be there)
England:-
WG Grace, Jack Hobbs, Sydney Barnes, Len Hutton
West Indies:-
Garry Sobers, Malcolm Marshall, Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd (I don't know how to get Frank Worrell in)
India:-
Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Kohli might be close, Bumrah should probably be there already)
South Africa:-
Jacques Kallis, Basil D'Oliviera, Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith
Pakistan:-
Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Fazal Mahmood, Waqar Younis
New Zealand:-
Richard Hadlee, Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson, Stephen Fleming

Australia would have Lillee instead of McGrath and Benaud too instead of Trumper

WI, Worrell instead of Lloyd and Lara maybe instead of Marshall.

India would be Kohli instead of Pataudi.

SA needs to have Pollock I think. He was voted their best cricketer last century.

Pakistan needs Miandad.

NZ seems fine but I think you can have better options than Fleming.

 

[Coronis]

Drop your list.

Drop it like its hot

 

[sayon basak]

Australia would have Lillee instead of McGrath and Benaud too instead of Trumper

WI, Worrell instead of Lloyd and Lara maybe instead of Marshall.

India would be Kohli instead of Pataudi.

SA needs to have Pollock I think. He was voted their best cricketer last century.

Pakistan needs Miandad.

NZ seems fine but I think you can have better options than Fleming.

Yeah I disagree with all of these I think.

 

[Coronis]

Australia would have Lillee instead of McGrath and Benaud too instead of Trumper

WI, Worrell instead of Lloyd and Lara maybe instead of Marshall.

India would be Kohli instead of Pataudi.

SA needs to have Pollock I think. He was voted their best cricketer last century.

Pakistan needs Miandad.

NZ seems fine but I think you can have better options than Fleming.

My first thought was Vettori but idk. Considering all formats you could argue McCullum maybe?

 

[subshakerz]

Yeah I disagree with all of these I think.

For Australia, Lillee is simply the definitional cricketer of the era in a way McGrath was not. Benaud was the Voice of Cricket but on second thought I would have Border who revived Aussie cricket, their most consequential captain.

Kohli has defined this era with the bat and captaincy.

SA would cherish Pollock more than a couple you mentioned.

Miandad was not just the best Pak bat but fundamental to their most successful era.

Fleming is fine for me but I don't think he has as much gravitas for NZers.

 

[subshakerz]

My first thought was Vettori but idk. Considering all formats you could argue McCullum maybe?

McCullum is a great shout. Fleming may be a better captain but not as defining.

 

[DrWolverine]

India : Gavaskar. Kapil. Sachin.
4th is Bumrah/Kohli/Pataudi/Ganguly

Pakistan : Imran. Miandad. Akram
4th : Not sure.

SL : Ranatunga. Murali. DeSilva. Sanga

Eng : Grace. Hobbs. Hutton. Botham.

Aus : Bradman. Lillee. Border. Warne.

NZ : Hadlee. Crowe. Fleming. Williamson.

SA : Basil D'Oliviera. Cronje. Donald. Kallis.

WI : Worrell. Sobers. Richards. Lara.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Have more for 4 for some when not sure:

India : Gavaskar, Kapil, Tendulkar, Kohli/Bumrah

Pakistan : Hanif, Imran, Miandad, Akram

SL : Ranatunga, Aravinda, Murali, Sanga

Eng : Grace, Hobbs, Hammond/Hutton, Botham

Aus : Spofforth/Trumper, Bradman, Benaud, McWarne

NZ: Sutcliffe/JR Reid/Turner, Hadlee, Crowe, Williamson

SA : G Pollock, Kallis, Steyn, Bavuma

WI : Headley, Worrell, Sobers, Viv

Zim: Houghton, A Flower, H Streak, B Taylor

Bang: Shakib, Mushfiqur, Mahmudullah, The Fizz

 

[Thala_0710]

Ind: Sachin, Kapil, Gavaskar, Ganguly
Pak: Imran, Akram, Miandad, Nawaz
Sl: Ranatunga, Murali, De silva, Sanga
Eng: Grace, Hobbs, Botham, Hutton/Hammond
Aus: Bradman, Benaud, Lillee, Warne
Wi: Worrell, Viv, Sobers, Lloyd
Sa: Basil, Kallis, Smith, Bavuma/Pollock
Nz: Hadlee, Crowe, Mccullum, Williamson

 

[DrWolverine]

Ind: Sachin, Kapil, Gavaskar, Ganguly
Pak: Imran, Akram, Miandad, Nawaz
Sl: Ranatunga, Murali, De silva, Sanga
Eng: Grace, Hobbs, Botham, Hutton/Hammond
Aus: Bradman, Benaud, Lillee, Warne
Wi: Worrell, Viv, Sobers, Lloyd
Sa: Basil, Kallis, Smith, Bavuma/Pollock
Nz: Hadlee, Crowe, Mccullum, Williamson

I do not think he should be in the list.

As great as he was, barely any impact or difference to England in all but one Ashes.

 

[Johan]

Botham is not on England's mount rushmore over Sydney Freaking Barmes

 

[Johan]

England
Grace, Barnes, Hobbs, Hutton

Australia
Bradman, Border, Warne, McGrath

India
Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Dev, Bumrah

 

[Daemon]

I swear this rushmore thread’s been done like 10x

 

[peterhrt]

My understanding was that the Mount Rushmore presidents were chosen respectively to represent birth (as an independent nation), growth, development and preservation.

The first chronological name for each cricketing nation would have to be someone from the early days, such as Nayudu for India, or perhaps Mankad from the period immediately following political independence. It wouldn't be Ranji as he was too closely associated with the British.

Grace might represent growth for English cricket but not birth. It was established long before he appeared.

Learie Constantine might be a candidate for first name on the West Indian list.

 

[sayon basak]

Grace might represent growth for English cricket but not birth. It was established long before he appeared.

Learie Constantine might be a candidate for first name on the West Indian list.

John Small might do.