Best Asian Test Team of All Time

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Imran's team went toe to toe with the windies and had consistently excellent performances for almost the entire decade. Second best team of that era.

The 90s team on the other hand usually underdelivered on their promise. They got smashed by SA and Australia virtually every time they played, lost a home series to Zimbabwe and not one but two home series to Sri Lanka. They just didn't gel together well and didn't have a leader like Imran to bring the pieces together properly. Most of the romanticism for that team comes from the fact that they had two atg quicks at their peak and they were great to watch, but the actual results just weren't there.

On paper:elite. In practice: disappointing. It's why so many if the ATG XI team discussions here may be completely pointless... You never know how an XI will play, regardless of the names.

Now if you're talking about ODIs, it's a different story.

Good example is the non-performance of the World Xi in 2005...

 

[Black_Warrior]

If playing in Asia

Gavaskar
Sehwag
Younis
Tendulkar
Miandad
Sangakkara
Khan
Akram
Kumble
Younis
Murali


If playing outside of Asia

Gavaskar
Mohammad
Dravid
Tendulkar
Miandad
Sangakkara
Kirmani
Khan
Akram
Younis
Murali