Favorite XI's?

[Langeveldt]

Not necessarily the XI that will win you the most matches, but the eleven players which you like watching the most....

And Marc, we cant make eleven Ajit Agarkars


1. HH Gibbs (RSA)
2. M Attapattu (SL)
3. D Ganga (WI)
4. ND McKenzie (RSA)
5. M Van Jaarsveld (RSA)
6. NC Johnson (ZIM)
7. MV Boucher (wk) (RSA)
8. GB Hogg (AUS) or R Johnson (ENG) (pitch depending)
9. SCG MacGill (AUS)
10.D Pretorius (RSA)
11.AA Donald (cpt) (RSA)

12. I Blackwell (ENG)

 

[gibbsnsmith]

i have posted MY team for the this thread in that other thread about World XI...

 

[age_master]

Gilchrist
Jayasuria
Ponting
M Clarke
J Rhodes
L Klusener
A Symonds
B lee
J Gillespie
S Akhtar
S Bond


doesn't get too much more attacking than that, and that bowling could knock anything over

 

[masterblaster]

Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Ponting
Tendulkar
Lara
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Akhtar
Bond

 

[PY]

and that bowling could knock anything over

Literally could knock anything over, specially with Brett Lee's tactics to Tudor

 

[Gaijin-san]

My team is:

A. Gilchrist (AUS)
S. Afridi (PAK)
R. Ponting (AUS)
M. Clarke (AUS)
K. Sangakkara (SRL)
H. Bashar (BAN)
A. Flintoff (ENG)
Y. Singh (IND)
B. Lee (AUS)
S. Bond (NZL)
M. Ntini (SAF)


I like it.. It's a very fiery side. But that's what they'd all be like.
How cool would it be to actually see one of these sides play? That would be so awesome.

 

[marc71178]

8. GB Hogg (AUS)

Go the Bear!

 

[marc71178]

Not sure if ODI or Test, but:

Tres
SRT
Punter
BCL
Fred
Thropey
Stewy
AA
Warnie
Dazzler
Glennda

for an ODI.

 

[JohnnyA]

1. Vaughn (love watching him bat in full flow)
2. Haydyn (not always pretty, but it sure is fun)
3. Lara ( ... no explanation required)
4. Hooper (in keeping with the style thread)
5. Tendular (see Lara)
6. Ponting (unique technique ... but magnificent strokeplay)
7. Gilchrist (see lara and Tendulkar)
8. FREDDY ( ... if I'm guaranteed a hundred ... I'll watch a freddy hundred before the rest)
9.. Lee (should give us some fun and games with the new ball before handing the baton to the spinners)
10. Warney (in tandem with ...)
11. Murali

OK, so only 4 bowlers, and I might end up overbowling Freddy. No worries, I'll get the groundsman to prepare a raging turner. That way we get to watch Warney and Murali all day!!!

 

[deeps]

S.Afridi (something always happens when he's around! either there's sixes and fours flying around the park,or there's wickets falling (whilst he's batting or bowling)..and a brilliant fielder)
H.Gibbs (magnifecent opening batsman...very stylish and attacking)
B.Lara
S.Tendulkar
I.Ul-Haq (powerful stylish batsman)
A.Gilchrist (good keeper and very good attacking batsman)
B.Hogg
B.Lee
M.Ntini
S.Bond
D.Vettori

12th Man : M.Vaughan

 

[Warne is god]

Best XI

1. A.Gilchrist
2. M.Hayden
3. S.Tendaulkar
4. R.Ponting
5. S.R.Waugh*
6. B.Lara
7. A.Gilchrist+
8. S.K.Warne
9. B.Lee
10. S.Akhtar
11. G.D.McGrath

I know, I know a little bias but we have the most exciting cricketers in the world and arguably the best batsman of all time (Stephen Waugh)

 

[deeps]

i totally agree! one of the best batsman EVER! right up there with the don!

 

[iamdavid]

1.M.Slater
2.M.Atapattu
3.W.Hinds
4.B.Lara
5.*M.Waugh
6.H.Gibbs
7.+A.Gilchrist
8.S.Warne
9.D.Vettori
10.C.Vaas
11.S.Akhtar

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

TEST

M. Atapattu - love watching him bat.
H. Gibbs
R. Ponting - a joy to watch when he's not playing WI.
B. Lara - obviously!
S. Tendulkar - ditto
R. Sarwan
T. Taibu - big talent.
W. Akram
S. Mushtaq
Harbhajan - for batting and bowling pleasure .
S. Bond

12th Men: S. Waugh, M.Butcher, R. Dravid, C. Cairns, S. Matsikenyeri

ODI coming soon...

 

[marc71178]

Re: Best XI

arguably the best batsman of all time (Stephen Waugh)

Yeah right, and I'm Chinese.

 

[Jamee999]

My team

1.M.Vaughan(ENG)
2.A.Gilchrist+(AUS)
3.A.Tudor(2)(ENG)
4.A.Symonds(4)(AUS)
5.A.Flintoff(3)(ENG)
6.S.Tendulkar(IND)
7.B.Lara(WIN)
8.A.Agarkar(5)(IND)
9.M.Bevan(AUS)
10.J.Rhodes*(SAF)
11.M.Ntini(1)(SAF)


12.I.ulHaq(PAK)

 

[Eclipse]

Tests:

H Gibbs - Attacking batsman likes to hit boundrys always nice to watch.

M Vaughan - Very stylish batsman better on the eye's estheticly than Hayden.

R Ponting - Attacking batsman has a Huge range of strokes and hit's them all magnificently especialy of the quicks.

Lara - Again much like Ponting I dont Think I have ever seen a better player of spin.

M Waugh - The most pure & elegant looking stroke play I have ever seen.

D Martyn - In good form he makes batting look as easy as anyone and generates amazing offside power with liitle effort.

A Gilchrist - The fastest scoring batsman ever in test cricket has a good techneque and plays proper cricket shots. Can attack
without risking his wicket as much as a normal batsman.

S Warne - Good to watch as a batsman and as a bowler.

B Lee - Wether he is tacking wickets or going for runs or hitting huge sixes in the late overs of an ODI he is always good to watch.

J Gillespie - This guy inspires me when ever I watch him gets fantastic life out of apparently dead pitches and has been taking alot of wickets latley.

S Bond - See Brett Lee.

Alot of aussies I know but right now we have the best crickers and they are all good to watch.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Re: Best XI

arguably the best batsman of all time (Stephen Waugh)

No argument. He's not.

 

[Eclipse]

12th Men: S. Waugh, M.Butcher, R. Dravid, C. Cairns, S. Matsikenyeri

Matsikenyeri has made some good runs in the WI v Zimbabwe test did you put him in that list because he looked impressive or some other reason?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

He looked very impressive. A very talented batsman with a flair for aggressive strokeplay.