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**Official** 'My Current World XI' Thread

delkap

delkap

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Current World XI

I saw a thread for all time world XI
About time someone discussed current players, and not the past ones.
So here is my best ODI and Test XI with players who r still playing.

Test XI

Matthew Hayden
Michael Vaughan (c)
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist(w.k)
Shaun Pollock
Brett Lee
Stephen Harmison
Mutthiah Muralitharan

12th Man : Jacques Kallis

Extras: Shane Bond, Anil Kumble, Herschelle Gibbs, VVs Laxman


ODI XI:

Sachin Tendulkar
Adam Gilchrist (w.k)
Ricky Ponting (c)
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Michael Clarke
Andrew Flintoff
Shaun Pollock
Brett Lee
Stephen Harmison
Harbhajan Singh

12th Man: Shane Bond

Extras: Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Mutthiah Muralitharan
 
shaka

shaka

International Regular
i think that either Sehwag and or Gibbs/Smith should open. They have been batting quite well recently. Bond cannot really make it since he has been out for quite some time, most of your choices would be similar to mine. Maybe Warne would fit in too somewhere.
 
delkap

delkap

State Vice-Captain
shaka said:
i think that either Sehwag and or Gibbs/Smith should open. They have been batting quite well recently. Bond cannot really make it since he has been out for quite some time, most of your choices would be similar to mine. Maybe Warne would fit in too somewhere.
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I reckon batting in ODI XI could be moved around easily, if need arises Sewag and Sachin could swap or Gilchrist can go down. I believe top 5 I chose are better than Gibbs. Sachin/Sehwag/Gilchrist can do a better job opening. So Gibbs is unlucky to miss out. He could probably replace Clarke, but then we r missing a late-order finisher.
I keep Gibbs in extras as a backup opener, and obviously a champion fielder.

Also Bond was brilliant last time I saw him. I would hv kept him in team, if it wasn't for his latest fitness worries. Hence he finds himself out of playing XI. As for Warne, I believe Murali is better in tests, and Warne is old now, hasn't got a long way to go. In ODI's, Harbjahan has proved to be the best spinner around in the world.
 
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shaka

shaka

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Harbhajan has not been playing much cricket recently so feel mayb Warne could take his place since he can also bat, For ODI
 
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chicane

chicane

State Captain
Test 11 -

Matthew Hayden
Graeme Smith
Rahul Dravid (c)
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Jacques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Shaun Pollock
Shoaib Akhtar
Jason Gillespie
Muttiah Muralitharan

12th man - Shane Bond

ODI 11 -

Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Virendar Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Ricky Ponting (c)
Rahul Dravid
Jacques Kallis
Yuvraj Singh
Shaun Pollock
Shaoib Akhtar
Jason Gillespie
Muttiah Muralitharan

12th man - Shane Bond
 
shaka

shaka

International Regular
Its just that he has not had enough time with being captain, perhaps an Australian to captain?
 
M

Mr. P

International Vice-Captain
1/ Ponting should be in the Test side too. His overall record and his record over the past couple of years make him an automatic inclusion.
2/ Haven't we had enough of these threads already!??!
 
twctopcat

twctopcat

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Chuck out Brett Lee and put in Jason Gillespie, simple as that. If i had one bowling a tight over for my mortgage i'd have Gillespie every time. Accurate, quick and moves the ball both ways, brilliant bowler. Was the only one who constantly troubled the indians in the '03/'04 tests, and that's saying something.
 
Mr Mxyzptlk

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delkap said:
ODI XI:

Sachin Tendulkar
Adam Gilchrist (w.k)
Ricky Ponting (c)
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Michael Clarke
Andrew Flintoff
Shaun Pollock
Brett Lee
Stephen Harmison
Harbhajan Singh

12th Man: Shane Bond

Extras: Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Mutthiah Muralitharan
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LOL. How does Harmison make an ODI World XI? How does Bond, having not played for months and months get to carry water? How does Harbhajan get to play? How does Murali miss out? What is Sehwag's claim on an ODI spot? What is Michael Clarke's claim on an ODI spot?

Horrible team IMO.
 
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delkap said:
Test XI

Matthew Hayden
Michael Vaughan (c)
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist(w.k)
Shaun Pollock
Brett Lee
Stephen Harmison
Mutthiah Muralitharan

12th Man : Jacques Kallis

Extras: Shane Bond, Anil Kumble, Herschelle Gibbs, VVs Laxman
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How does Brett Lee make a World Test XI? How does Vaughan make it ahead of Smith and Richardson?
 
twctopcat

twctopcat

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The lineup referred to has Sehwag at 4 for ODI's. For the opening slot i don't think anyone is arguing with the norm of Tendulkar and Gilchrist opening.I'm certainly not.
 
chicane

chicane

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twctopcat said:
The lineup referred to has Sehwag at 4 for ODI's. For the opening slot i don't think anyone is arguing with the norm of Tendulkar and Gilchrist opening.I'm certainly not.
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Sehwag with Gilchrist is the most destructive combo in ODIs, with SRT coming in at 3.
 
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