Player closest to being selected in both ATXI ( Test and ODI)

[Shady Slim]

Murali is the obvious one. Lock for ODIs for obvious reasons and in Tests his competitor is usually out with a broken fingernail.

with sledger off the forum the quality of bait posts is already in shambles

 

[sunilz]

McGrath is the greatest ODI bowler and second best test quick. He's clearly the pick in this poll for me. Takes the new ball in both sides.

Didn't you pick Garner as no.1 ODI bowler last week ? So , what happened in last few days to change your opinion ?

 

[TheJediBrah]

I mean, do all Australians like David Warner?

Do any?

 

[Himannv]

Interesting. He's probably my favourite non-NZ player. Sanga that is, not Davey.

Strange.

 

[_00_deathscar]

I'm probably saying McGrath. Think it's easier to find two Test middle order bats (if you already give the side Bradman + Sobers) that rival Tendulkar than 3 Test quicks who rival McGrath.

Rival, yes, but *arguably* none that are decidedly better than him. On the other hand there is no one even rivalling him as an ODI opener so you're leaving out the GOAT ODI opener to fit in someone in tests who is just as good?

 

[Coronis]

so you're leaving out the GOAT ODI opener to fit in someone in tests who is just as good?

Considering the two aren’t related, whats the issue with that?

 

[Spark]

Do any?

A lot of casual fans do, and I don't just mean your Anglo boomer types either.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Sachin, Lara, Hadlee and Akram.

AT Test 11
Sunny - Hutton
Don, Sachin, Lara
Sobers, Gilly, Procter, Hadlee
Akram, Murali

AT ODI 11
Sachin - Lara
Viv, Kohli, AB
Dhoni, Kapil, Hadlee
Akram, Saqlain, Garner

Viv - ODIs only
Murali and Gilly - Tests only
McGrath - None

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

mostly its Sachin and Akram outside CW.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Considering the two aren’t related, whats the issue with that?

But they are related if you only have to pick one player in a Test AND ODI XI…?

My point is that there’s no one definitely better than him apart from Bradman in tests

But he’s an ODI GOAT opener and no one else is even half as close to being as good as an opener.

Hence he’s closest to making both teams…

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

1.Sachin - GOAT ODI Opener + Strongest case for number 4 in tests.

2.Akram - Strongest case for 1st pick pacer in ODIs + Left arm variety ensures a spot in most expert Test 11s.

3.Murali - Almost a Lock in ODIs ( Saqlain being underrated ) + Equal to Warne in tests.

4.Viv - Lock in ODIs + victim of Bradman brutality in tests

5.Gilly - Almost a lock in Tests + a good opener (+WK) case in ODIs

6. Hadlee, Lara, Imran, Lillee, McGrath - why not? In both formats.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Thinking about it a bit more, there might only be one player to make both teams.

Tests
Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Grace
Jadeja
Sobers
Knott
Imran
Marshall
O'Reilly
McGrath

ODIs
Sachin
Lara
Viv
Jadeja
de Villiers
Dhoni
Dev
Pollock
Akram
Murali
Garner

 

[Kraken]

Thinking about it a bit more, there might only be one player to make both teams.

Tests
Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Grace
Jadeja
Sobers
Knott
Imran
Marshall
O'Reilly
McGrath

ODIs
Sachin
Lara
Viv
Jadeja
de Villiers
Dhoni
Dev
Pollock
Akram
Murali
Garner

the answer is always Jadeja

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

the answer is always Jadeja

Not if the poll is conducted among Indians.

Then the answer is Rahul overrated Dravid.

Otherwise its Jadeja only ?.

 

[mr_mister]

any player guaranteed to make 2/3 of test, odi, and t20 sides?

 

[CricAddict]

Only Kohli and ABDV are ATG in all 3 formats.

 

[Himannv]

Only Kohli and ABDV are ATG in all 3 formats.

Would Dhoni make it to both ODI and T20?

 

[srbhkshk]

Would Dhoni make it to both ODI and T20?

He's a good captain but an average batsman in T20s, I am gonna say no. I do place a fair bit of premium on International T20s instead of leagues for that assessment though.

Kohli easily has the best case by that metric, ABDV wasn't much chop in international T20s.

 

[stephen]

Didn't you pick Garner as no.1 ODI bowler last week ? So , what happened in last few days to change your opinion ?

I do oscillate between Garner and McGrath in ODIs. My pecking order in tests is Marshall then McGrath then the rest.

 

[stephen]

I've been thinking a bit more about my test XI and I'm leaning towards the following:

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman*
Lara
Smith
Sobers
Gilchrist+
Wasim
Marshall
Warne
McGrath

Lara - Smith - Sobers gives a very nice left/ right/ left combination. The side bats down to 10 and has the most potent attack in history.

My ODI XI changes based on where the match is being played.