Ok, i've had some tea and i'm feeling a bit better. I have to stay up for another 3 hours or my sleep cycle will be out of whack forever. It is like 4PM here in India but my body thinks its 7AM in the morning and i've been up the whole night!
But here is my first pick. I'm going to go with the keeper batsman
Kumar Sangakkara.
Left handed wicket keepers are hard to come by, and with Adam Gilchrist gone I had no doubt in my mind when picking the slick Sri Lankan captain in Sangakkara. He is a fine stroke maker, absolutely gorgeous to watch, and is always hungry for runs. Sangakkara's batting oozes class, full of grace and effortless stroke play. He would make any team on his batting alone - with over 7500 runs, 21 centuries, and a staggering batting average of 55 - but his glove work too is fantastic. He glides behind the wickets with poise and very rarely makes any mistakes.
And my second pick is...after much deliberation...
Graeme Pollock.
Graeme Pollock is known by many - including Don Bradman - as the greatest left arm batsman that ever lived. Pollock was an awesome batsman who could time the ball like no one else could. He demolished bowling attacks with his powerful strokeplay which was technically perfect and supremely effective. His international career was cut short due to South Africa's isolation, but in the 23 tests he played Pollock showed the world what a true talent he was - his 274 for a long time remained a South African record. His first class record is simply impeccable - in a whopping 262 matches, Pollock scored over 20,000 runs with 64 hundreds.
Graeme Pollock is one of the games greatest players. He was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, a true testament to the player he is.
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