All Time Subcontinent Test XI Draft - np10's pick

[Dr. Pepper]

He's already been picked.

 

[Dare]

He's already been picked.

I don't see him on the 1st page.

 

[SciD]

22. shravi - Fazal Mahmood

 

[King Cricket]

I don't see him on the 1st page.

Neither did I. Time to change my specs.

Anyway, I pick Polly Umrigar then.

Well, he's a truly amazing player of the 1950s. The guy played in an Indian side, which was considered to be one of the weakest teams of the contemporary era. In spite of this, when he retired, he held almost all the important records- most tests, most runs, and most hundreds, which stood for 16 long years, before being broken by Gavaskar. He is also the first Indian to score a double ton in Tests, and is one of the only two Indians to hit a century and take 5 wkts in an innings, in the same match. You can guess from this what type of a player he was! It's strange that nobody has picked him yet.

1. Sanath Jayasuriya
2.
3. Polly Umrigar
4. VVS Laxman
5. Inzamam Ul Haq
6.
7.
8. Anil Kumble
9. Roger Binny
10.
11.

 

[nightprowler10]

Posted via Mobile Device Time for my first sleeper pick! Farrokh Engineer. No time for a write up.

 

[Cricketman]

I hate you.

 

[nightprowler10]

I hate you.

Posted via Mobile Device Ha ha ha ha. [/evil]

 

[Cricketman]

Ah well. I'm running out of Indian players anyways and only have one left, and have a pretty solid idea of who i'm going for. No major harm done .

 

[nightprowler10]

Just to recap.

NP11

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Virender Sehwag
3. Zaheer Abbas
4. Mohammad Yousuf
5.
6. Farrokh Engineer
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Waqar Younis

 

[SciD]

Should have taken Inzy while I had chance.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Pick: Navjot Sidhu

Sidhu was a brilliant and versatile batsman. He could defend all day long but could also demolish the bowlers for sixes. He was the master of playing spin and destroyed the likes of Murali with ease.

1.
2. Navjot Sidhu
3. Rahul Dravid
4.
5. Mohammad Azharuddin (c)
6. Sourav Ganguly
7. Hashan Tillikaratne (wk)
8.
9. Harbhajan Singh
10. Shoaib Akhtar
11.

 

[shravi]

Now, some may argue that it's too early for Gambhir to be picked in an all-time draft, but I disagree. He's capable of being both aggressive and defensive when needed. He's greatly matured as a player over the last 2-3 years and is one of the world's premier batsmen. He's an extremely hard working cricketer and I know he will always give it his all. However, his perseverance is equally well complimented by natural talent. Once said that he would never be a successful test player, Gambhir has gone onto win the Arjuna Award 2008 and the ICC Test Player of the Year 2009. He is also a part of the ICC Test XI 2009. His innings in Napier is of his transformation into a world class cricketer that truly deserves to be in this team. Gambhir scored a match saving 137 in the second innings, facing over 430 balls, and lasting over 5 sessions.

Gautam Gambhir
Shoaib Mohammad
3.
Vijay Hazare
Mahela Jayawardene
6.
* Imran Khan
Chaminda Vaas
9.
10.
Fazal Mahmood

 

[King Cricket]

Hope no one picks the Pakistani player I have my eyes on, or it will screw all my plans!

 

[SciD]

No Shrav no. :crying

Why are all openers I want going so fast.

 

[Dare]

Zaheer Khan

With fast bowlers running low I had to take one with this pick. Zaheer is one of the top pace bowlers from India and one of the better ones from the sub continent. He has done better since making his return to the team a few years back and before he got injured was the leader of the pace attack.


1 Saeed Anwar
2 Marvan Atapattu
3
4 Javed Miandad
5
6 Hanif Mohammad +
7
8
9 Zaheer Khan
10
11 Muttiah Muralitharan