My Subcontinent 11

[tech.007]

i have made some more changes and i want the team to be a perfect one
suggestions open....:happy:happy:happy

 

[nightprowler10]

You wouldn't have any of the Sri Lankan batsman present and past or any of the Pakistan threesome?

There are a few that come close, but it'd be pretty tough to go past that batting lineup. Only weak link I see is Anwar.

 

[tech.007]

while giving the suggestions please make sure that the players are the one who are currently playing...........

 

[nightprowler10]

while giving the suggestions please make sure that the players are the one who are currently playing...........

Erm...why?

 

[tech.007]

because firstly we will make a team that is best current 11
and after that all time 11

 

[Cricketman]

Why the hell do you have Virender Sehwag in there.

 

[nightprowler10]

Alright here's my current XI then (this was quite tricky):

Sanath Jayasuria
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Yousuf
Mahela Jayawardane *
Inzamam-Ul-Haq
Kumar Sangakkarra +
Shoaib Akhtar
Sreesanth
Lasith Malinga
Mohammad Asif
Muttiah Muralitharan

Couldn't really think of a decent opener as all three are experimenting at the moment so used Dravid.

 

[hollandcricket]

Seems like a pretty decent line up that. Only, you really have to rely on the top order to score runs.
According to the Cricinfo stats, the tail (in my opinnion starting with Akhtar on 7) only adds 50(.26) runs in Tests. That makes an avarage of 12.5 per wicket. Pretty low I think.
ODI's are even worse: 29(.71) runs scored for the last 4 wickets. Mainly because Sreesanth has an ODI avarage of 1.40.

I couldn't be bothered to calculate the top order avarage, but this are the stats for the tail. I think this is a good line up, but there´s little margin for error. Everybody has to do their jobs, and do them pretty good too. If, for example, Sangakarra fails for just 1, I don´t think it´s likely the tail will compromise his failure with sufficient runs. Maybe add an allrounder at 7?

 

[nightprowler10]

Maybe add an allrounder at 7?

Any suggestions? We don't really have any genuine all rounders in the subcontinent right now IMO. BTW, the line up is for Tests only, as are all my posted XI's unless I specify otherwise.

 

[Mr Anderson]

1. S Jayasuriya
2. V Sehwag
3. * R Dravid
4. S Tendulkar
5. M Yousuf
6. + K Sangakkara
7. S Afridi
8. S Akhtar
9. L Malinga
10. M Asif
11. M Muralitharan