The Best of 2010.

[offdriven4]

Test Matches-

* Best Batsman:Tendulkar
* Best Bowler:Steyn
* Best Batting Performance:England 2nd Innings,Brisbane 517/1
* Best Bowling Performance:Mitchell Johnson 6/38 @ Perth
* Best Team:England-Much more difficult to win in Australia than to draw in South Africa.
* Best New Cricketer:Steven Finn-46 wickets at 24 in his first year of test cricket,at 21 he'llonly get better. Honourable mention for Kane Williamson-looks a class act already.

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ODI Matches-

* Best Batsman:Hashim Amla-over 1000 at 75,outstanding
* Best Bowler:Ryan Harris
* Best Batting Performance:sachin's 200
* Best Bowling Performance:New Zealand vs India, Dambulla ,10th August 2010-had to be seen to be believed
* Best Team:England-vastly improved and won EVERY series they played in 2010
* Best New Cricketer:Virat Kohli

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Miscellaneous-

* Best Fielder:Paul Collingwood
* Most Improved Cricketer:Ian Bell-finally the player we all hoped he would be.
* Catch of the Year:Collingwood @ Perth
* The Most Shocking Upset of the Year:Bangladesh whitewashing New zealand.

 

[King Pietersen]

Test Matches-

* Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar
* Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
* Best Batting Performance: VVS Laxman's 73*
* Best Bowling Performance: James Anderson's 6/17
* Best Team: England
* Best New Cricketer: Steven Finn


ODI Matches-

* Best Batsman: Hashim Amla
* Best Bowler: Graeme Swann
* Best Batting Performance: Sachin's 200
* Best Bowling Performance: Ryan Harris's 5/19
* Best Team: England
* Best New Cricketer: Ryan Harris


Miscellaneous-

* Best Fielder: Steven Smith
* Most Improved Cricketer: Hashim Amla/Ian Bell
* Catch of the Year: Collingwood getting Ponting @ Perth
* The Most Shocking Upset of the Year: England smacking 3 innings defeats past Australia

2010 Test XI:

Virender Sehwag
Alastair Cook
Hashim Amla
Sachin Tendulkar
Jacques Kallis
Ian Bell
MS Dhoni * +
Graeme Swann
Dale Steyn
Zaheer Khan
James Anderson

2010 ODi XI:

Andrew Strauss *
Hashim Amla
AB De Villiers +
Jacques Kallis
Eoin Morgan
Michael Hussey
Shakib Al Hasan
Graeme Swann
Stuart Broad
Ryan Harris
Lasith Malinga

 

[Cricketman]

Ian Bell over VVS Laxman? Tough sell for me but it is your team.

 

[King Pietersen]

It's called bias

 

[Lee1981]

It's called bias

Lots of that on here mate, all of it from indians.

 

[McLOVIN]

Ya, can you guys stop questioning other people's teams? I know you Indians love your Indian players, but that doesn't mean everyone else does too. They loves their own players, and they can place them over yours. Don't question why. It's an obvious ans. b/c it's their flinging team!

We didn't question yours either.

 

[pcfan123]

Lots of that on here mate, all of it from indians.

something odd about this statement

 

[Cricketman]

It's not questioning, just discussion. VVS Laxman has probably been in the top 3 batsman this year, and has always been severely underrated so I brought him up.

 

[McLOVIN]

My Test XI ...

VVS Laxman

... I will take more team players, eg Laxman....

Happy? But I guess my picks wont matter as much as a English guy's pick would right?

 

[Lee1981]

something odd about this statement

considering how bias to there players they are i stand by it.

 

[Cricketman]

Who isn't biased to their own players?

Anyone want to have a try at the 'worst of 2010' side?

 

[Lee1981]

Well it does get kinda boring keep hearing teams that consist mainly of indian players, mostly bloody mr sachin, ok he is the best batsmen around i'll give you that but other than that there are better players in other countries

 

[Gaurav_7]

You agree that he's (arguably) the best batsman around but you don't want to see him in a World XI team?

 

[Lee1981]

Not sure i would, i'd probably just have the whole england team in.

 

[pcfan123]

He has maybe a year left at best, can't wait to be done with him/