The Draft, And your best current XI...

[zreh]

Say if you had to make your own XI, and had to compete against 5 other teams.

but the teams are all completely different. Its not all the Indian players on one team, and the australians on another...its all mixed up, the team you would want.

Say you got the very first pick, which player would you choose? A good allrounder, a specialist batsman, a great bowler...??

If I had the first pick, I would start my XI by picking Andrew Flintoff -By far the best allrounder, and can come up huge with the bat and ball...

...Then the other 4 teams would choose their players, but the cant choose andrew flintoff or a player thats allready been picked by another team.

Remember this is a draft for current cricket players, not ones from the past...

also what would be your choise for the best current XI in test form, and ODI
(cant use retired players)

heres mine: (ODI)

1. V. Sehwag
2. A. Gilchrist (wk)
3. K. Sangakkara
4. R. Dravid (capt)
5. A. Flintoff
6. k. Peiterson
7. S. Afridi
8. S. Pollock
9. B. Lee
10. M. Muralithran
11. G. McGrath

(test)

1. V. Sehwag
2. R. Ponting
3. R. Dravid (capt)
4. B. Lara
5. J. Kallis
6. A. Flintoff
7. A. Gilchrist (wk)
8. S. Warne
9. B. Lee
10. M. Muralithran
11. G. McGrath

I know I know, Ponting is not an opener, but i had to fit him in somewhere, and he seemed like the best fit, to accompany Sehwag. He usually plays at no.3, but Dravid is a better cricke tplayer than Ponting, so i had to have dravid at no.3...

Man my teams look unbeatable!!

lets see your XI, and your first round pick...

 

[JamesyJames3]

Dravid better than Ponting? I dont thinkk so mate. But anyway...if i chose a bowler first I would go for McGrath, a batsmen I would go for Graeme Smith and an all-rounder would no doubt be Freddy Flintoff. These are selections for the one-day format.

 

[zreh]

Dravid better than Ponting? I dont thinkk so mate. But anyway...if i chose a bowler first I would go for McGrath, a batsmen I would go for Graeme Smith and an all-rounder would no doubt be Freddy Flintoff. These are selections for the one-day format.

Yes Dravid clearly better than Ponting. -Dravid currently the best batsman int he world...

 

[angryangy]

It's not very clear. Ponting's style is significantly more aggressive and yet almost as consistent. Besides, where does it say Dravid is the current best?

 

[squiz]

It doesn't. Jacques Kallis is the current best batsman

 

[m_vaughan]

Assuming I can choose players who are already in your team:

ODIs:
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
Ricky Ponting (Australia) (Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Kevin Pietersen (England)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
Abdur Razzaq (Pakistan)
Brett Lee (Australia)
Steve Harmison (England)
Supersub: Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)


Bowling Order:
Lee
Harmison
Flintoff
Muralitharan
Kallis
Razzaq
Gayle
Tendulkar

Tests:
Justin Langer (Australia)
Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Ricky Ponting (Australia) (Captain)
Rahul Dravid (India)
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
Shane Warne (Australia)
Glen McGrath (Australia)
Steve Harmison (England)

Bowling:
McGrath
Harmison
Flintoff
Kallis
Warne
Tendulkar

 

[angryangy]

That ODI team would rely heavily on Flintoff and Murali. Would be forced to score probably 280+ almost every match. Pollock has averaged about 1 wicket per match for the last two years. Razzaq and Kallis are not particularly capable and Tendulkar and Gayle are only part-timers. Harmison is ok, but there are better.

 

[m_vaughan]

I cant believe I dint pick Brian Lara!

 

[squiz]

I can't believe you picked Stephen Harmison over Glenn McGrath or Brett Lee. I also can't believe you picked Abdul Razzaq over Andrew Symonds.

Your Test side looks pretty solid though

 

[m_vaughan]

Yeah got to agree about the drawbacks in the ODI side. I probably went too much into the depth in batting. But I prefer choosing Steve Harmison to Brett Lee as the former can get bounce as well as pace. Also no players on or above 35 in my one day side. So this rules out Glen McGrath. I guess on this basis, I might as well replace Shaun Pollock with Brett Lee, to add more firepower. Regarding Symonds and Razzaq - I would go for the latter as he is a better bowler, and we have enough batting in that side!

 

[fast_bowler]

i might give this ago here is my test team that i would have;

1. Justin Langer
2. Mathew Hayden
3. Ricky Ponting (C)
4. Rahul Dravid
5. Sachin Tendulkar
6. Brain Lara
7. Andrew Flintoff
8. Adam Gilchrist
9. Shane Warne
10. S.Pollock?
11. Glenn McGrath

If it was a spinning pitch i would have Maulitheran in there instead of pollock or one of the batters maybe.

ODI:

1.Adam Gilchrist
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Ricky Ponting (c)
4. Rahul Dravid
5. Brian Lara
6. Kevin Pieterson
7. Andrew Flintoff
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Shaun Pollock
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Muttiah Maulitheran

Its ok i think but maybe could be better i just thought of that just quickly.
What do you's think?

 

[JamesyJames3]

Yes Dravid clearly better than Ponting. -Dravid currently the best batsman int he world...

Hell no!

 

[fast_bowler]

dravid is CLEARLY not the best batsmen in the world no way.

 

[squiz]

Test:
Justin Langer (Aus)
Virendar Sehwag (Ind)
Ricky Ponting (Aus)
Jacques Kallis (RSA)
Brian Lara (WI)
Rahul Dravid (Ind)
Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
Shaun Pollock (RSA)
Shane Warne (Aus)
Stephen Harmison (Eng)
Glenn McGrath (Aus)

ODI:
Chris Gayle (WI)
Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
Ricky Ponting (Aus)
Jacques Kallis (RSA)
Brian Lara (WI)
Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
Andrew Symonds (Aus)
Shaun Pollock (RSA)
Stephen Harmison (Eng)
Glenn McGrath (Aus)
Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

 

[Indiangod]

My best 11

Odis

Sehwag
Tendulkar
Gilchrist(W/K)
Dravid (C)
Flintoff
Pieterson
Kallis
B lee
Harminson
Murali
Mcgrath

Test

Sehwag
Gilchrist (w/k)
Lara
Tendulkar
Dravid (C)
Flintoff
Kallis
Warne
Murali
Harminson
Mcgrath

As you can see plenty of talent , with expirence and lots of batting and bowling options.