World XI
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King Pietersen
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Eng: Kevin Pietersen
Aus: Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchurch :P
Pak: Mohammed Asif
India: Sachin Tedulkar
Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga, Muttaih Murlaitharan
Bangladesh: Mohammed Asharaful
West Indies: Shiv Chanderpaul
South Africa: Graeme Smith
N.Z:Shane Bond
XI:
Sachin Tendulkar
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Kevin Pietersen
Adam Gilchrist *Wk*
Mohammed Ashraful
Muttiah Muralitharan
Shane Bond
Lasith Malinga
Mohammed Asif
Aus: Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchurch :P
Pak: Mohammed Asif
India: Sachin Tedulkar
Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga, Muttaih Murlaitharan
Bangladesh: Mohammed Asharaful
West Indies: Shiv Chanderpaul
South Africa: Graeme Smith
N.Z:Shane Bond
XI:
Sachin Tendulkar
Graeme Smith
Ricky Ponting
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Kevin Pietersen
Adam Gilchrist *Wk*
Mohammed Ashraful
Muttiah Muralitharan
Shane Bond
Lasith Malinga
Mohammed Asif
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Monty57
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My World Test XI: Each are based on current form
1. Hayden
2. Dravid
3. R.Ponting
4. K.Pietersen
5. M.Yousuf
6. S.Chanderpaul
7. A.Gilchrist
8. S.Pollock
9. M.Muralidaran
10. M. Panesar
11. S.Bond
My World ODI XI:
1. M.Hayden
2. A.Gilchrist
3. R.Ponting
4. K.Pietersen
5. S.Styris
6. P.Collingwood
7. Pollock
8. Flintoff
9. M.Muralidaran
10. S.Bond
11. Bracken
1. Hayden
2. Dravid
3. R.Ponting
4. K.Pietersen
5. M.Yousuf
6. S.Chanderpaul
7. A.Gilchrist
8. S.Pollock
9. M.Muralidaran
10. M. Panesar
11. S.Bond
My World ODI XI:
1. M.Hayden
2. A.Gilchrist
3. R.Ponting
4. K.Pietersen
5. S.Styris
6. P.Collingwood
7. Pollock
8. Flintoff
9. M.Muralidaran
10. S.Bond
11. Bracken
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
De Villiers is not an experienced keeper at international level so I wouldn't consider him.
King Pietersen
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Yeh but i had to have a South African player, suppose i could swap Stephen Fleming for Graeme Smith *ewwwwww* and then stick Gilly or Sangakarra as the Keeper. I'll edit 
aussie_ben91
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Dravid doesn't have to face the new-ball everytime he goes out to bat does he?
Dravid's a blocker & he bats at 3 & 4. He may be slightly better in terms of statistics but to say his much better then Haydos is idiotic.
Didn't you watch the World Cup?
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World Cup ?? You are talking ODI cricket then . Tendulkar is the most successful ODI cricket then.
And Dravid was the leading run-getter in the 1999 WC even though India did not qualify for the semi-finals.
Dravid has evolved into a very good ODI cricketer, it his just that his greatness as a test cricketer overshadows his ODI prowess.
He still has 10000 ODI runs in his kitty.
Dravid has epic knocks in Test Cricket and plays in a much weaker batting lineup than Hayden.
He has been the perinneal 5/1 man for India in tests outside India.
To say that he bats at No.3 and does not have to face the new ball is foolish.
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BigCrickNan
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I'd rather have Dravid in test matches. Hayden seems to score hundreds in spurts, and can go long spells without big scores.
world cup does not decide your class but the consistence with which you score runs...dravid has always stood up for the team and as a captain
if you want to see who is better just get your world cup stats right
dravid is far more ahead then Hayden
he has redefined the batting technique....
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aussie_ben91
School Cricketer
I was talking about, didn't you see Hayden single-handedly destroy everybody in the World Cup? He didn't look like getting out. I said 'watch' not 'go check out the stats'.
Hayden's also made 4 more centuries then Dravid & has played 20 odd less Tests.
Remember it's allot easier to go in at 3, 4 or 5 then Open the batting aswell, which Dravid doesn't have any interest in.
Hayden's also made 4 more centuries then Dravid & has played 20 odd less Tests.
Remember it's allot easier to go in at 3, 4 or 5 then Open the batting aswell, which Dravid doesn't have any interest in.
Here is my current World Test XI based on form and career achievement.
1. Matthew Hayden
Agressive and with an average of 53.00, a hugely successful batsman. The powerful strokeplay of Hayden takes the shine and lacquer off the new ball removing the bounce, swing and seam movement of the new ball. Averaging over 35 in his last seven Test series' he is hardly in poor form either.
2. Alistair Cook
He has made an impressive start to his career and in the Test matches this year has been a Ramprakash-like run machine. 2 fifties and 2 hundreds in the Wisden Trophy against the West Indies are a clear indication of this form. His cuts and nurdles to the leg side show that bowling outside the corridor will have you go for consistant runs against Cook.
3. Ricky Ponting
Arguably the greatest batsman in the world, Ricky Ponting's fine strokplay is the envy of a large portion of aspiring and professional cricketers. Boasting an average of 59.29, he has the highest average of a Test cricketer and nearing 10,000 runs, he continues to perform consistantly over and over again.
4. Sachin Tendulkar
The statistics speak for themselves 10,922 Test runs at 55.44 with 37 centuries. Not only this but his sublime drives and pull shots attract tens of thousands of fans each time to see him play. He makes the gritty and gutsy play of Test match batting look good. With the ability to bowl 60mph boomerang outswingers, off spin and leg spin with a googly to boot, his bowling is more than handy too.
5. Kevin Pietersen
A tall, powerful, heavy scoring, unorthadox batsman, Kevin 'KP' Pietersen has redefined the classic batting technique in a way both affective and pleasing to the eye. He chooses to lunge forward and play the bat in front of the pad to spinners in an attempt to prevent the ball from spinning and with this lunge he can turn good length balls into half volleys and whip them with one fell swoop into the mid wicket boundary. A textbook cover drive adds to his repetoir of shots as he can punish both good and bad bowling with equal effectiveness and efficiency. A man of no fear, he charges pace bowlers taking the attack to the opposition is exactly the message I want to transmit with this team.
6. Kumar Sangakkara
When not the designated keeper, this man averages an astonishing 89.40 so I thought it best not to make this man wicketkeep. He is without a doubt the most underrated batsman in the world with an average of 54.37 and a fine batsman to have down at number six.
7. Adam Gilchrist
Having kept to Warne and taken Glenn McGrath earned catches without any fuss, Adam Gilchrist is a fine wicketkeeper. He scores fast and heavily, often shepherding the tail to help Australia cross the five or six hundred mark in Test matches.
8. Andrew Flintoff
In "Being Freddie" Flintoff states that he does not like nor find it possible to play as both a batsman and bowler. Since I think his bowling far surpasses his batting in terms of consistancy and effectiveness, I have put him at eight as a hard hitting lower order batsman and strike bowler.
9. Stuart Clark
His line and length is similar to Glenn Mcgrath as is his fine use of height and movement off the pitch. 47 wickets in 9 Test matches shows a fine start to what will be a fine, albeit short career. If the match were to happen today, Stuart Clark would open the bowling with the next man.
10. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Simply a ten wicket match away from Stuart Clark, Sreesanth has claimed 37 batsman in his 8 Test matches and shows a bucket load of potential. After leaving the MRF Pace Foundation in 2006, he gained a load of pace, often touching 140kmph, he generates massive outswing from his side on loose limbed action.
11. Muttiah Muralitharan
An accurate, heavy spinner of the ball, what more could you ask for except a doosra (which he has mastered by the way). With 60 five wicket hauls in 113 matches and Wisden's Leading Cricketer of 2007, he is (after Warne's retirement) undoubtably the best spinner in the world today.
Sadly, no West Indians, Pakistanis or New Zealanders but I feel that is the best team.
1. Matthew Hayden
Agressive and with an average of 53.00, a hugely successful batsman. The powerful strokeplay of Hayden takes the shine and lacquer off the new ball removing the bounce, swing and seam movement of the new ball. Averaging over 35 in his last seven Test series' he is hardly in poor form either.
2. Alistair Cook
He has made an impressive start to his career and in the Test matches this year has been a Ramprakash-like run machine. 2 fifties and 2 hundreds in the Wisden Trophy against the West Indies are a clear indication of this form. His cuts and nurdles to the leg side show that bowling outside the corridor will have you go for consistant runs against Cook.
3. Ricky Ponting
Arguably the greatest batsman in the world, Ricky Ponting's fine strokplay is the envy of a large portion of aspiring and professional cricketers. Boasting an average of 59.29, he has the highest average of a Test cricketer and nearing 10,000 runs, he continues to perform consistantly over and over again.
4. Sachin Tendulkar
The statistics speak for themselves 10,922 Test runs at 55.44 with 37 centuries. Not only this but his sublime drives and pull shots attract tens of thousands of fans each time to see him play. He makes the gritty and gutsy play of Test match batting look good. With the ability to bowl 60mph boomerang outswingers, off spin and leg spin with a googly to boot, his bowling is more than handy too.
5. Kevin Pietersen
A tall, powerful, heavy scoring, unorthadox batsman, Kevin 'KP' Pietersen has redefined the classic batting technique in a way both affective and pleasing to the eye. He chooses to lunge forward and play the bat in front of the pad to spinners in an attempt to prevent the ball from spinning and with this lunge he can turn good length balls into half volleys and whip them with one fell swoop into the mid wicket boundary. A textbook cover drive adds to his repetoir of shots as he can punish both good and bad bowling with equal effectiveness and efficiency. A man of no fear, he charges pace bowlers taking the attack to the opposition is exactly the message I want to transmit with this team.
6. Kumar Sangakkara
When not the designated keeper, this man averages an astonishing 89.40 so I thought it best not to make this man wicketkeep. He is without a doubt the most underrated batsman in the world with an average of 54.37 and a fine batsman to have down at number six.
7. Adam Gilchrist
Having kept to Warne and taken Glenn McGrath earned catches without any fuss, Adam Gilchrist is a fine wicketkeeper. He scores fast and heavily, often shepherding the tail to help Australia cross the five or six hundred mark in Test matches.
8. Andrew Flintoff
In "Being Freddie" Flintoff states that he does not like nor find it possible to play as both a batsman and bowler. Since I think his bowling far surpasses his batting in terms of consistancy and effectiveness, I have put him at eight as a hard hitting lower order batsman and strike bowler.
9. Stuart Clark
His line and length is similar to Glenn Mcgrath as is his fine use of height and movement off the pitch. 47 wickets in 9 Test matches shows a fine start to what will be a fine, albeit short career. If the match were to happen today, Stuart Clark would open the bowling with the next man.
10. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Simply a ten wicket match away from Stuart Clark, Sreesanth has claimed 37 batsman in his 8 Test matches and shows a bucket load of potential. After leaving the MRF Pace Foundation in 2006, he gained a load of pace, often touching 140kmph, he generates massive outswing from his side on loose limbed action.
11. Muttiah Muralitharan
An accurate, heavy spinner of the ball, what more could you ask for except a doosra (which he has mastered by the way). With 60 five wicket hauls in 113 matches and Wisden's Leading Cricketer of 2007, he is (after Warne's retirement) undoubtably the best spinner in the world today.
Sadly, no West Indians, Pakistanis or New Zealanders but I feel that is the best team.
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Actually, in ODIs, Hayden scores, on average, 4 runs more than Dravid does. Dravid has a lot more runs but it is harsh to compare Hayden with someone who has played twice the matches he has.
RoboRocks
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Hmm, I would have Fred above Gilly becuase although his poor form has gone on for a while he is a genuine all rounder and will probably feel he plays a bowler in a way which he doesn't like in which you stated above.
aussie_ben91
School Cricketer
So you'd actually bat Andrew Flintoff infront of Adam Gilchrist?
