All-time Asian XI of most entertaining cricketers

[Harsh Thakor]

Not the best or most talented Asian xi.Only the greatest entertainers.


1.Virendra Sehwag
2.Sannath Jayasuriya
3.Zaheer Abbas
4.Sachin Tendulkar
5.Gundappa Vishwanath
6.V.V.S.Laxman
7.M.S.Dhoni
8.Kapil Dev
9.Imran Khan
10.Shaheed Afridi
11.Wasim Akram

12th man Muthiah Murlitharan


The explosive or destructive power of Mahi,Viru Afridi and Sannath,the beauty and artistry of Zaheer ,V.V.S and Vishy,the all-round cricketing talent of Kapil and Imran,the creativity of Wasim Akram and the perfection of Tendulkar would make this the ultimate Asian xi of entertainers.

 

[Sidilicious]

Yuvraj Singh instead of Laxman. Kohli instead of Vishwanath. Shoaib Akhtar instead of Immy

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Yuvraj Singh instead of Laxman. Kohli instead of Vishwanath. Shoaib Akhtar instead of Immy

Could take Shoaib instead .However will persist with Vishy and VVS regards to style.More elegant than Kohli or Yuvraj.

 

[Sidilicious]

Could take Shoaib instead .However will persist with Vishy and VVS regards to style.More elegant than Kohli or Yuvraj.

Entertainment isn't just style of stroke making. Its also the shots, the impact one has on the team and the eyeballs they bring to the screen. Shahid Afridi had nothing stylish about him, but he was the most entertaining Pakistani cricketer of his generation after Shoaib Akhtar.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Afridi should be No.1

 

[The_Odd_One]

Jayasuriya
Sehwag
Kohli
Abbass
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Imran
Kapil
Afridi
Akhtar
Waqar

 

[Rayyman]

Virender Sehwag
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virat Kohli
Misbah ul-Haq
Umar Akmal
MS Dhoni*+
Shahid Afridi
Thisara Perera
Umar Gul
Mohammad Amir
Lasith Malinga

 

[babajee]

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Virat Kohli
Babar Azam
Hussain Talat
MS Dhoni*+
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Hasan Ali
Mohammad Amir
Junaid Khan

It does not get more exciting than this

 

[Asch Ali]

Most of the people copied and pasted... This is a REAL entertaining Asian XI!!!

1 .Virendra Sehwag
2 .Saeed Anwar
3. Javed Miandad
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Sanath Jasuriya
6. M.S.Dhoni
7. Imran Khan
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Wasim Akram
10. Ajantha Mendis
11. Shoaib Akhtar

 

[big_gamer007]

Entertainment might mean different for different people, some might like fiery characters, some might get entertained by people like bravo, some might find entertainment in technical prowess, some might find entertainment in mindless slogging..

Having said the above I think the below players will be in most peoples 11:

1. Sehwag
2. Jayasurya
3. Tendulkar of 1990’s
4. Dhoni before 2007
5. Afridi
6. Razzaq
7. Wasim
8. Waqar
9. Shoaib
10. Saqi
11. Sreesanth for his antics.

 

[Asch Ali]

Entertainment might mean different for different people, some might like fiery characters, some might get entertained by people like bravo, some might find entertainment in technical prowess, some might find entertainment in mindless slogging..

Having said the above I think the below players will be in most peoples 11:

1. Sehwag
2. Jayasurya
3. Tendulkar of 1990’s
4. Dhoni before 2007
5. Afridi
6. Razzaq
7. Wasim
8. Waqar
9. Shoaib
10. Saqi
11. Sreesanth for his antics.

5 pacers!!

 

[big_gamer007]

5 pacers!!

It’s entertainment 11 brother no need to judge the balance or players career/abilities.. I find these the most entertaining players from Asia..
If you notice most of them are from Pakistan, historically Pakistan have produced some great entertainers In and off the field..

 

[amax]

Shoaib and Waqar instead of Imran and Dev.

 

[Asch Ali]

1 .Virendra Sehwag
2 .Saeed Anwar
3. Virat Kohli
4. Javed Miandad
5. Sachin Tendulkar
6. M.S.Dhoni
7. Mohammed Amir
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Wasim Akram
10. Waqar Younis
11. Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Buffet]

Entertainment like Afridi ?

Or

Entertainment like Akhtar?

Both can be classified as entertainment and both have entertained, but entertainment meant different in both situations.

 

[Majid Khan]

My favourite Asian entertaining ODI XI:

Sanath Jayasuriya
Saeed Anwar
Ijaz Ahmad
Aravinda De Silva
Mohammed Azharuddin
Shahid Afridi
Kumara Sangakkara (WK)
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Shoaib Akhtar
Saqlain Mushtaq

 

[PakSarZameen]

S Jayasuriya
V Sehwag
V Kohli
J Miandad
Y Singh
K Akmal (unpopular one I know)
S Afridi
W Akram
S Sreesanth (again, don't ask)
S Akhtar
S Ajmal

12th man Hasan Ali

 

[Harsh Thakor]

My favourite Asian entertaining ODI XI:

Sanath Jayasuriya
Saeed Anwar
Ijaz Ahmad
Aravinda De Silva
Mohammed Azharuddin
Shahid Afridi
Kumara Sangakkara (WK)
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Shoaib Akhtar
Saqlain Mushtaq

Very good choice of Azzharudin .almost made my team.A draw with Zaheer Abbas.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

1 .Virendra Sehwag
2 .Saeed Anwar
3. Virat Kohli
4. Javed Miandad
5. Sachin Tendulkar
6. M.S.Dhoni
7. Mohammed Amir
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Wasim Akram
10. Waqar Younis
11. Shoaib Akhtar

Miandad entertaining?Great player but not as pleasing to the eye as quite a few .

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Jayasuriya
Sehwag
Kohli
Abbass
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Imran
Kapil
Afridi
Akhtar
Waqar

Why not Azzharudin?

 

[PakSarZameen]

Miandad entertaining?Great player but not as pleasing to the eye as quite a few .

How do you define entertaining? Entertaining as a cricketer or entertaining personality wise or both?

 

[Teshi98]

Entertainment here is probably a subjective term and i will post the team based on what is the most exciting one here without caring for balance of the team and if players were atgs or not.
Jayasuria
Sehwag
Sachin
Kohli
Yuvraj
Dhoni
Kapil
Wasim
Waqar
Shoaib
Harbhajjan

 

[Dios]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Javed Miandad
MS Dhoni
Shahid Afridi
Wasim Akram
Lasith Malinga
Muttiah Muralitharan
Shoaib Akhtar

 

[umarf76]

Srikanth and Sandeep Patil from india were quite entertaining. I would also put Azhar in the list. For Pakistan Majid Khan and Waseem Raja other than Afridi and Akram. For Srilanka a young Arvinda was seriously entertaining and then there was Kaluwitharna.

However, a number of these guys would not make the 11.

 

[babajee]

Sharjeel Khan
Shahid Afridi
Fakhar Zaman
Umar Akmal
Kamran Akmal
Abdul Razzaq
Faheem Ashraf
Wasim Akram
Hasan Ali
Wahab Riaz
Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Srikanth and Sandeep Patil from india were quite entertaining. I would also put Azhar in the list. For Pakistan Majid Khan and Waseem Raja other than Afridi and Akram. For Srilanka a young Arvinda was seriously entertaining and then there was Kaluwitharna.

However, a number of these guys would not make the 11.

Zaheer Abbas?

 

[The_Odd_One]

Why not Azzharudin?

He was very elegant but not flashy.

 

[blackanhyellow]

1) Sehwag
2) Jayasuria
3) Kohli
4) Yuvraj
5) Dhoni (wk)
6) Afridi
7) Razzaq
8) Wasim
9) Waqar
10) Shoaib Akhter
11) Saeed Ajmal

 

[KyoOne]

Jayasuria
Saeed Anwar
Kumar Sangakara (wk)
S Ganguly
Inzi
Afridi
Razzaq
Imran Khan (c)
Muttiah Muralitharan
Shoaib Akhtar
J Bumrah

 

[Asch Ali]

Miandad entertaining?Great player but not as pleasing to the eye as quite a few .

He was a pretty angry man. So very entertaining