All-time Test West Indies-Australia XI vs all-time Rest of the World XI? Who will win?

[Harsh Thakor]

Here I am pitting an all-time test West Indies-Australia XI vAll-time rest of the world XI

All-time test West Indies-Australia XI

Greenidge
Hayden
Bradman (C)
Viv Richards
Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist (W)
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
Mcgrath


All-time test rest of the world XI

Gavaskar
Barry Richards
Tendulkar
Pollock
Hammond
Sangakaara (W)
Botham
Imran (C)
Hadlee
Wasim
Qadir


By a whisker I would back West-Indies -Australia XI who have better specialist batsmen and bowlers ,with more match-winners.Rest of the World team has many more all-rounders,better openers and more batting depth.The math winning killer instinct of Gilchrist,Warne,Viv,Bradman and Lillee could prove a handful even against the likes of Barry,Sunny,Wasim,Imran and Hadlee.Man to man rest of the world could look stronger with their 3 great allrounders but team does not equal the agressive spirit of their opponents.

 

[Junaids]

1. Barry Richards
2. Graeme Smith
3. Jacques Kallis
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
7. Mike Procter
8. Imran Khan (c)
9. Wasim Akram
10. Vintcent Van Der Bijl
11. Erapalli Prasanna

 

[Harsh Thakor]

1. Barry Richards
2. Graeme Smith
3. Jacques Kallis
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
7. Mike Procter
8. Imran Khan (c)
9. Wasim Akram
10. Vintcent Van Der Bijl
11. Erapalli Prasanna

Who would win?rest of the world or Australia-WEst Indies?

 

[Junaids]

Who would win?rest of the world or Australia-WEst Indies?

It’s a bit of a redundant exercise because it has already happened.

Most of the players in all three teams played in the late 1970’s. This is no coincidence: they were toughened up in Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket and men like Imran Khan and Viv Richards became the players they were BECAUSE the SuperTests were the highest level of cricket ever played.

And the World XI won both years.

I love your threads, but I’d really encourage you to go through the SuperTest scorecards. They actually answer most of the questions that most of us have.

Mind you, consider this all-time West Indies Alone Team:

1. Greenidge
2. Haynes
3. Lara
4. Richards
5. Weekes
6. Sobers
7. Walcott (wk)
8. Marshall
9. Garner
10. Roberts
11. Gibbs

The only problem is that I can’t fit in either captain - Sir Frank Worrell or Sir Clive Lloyd.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Difficult to predict but I'm guessing on Australian conditions. Australia- West Indies all time will win. And vice versa in subcontinent.

 

[Junaids]

Who would win?rest of the world or Australia-WEst Indies?

In fact, I reckon I can do a West Indies Knights Eleven that would beat everyone else.

1. Sir Gordon Greenidge
2. Sir Conrad Hunte
3. Sir Richie Richardson
4. Sir Viv Richards
5. Sir Frank Worrell (c)
6. Sir Clive Lloyd
7. Sir Garfield Sobers
8. Sir Clyde Walcott (wk)
9. Sir Anderson Roberts
10. Sir Curtly Ambrose
11. Sir Wes Hall

And I left out Sir Everton Weekes!

 

[Ab Fan]

Here I am pitting an all-time test West Indies-Australia XI vAll-time rest of the world XI

All-time test West Indies-Australia XI

Greenidge
Hayden
Bradman (C)
Viv Richards
Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist (W)
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
Mcgrath


All-time test rest of the world XI

Gavaskar
Barry Richards
Tendulkar
Pollock
Hammond
Sangakaara (W)
Botham
Imran (C)
Hadlee
Wasim
Qadir


By a whisker I would back West-Indies -Australia XI who have better specialist batsmen and bowlers ,with more match-winners.Rest of the World team has many more all-rounders,better openers and more batting depth.The math winning killer instinct of Gilchrist,Warne,Viv,Bradman and Lillee could prove a handful even against the likes of Barry,Sunny,Wasim,Imran and Hadlee.Man to man rest of the world could look stronger with their 3 great allrounders but team does not equal the agressive spirit of their opponents.

Drop Qadir and bring in Murali.

Also, Kallis at 5.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Drop Qadir and bring in Murali.

Also, Kallis at 5.

Who will win in your view?

 

[Ab Fan]

Who will win in your view?

Generally it's harder for a team with players from a lot of nations to win.

I think Aus-WI XI will win.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Generally it's harder for a team with players from a lot of nations to win.

I think Aus-WI XI will win.

Agree

 

[Harsh Thakor]

It’s a bit of a redundant exercise because it has already happened.

Most of the players in all three teams played in the late 1970’s. This is no coincidence: they were toughened up in Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket and men like Imran Khan and Viv Richards became the players they were BECAUSE the SuperTests were the highest level of cricket ever played.

And the World XI won both years.

I love your threads, but I’d really encourage you to go through the SuperTest scorecards. They actually answer most of the questions that most of us have.

Mind you, consider this all-time West Indies Alone Team:

1. Greenidge
2. Haynes
3. Lara
4. Richards
5. Weekes
6. Sobers
7. Walcott (wk)
8. Marshall
9. Garner
10. Roberts
11. Gibbs

The only problem is that I can’t fit in either captain - Sir Frank Worrell or Sir Clive Lloyd.

These are my 1970's teams

West Indies-Australia-1970's team

Greenidge
Redpath
Viv
Ian Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gary Sobers
Rodney Marsh
Dennis Lillee
Andy Roberts
Lance Gibbs
Jeff Thomson


Rest of the world-1970's team

Barry
Gavaskar
Pollock
Zaheer Abbas
Vishwanath
Mike Procter
Ian Botham
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Alan Knott
Bishen Bedi


Hands down West Indies-Australia.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Why would you pick Qadir when you have Murali to use?

There are SOOOO many better spinners than Qadir (who was great in Pakistan sure).

Chandra, Bedi, Prasanna, peak Mustaq Ahmed (during his peak he was as good as an ATG), Kumble, etc.

I mean in what world does this logic makes sense?

Same thing you did for one of the previous lists where you picked Yasir ahead of Lyon, Ashwin, Jadeja, Herath.

It's not like it's a 50-50 case. It's like a 99-1 decision.

So I would like to know your reasoning.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Why would you pick Qadir when you have Murali to use?

There are SOOOO many better spinners than Qadir (who was great in Pakistan sure).

Chandra, Bedi, Prasanna, peak Mustaq Ahmed (during his peak he was as good as an ATG), Kumble, etc.

I mean in what world does this logic makes sense?

Same thing you did for one of the previous lists where you picked Yasir ahead of Lyon, Ashwin, Jadeja, Herath.

It's not like it's a 50-50 case. It's like a 99-1 decision.

So I would like to know your reasoning.

I forgot Derek Underwood, Swann.

Damn lol.

 

[Ab Fan]

Agree

And I tell you what India Pakistan all time XI actually has better chance of beating the WI Aus all time. The intensity in one team between the two will be massive and that team is Indo-Pak test XI.

Sehwag
Gavaskar
Dravid
Tendulkar
Kohli
Dhoni(wkt)
Imran(c)
Kapil
Wasim
Kumble
Waqar

Bring some !

 

[Dulex9]

Sehwag
Gavaskar
Zaheer Abbas
Tedulkar
Maindad
Dravid
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
Wasim
Qadir
Bedi

vs

Greenidge
Border
Bradman
G Chappell
Viv Richards
Sobers
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
Holding

Gavaskar
Barry Richards
Bradman
Tendulkar
G Chappell
Sobers
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
Holding

 

[Saurav]

Gavaskar
Graeme Smith
Kallis
Tendulkar
Flower
Botham
Imran
Hadlee
Wasim
Steyn
Murali

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Want your participation here [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION]

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Sehwag
Gavaskar
Zaheer Abbas
Tedulkar
Maindad
Dravid
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
Wasim
Qadir
Bedi

vs

Greenidge
Border
Bradman
G Chappell
Viv Richards
Sobers
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
Holding

Gavaskar
Barry Richards
Bradman
Tendulkar
G Chappell
Sobers
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
Holding

Great team selections Who will win? rest of the world?

 

[Harsh Thakor]

Gavaskar
Graeme Smith
Kallis
Tendulkar
Flower
Botham
Imran
Hadlee
Wasim
Steyn
Murali

Great choices will it win?