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This is my selection of the most determined cricketers XI of all time. Not based on class but on sheer courage, guts, and tenacity,

World XI

Geoff Boycott

Sunil Gavaskar

Ian Chappell (C)

Alan Border

Steve Waugh

Jacques Kallis

Adam Gilchrist (W)

Imran Khan

Shane Warne

Dennis Lillee

Glen Mcgrath

Even if selfish Boycott was simply the hardest to dismiss, like a boulder. Gavaskar was concentration personified like a monk meditating. In a crisis, Both were an epitome of technical correctness. Steve Waugh, Alan Border, and Ian Chappell were the ultimate to bat for your life. Ian was the craftiest and best against pace while Border and Waugh were the epitomai of mental resilience. All at their best against the top Calypso quickies. Even if not the most talented Kallis could overshadow any great all-rounder in batting for your life. No wicket-keeper possessed more nerves or could champion a crisis like Gilchrist. Imran displayed the qualities of a great military commander as a skipper and cricketer. He made a Muhammad Ali style comeback in 1986 to take Pakistani cricket to its pinnacle of glory. In spite of phenomenal reserves of talent often it was Warne's grit that often turned games. Lillee took hostility or vengeance to heights, untraversed amongst fast bowlers. Mcgrath was the ultimate bowling metronome who could lift his team from jaws of death, like very few.

My list of 10 most determined cricketers of all in order of merit.

Ian Chappell

Dennis Lillee

Imran Khan

Geoff Boycott

Sunil Gavaskar

Alan Border

Steve Waugh

Rahul Dravid

Jacques Kallis

Mohinder Amarnath

As a result of his outstanding leadership qualities have placed Ian Chappell on the top who knit a bunch of talented individuals into a cricketing superpower. In a crisis, he even overshadowed brother Greg and Viv and could keep a scoreboard moving better than Border or Steve Waugh. Lillee made one of the sport's greatest comebacks after a spine injury in 1973 and was the ultimate epitome of determination in spells. Imran was one of the most hardworking cricketers ever as well as the most positive who made a herculean comeback after a severe groin injury in 1983.No allrounder was ever as determined. Boycott and Gavaskar were undeterred in facing the gravest circumstances and often their batting resembled mediation. Alan Border, Rahul Dravid, and Steve Waugh were champion son bad wickets and in batting for your life. Kallis could wear a bowling attack better than any all-rounder ever. Mohinder Amarnath counter-attacked hostile pace like none else in the Caribbean in 1983 or in Pakistan in 1982-83.

Border and Waugh ahead of Dravid because of captaincy performances while Border ahead of Waugh gassing level of opposition and teams played for. Boycott ahead of Sunny when you consider hours at crease and comeback in 1977. Imran not at the top because at times he could wilt under pressure as a captain, like in England in 1982.Also not as much a fighter as Lillee.
 
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What's the point of determination without any results?
 
MenInG said:
What's the point of determination without any results?
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Spirit of cricket.What Amarnath revealed in 1982-83.Or Boycott in 1977 when making a comeback.Not only about talent.Why did Australia rise up to the top-talent or determination?Remember Ian was more valuable to his team than brother Greg.
 
Be a bit creative - you have put some ATG names here, who would be in some list any way. Every great is extremely hardworking & determined.... and again you have missed the most underrated cricketer in PP Sir RJ Hadlee. Wasim was extremely determined as well otherwise won’t have carried for so long with chronic diabetes; Warne came back to take 300+ Test wickets after 1 year ban, Murali kept running with constant criticism of his action, Gooch made 75% of his career at the age of 35+ after few years ban for touring SAF ....

List a group of players who raised above their capability through sheer Will power, guts & determination. I can give you few names - David Steele, Brian Close, Asif Iqbal, Wasim Raja ........think in that line. We can always write a 35 years old Imran became world’s top players after two years of injury break or DK Lillee came back after career threatening stress fracture at 23-24...
 
MMHS said:
Be a bit creative - you have put some ATG names here, who would be in some list any way. Every great is extremely hardworking & determined.... and again you have missed the most underrated cricketer in PP Sir RJ Hadlee. Wasim was extremely determined as well otherwise won’t have carried for so long with chronic diabetes; Warne came back to take 300+ Test wickets after 1 year ban, Murali kept running with constant criticism of his action, Gooch made 75% of his career at the age of 35+ after few years ban for touring SAF ....

List a group of players who raised above their capability through sheer Will power, guts & determination. I can give you few names - David Steele, Brian Close, Asif Iqbal, Wasim Raja ........think in that line. We can always write a 35 years old Imran became world’s top players after two years of injury break or DK Lillee came back after career threatening stress fracture at 23-24...
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Great post However just examine examples of comparing Ian Chappell to brother Greg or Steve Waugh to brother Mark.Or Even Bocott to Gower. Great choices of Wasim
Raja and Brian Close.I would add Mushtaq Muhammad.What about Mohinder Amarnath?
 
Nobody's more determined than Steve Smith. Had a bradmanesque Ashes after comeback in front of an english crowd.
 
[MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] [MENTION=133315]Hitman[/MENTION] please contribute
 
I read that Hadlee was suicidal in 83’-ish and came back stronger than ever.

And how can you miss Miandad?
 
@ OP - Are you a local level cricketer? Saw your player profile on the internet. Have been reading your posts here - while I don't agree with everything you post, I like your unbiased view.
 
ManFan said:
I read that Hadlee was suicidal in 83’-ish and came back stronger than ever.

And how can you miss Miandad?
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Miandad almost makes it.Waugh and Border ahead because of captaincy or even Chapell.
 
Saqlain Mushtaq’s all-time ODI XI

"First, I would put Saeed Anwar, then I’ll send Sachin Tendulkar. They are the players to have scored the most centuries during their time, they have dominated the entire world in one-day cricket. Anwar created history by scoring 194, he played cricket during his time which is played now, they were both 40-50 years ahead of their time,”

“On one down, I’ll put Ricky Ponting. He would play a pull shot to the fastest bowler on the front foot. He has scored in almost every big match. On fourth, I thought a lot and told myself that without Sir Vivan Richards, it would be incomplete. He was the King. He too was 40-50 years ahead of his time. Even outside cricket, his aura is still widely acknowledged by the world.”

"At fifth, he put Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas and at sixth, West Indies’ Garfield Sobers. The former Pakistani spinner also included Australia’s Adam Gilchrist in his all-time ODI XI."

“On fifth I would bring our Zaheer Abbas. I think it was Sir Richards who said ‘If you could give me Abbas’ wrist, then I would score so many runs that you can’t even imagine’. He has ended many careers and especially beating spinners was his trait.

“For sixth position, I guess I will pick Sir Garfield Sobers. I remember I was in West Indies, in an event when he arrived, the entire crowd stood up and clapped for him for about five minutes. Adam Gilchrist would be on seventh. I don’t think there would ever be a wicketkeeper batter like him. My captain would be Imran Khan."

“In bowlers, my first pick would be Wasim Akram. You can’t take him out of any team. Doesn’t matter the opposition, the pressure, the conditions, he would always step up. After Wasim, it would be Waqar Younis and at last Muttiah Muralitharan,”
 
ODI gutsy 11



Hayden

Gilchrist

Virat

Aravinda

Inzi

Bevan

Flintoff

Wasim

Warne

Muttiah

Bond
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Saqlain Mushtaq’s all-time ODI XI

"First, I would put Saeed Anwar, then I’ll send Sachin Tendulkar. They are the players to have scored the most centuries during their time, they have dominated the entire world in one-day cricket. Anwar created history by scoring 194, he played cricket during his time which is played now, they were both 40-50 years ahead of their time,”

“On one down, I’ll put Ricky Ponting. He would play a pull shot to the fastest bowler on the front foot. He has scored in almost every big match. On fourth, I thought a lot and told myself that without Sir Vivan Richards, it would be incomplete. He was the King. He too was 40-50 years ahead of his time. Even outside cricket, his aura is still widely acknowledged by the world.”

"At fifth, he put Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas and at sixth, West Indies’ Garfield Sobers. The former Pakistani spinner also included Australia’s Adam Gilchrist in his all-time ODI XI."

“On fifth I would bring our Zaheer Abbas. I think it was Sir Richards who said ‘If you could give me Abbas’ wrist, then I would score so many runs that you can’t even imagine’. He has ended many careers and especially beating spinners was his trait.

“For sixth position, I guess I will pick Sir Garfield Sobers. I remember I was in West Indies, in an event when he arrived, the entire crowd stood up and clapped for him for about five minutes. Adam Gilchrist would be on seventh. I don’t think there would ever be a wicketkeeper batter like him. My captain would be Imran Khan."

“In bowlers, my first pick would be Wasim Akram. You can’t take him out of any team. Doesn’t matter the opposition, the pressure, the conditions, he would always step up. After Wasim, it would be Waqar Younis and at last Muttiah Muralitharan,”
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Garry Sobers is widely accepted as the greatest cricketer and greatest all rounder ever. There are plenty of former cricketers who saw him play who claim him to be a better batsman than even Viv Richards and Sachin Tendulkar. But he played just 1 ODI match in which he scored a duck. Once again, the undisputed GOAT of the game is not Bradman but Sobers.
 
Has Hassan Ali made this list?

He is determined to keep going in white ball cricket!
 
Has Shan Masood made this list?

He is determined to play T20 cricket even though the guy is too scared to hit the ball in the air!
 
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