Best All Time XIs for Asian Teams Combined

[Unbiased-Fan]

Five teams of Asia makes interesting combined all format XIs.
So many great players to choose from.

Tests
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli *
Imran Khan
MS Dhoni (w)
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan


ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Inzamam Ul-Haq
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Lasith Malinga
Saqlain Mushtaq


T20Is
Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Shoaib Malik
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shahid Afridi
Rashid Khan
Umar Gul
Mustafizur Rahman
Lasith Malinga

 

[Ab Fan]

Great list from OP. For each, their own. I will go with this XI :-

Tests
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Imran Khan *
MS Dhoni (w)
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble/ Ravichandran Ashwin
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan


ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virat Kohli
Zaheer Abbas
Inzamam ul haq
MS Dhoni (w)*
Kapil Dev ( he is a must in ODIs)
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Saqlain Mushtaq


T20Is
Rohit Sharma
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shahid Afridi
Rashid Khan
Umar Gul
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Great list from OP. For each, their own. I will go with this XI :-

Tests
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Imran Khan *
MS Dhoni (w)
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble/ Ravichandran Ashwin
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan


ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virat Kohli
Zaheer Abbas
Inzamam ul haq
MS Dhoni (w)*
Kapil Dev ( he is a must in ODIs)
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Saqlain Mushtaq


T20Is
Rohit Sharma
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shahid Afridi
Rashid Khan
Umar Gul
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga

I went with Kumble only for variety in bowling. As, i don't want two off-spinners in my team, i went with leggie..
Zaheer Abbas is great option. But, his sample numbers are too small.
Kapil is undoubtally legend in ODIs , but just to include a Bangladeshi in the team i went with Shakib.
Including Imran that too at no.8 is illogical.Malinga provides you better variety with bowling.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Great list from OP. For each, their own. I will go with this XI :-

Tests
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Imran Khan *
MS Dhoni (w)
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble/ Ravichandran Ashwin
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan


ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virat Kohli
Zaheer Abbas
Inzamam ul haq
MS Dhoni (w)*
Kapil Dev ( he is a must in ODIs)
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Saqlain Mushtaq


T20Is
Rohit Sharma
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shahid Afridi
Rashid Khan
Umar Gul
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga

Bumrah is replaceable in your T20 team. Don't think so he deserved to be in this team. Otherwise awesome T20 team.

 

[sweep_shot]

Here are my all-time Asian XIs:

Test

Gavaskar
Sehwag
Dravid
Jayawardene
Tendulkar
Sangakara (wk)
Imran Khan (c)
Wasim
Vaas
Waqar
Murali


ODI

Jayasuriya
Tendulkar
Rohit
Kohli
Sangakara
Inzamam
Dhoni (wk & c)
Wasim
Malinga
Murali
Shoaib Akthar


T20

Rohit
Dilshan
Babar
Kohli
Rizwan
Shahid Afridi
Dhoni (wk & c)
Rashid Khan
Malinga
Shaheen
Bumrah.

 

[sweep_shot]

T20

Rohit
Dilshan
Babar
Kohli
Rizwan
Shahid Afridi
Dhoni (wk & c)
Rashid Khan
Malinga
Shaheen
Bumrah.

Correction. This is my updated T20 XI:

Rohit
Dilshan
Sangakara
Babar
Jayawardene
Shahid Afridi
Dhoni (wk & c)
Rashid Khan
Malinga
Shaheen
Bumrah.

 

[Ab Fan]

I went with Kumble only for variety in bowling. As, i don't want two off-spinners in my team, i went with leggie..
Zaheer Abbas is great option. But, his sample numbers are too small.
Kapil is undoubtally legend in ODIs , but just to include a Bangladeshi in the team i went with Shakib.
Including Imran that too at no.8 is illogical.Malinga provides you better variety with bowling.

Good point about two off spinners.

Yes, I was also considering Yuvraj as he was extremely clutch but his bowling isn't reqd. when you have Jayasuriya.

Shakib I am not too sure of having at no 7.

Imran is used as a floater with bat. He is not there for hitting skills. However, a lot has been said about his bowling skills too which was great in ODIs. As an example, at 140/5, I would send Imran ahead to bat and keep Kapil and Wasim for final 10 overs.

Malinga is excellent in ODIs but I have Waqar so I don't think we really need that variety. Waqar is widely recognised for his toe crushing yorkers and that is what Malinga did too.

 

[shamaan]

Tests
Sunil Gavaskar
Sachin Tendulkar
Sangakara
Younis Khan in conditions. David in SENA
Kohli
Imran Khan
Dhoni
Wasim Akram
Kumble Akhtar in SENA conditions.
Waqar
Muttiah Muralitharan



Odis
Sanath Jayasuriya
Tendulkar
Kohli
Shakib
Inzamam ul haq
Dhoni
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
Wasim Akram
Saqlain Mushtaq
Waqar


T20s
Babar
Rohit
Sangakara
Kohli
Shakib
Dhoni
Shahid Afridi
Rashid Khan ajmal
Umar Gull
Bumrah
Malinga

 

[shamaan]

Five teams of Asia makes interesting combined all format XIs.
So many great players to choose from.

Tests
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli *
Imran Khan
MS Dhoni (w)
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan


ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Inzamam Ul-Haq
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Lasith Malinga
Saqlain Mushtaq


T20Is
Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Shoaib Malik
MS Dhoni (w)*
Shahid Afridi
Rashid Khan
Umar Gul
Mustafizur Rahman
Lasith Malinga

KL on what basis?

 

[shamaan]

Correction. This is my updated T20 XI:

Rohit
Dilshan
Sangakara
Babar
Jayawardene
Shahid Afridi
Dhoni (wk & c)
Rashid Khan
Malinga
Shaheen
Bumrah.

Shaheen on what basis ?

 

[sweep_shot]

Shaheen on what basis ?

T20 format is still a pretty new format. So, all players (including present ones) should be counted.

It is why I added Rashid Khan also.

 

[iniqbal223]

Tests
Rahul Dravid
Virender Sehwag
Sanath Jayasurya
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Imran Khan *
MS Dhoni (w)
Wasim Akram
Anil Kumble (as he can bowl for longer time)
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan


ODIs
Virendar Sehwag
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sachin Tendulkar
Inzamam ul haq
Sakib Al Hasan
MS Dhoni (w)*
Yuvraj Singh
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Zaheer Khan
Murali


T20Is
Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Shahid Afridi
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (w)*
Sakib Al Hasan
Rashid Khan
Umar Gul
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga

 

[iniqbal223]

Not sure why the one of the best all rounders from subcontinent (Sanath Jayasurya ) is ignored by many posters

He is a must in all formats

 

[sweep_shot]

Not sure why the one of the best all rounders from subcontinent (Sanath Jayasurya ) is ignored by many posters

He is a must in all formats

I agree.

He should definitely be considered for any ODI XI.

 

[iniqbal223]

Why not make this post as World X1 vs Asia X1 with (active players from 1996 - current)
Really dont want to go too past in history to find some baba who we have never saw live on TV


Test :

Dravid
Sehwag
Sanath Jayasurya
Sachin
Inzi
MSD (c/wk)
Sakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Zaheer Khan
Murali
Waqar Younis/Lasith Malinga/Kumble (depending on pitch)

World X1 :
Hayden
Langer
Lara
Ponting
Kane Wiliamson
Gilchrist (wk)
Jack Kallis
Flintoff
Warne
McGrath
Dale Steyn


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ODIs

Asia XI

Sehwag
Jayasurya
Sachin
Kohli
Md Yousuf
Yuvraj
MSD
Sakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Malinga
Zaheer Khan

World X1

Hayden
Chris Gayle
Gilchrist (wk)
Jack Kallis
Ponting (c)
Flintoff
Ben Stokes
Symonds
Warne
Allan Donald
McGrath

----
T20

Asia X1:

V Sehwag
Shahid Afridi
Kohli
Jayasurya
Shakib al Hasan
Yuvraj
MSD (c/wk)
A Razzak
Umar Gul
Malinga
Bumrah


World XI

Gilchrist
Gayle
Jos Butler (wk)
KP
Flintoff
Symonds
Ben Stokes
Santner
Moen Ali
Southee
Starc

 

[iniqbal223]

Why not make this post as World X1 vs Asia X1 with (active players from 1996 - current)
Really dont want to go too past in history to find some baba who we have never saw live on TV


Test :

Dravid
Sehwag
Sanath Jayasurya
Sachin
Inzi
MSD (c/wk)
Sakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Zaheer Khan
Murali
Waqar Younis/Lasith Malinga/Kumble (depending on pitch)

World X1 :
Hayden
Langer
Lara
Ponting
Kane Wiliamson
Gilchrist (wk)
Jack Kallis
Flintoff
Warne
McGrath
Dale Steyn


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ODIs

Asia XI

Sehwag
Jayasurya
Sachin
Kohli
Md Yousuf
Yuvraj
MSD
Sakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Malinga
Zaheer Khan

World X1

Hayden
Chris Gayle
Gilchrist (wk)
Jack Kallis
Ponting (c)
Flintoff
Ben Stokes
Symonds
Warne
Allan Donald
McGrath

----
T20

Asia X1:

V Sehwag
Shahid Afridi
Kohli
Jayasurya
Shakib al Hasan
Yuvraj
MSD (c/wk)
A Razzak
Umar Gul
Malinga
Bumrah


World XI

Gilchrist
Gayle
Jos Butler (wk)
KP
Flintoff
Symonds
Ben Stokes
Santner
Moen Ali
Southee
Starc

somewhere I forgot to add Klusner / Bevan

 

[shamaan]

T20 format is still a pretty new format. So, all players (including present ones) should be counted.

It is why I added Rashid Khan also.

Rashid has alot of wicket 100+
Shaheen doesn't even have 50.

 

[Gilly]

Why not make this post as World X1 vs Asia X1 with (active players from 1996 - current)
Really dont want to go too past in history to find some baba who we have never saw live on TV


Test :

Dravid
Sehwag
Sanath Jayasurya
Sachin
Inzi
MSD (c/wk)
Sakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Zaheer Khan
Murali
Waqar Younis/Lasith Malinga/Kumble (depending on pitch)

World X1 :
Hayden
Langer
Lara
Ponting
Kane Wiliamson
Gilchrist (wk)
Jack Kallis
Flintoff
Warne
McGrath
Dale Steyn


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ODIs

Asia XI

Sehwag
Jayasurya
Sachin
Kohli
Md Yousuf
Yuvraj
MSD
Sakib Al Hasan
Wasim Akram
Malinga
Zaheer Khan

World X1

Hayden
Chris Gayle
Gilchrist (wk)
Jack Kallis
Ponting (c)
Flintoff
Ben Stokes
Symonds
Warne
Allan Donald
McGrath

----
T20

Asia X1:

V Sehwag
Shahid Afridi
Kohli
Jayasurya
Shakib al Hasan
Yuvraj
MSD (c/wk)
A Razzak
Umar Gul
Malinga
Bumrah


World XI

Gilchrist
Gayle
Jos Butler (wk)
KP
Flintoff
Symonds
Ben Stokes
Santner
Moen Ali
Southee
Starc

How does Williamson get in the team before Smith, I'm only asking because Smith has more hundreds, higher average, more runs and higher strike rate.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

KL on what basis?

It is hard to ignore KL stats.. He is only asian to have batting average over 40 and 140plus strike rate.. He also have 2 international hundreds..
Can change gear any time..

 

[marlonbrowndo]

KL Rahul is a complete bottler and no bottler should get into any combined 11

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Not sure why the one of the best all rounders from subcontinent (Sanath Jayasurya ) is ignored by many posters

He is a must in all formats

He is must have in ODIs but he can't be selected in tests that too in place of Gavaskar who was arguably the best ever opener in the history of tests.

 

[Ab Fan]

Bumrah is replaceable in your T20 team. Don't think so he deserved to be in this team. Otherwise awesome T20 team.

His wickets tally and sample is pretty impressive. He is by all measures, well ahead of Shaheen who averages 26. Bumrah averages 19, Gul 17 and Malinga 20. In terms of wickets tally also, these three are best followed by arguably Bhuvi.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Why not make this post as World X1 vs Asia X1 with (active players from 1996 - current)
Really dont want to go too past in history to find some baba who we have never saw live on TV

It was a really tough task . I had to replace some all time ATGS and had to include some guys who had same average as of legends but more runs or wickets. Example, I didn't select Wasim as Vaas has more wickets in this timespan. Although WAsim was averaging better.
*Stats includes from 1 Jan 1996.


ASIA TEST XI
Sehwag
Dravid
Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Kohli*
Shakib
Dhoni(w)
Vaas
Asif
Muralitharan
Bumrah


World Test XI
G Smith*
Hayden
Ponting
Lara
S Smith
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Steyn
Anderson
McGrath


Asia ODI XI
Tendulkar
Jayasuriya
Kohli
Sangakkara
Inzamam
Dhoni(w)*
Afridi
Akram
Malinga
Akhtar
Muralitharan


World ODI XI
Gilchrist (w)
Gayle
Ponting*
R Taylor
Bevan
deVilliers
Klusener
Lee
Starc
Tahir
McGrath

 

[Sunzi]

Surprised Rohit only makes a couple of the ODI lists. Each to their own of course.

A man with 3 double tons in the format and more centuries in half the number of games to the popular choice, Jayasuriya, would get my note.

Jayasuriya was a revolutionary and certainly offered credible threat via utility as a SLA bowler but I wouldn't take him over Rohit. Jayasuriya's knocks were devastating; even the shortest cameos could alter the face of a game/chase in a matter of balls but the propensity for failure was also much higher as his record ultimately attests to.

Sharma is as devastating in his own way and when he tucks in he makes the most of an all you can eat buffet. Excellent catcher aswell. 5 back to back tons in the last WC was it? Good Luck bowling to that.

 

[iniqbal223]

Surprised Rohit only makes a couple of the ODI lists. Each to their own of course.

A man with 3 double tons in the format and more centuries in half the number of games to the popular choice, Jayasuriya, would get my note.

Jayasuriya was a revolutionary and certainly offered credible threat via utility as a SLA bowler but I wouldn't take him over Rohit. Jayasuriya's knocks were devastating; even the shortest cameos could alter the face of a game/chase in a matter of balls but the propensity for failure was also much higher as his record ultimately attests to.

Sharma is as devastating in his own way and when he tucks in he makes the most of an all you can eat buffet. Excellent catcher aswell. 5 back to back tons in the last WC was it? Good Luck bowling to that.

Tough choice ; but when other batters are also accumulators, its better to go away with a devastating opener who is a very good bowler also