Michael Vaughan includes Wasim Akram in his all time XI

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichaelVaughan</a>'s all-time XI ft two players from 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, 10's<br><br>1. Boycott 60's<br>2. Graeme Smith 00's<br>3. Steve Smith 10's<br>4. Viv Richards 70's<br>5. Tendulkar 80's<br>6. Gilchrist 90's<br>7. Botham 70's<br>8. Akram 80's<br>9. Warne 90's<br>10. Cummins 10's<br>11. Anderson 00's <a href="https://t.co/St0IdWvDJy">pic.twitter.com/St0IdWvDJy</a></p>— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/5liveSport/status/1254864779488800769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Bhaijaan]

Bhaijaan's Team (Max 2 from each decade) :-

Gavaskar - 70s
Tendulkar - 90s
Kohli - 2010s
Sangakkara - 2000s
Richards - 80s
Sobers - 60s
Dev - 80s
Warne - 90s
Shami - 2010s
Steyn - 2000s
Lillee - 70s

 

[Nadeemp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichaelVaughan</a>'s all-time XI ft two players from 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, 10's<br><br>1. Boycott 60's<br>2. Graeme Smith 00's<br>3. Steve Smith 10's<br>4. Viv Richards 70's<br>5. Tendulkar 80's<br>6. Gilchrist 90's<br>7. Botham 70's<br>8. Akram 80's<br>9. Warne 90's<br>10. Cummins 10's<br>11. Anderson 00's <a href="https://t.co/St0IdWvDJy">pic.twitter.com/St0IdWvDJy</a></p>— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/5liveSport/status/1254864779488800769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That’s a terrible list. Looks very very biased

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Solid list:

1. Boycott 60's
2. Graeme Smith 00's

3. Steve Smith 10's
4. Viv Richards 70's
5. Tendulkar 80's

6. Gilchrist 90's

7. Botham 70's
8. Akram 80's
9. Warne 90's
10. Cummins 10's
11. Anderson 00's


Deep batting and 5 genuine wicket taking options.

 

[Aman]

Replace Anderson with Steyn and it's solid.

No one thinks Anderson was better than Steyn other than Englishmen, most of them know Steyn was better too.

 

[AFM]

Akram and especially Sachin should not be in the 80’s. Gilchrist should not be in the 90’s.

 

[FreePalestine]

Well, he is basing it on when the players debuted I assume, not the decade where they played the most or had their peak. Strange decision.

Anyway, on his list I would sub Imran for Botham and Steyn for Anderson at least. I would also be tempted to play Sangakarra over Gilchrist as wk but since Gilchrist debuted in 1999 and Sanga in 2000 I can’t make a straight swap. Shoddy methodology, Vaughany!

 

[tyron_woodley]

lol at cummins over mcgrath, steyn, donald etc.

 

[AFM]

1) Sunil Gavaskar (70's)
2) Barry Ricahrds (70's)
3) Viv Richards (80's)
4) Sachin Tendulkar (90's)
5) Brian Lara (90's)
6) Garfield Sobers (60's)
7) Adam Gilchrist (00's) (WK)
8) Imran Khan (80's) (C)
9) Dale Steyn (10's)
10) Pat Cummins (10's)
11) Muttiah Muraliathran (00's)

 

[Last Monetarist]

Akram and especially Sachin should not be in the 80’s. Gilchrist should not be in the 90’s.

The selection rule was that the players belong to the decade in which they debuted.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Boycott (60's)
Warner (10's)
Richards (70's)
Lara (90's)
Kohli (10's)
de Villiers (00's)
Procter (60's)
Wasim (80's)
Marshall (70's)
Warne (90's)
Steyn (00's)

 

[sweep_shot]

Not surprising.

Wasim Akram is an ATG undoubtedly.

 

[Robert]

Replace Anderson with Steyn and it's solid.

No one thinks Anderson was better than Steyn other than Englishmen, most of them know Steyn was better too.

I never met one who thought that.

 

[therealAB]

Not a fan. Graeme Smith, Boycott << Gavaskar, Hobbs. DO not know how someone unbiased could rank Boycott over Gavaskar
Richards batted at three, SMith bats at four
Where are Bradman, Sobers, Marshall. Locks for at at XI
Imran >>> Botham
McGrath >>> cummins, Anderson

Mine is:
Hobbs
Gavaskar
Bradman
Smith
Sachin
Sobers
Gilchrist
Hadlee
Marshall
Warne
McGrath

Imran better than some players on this list but doesn't fit structure.
Hutton/Gavaskar is close. Viv, Lara, Hammond, Kallis, close with Sachin for#5. Imran, Curtly, Steyn close to Sir Richard

 

[Ab Fan]

Not really sure how he was taken decades( Tendulkar 80s lol, Botham 70s)

My team:-

Sunil Gavaskar - 70s
Virender Sehwag- 00s
Viv Richards- 70s
S Smith - 10s
Sobers - 60s
Gilchrist- 00s
Imran - 80s
Wasim - 90s
Warne - 90s
Marshall- 80s
Steyn- 10s

Reserves ( one from each decade)

Alan Knott(wkt)- 70s
Ian Botham- 80s
Sachin Tendulkar- 90s
Ricky Ponting/ Jacques Kallis - 00s
Virat Kohli- 10s

 

[tyron_woodley]

Not a fan. Graeme Smith, Boycott << Gavaskar, Hobbs. DO not know how someone unbiased could rank Boycott over Gavaskar
Richards batted at three, SMith bats at four
Where are Bradman, Sobers, Marshall. Locks for at at XI
Imran >>> Botham
McGrath >>> cummins, Anderson

Mine is:
Hobbs
Gavaskar
Bradman
Smith
Sachin
Sobers
Gilchrist
Hadlee
Marshall
Warne
McGrath

Imran better than some players on this list but doesn't fit structure.
Hutton/Gavaskar is close. Viv, Lara, Hammond, Kallis, close with Sachin for#5. Imran, Curtly, Steyn close to Sir Richard

question for me is kalis or tendulkar as a pure batsman?
I will go with tenda.

 

[Square Drive]

Graeme Smith?

 

[Last Monetarist]

Not really sure how he was taken decades( Tendulkar 80s lol, Botham 70s)

It's from the TMS podcast, the rule was a maximum of 2 players from each decade starting from the 60s with the players being categorized in the decade in which they debuted.

 

[Slog]

Bhaijaan's Team (Max 2 from each decade) :-

Gavaskar - 70s
Tendulkar - 90s
Kohli - 2010s
Sangakkara - 2000s
Richards - 80s
Sobers - 60s
Dev - 80s
Warne - 90s
Shami - 2010s
Steyn - 2000s
Lillee - 70s

Tendulkar is 80s lol. Richards is 70s.

 

[Slog]

lol at cummins over mcgrath, steyn, donald etc.

None of the 3 are from same decade as Cummins

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

Tendulkar is 80s lol. Richards is 70s.

In the decade they made their debut in was the criteria.

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

Gavaskar (70s)
Cook (2000s) - Captain
Richards (70s)
Tendulkar (80s)
Steve Smith (2010s) - Vice Captain
Kallis (90s)
Stokes (2010s)
Knott (60s) - WK
Akram (80s)
Warne (90s)
Anderson (2000s)

 

[therealAB]

Steyn is more Cummins' decade than other decades he assigned. Anyway a world all time XI should have players pre 60' and shouldn't be limited by decade. Otherwise you are not picking the best

 

[therealAB]

Just seen the context post re the rules. Revised list

Sunil Gavaskar (70's)
Barry Richards (60's)
Kumar Sangakarra (00's)
Steve Smith (10's)
Sachin Tendulkar (80's)
Graeme Pollock (60's)
Gilchrist (90's)
Wasim (80's)
Malcolm Marshall (70's)
Shane Warne (90's)
Dale Steyn (00's)

 

[MenInG]

Wasim is everyone's favourite cricketer! Almost a given for him to be in such lists.

 

[SL_Fan]

For debut decade I'll go with

Gavaskar (70s)
Steven Smith (2010s)
Viv (c) (70s)
Sachin (80s)
Graeme Pollock (60s)
Kohli (2010s)
Sanga (w/k) (2000s)
Wasim (80s)
Warne (90s)
Steyn (2000s)
McGrath (90s)

12th Colin Bland (60s)


Otherwise

Gavaskar (70s)
Kallis (90s)
Viv (c) (70s)
Lara (90s)
Sachin (80s)
Sobers (60s)
Gilly (w/k) (2000s)
Wasim (80s)
Steyn (2010s)
Murali (2010s)
McGrath (2000s)

12th Colin Bland (60s)