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Sam99

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Openers:
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Middle Order: (#3 to #5)
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Lower Middle Order: (#6 to #7)
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Bowlers:
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My XI:

Hashim Amla
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Shane Watson
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni (w) (c)
Imran Tahir
Mitchell Starc
Morne Morkel
Lasith Malinga

My Replacement:

Opener: Dhawan
Middle Order: Ross Taylor
Lower Middle Order: David Miller
All Rounder: Shakib Al Hasan
Wicket Keeper: Mushfiqur/Buttler
Spinner: Saeed Ajmal, Jadeja
Pacers: Mitchell Johnson, Trent Boult

Post your XI guys!
 
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You've chosen a pretty good squad. However, I will like to have another explosive batsman in Buttler.

Shane Watson
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
JC Buttler
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni (w) (c)
Imran Tahir
Mitchell Starc
Morne Morkel
Lasith Malinga
 
BreadPakoda said:
You've chosen a pretty good squad. However, I will like to have another explosive batsman in Buttler.

Shane Watson
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
JC Buttler
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni (w) (c)
Imran Tahir
Mitchell Starc
Morne Morkel
Lasith Malinga
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I want to add buttler somehow but he has gotten better since last 2 years and we are talking about xi of this decade.
 
Amla
Rohit
Kohli
Taylor
Abd
Butler
Afridi
Johnson
Starc
Steyn
Tahir
Nobody bats out of position in this 11.
 
Sam99 said:
I want to add buttler somehow but he has gotten better since last 2 years and we are talking about xi of this decade.
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Ya, I get your point. However, he's made almost as many runs as Dhoni so he has contributed a lot in the decade. I would have preferred to have another all rounder too. What if Shane Watson has a bad day? Can't trust him with 10 overs.
 
Amla is exceptionally unlucky, but Dilshan's extra bowling and quality fielding made a difference:

Rohit
Dilshan
Kohli
Taylor
AB
Dhoni (c and wk)
Shakib
Starc
Steyn
Boult
Tahir
 
Hashim Amla/David Warner
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara(wk) (C)
AB De Villiers
Shane Watson
Shakib Al Hasan/Ben Stokes
Rashid Khan
Mitchell Starc
Steyn/Imran Tahir
Trent Boult
 
Overall Amla and Rohit would be the openers, but neither of them do as well as Dhawan under pressure.
 
Sam99 said:
Openers:
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Middle Order: (#3 to #5)
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Lower Middle Order: (#6 to #7)
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Bowlers:
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My XI:

Hashim Amla
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Kumar Sangakkara
Shane Watson
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni (w) (c)
Imran Tahir
Mitchell Starc
Morne Morkel
Lasith Malinga

My Replacement:

Opener: Dhawan
Middle Order: Ross Taylor
Lower Middle Order: David Miller
All Rounder: Shakib Al Hasan
Wicket Keeper: Mushfiqur/Buttler
Spinner: Saeed Ajmal, Jadeja
Pacers: Mitchell Johnson, Trent Boult

Post your XI guys!
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Sorry but why is Misbah on your list when the disparity in the SR of his (compared to the others on that middle order) is so huge?
 
Possibly,

Amla
Rohit
Kohli
AB
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Buttler
Shakib(all-rounder)
Starc
Boult
Steyn/Morkel
Tahir
 
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Sachin136 said:
Averaged 52 in the 2015 WC, 91 in the 2013 CT, 48 in the 2014 Asia cup, 68 in the 2017 CT, and 68 in the 2018 Asia cup.

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerSeries_ODI.asp?PlayerID=3832
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Where is pressure inning? Rohit & Kohli too have performed but dhawan has few extra runs in 2015 wc which came after smacking minnows. In Knockout Round Dhawan was flop and that was real pressure. This
is all delusion about dhawan being better batsman in pressure sitatuion.
 
1. Dhawan
2. Warner
3. Rohit
4. Kohli
5. AB De Villiers
6. Dhoni (wk and c)
7. Shakib
8. Starc
9. Steyn
10. Morkel
11. Ajmal was better, but I guess Tahir would be my choice since you can't pick him.
 
The Viper said:
It’s just a cricinfo filter that has them ordered by runs. OP didn’t purposely include Misbah. He just screenshotted most runs in this period from cricinfo.
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I appreciate that but no one below a SR of 80 is worth of being on that list.
 
Most teams you can generate will not have a Pakistani player in them. Shows how much we fell off in ODIs in the '10s compared to the 00's. You can see it in the top player stats as well.

Afridi is probably the only one in the top 3 and his stats more or less reflect his impact. By no means an ATG, but the way people bash him you'd think he was completely terrible. He was a pretty handy bowler amidst 2 chuckers, and only one who could attack the bowlers amongst snail paced batsmen.

Misbah is there too, his SR sticks out like a sore thumb, but he made the most of his limitations. There was one period I think 2014, where he could walk into the middle order of any team given he was surrounded by hitters.

Umar Akmal... kiya keh sakte hain...

Ajmal was a chucker.

So yeah Afridi and Misbah, the only memorable names for Pakistan in 2010s, and even then they weren't world beaters by any means. One was an egg beater tho :afridi
 
Sam99 said:
Where is pressure inning? Rohit & Kohli too have performed but dhawan has few extra runs in 2015 wc which came after smacking minnows. In Knockout Round Dhawan was flop and that was real pressure. This
is all delusion about dhawan being better batsman in pressure sitatuion.
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Dhawan got India off to a flyer in the 2015 semi vs Australia and was striking at over a hundred SR. It was Kohli that flopped with his 1 off 13 that completely killed the momentum.
 
Amla

Guptil

Babar Azam

Abd

Buttler

Dhoni

Starc

Boult

Tahir

Hasan Ali

Morkel
 
jaf348 said:
Dhawan got India off to a flyer in the 2015 semi vs Australia and was striking at over a hundred SR. It was Kohli that flopped with his 1 off 13 that completely killed the momentum.
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Nope he got to good start but then he himself threw the wicket on hit me ball. Rohit got good ball by johnson and kohli was never settled from first ball. Other two didn't throw wicket like dhawan did & what about pressure match vs bangladesh in 2015 wc? where we lost top 3 wickets early and there was every chance to get knocked out of worldcup in that match? Rohit's ton does deserve mention there.
 
jaisan said:
Amla
Rohit
Kohli
Taylor
Abd
Butler
Afridi
Johnson
Starc
Steyn
Tahir
Nobody bats out of position in this 11.
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Really good team but I see Dhoni's heroics in the early part of the era are being overshadowed by his current version.

The man at one stage of his career was a behemoth of modern cricket and a proper legend and putting his captaincy in the ring, has a genuine claim to being the greatest of all times in limited overs cricket.

T20 world cup.
50 over world cup.
Champions trophy.
Domestic trophies.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
Really good team but I see Dhoni's heroics in the early part of the era are being overshadowed by his current version.

The man at one stage of his career was a behemoth of modern cricket and a proper legend and putting his captaincy in the ring, has a genuine claim to being the greatest of all times in limited overs cricket.

T20 world cup.
50 over world cup.
Champions trophy.
Domestic trophies.
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Dhoni is more suited for 00s finishing than 2010s. In this 300+ era, you need to strike rate 120+ in last 10 overs. Dhoni can't do that.
 
Just year left for few players to make some mark in this decade. Pick you xi guys.
 
When you see the list of the bowlers you can see how easy it was to be a top order batsman in this decade.

I knew the bowling standards were bad but not that bad.

That’s a shock. I hope, teams will give a little more importance to ODI’s again in the coming times. It can be a very good format with more balance between bat& ball.
 
Mobashir said:
When you see the list of the bowlers you can see how easy it was to be a top order batsman in this decade.

I knew the bowling standards were bad but not that bad.

That’s a shock. I hope, teams will give a little more importance to ODI’s again in the coming times. It can be a very good format with more balance between bat& ball.
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There are many bowlers with very good averages and economies in ODIs. The list in the OP is sorted by the number of wickets taken, and some of the ones at the top have a bad average. That doesn't say much about the quality of bowling overall.
 
Much easier than picking the test XI:

1) Hashim Amla
2) Shikhar Dhawan
3) Virat Kohli
4) Ross Taylor
5) AB de Villiers
6) MS Dhoni (c) (wk)
7) Shahid Afridi
8) Mitchell Starc
9) Lasith Malinga
10) Saeed Ajmal
11) Morne Morkel

12) Imran Tahir

I originally had Shakib ahead of Afridi but then I realized that Afridi would offer much more to this team than Shakib.
 
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Hashim Amla
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Shane Watson
AB D
MS D (WK-C)
Shakib Al Hassan
Shahid Afridi
Micheal Jhonson
Micheal Starc
Steyn
 
^ To expand on the above, a top six that looks like that won't need another proper, middle-order batsman coming in at #7. However, no team will refuse a few sixes in the last two overs and Afridi remains the most explosive lower-order batsman of the decade. Also, he was very dangerous with the ball when on song despite not having a very good average. All in all, he is a luxury player who would not significantly improve a regular ODI team, however he is exactly the sort of player to give that extra 'oomph' to the team of the decade.
 
Suleiman said:
Most teams you can generate will not have a Pakistani player in them. Shows how much we fell off in ODIs in the '10s compared to the 00's. You can see it in the top player stats as well.

Afridi is probably the only one in the top 3 and his stats more or less reflect his impact. By no means an ATG, but the way people bash him you'd think he was completely terrible. He was a pretty handy bowler amidst 2 chuckers, and only one who could attack the bowlers amongst snail paced batsmen.

Misbah is there too, his SR sticks out like a sore thumb, but he made the most of his limitations. There was one period I think 2014, where he could walk into the middle order of any team given he was surrounded by hitters.

Umar Akmal... kiya keh sakte hain...

Ajmal was a chucker.

So yeah Afridi and Misbah, the only memorable names for Pakistan in 2010s, and even then they weren't world beaters by any means. One was an egg beater tho :afridi
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Any proposed team that does not have Ajmal in it is not to be taken seriously. He wasn't just the spinner of the decade, he was the bowler of the decade. Also, Afridi has a strong claim to get into the team of the decade. Babar Azam might get a sniff in as well, depending on how the rest of the year goes.
 
LOL, any team with Ajmal is to be laughed at. A certified chucker who illegally deceived so many batsman, it's such a shame.

The below image is when that chucker was bowling in international cricket. And Ten Sports showed this image.
 

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Bilal7 said:
Any proposed team that does not have Ajmal in it is not to be taken seriously. He wasn't just the spinner of the decade, he was the bowler of the decade. Also, Afridi has a strong claim to get into the team of the decade. Babar Azam might get a sniff in as well, depending on how the rest of the year goes.
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Why should people take a cheat seriously?
 
Hasan123 said:
Why should people take a cheat seriously?
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He never cheated. Learn the definition of that word first before throwing it around.

You know who did cheat? Ashwin, Smith and Warner.
 
Ab Fan said:
Possibly,

Amla
Rohit
Kohli
AB
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Buttler
<B>Shakib(all-rounder)</B>
Starc
Boult
Steyn/Morkel
Tahir
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Shakib out, Holder in. At 7,an aggressive batter is always the need of hour. Rest all looks fine to me.
 
Ajmal is an ATG ODI bowler and people who include any other spinner at his expense are delusional.

Ajmal was already cleared once for his bowling so what is he expected to do? Declare his own action illegal and stop bowling after he had been cleared?

There are some people in here who lack the most basic common sense. Ajmal is an ODI ATG and belongs in every XI in this thread...
 
Hitman said:
LOL, any team with Ajmal is to be laughed at. A certified chucker who illegally deceived so many batsman, it's such a shame.

The below image is when that chucker was bowling in international cricket. And Ten Sports showed this image.
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Whoever creaated this clearly does't understand camera angles. You could create a similar image for most off spinners!
 
as-95 said:
Whoever creaated this clearly does't understand camera angles. You could create a similar image for most off spinners!
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Blame them. Ten Sports broadcasted it. A chucker who was called out multiple times including by Michael Holding. Such a shame that the game of cricket was allowed to be disgraced with that chucker.

Lots and lots of former cricketers called him out to be a chucker, and the the ICC finally bans him for being a chucker. In other words, a certificate by the ICC that he is indeed a chucker.

Could it be a coincidence?
 
Bilal7 said:
He never cheated. Learn the definition of that word first before throwing it around.

You know who did cheat? Ashwin, Smith and Warner.
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Why was he banned if he didn't cheat ?

Smith is 1 of my favourite batters but what he did and allowed to happen was disgraceful.

You have never ever said Ajmla chucking was awful. But instead choosing to defend it:)). How is deceiving umpires something you can defend? For many years he did this.
 
Hasan123 said:
Why was he banned if he didn't cheat ?

Smith is 1 of my favourite batters but what he did and allowed to happen was disgraceful.

You have never ever said Ajmla chucking was awful. But instead choosing to defend it:)). How is deceiving umpires something you can defend? For many years he did this.
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Ajmal was already cleared by the ICC which is why he was bowling. Therefore, he was not deceiving umpires. Do you think he should have declared his own action illegal even though the ICC cleared him?

There is a serious lack of common sense in this thread and it is disturbing!
 
Hitman said:
Blame them. Ten Sports broadcasted it. A chucker who was called out multiple times including by Michael Holding. Such a shame that the game of cricket was allowed to be disgraced with that chucker.

Lots and lots of former cricketers called him out to be a chucker, and the the ICC finally bans him for being a chucker. In other words, a certificate by the ICC that he is indeed a chucker.

Could it be a coincidence?
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TenSports clearly had an agenda like any other media platform/TV channel. This is magnified by the fact that they used a 2D picture of a moving arm to try and measure an angle.

You are still not using common sense. What obligation does Ajmal have to stop bowling after he has been cleared by the ICC? There are far bigger disgraces to cricket than someone who is bowling with an action that was cleared by the ICC.

Ajmal is an ODI ATG and his performance+stats can never be removed from history ad he was bowling with an ICC cleared action.
 
The only thing with ajmal here is that he lied, which tbf isn't incorrect as ICC kept changing rules, he was very good.in ODI undoubtedly and carried the Pakistani team imho, we can clearly see the consistency of PCT now without his services
 
as-95 said:
Ajmal was already cleared by the ICC which is why he was bowling. Therefore, he was not deceiving umpires. Do you think he should have declared his own action illegal even though the ICC cleared him?

There is a serious lack of common sense in this thread and it is disturbing!
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He was banned for chucking. Plain and simple. I don't care if he was cleared. He was caught eventually.

He's a chucker.
 
Bilal7 said:
Any proposed team that does not have Ajmal in it is not to be taken seriously. He wasn't just the spinner of the decade, he was the bowler of the decade. Also, Afridi has a strong claim to get into the team of the decade. Babar Azam might get a sniff in as well, depending on how the rest of the year goes.
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Anyone who can parade Ajmal without shame should not be taken seriously.
 
We all saw how good Ajmal was with clean action.

We don't let javelin throwers like him bowl in backyard cricket and some knowledgeable cricket fans are picking him in the team of the decade. Quite sad.
 
JaDed said:
The only thing with ajmal here is that he lied, which tbf isn't incorrect as ICC kept changing rules, he was very good.in ODI undoubtedly and carried the Pakistani team imho, we can clearly see the consistency of PCT now without his services
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He never lied.

Hasan123 said:
Why was he banned if he didn't cheat ?

Smith is 1 of my favourite batters but what he did and allowed to happen was disgraceful.

You have never ever said Ajmla chucking was awful. But instead choosing to defend it:)). How is deceiving umpires something you can defend? For many years he did this.
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He was banned because according to the new testing rules and regulations, introduced in the year 2014, the ICC deemed that the flex in Ajmal's action was above their prescribed limits.

He never deceived the umpires. He was cleared to bowl in 2009 and for another four-five years, no umpire called him or had any issues with his action. Ajmal did absolutely nothing wrong, he did not cheat since his bowling was found to be 100% legal by the ICC. When he was tested again in 2014, his action was found to exceed their limits and he stopped bowling, therefore never getting the opportunity to chuck and cheat. Let me make it easy for you:

2009: Ajmal's action is found to be 100% legal and is allowed to bowl by the ICC.

2009-2014: Ajmal bowls with no problems and proceeds to own nearly every batsman he comes up against, especially in ODI cricket.

2014: Ajmal's action is found to be exceeding the limits of the ICC's new testing regulations and Ajmal stops bowling.

2014-2015: Ajmal fixes his action to conform to the new rules and bowls in a couple of games with limited effectiveness. He gets dropped and does not play another international game.

The only delivery that one could have a problem with would be the delivery that Ajmal was called for in 2014. However, when those same people that has a issue with that praise Steven Smith and David Warner, it becomes a big joke.

If it still is not clear, imagine this: there is a highway that had a maximum speed of 100 kms for years but then one day, the speed is suddenly brought down to 70 and you get caught speeding 30 ks over, as a result. Will you say that you were speeding for all those years as well when you were allowed by the people that matter to drive at that speed?
 
Ajmal has to he the biggest chucker of the decade. It is a disgrace he played for that long. Shame on ICC.
 
Ajmal did not deceive the umpires. He prob bowled with the same action since childhood, not knowing he was chucking. He was a delight to watch. Unfortunately it was a sad ending.
 
Blatant chuckers are a blight on the game. Best to keep them out of any cricketing discussions.

Back to the OP. Rohit selects himself. He'd probably select himself in an ATG ODI XI of all time, to partner Tendulkar. The other opening slot is a 3 way fight between Dhawan, Amla and Warner. Amla cannot stand up before the other two for he has consistently failed to get tough runs. I'll choose Dhawan but it's touch and go between him and Warner. Dhawan has done more in global tournaments.

Rest of the slots are easy to fill.

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Ross Taylor
ABDV
Dhoni
Johnson
Starc
Shakib
Steyn
Morkel
 
We all saw Ajmal after he fixed his action. Probably as good as Vihari with the ball.

I missed adding Rosco. He replaces Sanga in my squad.
 
Post World Cup, I think I will go with this XI for the decade:-

Rohit
Warner
Kohli
Taylor
AB
Dhoni(wkt)
Shakib
Starc
Boult
Malinga
Tahir

For tests, it will be:-

Cook
Warner
Sangakkara
S. Smith
Kohli
Stokes
ABD (wkt)
Jadeja
Steyn
Boult
Anderson(Ashwin in Asian conditions)
 
Sharjeel Khan (2017)
Imam ul-Haq (2019)
Babar Azam (2019)
Haris Sohail (2019)
Sarfraz Ahmed+ (2016)
Imad Wasim (2019)
Shahid Afridi* (2014)
Wahab Riaz (2015)
Hasan Ali (2017)
Mohammad Amir (2019)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (2019)

^This really shows how good Pakistan’s ODI team is right now. Best it has been since the 2011 WC.
 
Rayyman said:
Sharjeel Khan (2017)
Imam ul-Haq (2019)
Babar Azam (2019)
Haris Sohail (2019)
Sarfraz Ahmed+ (2016)
Imad Wasim (2019)
Shahid Afridi* (2014)
Wahab Riaz (2015)
Hasan Ali (2017)
Mohammad Amir (2019)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (2019)

^This really shows how good Pakistan’s ODI team is right now. Best it has been since the 2011 WC.
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Just Thinking what would be Pakistan XI for 2010s decade?

For India, I think I will go with:-

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Yuvraj
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Raina
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Shami
Kuldeep
Bumrah
 
Ab Fan said:
Just Thinking what would be Pakistan XI for 2010s decade?

For India, I think I will go with:-

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Yuvraj
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Raina
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Shami
Kuldeep
Bumrah
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Yuvraj was only good for an year or so. But if I look back at the decade, we have not had a single player that has done well other than Yuvi.
 
Ab Fan said:
Just Thinking what would be Pakistan XI for 2010s decade?

For India, I think I will go with:-

Rohit
Dhawan
Kohli
Yuvraj
Dhoni(c/wkt)
Raina
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Shami
Kuldeep
Bumrah
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Sharjeel
Kami/ Hafeez
Babar
Haris
Umar
Afridi
Razzaq
Gul
Ajmal
Amir/ Akhtar
Asif
 
Rohit
Dhawan(Warner just misses out)
AB
Kohli
Taylor
Buttler
Holder
Starc(Boult misses out)
Morne
Tahir
Steyn (bumrah/lockie/kg/Cummins haven't played enough)
 
My ODI XI of the decade 2010 :-

Sharma
Warner
Kohli
Williamson
ABD
Stokes
Dhoni (c)(wk)(mentor)(chief selector)(coach)(father figure)
Starc
Shami
Ajmal
Boult


Bench warmers: Sangakkara, Butler, Chahal, Russel

Manager: Shastri

Official sponsor: Fanta, which is what this team will open up on whoever comes in it's path
 
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freelance_cricketer said:
My ODI XI of the decade 2010 :-

Sharma
Warner
Kohli
Williamson
ABD
Stokes
Dhoni (c)(wk)(mentor)(chief selector)(coach)(father figure)
Starc
Shami
Ajmal
Boult


Bench warmers: Sangakkara, Butler, Chahal, Russel

Manager: Shastri

Official sponsor: Fanta, which is what this team will open up on whoever comes in it's path
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Hahaha good one.
 
zain7077 said:
Sharjeel
Kami/ Hafeez
Babar
Haris
Umar
Afridi
Razzaq
Gul
Ajmal
Amir/ Akhtar
Asif
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Asif played only a few months this decade. Akhtar only played a year. Gul was done after the 2011 world cup. Razzq was also not good this decade.
 
So my XI :

1. Rohit Sharma
2. Quinton de Qock (wk)
3. Virat Kohli (c)
4. AB de Villiers
5. Ben Stokes
6. Joes Buttler
7. Glenn Maxwell
8. Mitchell Starc
9. Dale Steyn
10. Trent Boult
11. Saeed Ajmal

So sad to not have a real number 7 over the decade. Someone who can bowl 8 overs and hit the ball. A role Afridi will play brilliantly but didn't played enough in this decade. So I went for Maxwell as my bonus player.
3 keepers in the top 6!
 
I think this team just Bout picks itself these days -

1. Amla SA
2. Warner AUS
3. Williamson NZ
4. Kohli IND
5. Root ENG
6. Morgan c ENG
7. Buttler wk ENG
8. Stokes ENG
9. Starc AUS
10. Boult NZ
11. Ajmal PAK

Squad - Sharma, ABD, Hazlewood and Bairstow

The likes of Afridi, Gayle, Roy and a few others are very unlucky to not get into my squad simply on balance. Afridi would have been a must just two years ago but how doni keep out one of Morgan, Root, Kohli or Williamson ? Stokes has to be in too as does a full time spinner in Ajmal.

The likes of Bumrah, Babar, Archer, Shaheen could make the squad for the next decade.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Malinga was overrated in ODIs. In T20's he'd be there.
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Malinga is a cross decade player, so he gets rated poorly in decade of the team debate. Malinga's peak was 2007-2013, and during that time he was undisputedly best ODI bowler. Unfortunately his best years were at the ends of 2000s and beginning of 2010s. Same reason people look over Sangakkara and Dilshan.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
Malinga is a cross decade player, so he gets rated poorly in decade of the team debate. Malinga's peak was 2007-2013, and during that time he was undisputedly best ODI bowler. Unfortunately his best years were at the ends of 2000s and beginning of 2010s. Same reason people look over Sangakkara and Dilshan.
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Malinga was brilliant till 2011 I suppose. His pace declined after that and then there was that Hobart odi when Kohli smashed him into oblivion. That shattered his aura somewhat.

I rate Sanga as a batsman but ODIs changed rapidly in the latter half of the decade and the likes of Sanga and Amla lose out because they lack the ability to hit big consistently. Heck, I don't think even Kohli has had as much impact in ODIs in the latter half simply because there have been more explosive players.
 
Heartening to see brothers picking Ajmal. Please view this became without prejudice and acknowledge the 'fact' that Ajmal was 'by far' the greatest bowling match winner of this decade. He literally carried Pakistan for 4-5 years on his back.

Respect where it's due.

His extension might be exceeding 15 degrees i dont care about that but he was a wizard with the ball. Pure artistry in motion.
 
barah_admi said:
I think this team just Bout picks itself these days -

1. Amla SA
2. Warner AUS
3. Williamson NZ
4. Kohli IND
5. Root ENG
6. Morgan c ENG
7. Buttler wk ENG
8. Stokes ENG
9. Starc AUS
10. Boult NZ
11. Ajmal PAK

Squad - Sharma, ABD, Hazlewood and Bairstow

The likes of Afridi, Gayle, Roy and a few others are very unlucky to not get into my squad simply on balance. Afridi would have been a must just two years ago but how doni keep out one of Morgan, Root, Kohli or Williamson ? Stokes has to be in too as does a full time spinner in Ajmal.

The likes of Bumrah, Babar, Archer, Shaheen could make the squad for the next decade.
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Ajmal chucked. Cant have him.
 
shantanu said:
Ajmal chucked. Cant have him.
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I knew someone would think they could be clever enough to bring this in. Ajmal never chucked under previous guidelines but once the ICC removed its medical exemption, Ajmal's action was deemed illegal.

This is like stating that fast bowling records when there were no helmets should now be ignored.
 
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Nikhil_cric said:
Malinga was brilliant till 2011 I suppose. His pace declined after that and then there was that Hobart odi when Kohli smashed him into oblivion. That shattered his aura somewhat.

I rate Sanga as a batsman but ODIs changed rapidly in the latter half of the decade and the likes of Sanga and Amla lose out because they lack the ability to hit big consistently. Heck, I don't think even Kohli has had as much impact in ODIs in the latter half simply because there have been more explosive players.
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Yeah but if Malinga debuted in 2010 then he would be easily the best bowler of the decade. Peak Malinga absolutely terrorized all teams, he was getting hattricks for fun against everybody, home or away. It's a shame that people only remember him from the India match where he got thrashed by Kohli.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
Yeah but if Malinga debuted in 2010 then he would be easily the best bowler of the decade. Peak Malinga absolutely terrorized all teams, he was getting hattricks for fun against everybody, home or away. It's a shame that people only remember him from the India match where he got thrashed by Kohli.
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People remember Malinga A LOT more for other things than a thrashing by Kohli...as a cricket fan, I don't even know which match you're speaking about haha
 
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