T20 team from the 1979-1994 era: Kapil Dev

[CricketingMinds]

Kapil picked a T20 team from his era (1979-1994).

- The most surprising omission was Tendulkar.
- also, I don't think I'd pick Donald over bowlers like Lillie, Thompson, Holding, Marshall, etc.
- No Indian, Sri Lankan, Australian, Englishman.

1. Gordon Greenidge
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Sir Viv Richards
4. Martin Crowe
5. Clive Loyd (c)
6. Imran Khan
7. Jeff Dujon (wk)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Allan Donald
10. Joel Garner
11. Abdul Qadir
12. Jonty Rhodes (12th man)

There were Special mentions for
- Saeed Anwar
- Arvinda De Silva
- West indies fast bowlers of the 80s
- Srikkanth
- Glen Turner
- Zaheer Abbas
- Javed Miandad
- Ian Botham
- Sir Richard Hedlee
- Dean Jones
- Michael Bevan
- Greg Chappel

 

[Bouncer]

Kapil picked a T20 team from his era (1979-1994).

- The most surprising omission was Tendulkar.
- also, I don't think I'd pick Donald over bowlers like Lillie, Thompson, Holding, Marshall, etc.
- No Indian, Sri Lankan, Australian, Englishman.

1. Gordon Greenidge
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Sir Viv Richards
4. Martin Crowe
5. Clive Loyd (c)
6. Imran Khan
7. Jeff Dujon (wk)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Allan Donald
10. Joel Garner
11. Abdul Qadir
12. Jonty Rhodes (12th man)

There were Special mentions for
- Saeed Anwar
- Arvinda De Silva
- West indies fast bowlers of the 80s
- Srikkanth
- Glen Turner
- Zaheer Abbas
- Javed Miandad
- Ian Botham
- Sir Richard Hedlee
- Dean Jones
- Michael Bevan
- Greg Chappel

https://youtu.be/k1p8dphyyIU

Considering he is trying to cover era from 79-84, I would have either Roger or Gus as my 12th man than Rhodes as these 2 better represent 80's and I would have Malcolm in place of Allen.

 

[Mobashir]

Without thinking too much about it I will say Botham and Kapil himself should be in the team.

 

[MMHS]

Brilliant team - Kabila decided not to pick himself, so obviously he’ll replace Donald in my XII and I probably will pick Zaheer over Martin. That lineup consisting 11 right-handers, in that regard, may be Sanath over Hayens as opener but between 1989-94, Jayasuraya wasn’t the player he ended as.

Viv, Zaheer, Lloyd, Kapil from 3-6 ..... frightening.

 

[Mahee]

what nonsense is this...why didn't he include GOAT sachin ?

 

[andy0204]

what nonsense is this...why didn't he include GOAT sachin ?

Sachin played one T20 and IPL,kapil has picked the team who didn't play T20 and T20 leagues.

 

[andy0204]

Kapil picked a T20 team from his era (1979-1994).

- The most surprising omission was Tendulkar.
- also, I don't think I'd pick Donald over bowlers like Lillie, Thompson, Holding, Marshall, etc.
- No Indian, Sri Lankan, Australian, Englishman.

1. Gordon Greenidge
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Sir Viv Richards
4. Martin Crowe
5. Clive Loyd (c)
6. Imran Khan
7. Jeff Dujon (wk)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Allan Donald
10. Joel Garner
11. Abdul Qadir
12. Jonty Rhodes (12th man)

There were Special mentions for
- Saeed Anwar
- Arvinda De Silva
- West indies fast bowlers of the 80s
- Srikkanth
- Glen Turner
- Zaheer Abbas
- Javed Miandad
- Ian Botham
- Sir Richard Hedlee
- Dean Jones
- Michael Bevan
- Greg Chappel

If you watched that video Theres a criteria that players who didn't played a single T20.
Sachin played one match in T20 and IPL.

 

[ind_win]

This is the reason why I like Kapil, mostly played for the team till the last 2 years of his career. Never skipped a match on account of fitness issues, never complained he was the only bowler who took the load - in his playing days at least.

 

[Mahee]

Sachin played one T20 and IPL,kapil has picked the team who didn't play T20 and T20 leagues.

that makes sense

 

[Ab Fan]

Why no Jayasuriya??

 

[shah_1]

Why no Jayasuriya??

He has played T20 cricket international

 

[shah_1]

Waqar younis over Alan Donald
Kapil Dev over Imran Khan. Kapil was a better striker of the ball
Zaheer Abbas over Martin Crowe(having a SR of 85 was insane at that time)

 

[Ab Fan]

Imran was a legendary test bowler but in T20 cricket, you would rather have Kapil who not only was a better batsmen but an outstanding fielder also. It's understandable from Kapil's POV though that he has to include someone of Imran stature or else. Anyways, I will have both.

Also Jones and Abbas should be there.

My team during that period would be:-

Greenidge
Abbas
Richards
Jones
Lloyd(c)
Kapil
Imran
Wasim
Dujjon(wkt)
Garner
Qadir

 

[ahmedzee]

Good team selected. I would maybe somehow adjust Saeed Anwar in the XI.

 

[silentkiller187]

Imran was a legendary test bowler but in T20 cricket, you would rather have Kapil who not only was a better batsmen but an outstanding fielder also.

Obviously you know better than the professional himself who is picking the team.

 

[Mamoon]

Obviously you know better than the professional himself who is picking the team.

Kapil couldn’t pick himself. In his era, he would have been the most lethal player of T20 cricket after Viv.

 

[troodon]

Have to include Sachin, Lara who are better strikers than Greenidge and Coolidge of 80's.

Also, Mark Greatbatch should be in there.

Wasim Akram and Ambrose should have been there too.

 

[JaDed]

Have to include Sachin, Lara who are better strikers than Greenidge and Coolidge of 80's.

Also, Mark Greatbatch should be in there.

Wasim Akram and Ambrose should have been there too.

Condition was not to have played T20s..

 

[JaDed]

The reason whyGarner made it is probably we don’t know something but highest ranked ODI bowlers is Garner 940
Why Donald though, clearly Marshall is a better Right arm bowler. I guess he just didn’t want all West Indians lol

TBF its one of the least biased teams we have had from former players.

 

[Slog]

Sachin played one T20 and IPL,kapil has picked the team who didn't play T20 and T20 leagues.

Wasim played T20s

 

[Slog]

Kapil would have been a great great T20 player

 

[shah_1]

Wasim played T20s

Those days T20 was a joke and an experiment

 

[JaDed]

Wasim played T20s

Which ones?

 

[Slog]

Which ones?

The inaugural year of T20s in county cricket. 2004 I think for Hampshire

 

[JaDed]

The inaugural year of T20s in county cricket. 2004 I think for Hampshire

Ah ok, I do see stats showing 5 , guess Kapil didnt know.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Generally these fantasy teams picked by ex-players are rubbish, full of bias and possibly under the influence of sponsors, broadcasters. Kapil has done a good job here, bit too humble because there is no way he doesn't make such a team. I would choose him instead of Donald, Abbas over Haynes in opening slot and perhaps Dean Jones over Lloyd.

 

[smkk]

Kapil picked a T20 team from his era (1979-1994).

- The most surprising omission was Tendulkar.
- also, I don't think I'd pick Donald over bowlers like Lillie, Thompson, Holding, Marshall, etc.
- No Indian, Sri Lankan, Australian, Englishman.

1. Gordon Greenidge
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Sir Viv Richards
4. Martin Crowe
5. Clive Loyd (c)
6. Imran Khan
7. Jeff Dujon (wk)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Allan Donald
10. Joel Garner
11. Abdul Qadir
12. Jonty Rhodes (12th man)

There were Special mentions for
- Saeed Anwar
- Arvinda De Silva
- West indies fast bowlers of the 80s
- Srikkanth
- Glen Turner
- Zaheer Abbas
- Javed Miandad
- Ian Botham
- Sir Richard Hedlee
- Dean Jones
- Michael Bevan
- Greg Chappel

Absolutely brilliant team. Also shows the class of the man by not only escaping the tempation to pick himself in the team (unlike someone) even though he fully deserved to be in the team, but he also did not pick anyone from his own countrymen just for the heck of representing his nation in the team.

My team would had been a little different though

1. Gordon Greenidge
2. Zaheer Abbas
3. Sir Viv Richards
4. Clive Loyd
5. Ian Botham
6. Kapil Dev
7. Imran Khan
8. Wasim Akram
9. Joel Garner
10. Jeff Dujon (wk)
11. Abdul Qadir

Not picking Alan Donald, Saeed Anwar, Aravinda De Silva, Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar, Lara, Ambrose or Michael Bevan are because they were more 90's player rather than 80's , and this team should be predominately 80's player only in my humble opinion.

 

[MMHS]

The reason whyGarner made it is probably we don’t know something but highest ranked ODI bowlers is Garner 940
Why Donald though, clearly Marshall is a better Right arm bowler. I guess he just didn’t want all West Indians lol

TBF its one of the least biased teams we have had from former players.

Surprisingly, Marshall was a poor LO bowler for his standard. May being a cricketer of 1970-80s, he didn’t focus much on ODI cricket. Holding was a better LO bowler in contemporary game.
[MENTION=143530]Swashbuckler[/MENTION] - bro, you have absolutely no idea what Lloyd could have done in modern T20 cricket. He used to play with a 3.5lbs bat when someone like Zaheer or Viv used like 2.3lbs, then add at least 5-6 grips on the handle ...... at 6’4” and like 240lbs, Lloyd was a monster with the reflexes of a cat (he was nick named Super Cat), the eye of a hawk and the shoulders of a bison. In a County game, once he hit Dulip Doshi straight to sight screen flat batted (the ball crossed Doshi under his shoulders at bowlers end, through his hands and Doshi has the common sense not to touch it - some of his fingers would have gone with the ball) .... and it rolled back hitting sight screen straight 60 meters to Doshi’s bowling mark..... and that was Lloyd’s 10th or 12th ball of that innings.

The first man in my fantasy T20 team among players never playing that game will be Sir Clive.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Surprisingly, Marshall was a poor LO bowler for his standard. May being a cricketer of 1970-80s, he didn’t focus much on ODI cricket. Holding was a better LO bowler in contemporary game.

[MENTION=143530]Swashbuckler[/MENTION] - bro, you have absolutely no idea what Lloyd could have done in modern T20 cricket. He used to play with a 3.5lbs bat when someone like Zaheer or Viv used like 2.3lbs, then add at least 5-6 grips on the handle ...... at 6’4” and like 240lbs, Lloyd was a monster with the reflexes of a cat (he was nick named Super Cat), the eye of a hawk and the shoulders of a bison. In a County game, once he hit Dulip Doshi straight to sight screen flat batted (the ball crossed Doshi under his shoulders at bowlers end, through his hands and Doshi has the common sense not to touch it - some of his fingers would have gone with the ball) .... and it rolled back hitting sight screen straight 60 meters to Doshi’s bowling mark..... and that was Lloyd’s 10th or 12th ball of that innings.

The first man in my fantasy T20 team among players never playing that game will be Sir Clive.

Thank you for your insights bro. I haven't seen any of these 70s/80s players live, so good to hear from someone who watched them in action, glad I learnt something today. Do you think Dean Jones has a chance to make the XI ahead of someone else then? Didn't he revolutionize ODI batting and outfielding, seems like he was fast to adapt to a different format compared to more illustrious peers.

 

[MMHS]

Thank you for your insights bro. I haven't seen any of these 70s/80s players live, so good to hear from someone who watched them in action, glad I learnt something today. Do you think Dean Jones has a chance to make the XI ahead of someone else then? Didn't he revolutionize ODI batting and outfielding, seems like he was fast to adapt to a different format compared to more illustrious peers.

Deano wasn’t a T20 player - he was very close to what Babar today in ODI, with much better rotating ability, but he was never a blaster. His SR in first 25 ball was poor, but he used to cover that up later. Top, top ODI player for contest between 225-250 range on a bit difficult wicket, but he won’t score 35 of 23 balls often, even on NZL size grounds.

 

[andy0204]

Wasim played T20s

Even Donald played but those were initial and unpopular days of T20.
Its like saying why Jack Hobbs is not selected in all time test xi.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Very humble of him to be excluding himself when he was arguably the most dangerous and valuable LOI cricketer of his era arguably.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Kapil with the bat alone outperformed most of the top specialist batsmen of his era against West Indies. He was devastating against WI in tests

 

[Slim]

Kapil paa jee and IK would have been t20 beasts.

 

[Ab Fan]

Obviously you know better than the professional himself who is picking the team.

The professional also knows very well but if any team of 80s he makes and say, he doesn't pick Imran in it, it might not be accepted nicely with no criticism. Anyways, I have Imran in my team still but Kapil is a superior pick as far as LO cricket goes.

 

[gazza619]

Kapil with the bat alone outperformed most of the top specialist batsmen of his era against West Indies. He was devastating against WI in tests

100% agree. Kapil is being too humble not to pick himself. He was thrilling to watch when in full swing with the bat. I would have him instead of Haynes or Crowe