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What's your test xi from 2000-09. Keep in mind that a player has to play for at least 5 years in the decade to be considered to Wasim, Waqar, Ambrose, Waugh etc can't get selected

Mine:

1. Graeme Smith (c)
2. Justin Langer
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Brian Lara
6. Jacques Kallis
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shane Warne
9. Dale Steyn
10. Shoaib Akhtar
11. Glenn McGrath
 
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hk031992 said:
What's your test xi from 2000-09. Keep in mind that a player has to play for at least 5 years in the decade to be considered to Wasim, Waqar, Ambrose, Waugh etc can't get selected

Mine:

1. Graeme Smith (c)
2. Justin Langer
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Brian Lara
6. Jacques Kallis
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shane Warne
9. Dale Steyn
10. Shoaib Akhtar
11. Glenn McGrath
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Langer out, Hayden in. It is laughworthy posters in this forum see Hayden as a FTB. He has a claim to be hailed as the greatest non Asian batsmen in Asian conditions.
 
Muralidharan needs to be there. 49 5-wicket hauls and 20 10-wicket hauls with nearly 600 wickets in this duration at an average of 20.9.

Warne pales in comparison. 25 plus average. Failed against the best spin players, 350 wickets, 21 5-fors and 6 10-fors, in this duration.

Murali >> Warne
 
Graeme Smith (C)
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
Jacques Kallis
M.Muralitharan
Shane Warne
Zaheer Khan
Glenn McGrath

I'll bet my team will thrash everyone else's. :))
 
If I have to chose 1 between the 2, I would have Dravid instead of SRT. From 2000 to 2009 Dravid not only made more runs than SRT, he had a greater average and played more match winning innings, especially overseas.
He was a way better captain than SRT too, so could also share a word or two with Smith.
 
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Matthew hayden
Graeme or Sehwag(in subcontinent and aus)
Dravid
Sachin
Lara
Kallis
Gilchrist (wk)
Mitchell Johnson/shoaib akhtar
Dale steyn
Mcgrath
Muralidharan

Sub:
Gillespie
Ashwin (to replace johnson in subcontinent)
Ponting
Sanga(backup wk)
Anyone beating this?
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Matthew hayden
Graeme or Sehwag(in subcontinent and aus)
Dravid
Sachin
Lara
Kallis
Gilchrist (wk)
Mitchell Johnson/shoaib akhtar
Dale steyn
Mcgrath
Muralidharan

Sub:
Gillespie
Ashwin (to replace johnson in subcontinent)
Ponting
Sanga(backup wk)
Anyone beating this?
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Ashwin didn't play a test in the 2000s. MJ wouldn't be eligible either as he only played 2 years in the 2000s.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Matthew hayden
Graeme or Sehwag(in subcontinent and aus)
Dravid
Sachin
Lara
Kallis
Gilchrist (wk)
Mitchell Johnson/shoaib akhtar
Dale steyn
Mcgrath
Muralidharan

Sub:
Gillespie
Ashwin (to replace johnson in subcontinent)
Ponting
Sanga(backup wk)
Anyone beating this?
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You seriously won't be having the batsmen of that decade in your XI?
 
A lot of people picking Lara but I feel that KP would be a better middle order choice. He ended the decade as one of the best batsmen going, second only to Ponting imo and maybe tendulkar. Plus his centuries against Aus and Ind were thrilling, not to mention his massacre of the Windies.

Mine would look something like -

1. Smith
2. Hayden (automatic pick)
3. Ponting c
4. Tendulkar
5. KP
6. Kallis
7. Gilchrist wk
8. Flintoff (how is he being missed out?)
9. Murali
10. McGrath
11. Steyn

Sanga, Yousuf, Lee and Akhtar are mighty unlucky to miss out.
 
1.Virendar shewag/hayden
2.Grame smith(c)
3.Rahul dravid
4.pointing
5.Tendulkar
6.Kevin pierson
7.Gilchrist(wk)
8.shane bond
9.Macgrath
10.Murlitharan
11.Dale steyn
 
Langer
Hayden
Ponting
SRT
Lara
Kallis
Gilly
Warnie
Steyn
Bond
McGrath

Out of the playing XI, 6 are Aussies.
 
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Langer
Sehwag
Ponting
Sachin
Dravid
Inzimam
Kallis
Sanga
Mcgrath
Warne
Murali
No one can beat this side
 
gani999 said:
Graeme Smith (C)
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
Jacques Kallis
M.Muralitharan
Shane Warne
Zaheer Khan
Glenn McGrath

I'll bet my team will thrash everyone else's. :))
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Only two fast bowlers? Both of whom cannot bowl over 140? This team would be taken apart by any half decent batting side.
 
Mathew Hayden
Virender Sehwag
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Jacques Kallis
Kevin Pietersen
Kumara Sangakkara
Shane Warne
Dale Steyn
Glenn McGrath
Muttiah Muralidharan
 
1) Hayden
2) Smith
3) Ponting (c)
4) Sachin
5) Lara
6) Kallis
7) Gilchrist (wk)
8) Bond
9) Akhtar
10) McGrath
11) Murali

12) Warne

This team is purely based on quality and not necessarily longevity or stats. In my mind, World XIs should be made keeping in mind how good each player was at their peak.
 
gani999 said:
Graeme Smith (C)
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
Jacques Kallis
M.Muralitharan
Shane Warne
Zaheer Khan
Glenn McGrath

I'll bet my team will thrash everyone else's. :))
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Weakest XI out of all XIs posted in this thread so far.

Why will you Leave out Steyn and take Zaheer? Your XI has just one world class pacer due to having two spinner and Zaheer.
 
Buffet said:
Weakest XI out of all XIs posted in this thread so far.

Why will you Leave out Steyn and take Zaheer? Your XI has just one world class pacer due to having two spinner and Zaheer.
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Many people have picked Steyn but I'm not sure if he is an appropriate choice. IIRC, he had his break-out year in 2007 and since the time-period in this thread is from 2000-2009, he would have only had two years as a world class pacer in the previous decade. Zaheer is a poor choice though, agreed.
 
Buffet said:
Weakest XI out of all XIs posted in this thread so far.

Why will you Leave out Steyn and take Zaheer? Your XI has just one world class pacer due to having two spinner and Zaheer.
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His team will do better in Asia though.
 
Bilal7 said:
Many people have picked Steyn but I'm not sure if he is an appropriate choice. IIRC, he had his break-out year in 2007 and since the time-period in this thread is from 2000-2009, he would have only had two years as a world class pacer in the previous decade. Zaheer is a poor choice though, agreed.
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True, but Steyn already had 172 wickets in 00s with avg of 23 with 11 5-fers and 3 10-fers.

To compare with other pacers, only McGrath and Ntini had more 5-fers than him in 00s. Only Ntini had more 10-fers than him in 00s.
 
1. Matthew Hayden
2. Virender Sehwag
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Brian Lara
6. Jacques Kallis
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shane Warne
9. Dale Steyn
10. Shoaib Akhtar
11. Glenn McGrath
 
There is no way in hell i would take Dravid over SRT or Lara. Dravid's performance vs a ful strength Aussie attack speak for themselves- i.e. mediocre. He wasn't particularly great vs SA either, and he didn't do much vs Pakistan until the two W's ended their careers. He was good vs aging Ambrose and Walsh, and he played England well, but its not enough.

Lara and Tendulkar are class players. Tendulkar got criticised for struggling vs McGrath at times, but you never doubted the guys class, and he still produced great performances vs a full strength Aussie attack.

I would take Laxman over Dravid. Dravid is an excellent player but a notch below Ponting/SRT/Lara and i could care less what his average is.
 
Steyn makes it easily. He spent some of his peak years in the decade- 08 and 09, in particular. There is no way he should be left out- especially for Zaheer Khan.
 
I seriously considered Flintoff. He was charismatic and utterly brilliant, but its the inconsistency that bothers me, and the injuries.

Bond was remarkable and i would pick him easily for my ODI side over Lee and Akhtar, but he played too few tests, even if he was utterly brilliant in them.

Also considered Pollock, but he barely missed out.
 
barah_admi said:
A lot of people picking Lara but I feel that KP would be a better middle order choice. He ended the decade as one of the best batsmen going, second only to Ponting imo and maybe tendulkar. Plus his centuries against Aus and Ind were thrilling, not to mention his massacre of the Windies.

Mine would look something like -

1. Smith
2. Hayden (automatic pick)
3. Ponting c
4. Tendulkar
5. KP
6. Kallis
7. Gilchrist wk
8. Flintoff (how is he being missed out?)
9. Murali
10. McGrath
11. Steyn

Sanga, Yousuf, Lee and Akhtar are mighty unlucky to miss out.
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this is an interesting team and probably the best one out of the ones posted. I feel like your XI and my XI would have a great contest.
 
hk031992 said:
this is an interesting team and probably the best one out of the ones posted. I feel like your XI and my XI would have a great contest.
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I can't find your team, what was it?

And yeah, I didnt really specify but I guess this would be a test XI, an ODI XI might look considerably different. I guess my team is a bit of an all format, all conditions XI.
 
My 11:

Hayden
Smith
Ponting
Tendulkar
KP
Kallis
Gilchrist(w/k)
Warne
Steyn
Murali
McGrath

Fast bowler, another world class bowler in McGrath, two world class spinners.

Also open the batting with Hayden, Smith, then the consistent batsman of Ponting, Tendulkar, KP who will play strokes and wear you down, then Kallis who is consistent and a man for the crises. Then Gilchrist who could take the game away from batsman.
 
My XI (No SRT/Lara/McWarne 'cause they're already in my 90's XI)

Hayden
Sehwag
Ponting
Kallis
KP
Flintoff
Gilly
Lee
Steyn
Murali
Zaheer
 
barah_admi said:
I can't find your team, what was it?

And yeah, I didnt really specify but I guess this would be a test XI, an ODI XI might look considerably different. I guess my team is a bit of an all format, all conditions XI.
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i am the thread starter, my team is in the first post.
 
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