Would a World Test XI from 1976-95 defeat a West Indies XI of the same period?

[Harsh Thakor]

This is my all-time test XI to play an all-time West Indies test XI.I have chosen only on basis of performances against great West Indies teams led by Worrell,Sobers,Lloyd and Viv .



1.Sunil Gavaskar

2.Graham Gooch

3.Alan Border

4.Greg Chappell

5.Colin Cowdrey

6.Kapil Dev

7.Imran Khan

8.Alan Knott

9.Dennis Lillee

10Abdul Qadir

11.Fred Trueman



12th man Richie Benaud



West Indies All-time XI



Greenidge

Hunte

Viv Richards

Lara

Weekes

Sobers

Dujon

Marshall

Roberts

Holding

Ambrose

12th man George Headley



This is my all-time World XI selected against West Indies team in era of 1976-1995.Under Lloyd it was possibly the best test team of all time.



Sunil Gavaskar

Graham Gooch

Mohinder Amarnath

Greg Chappell

Alan Border

Wasim Raja

Kapil Dev

Imran Khan

Alan Knott

Wasim Akram

Abdul Qadir

12th man Richard Hadlee















West Indies XI from 1976-95



Gordon Greenidge

Des Haynes

Viv Richards

Brian Lara

Clive Lloyd

Alvin Kalicharan

Jeff Dujon

Malcolm Marshall

Andy Roberts

Curtly Ambrose

Michael Holding



I back West Indies all-time XI and team from 1976-1995 to beat the World XI's.They posessed more match-winners with the bat and a more lethal pace attack with Sobers the equal of 2 great all-rounders in a side.However on the slower tracks the World XI's may have come out trumps because of having a great leg-sinner and bolwers who were more capable of extracting movement on flat decks.It would be virtually a pho to finish between the 1976-96 World XI and West Indies XI of the same era. Chosen only players from era of 1976-1995.when the Calypsos reigned supreme.



Abdul Qadir mesmerised the Calypsos home and away with his googly in the 1980's.Mohinder Amarnath played the great pace quartet better than any pacemen in 1983 on their soil with Border virtually matching him on the 1984 tour and in the home series in 1981-82.Lillee bowed with the heart of a lion in 1975-76,1979080 and 1981-82 taking agression to its ultimate zenith.Wasim was a revelation in 1986 and 1988 surpassing speed of even Marshall.Imran was the bets performed pace bowler with 25 scalps in 1977 and 23 in 3 tests in 1988.Surprisingly Kapil Dev was the best performed all-rounder scoring a century at Trinida as well as a 98 at Antigua and taking 5 wickets on 5 ocassions. Wasim Raja in the 1970's payed the Calypso attack better than anyone on their soil averaging over 57 while Unofficially Greg Chappell performed better than any batsmen on Carribean soil in 1979 in WSC supertests averaging 69 scoring 3 centuries.Gooch in 1981 scored 2 centuries on the fastest tracks at Barbados and Kingston averaging over 57 .Gavaskar although inconsistent was supreme at his best like when scoring 121 at Delhi in 1983-84 or an unbeaten 236 at Madras in the same series.Cowdrey was an epitome of consistency home and away and at his best on the 1968 tour when he averaged over 66.No keeper was as skilled as Alan Knott who could also often come to a team's rescue with the bat.Trueman had staggering figures in the 1963 series at home with a record haul of 30 wickets.

 

[andy0204]

This is my all-time test XI to play an all-time West Indies test XI.I have chosen only on basis of performances against great West Indies teams led by Worrell,Sobers,Lloyd and Viv .



1.Sunil Gavaskar

2.Graham Gooch

3.Alan Border

4.Greg Chappell

5.Colin Cowdrey

6.Kapil Dev

7.Imran Khan

8.Alan Knott

9.Dennis Lillee

10Abdul Qadir

11.Fred Trueman



12th man Richie Benaud



West Indies All-time XI



Greenidge

Hunte

Viv Richards

Lara

Weekes

Sobers

Dujon

Marshall

Roberts

Holding

Ambrose

12th man George Headley



This is my all-time World XI selected against West Indies team in era of 1976-1995.Under Lloyd it was possibly the best test team of all time.



Sunil Gavaskar

Graham Gooch

Mohinder Amarnath

Greg Chappell

Alan Border

Wasim Raja

Kapil Dev

Imran Khan

Alan Knott

Wasim Akram

Abdul Qadir

12th man Richard Hadlee















West Indies XI from 1976-95



Gordon Greenidge

Des Haynes

Viv Richards

Brian Lara

Clive Lloyd

Alvin Kalicharan

Jeff Dujon

Malcolm Marshall

Andy Roberts

Curtly Ambrose

Michael Holding



I back West Indies all-time XI and team from 1976-1995 to beat the World XI's.They posessed more match-winners with the bat and a more lethal pace attack with Sobers the equal of 2 great all-rounders in a side.However on the slower tracks the World XI's may have come out trumps because of having a great leg-sinner and bolwers who were more capable of extracting movement on flat decks.It would be virtually a pho to finish between the 1976-96 World XI and West Indies XI of the same era. Chosen only players from era of 1976-1995.when the Calypsos reigned supreme.



Abdul Qadir mesmerised the Calypsos home and away with his googly in the 1980's.Mohinder Amarnath played the great pace quartet better than any pacemen in 1983 on their soil with Border virtually matching him on the 1984 tour and in the home series in 1981-82.Lillee bowed with the heart of a lion in 1975-76,1979080 and 1981-82 taking agression to its ultimate zenith.Wasim was a revelation in 1986 and 1988 surpassing speed of even Marshall.Imran was the bets performed pace bowler with 25 scalps in 1977 and 23 in 3 tests in 1988.Surprisingly Kapil Dev was the best performed all-rounder scoring a century at Trinida as well as a 98 at Antigua and taking 5 wickets on 5 ocassions. Wasim Raja in the 1970's payed the Calypso attack better than anyone on their soil averaging over 57 while Unofficially Greg Chappell performed better than any batsmen on Carribean soil in 1979 in WSC supertests averaging 69 scoring 3 centuries.Gooch in 1981 scored 2 centuries on the fastest tracks at Barbados and Kingston averaging over 57 .Gavaskar although inconsistent was supreme at his best like when scoring 121 at Delhi in 1983-84 or an unbeaten 236 at Madras in the same series.Cowdrey was an epitome of consistency home and away and at his best on the 1968 tour when he averaged over 66.No keeper was as skilled as Alan Knott who could also often come to a team's rescue with the bat.Trueman had staggering figures in the 1963 series at home with a record haul of 30 wickets.

No Martin Crowe on your list.

 

[Junaids]

If it’s 1976-95, then you have to include World Series Cricket stars.

And that instantly removes Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, because you get Barry Richards and Mike Procter back.

The thing about Richards and Procter is that their World Series Cricket SuperTest records in 1977-79 were identical to their brief Test records nine years earlier.

Richards had averaged 72 in Tests and averaged 79 in SuperTests, which were actually very low scoring matches.

Meanwhile Procter had averaged 15 with the ball in Test cricket and did again in SuperTests.

Those of us who watched County Cricket in the 1970’s were used to Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Richard Hadlee et al.

But the greatest batsman was Barry Richards, and the greatest bowler was Mike Procter.

 

[andy0204]

If it’s 1976-95, then you have to include World Series Cricket stars.

And that instantly removes Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, because you get Barry Richards and Mike Procter back.

The thing about Richards and Procter is that their World Series Cricket SuperTest records in 1977-79 were identical to their brief Test records nine years earlier.

Richards had averaged 72 in Tests and averaged 79 in SuperTests, which were actually very low scoring matches.

Meanwhile Procter had averaged 15 with the ball in Test cricket and did again in SuperTests.

Those of us who watched County Cricket in the 1970’s were used to Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Richard Hadlee et al.

But the greatest batsman was Barry Richards, and the greatest bowler was Mike Procter.

Bary Richards played only one match in world series against West Indies.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

If it’s 1976-95, then you have to include World Series Cricket stars.

And that instantly removes Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, because you get Barry Richards and Mike Procter back.
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The thing about Richards and Procter is that their World Series Cricket SuperTest records in 1977-79 were identical to their brief Test records nine years earlier.

Richards had averaged 72 in Tests and averaged 79 in SuperTests, which were actually very low scoring matches.

Meanwhile Procter had averaged 15 with the ball in Test cricket and did again in SuperTests.

Those of us who watched County Cricket in the 1970’s were used to Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Richard Hadlee et al.

But the greatest batsman was Barry Richards, and the greatest bowler was Mike Procter.

Can you forget the great record of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev vWest Indies?What did Barry and Procter score against them?

 

[Junaids]

Can you forget the great record of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev vWest Indies?What did Barry and Procter score against them?

Gavaskar’s exceptional record against the West Indies was mainly powered by innings before the four man pace attack emerged. In 82-83 he was not in the same class as Mohinder Amarnath.

Similarly, the death of Bob Willis a fortnight ago made me chuckle, because of course Kapil Dev’s century at the end of a rain-ruined Test in that series came when the bored West Indians were doing impressions of Willis, Procter and even one another.

In county cricket Richards played on every type of wicket (Northampton for example was a dusty turner, Trent Bridge was a greentop) against all the world’s best bowlers. And he was the most feared batsman - even ahead of Viv Richards - just as Procter was the most feared bowler.

Trust me, they were two amazing cricketers.