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General Cricket => World Cricket => Topic started by: mussaduq on March 10, 2014, 07:57:59 AM
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As the World T20 is coming I thought this would be a good thread.
My World T20 team would be:
1) Finch
2) B.Mccullum
3) Kohli
4) de Villiers
5) Shakib
6) Dhoni
7) Afridi
8 Corey Anderson
9) Narine
10) Broad
11) Ajmal
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Broad!
Don't you mean Malinga?
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Broad!
Don't you mean Malinga?
Defiantly with you on this one, Malinga over Broad anyday!
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Who is skipper?
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Who is skipper?
Dhoni would be my skipper
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Would rather Gayle ahead of finch. Offers something with the ball
And Malinga for broad. Otherwise, I don't think that team could consistently contain runs
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Would rather Gayle ahead of finch. Offers something with the ball
And Malinga for broad. Otherwise, I don't think that team could consistently contain runs
Finch can bowl, rate him higher that gayle with the ball
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Broad can bat a bit that's why I chose him ahead of Malinga and skipper definitely Dhoni !
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And also wouldn't mind seeing Corey Anderson bat higher up the order, but for who?
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Not a bad line up, but not quite right. I'd prefer:
Finch
Gayle
Amla
De Villiers
McCullum
Morgan
Afridi
Anderson
Johnson
Ajmal
Narine/Steyn according to conditions
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I would pick Watson over Corey Anderson. Anderson unproven in the sub continent/ against spin whilst Watson has a good record in the sub continent.
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Not a bad line up, but not quite right. I'd prefer:
Finch
Gayle
Amla
De Villiers
McCullum
Morgan
Afridi
Anderson
Johnson
Ajmal
Narine/Steyn according to conditions
That's a fairly long tail (by modern t20 standards) and Amla really? Belongs in the test imo. Also a liability in the field. Morgan is good but not good enough for this team if I'm honest, and Afridi is very hit and miss! Would rather have Shakib (offers more with the bat than Afridi) and Dhoni (always dependable in the shorter formats).
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A couple some have forgotten - Warner, Raina, Pollard, Hafeez and Yuvraj. No Steyn, Morkel or Gul ?
Finch
Gayle
Watson
Kohli
McCullum
De Villers
Pollard
Steyn
Ajmal
Narine
Malinga
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That's a fairly long tail (by modern t20 standards) and Amla really? Belongs in the test imo. Also a liability in the field. Morgan is good but not good enough for this team if I'm honest, and Afridi is very hit and miss! Would rather have Shakib (offers more with the bat than Afridi) and Dhoni (always dependable in the shorter formats).
Afridi, Anderson and Johnson at seven eight and nine is hardly a long tail in a twenty over game!!!
As regards Amla, yes really. Its all well and good to pack a side with hitters but what happens if the pitch is a bad one or three are blown away for little or nothing? You need at least one proper batsman in the side and Amla is the best bet at that role for me - he is classical, but hits the ball hard and in good areas. If the boom boom boys come off, he can always step aside gracefully, but if not you'll be glad of having him there.
Morgan is a similar thought process - he is a bit different from Gayle, Finch, ABDV and McCullum and asks different questions of the bowlers. He's ever bit good enough!
As for Afridi vs Shakib....really? Afridi with the ball is quality, and complements the rest of the spin attack well for the type of pitches likely to be seen, whereas Shakib is easier to get after and, if a little more reliable with the bat, less explosive which, for a guy batting seven, is not ideal.
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Afridi is certainly more consistent with the ball than the bat.
But, when he comes of with the bat he comes off! 8 of his international 50s has come in less than 22balls. Which is impressive.
Ive also wondered. If you had afridi, narine,ajmal, mendis and warne in his pomp in the same t20 side. Would it be to much of the same and scoring easy?
Or would they be 40 all out as they'd have to try to attack someone?
As when ever i watch a game with the above invovled teams always just seem to see them off taking the odd 1or 2 an over.
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Ive also wondered. If you had afridi, narine,ajmal, mendis and warne in his pomp in the same t20 side. Would it be to much of the same and scoring easy?
Or would they be 40 all out as they'd have to try to attack someone?
Now that is one hell of a discussion - if the condition were anything other than an absolute road I'd say that the attack would be just as hard to play as it sounds because none of the lads mentioned are the kind of bowlers you can attack with impunity - though I guess the lack of a serious gas option might mean that once a batsman was in they would be able to go hard etc.
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Gayle
McCullum
Kohli
Morgan
DeVilliers
Dohni
C Anderson
Vettori
Narine
Steyn
Malinga
Corey Anderson scored a 100 on debut in the sub continent didn't he? I'm going to pick him to do amazing things this time around.
Bowlers: Malinga, Steyn, Anderson, Narine, Vettori, Gayle
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Finch
Gayle
Kohli
Watson
McCullum
De Villiers
C Anderson
Johnson
Steyn
Malinga
Ajmal
Anybody who wouldn't include either Steyn, Johnson or Malinga in their team is nuts. Good luck trying to biff those three around! If one of those three does struggle you still have Watson and Anderson and then if it's spinning you have the best spinner in the world, Ajmal. Two of the most destructive openers in the world, and if they fail then you have some serious biffage in the form of Kohli, Watson, McCullum and De Villiers. And then there's Anderson and Johnson who can both give it a whack.
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Gayle
Finch/Warner
Kohli
Ryder/Watson
De Villiers (wicket keeper)
McCullum (captain)
Afridi/Dohni
Johnson
Steyn
Ajmal
Malinga
I couldn't pick 11 so there's a 14 man squad, rotated depending on conditions and what extra bowling options are/aren't required.
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Gayle
Finch
Hales
Warner
Kohli
Ab
Mccullum
Johnson
Steyn
Malinga
Ajmal
I don't care about bowling with that line up
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Gayle
Finch
Hales
Warner
Kohli
Ab
Mccullum
Johnson
Steyn
Malinga
Ajmal
I don't care about bowling with that line up
Don't care about bowling with those last 4 in your team? Hmmmm?
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Don't care about bowling with those last 4 in your team? Hmmmm?
I meant about a fifth bowler