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[SOULMAN1012]

Just been watching a bit of the big bash today and got me thinking, what would be the greatest T20 side if our could pick 11 players from any country?

Sorry for any spelling errors in names (tried to not oick any Sri Lankan
Mine is

Chris Gayle
Marcus Trescothick
KP
Ricky Pointing
Luke Wright
AB Devillers
Kieron Pollard
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Alphonso Thomas
Murilia

That is what i have just come up with, i may have missed some players but i reckon that side would win 90% plus of games

[alba caerulea]

I think there is already a link for this somewhere

[procricket]

Gilchrist ...

[The_Bird]

Kallis has to be in the team

[Vantage_Cricket]

I think you're forgetting Jack Shantry

[RightArmRapid]

Narine? Warne's lost abit of his x factor. Shane watson definitely, malinga over lee if he's up to it and david warner has shined in domestic t20, tough to call!

[SOULMAN1012]

sorry if there is already a list and teams can be past or present players, when he was playing warn would have walked into anyside in any format.  Didnt really think Kallis was as good in T20 as other formats and i woule personally thave Tres over warner as both similar players

Gilchrist should have found his way in i must admit

Anyway hopfully a thread that will get the grey matter working ready for monday and another week closer to the new season

[joeljonno]

If you are picking in their pomp, there's so many to choose from and in the end it will more than likely be personal preference.  It's a shame that this format didn't come round a bit sooner as I would have loved to have seen the likes of Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann playing this when they were at the top of their game.

I wouldn't even know where to start to pick a team... 

[mdl_1979]

Luke Wright???!!

[roco]

Modern

1.gayle
2.sewag
3.gilchrist
4.jayawardene
5.de villers
6.watson
7.pollard
8.warne
9.narine
10.alfonso Thomas
11.malinga

If all time

1.gayle
2.sewag
3.viv
4.jayawardene
5.gilchrist
6.botham
7.imran khan
8.wasim akram
9.warne
10.malinga
11.garner(big bird)

[Manormanic]

An all time team is an interesting ask.  I think possibly the following:
Adam Gilchrist
Chris Gayle
Tillakeratne Dilshan
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers
Imran Khan
Ian Botham
Wasim Akram
Michael Holding
Waqar Younis
Shane Warne

[roco]

Ah forgot sobers doh!!

With big birds Yorkers he's a must for me possibly best Yorker bowler I've seen

[Manormanic]

With big birds Yorkers he's a must for me possibly best Yorker bowler I've seen

better than Wasim and Waqar?  I'm not sure about that - and his Montyesque fielding counted against him as well for me.

[Manormanic]

Interesting that noone has named Brian Lara or Javed Miandad in heir sides.  Lara is an odd one - a great player, but I'm not sure his style would have worked in the shortest form, whereas Miandad was a master at manipulating the field who might have fitted well into the game...

[The_Bird]

Or Tendulkar, Ganguly, Jayasuria, Kalu, Aravinda Da Silva. All would've flourished in modern t20