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[Danny1870]

mine would be

1. Gavaskar
2. Greenidge
3. Lara
4. Richards
5. Kallis
6. Sobers
7.Gilchrist
8. Warne
9. Akram
10. Marshall
11. Muralitharan

it's always tough choice would have loved to have squeezed in Steve Waugh , also the game changing ability of Sir Ian and also leaving out the likes of Barry Richards, Allan Donald, Dravid, Tendulkar, Holding and McGrath. These can all wait in the wings in my 2's incase of injury or loss of form.

[Nickauger]

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

It's worth looking at his stats tho, I think they are relevant....

he was pretty good in most conditions outside of India also, played against the best bowlers also. (McGrath, Warne, Donald, Pollock, Ambrose, Walsh, Murali)

As you said pro that's your choice.

Would be difficult to argue that 16 tests against Bangladesh and Zim in a career spanning 200, is going to pad out the average too much! Also interesting that his average in England is better than in India, and hw average in Aus is only .17 below. Class act, although I see why you wouldn't want to pick him.... you can only score against what is put in front of you.

[alba caerulea]

KP would be an awful opener. You need to be able to leave well and have patience in Test cricket to open the batting. Two characteristics he doesn't have

A ridiculous claim

[ProCricketer1982]

I'd disagree

This is what I enjoy about forums and also talking to other people.

@The_Bird - The guy is a legend, I'd never say otherwise. I just don't think he's one of the 6 best batsmen since making a debut  after 1945. He is class though, again there is no doubt on that.

ps - I love the depth of those stats!! This is what play cricket should be able to produce


again @Alba - How do you know KP can't leave. He has played the odd innings where he's batted in a 'opener' type mannor. Yes it's not his style etc BUT I'm sure as a world class talent  he could if needed/asked/if he wanted too open the batting.
I have no idea what he'd get if he opened in test cricket for a few years (so given enough time to adjust to opening), I just think that he (although I only used him as a name) could do a job if required. (again, he'd hae to want too as we know with any player, if their heart isn't in it then they'll not do well). Sloggerwag did it and he's not exactly a good leaver, and in my opinion (as that's all it is, an opinion) KP has more talent than Shewag.

[alba caerulea]

Sehwag wasnt particularly successful outside of Asia so I don't think that's a good comparison

Trott yes quite possibly could do the job but KP? Not in a million years would England ask him to open in a Test match

In my opinion it's a specialist job. Limited overs cricket is slightly different

[ProCricketer1982]

Sehwag wasnt particularly successful outside of Asia so I don't think that's a good comparison

Trott yes quite possibly could do the job but KP? Not in a million years would England ask him to open in a Test match

In my opinion it's a specialist job. Limited overs cricket is slightly different

That's why I respect that you wouldn't have KP opening in this one particular instance (neither would I by the way BUT that doesn't mean I don't think he could do it if he really wanted to). It's an unanswerable question though as he'll never get a run as an opener because it's not where he wants to bat.

[alee]

Where are your openers?

lara, gilchrist and tendulkar have opened in the past. But these are the best players
in my opinion even though i have a few too many batsman with a high strike rate.

[Nickauger]

In ODI's yes, but I can't remember them being too successful in tests

[himanshuvohra]

Greenidge
Jayasuriya
Lara
Tendulkar
Sir richards
Gilchrist
Imran khan*
S Warne
Wasim akram
M Marshall
G Mcgrath

12. R Ponting
13. Murali
14. D lillee
15. A Kumble


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[piethepker]

You got a pretty good team, but surely Kallis fits in somewhere?

[himanshuvohra]

when i posted it, even i was thinking about the same :-p

then i think i ll show the gates to lillee.....and let kallis in...:-p

[Dhiraj]

Greenidge
Gavaskar
Lara
Sachin
Viv Richards
Gilchrist
Gary Sobers
Shane Warne
Wasim Akram
Malcom Marshal
Dennis Lille

Some team this 

[Jacky]

1. Gavaskar
2. Hayden
3. Tendulkar
4. Dravid
5. Lara
6. V. Richards
7. Gilchrist
8. Sobers
9. Warne
10.Lillee
11. McGrath

[lukemannionzimbabwe]

1. Gavaskar
2. Jayasuriya
3. Brian Lara
4. Tendulkar
5. Sir viv
6. Sobers
7. Gilchrist
8. Warne
9. Akram
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Lillee

With Glenn maxwell on the side line as a super sub  

[stevat]

Really difficult this one. 
I've got Greenidge, Sir Viv, Shane Warne and probably Malcolm Marshall in there, but after that there are too many to choose from.

1. Greenidge
2. Barry Richards
3. Lara
4. Sir Viv
5. Tendulkar
6. Sobers
7. Gilchrist
8. Warne
9. Hadlee
10. Walsh
11. Lillee