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[niceonechoppy]

1) Denly
2) Badrinath
3) Bopara
4) Yuvraj
5) Pollard
6) Andre Fletcher
7) Albie morkel
Saha (wk)
9) Broad
10) Ishant
11) Mendis/Harris

12th: Haddin/Akmal(Wk)
Yusuf pathan
Saj mahmood/Geraint jones

[Alvaro]

right, i have chosen players who are test players:

Strauss (c)
Tamim Iqbal
Jayawardene
Yuvraj
Duminy
McCullum
Dhoni *+
Broad
Siddle
Mendis
Malinga

[Riddy]

strauss?! major LOL

[Jeet]

How the hell is Badrinath over rated? He waited 5 years to get ago at Test Cricket, during those 5 years, he was leading run scorer in the Ranji Trophy almost every year.

Saha? Come on, he only played because Rohit Sharma hurt himself. Rohit Sharma is the most over hyped player in Indian cricketing history.

Irfan Pathan has taken 250 International wickets, really over rated. Couples with 2000 International runs.

Ravindra Jadeja has done nothing wrong, and isn't ever mentioned as a world beater(apart from me - as he hailed from Gujarat!) so why is he over rated?

Ishant is going thru a slump, ask Australia if he is over rated. He destroyed them in the Border-Gavaskar 2008 in India.

Yuvraj is fat, mentally fragile and crap.

[Jeet]

right, i have chosen players who are test players:

Strauss (c)
Tamim Iqbal
Jayawardene
Yuvraj
Duminy
McCullum
Dhoni *+
Broad
Siddle
Mendis
Malinga

Alvaro - explain to me how MS is over rated? India has waited years for a world class w/k and Dhoni fits the bill prefectly.

[Alvaro]

if your talking over-rated then yes, i think Strauss is over rated. He is negative as a captain and his batting is boom or bust. He is a good player, and he has played top innings, but I don't think that he is great.

[Alvaro]

Alvaro - explain to me how MS is over rated? India has waited years for a world class w/k and Dhoni fits the bill prefectly.

Same as my Strauss answer really. I think that in Indian terms he is a 'great' wicket keeper, especially when compared to Karthick/Parthiv, but in real terms he has days when he should really be playing cymbals. It's just that we're always told he is brilliant, yet compared to other contemporaries and past players he is over rated. Yuvraj is just poo

[Jeet]

Same as my Strauss answer really. I think that in Indian terms he is a 'great' wicket keeper, especially when compared to Karthick/Parthiv, but in real terms he has days when he should really be playing cymbals. It's just that we're always told he is brilliant, yet compared to other contemporaries and past players he is over rated. Yuvraj is just poo

Who is better than MS out of the current w/k?

McCullum, Prior, Haddin, Akmal?

No chance, Dhoni's head and shoulders above the lot.

[cd0070]

Not that I'm a Dhoni fan, and yes I agree that his glovework isn't "great" but he is the #1 ODI batsman currently according to ICC rankings.. So that fact alone means that he isn't overrated he's #1.. a #1 batsman and more than handy WK, what team wouldn't want that??

[Jeet]

Not that I'm a Dhoni fan, and yes I agree that his glovework isn't "great" but he is the #1 ODI batsman currently according to ICC rankings.. So that fact alone means that he isn't overrated he's #1.. a #1 batsman and more than handy WK, what team wouldn't want that??

Not only World Number 1 ODI batsman CD, but he has held that crown for almost 2 years!

Man, I'd love t be over rated like that!!!

ps. I hope you don't think Parthiv should get another go!

[cd0070]

ps. I hope you don't think Parthiv should get another go!

No mate, I think that ship sailed along time ago..

But as always I think Irfan does need another chance.. Vinay Kumar in the T2O squad over Irfan?? I don't even want to get started on the other idiot who gets picked only cause hes from Bombay.. Feel bad for Kohli and Robin...

[GJ]

if your talking over-rated then yes, i think Strauss is over rated. He is negative as a captain and his batting is boom or bust. He is a good player, and he has played top innings, but I don't think that he is great.

I'm not really sure whether we are talking about the same strauss, but he certainly is not negative as captain. And to say his batting is over rated is rediculous. Worlds best opening batsman atm in my eyes.
I'd put Boucher ahead of Dhoni. I think hes a much better gloveman and a better batsman.

[espocrespo]

I think thats his point, is he really "quality"

he is good he is a young talent. Leg spin isnt easy at the best of times

[Jeet]

I'm not really sure whether we are talking about the same strauss, but he certainly is not negative as captain. And to say his batting is over rated is rediculous. Worlds best opening batsman atm in my eyes.
I'd put Boucher ahead of Dhoni. I think hes a much better gloveman and a better batsman.

Strauss best opener in the world? Behave. He way behind Sehwag, Gambhir, Smith and Katich

Boucher is a better keeper, but Dhoni is definitely a better batsman.

[espocrespo]

Matt Prior is defiantly overated i wouldnt pick him over Steve Davies or Craig Kieswetter, he is the kinda guy who will get you a 30 then get out, he hardly ever gets a big score