Post your AT 11 (and also win a prize!)

[BacktoCricaddict]

@zen

 

Made a huge correction on my T20 team:

 

 

 

[zen]

Considering that a) we are all likely to limited to our neighborhoods due to COVID restrictions/precautions during the holiday season, we can all enjoy a book, b) to celebrate SDP's comeback to ODIs post WC19 with a grand 90, and c) the early birds, all those who have posted 11s till this point will get an audiobook code on audible  

 

Therefore, @OpeningBatsman @BacktoCricaddict @maniac @Majestic @Harsh Thakor will receive a code for Audible US or UK  .... you would need to sign up for an audible account if you so not have one (can do a free trial and cancel) .... I will send all of you a PM soon 

 

If there are more 11s posted after this post, they could be entered in a draw or an evaluation (closes sometime in the 1st week of Dec) 

[Sooda]

My 11 from personal favorites (I'm a child of the 90s ;) ) 

 

ODI

Saeed Anwar, Sachin Tendulkar,  Mark Waugh,  Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers, MS Dhoni, Lance Klusener, Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Jasprit Bumrah

 

Test

Sehwag, Anwar, Dravid, Tendulkar, De Villiers, Azharuddin, Gilchrist, Wasim, Warne, Donald, Mcgrath

 

T20

McCullum, Warner, Virat, De Villiers, Yuvraj, Buttler, Russell, Rashid Khan, Gul, Bumrah, Malinga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[zen]

Closing the competition now .... including @Sooda with the other winners too (everyone won)! 
 

 

[zen]

Posting the "Best" 11  for 2020 now which will be different from the "favorites" 11. Considering players post 1960 and aggressive/positive options where applicable: 

 

Tests

 

B Richards - played some superb cricket including in World Series - 207 off 234 balls  & 101* in the 4th innings in the final

Gavaskar - plays both pace & spin well for an opener 

V Richards - avg of 60+ in top order

Lara - big scores, batted in both top and middle order, good v both pace & spin

S Smith - amazing consistency 

Sobers (c) - greatest cricketer for all time and probably the 2nd best batsman after Bradman 

Gilchrist - the high Avg and SR combination while keeping is mind blogging 

Hadlee - probably the biggest match winner in tests. Master of swing and accuracy. And can bat too 

Marshall - rated as the best pace bowler of AT. Good for most conditions including swing. Has a bunch of bowling options in his arsenal 

Warne - the spin wizard 

Ambrose - again a match winner w/ the ball in Hadlee's mold. Warne + Ambrose on 4th-5th day can be a nightmare combination to face 

12th man: Imran Khan, a pace bowling AR option

 

 

Notes

• All the batsmen in the top 6 have a good record in the top order in tests  
• Gilly, a dynamic keeper batsman
• Sobers, the multi-talented great AR. V Richards and S Smith can bowl off-spin & leg spin respectively too 
• Hadlee & Ambrose can win matches on their own 
• Marshall & Warne, rated as best pace bowler and spinner respectively 

 

Edited December 3, 2020 by zen

[zen]

Best ODIs + T20s combined 11 for 2020 

 

LOIs

 

Jayasuriya - playing as an impact batsman and also to bowl a few overs of spin (share 5th bowler's overs)

Warner - ability to optimize PPs considering both ODIs & T20s (smart cricket rewarded)

V Richards - best ODI batsman (can bowl off-spin too) 

M Crowe (c) - a big tournament player + innovative captaincy 

ABDV - 360 degrees batting + power hitting 

Stokes - ability to bat under pressure + get big hits in + AR (share 5th bowler's overs)

Buttler - the best high SR established WK batsman

Wasim - left arm option and can bat too 

Warne - the lone specialist spin option and a big match player 

Garner - pace, bounce & yorkers 

McGrath - accuracy 

12th man: Jonty Rhodes - the fielding guru 

 

Edited December 3, 2020 by zen

[mancalledsting]

Tests 

 

S. Gavaskar

V. Sehwag

V. Richards 

S. Tendulkar 

B. Lara

G. Sobers 

I. Khan (c)

A. Gilchrist (wk)

W. Akram 

S. Warne

M. Marshall

 

ODIs

 

A. Gilchrist (wk)

S. Tendulkar

V. Richards 

R. Ponting (c)

Y. Singh

A.B. De Villiers

K. Dev 

W. Akram

S. Warne

M. Muralitharan

G. Mcgrath

 

T20Is

 

C. Gayle

S. Watson

V. Kohli

Y. Singh

M. Samuels 

J. Buttler (wk)
S. Afridi

U. Gul 
L. Malinga

S. Ajmal 

J. Bumrah 

[Sooda]

@zen

 

Thanks a lot buddy :)