Team of Most determined cricketers of all time?Which cricketers were the most determined of all in order of merit?

[Harsh Thakor]

This is my selection of the most determined cricketers XI of all time.Not based on class but on sheer courage,guts and tenacity,

 

World XI

 

Geoff Boycott

Sunil Gavaskar

Ian Chappell (C)

Alan Border

Steve Waugh

Jacques Kallis

Adam Gilchrist (W)

Imran Khan

Shane Warne

Dennis Lillee

Glen Mcgrath

 

 

Even if selfish Boycott was simply the hardest to dismiss,like a boulder.Gavaskar was concentration personified,like a monk meditating.In a crisis Both were an epitome of technical correctness.Steve Waugh,Alan Border and Ian Chappell were the ultimate to bat for your life.Ian aw the craftiest and best against pace while Border and Waugh were the epitome of mental resilience.All at their best against the top Calypso quickies.Even if not the most talented Kallis could overshadow any great all rounder in batting for your life.No wicket keeper possessed more nerves or could champion a crisis like Gilchrist.Imran displayed the qualities of a great military commander as a skipper and cricketer.He made a Muhammad Ali style comeback in 1986 to take Pakistani cricket to its pinnacle of glory.Inspite of phenomenal reserves of talent often it was Warne's grit that often turned games.Lillee took hostility or vengeance to heights untraversed amonsgt fast bowlers.Mcgrath was the ultimate bowling metronome who could lift his team from jaws of death,like very few.

 

 

My list of 10 most determined cricketers of all  in order of merit.

 

Ian Chappell

Dennis Lillee

Imran Khan

Geoff Boycott

Sunil Gavaskar

Alan Border

Steve Waugh

Rahul Dravid

Jacques Kallis

Mohinder Amarnath

 

 

As result of his outstanding leadership qualities have placed Ian Chappell on the top who knit a bunch of talented individuals into a cricketing superpower.In a crisis he even overshadowed brother Greg and Viv,and could keep a scoreboard moving better than Border or Steve Waugh. Lillee made  one of sport's greatest comebacks after a spine injury in 1973 and was the ultimate epitome of determination in spells.Imran was one of the most hardworking cricketers ever as well as the most positive who made a herculean comeback after a severe groin injury in 1983.No allrounder was ever as determined .Boycott and Gavaskar were undeterred in facing the gravest circumstances and often their batting resembled mediation.Alan Border ,Rahul Dravid and Steve Waugh were champion son bad wickets and in batting for your life.Kallis could wear a bowling attack better than any allrounder ever.Mohinder Amarnath counter-attacked hostile pace like none else in the Caribbean in 1983 or in Pakistan in 1982-83.

 

Border and Waugh ahead of Dravid because of captaincy performances while Border ahead of Waugh gassing level of opposition and teams played for.Boycottt ahaed of Sunny when you consider hours at crease and comeback in 1977.ImAran not at top because at times he could wilt under pressure as as captain ,like in England in 1982.Also not as much as a fighter as Lillee.

 

 

Edited January 4, 2021 by Harsh Thakor

[RajBan]

Felt, Lakshman, Ganguly and Kumble were very determined

[diga]

18 minutes ago, RajBan said:

Felt, Lakshman, Ganguly and Kumble were very determined

And Ponting too.. That Old-Trafford innings in 2005 Ashes was classic

[Harsh Thakor]

19 minutes ago, RajBan said:

Felt, Lakshman, Ganguly and Kumble were very determined

Close but not equal of Dravid in terms of tenacity .Or Gavaskar.

[Majestic]

Cheteshwar Pujara is pretty determined as well.

[Adamant]

In b4 someone says Majid Khan. 

[Adamant]

2 hours ago, RajBan said:

Felt, Lakshman, Ganguly and Kumble were very determined

Surely Laxman doesn't belong here. 

He should have achieved more with that talent. 

[Trichromatic]

Greame Smith

[nevada]

Kepler Wessels. His entire career was about proving people wrong. Growing up in South Africa, he had to face discrimination against Afrikaners. When he played for Australia, he was seen as an outsider, so he had his back against the wall pretty much for the entirety of his career there. Got fed up and left for his native SA, whom he captained with distinction. They were coming back after 20+ years of isolation and had plenty to prove. 

[diga]

With reference to West Indies post Walsh - Ambrose , one should watch Dravids series winning knocks of twin fifties in that 2006 series... Grit , determination and technique on how to play on uneven bounce wkts

[zen]

From the once that I have seen in relatively more details, S Waugh immediately comes to mind .... One tussel v Ambrose in WI .... in Ind, he played fighting knocks at times .... v SA, he has been good, an example of it is below:

 

 

 

And who can forget - "you dropped the cup, son" line 

Edited January 5, 2021 by zen

[zen]

If I have to make a tentative 11 

 

Pujara - the series in Aus

V Richards - the swag of taking on the fast bowlers

Bradman - Bodyline

Border - played a few gusty knocks 

Sobers - smashed Lillee after being intimidated 

S Waugh - as discussed 

A Gilchrist - memorable performances down the order 

Bowlers 

[Harsh Thakor]

11 hours ago, zen said:

If I have to make a tentative 11 

 

Pujara - the series in Aus

V Richards - the swag of taking on the fast bowlers

Bradman - Bodyline

Border - played a few gusty knocks 

Sobers - smashed Lillee after being intimidated 

S Waugh - as discussed 

A Gilchrist - memorable performances down the order 

Bowlers 

Great list.Bowlers where?Why no Boycott and Gavaskar?

[zen]

10 hours ago, Harsh Thakor said:

Great list.Bowlers where?Why no Boycott and Gavaskar?

 

Wanted to give Pujara a shout and Richards avg 60+ in top order, while bringing in some flair.  Boycott and Gavaskar are good but the team could well be 30/0 in the 1st session .... As for bowlers,  I find most great bowlers to be showing determination so difficult to pick out 4 but will attempt

 

Marshall - tried his best in all conditions 

Steyn - crafty and determined to succeed in most conditions 

Wagner - a work horse, bowls his heart out and brings left arm pace angle 

Warne - looked for wkts 

 

 

Edited January 6, 2021 by zen