Harsha Bhogle releases his All-Time India Test XI

[sage]

 

 

SUNIL GAVASKAR

VIRENDER SEHWAG

RAHUL DRAVID

SACHIN TENDULKAR

VIRAT KOHLI

MS DHONI (WK)

KAPIL DEV

RAVI ASHWIN

ANIL KUMBLE

JAVAGAL SRINATH

ZAHEER KHAN

 

(Based on cricket he witnessed post 83)

Edited July 19, 2021 by sage

[maniac]

I don’t think any surprises there. Straightforward.

[Scarface]

Rishabh Pant already has a solid stake in Tests

[Majestic]

Where is Rahane in the list?

[Prabhdeep Singh]

Can't argue with this team

[Ankit_sharma03]

Its better to make 2 list one for India and another away from India

[Ankit_sharma03]

1 hour ago, sage said:

SUNIL GAVASKAR

VIRENDER SEHWAG

RAHUL DRAVID

SACHIN TENDULKAR

VIRAT KOHLI

MS DHONI (WK)

KAPIL DEV

RAVI ASHWIN

ANIL KUMBLE

JAVAGAL SRINATH

ZAHEER KHAN

 

(Based on cricket he witnessed post 83)

• Pant ahead of dhoni for me
• No Zak in XI but will have in squad for sure, can use him in certain conditions against certain teams

[cricketfan28]

Good  and honest.

[express bowling]

How are Zaheer and Srinath better than Bumrah and Shami ?

[Jay]

Lol at zaherr over booms and shamz. 

[Jay]

Harsh is a joke.

[ShoonyaSifar]

57 minutes ago, express bowling said:

How are Zaheer and Srinath better than Bumrah and Shami ?

Zaheer I can understand for the left arm option. Both Bumrah and Shami should be ahead of Srinath. Srinath was an underachiever

[ShoonyaSifar]

If we go by batting positions, VVS Laxman should be in this team ahead of Kohli. Kohli loses out to Sachin for the number 4 position. 

 

Gavaskar, Viru, Dravid, Sachin, VVS, Pant (wk), Kapil Paaji (c), Ashwin, Kumble, Zaheer, Bumrah

 

Jadeja the 12th man.

[express bowling]

4 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Zaheer I can understand for the left arm option. 

 

 

I don't see any point of including a bowler who averaged almost 33 in tests, just for the left arm option.

[ShoonyaSifar]

42 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

I don't see any point of including a bowler who averaged almost 33 in tests, just for the left arm option.

Zaheer was fantastic in the later half of his career, the most skilful test bowler we have produced. Was not just a couple of performances but he did well for 5-6 years in some of the worst bowling conditions. That 2005/6-2011/12 was perhaps the worst time to be a bowler with so many ultra flat decks everywhere.

 

Edited July 20, 2021 by ShoonyaSifar

[New guy]

1 hour ago, express bowling said:

 

 

I don't see any point of including a bowler who averaged almost 33 in tests, just for the left arm option.

What if bumrah ends his career with 35+? Zaheers second half was very good. 

[New guy]

8 minutes ago, Baji-Rao said:

test status since 1932, 89 years of cricket and 1.4 billion population and cricket as its most popular sport by a large margin. And not a single quality pacer

How many pace bowlers you produced after bottle cap ban? Not a single pace bowler who took 200 wickets post that, while we produced some

 

And yes pace bowlers averaging in low and mid 20s are not quality at all, every single one from shami, bumarah  even bhuvi average 27 or below, and achieved more in tests than Imran or Waqar with series wins in Australia, test no 1 ranking etc 

[QuarantineTormentino]

10 minutes ago, Baji-Rao said:

test status since 1932, 89 years of cricket and 1.4 billion population and cricket as its most popular sport by a large margin. And not a single quality pacer

Well what “quality pacers” do you guys have?

[New guy]

Just now, sarchasm said:

Just so we are clear, the ''very good'' second half here means an average of 31, less than Srinath's career average.

On the flat pitches he mostly bowled on and without support, that average isn't bad at all. I have a feeling bumrah will end his career beyond that average 

[QuarantineTormentino]

Don’t worry guys Bumrah will be back, and finish his career with an average <= 25. Too early to include him in ATG XI just yet, Zaheer has the right to be in there for now

Edited July 20, 2021 by QuarantineTormentino