My Asian XI vs Rest of The World XI team - Per Popular Request

[satyam1729]

Hmmm i am just asking who is the better captains not the better man to lead a world XI... But it's ok, you think dhoni is a better captain than Imran Khan, it's your choise... End of debate.

OK fine.

[thevortex]

Is that Graeme Smith finding a place in a Rest of the World XI? The only opener in the history of the game - as far as I know - who cannot play a front foot cover drive? Bossbhai - I am one hundred percent certain you could come up with a better candidate for a Test match opener than Smith.

[satyam1729]

Is that Graeme Smith finding a place in a Rest of the World XI? The only opener in the history of the game - as far as I know - who cannot play a front foot cover drive? Bossbhai - I am one hundred percent certain you could come up with a better candidate for a Test match opener than Smith.

Justin langer average of 50 as opener. http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_positionmax1=2;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=1;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=140;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;opposition=8;orderby=runs;template=results;type=batting

[thevortex]

Nope. I think we can do much better than Langer for that spot.

[satyam1729]

Gordon greenidge(WI)

[thevortex]

Sure - I would pick him any day of the week over Graeme Smith! I am waiting to see why Bossbhai has Smith in his lineup. After all it is his lineup. Maybe he has some sort of an explanation as he has already mentioned in his earlier post.

[Lurker]

Lurker ordered me to do this so here goes my first ever attempt at a fictional team in a Asia vs Rest of the World 5 Test match super series. I have limited my selection to players who I feel I have watched sufficiently for me to be able to make a judgement. Asian XI : 1.Virender Sehwag 2.Sunny Gavaskar 3.Rahul Dravid 4.Boss 5.Aravinda 6.MSD *+ 7.KapilDev 8. Kumble 9.Wasim 10. Waqar 11.Murali Rest Of The World XI 1. Hayden 2. Smith* 3. Richards 4. Kallis 5. Lara 6. Gilchrist+ 7.Pollock 8.Marshall 9. Warne 10. Ambrose 11. Donald Explanations Later :P

Jazak Allah Khair :hatsoff::hatsoff: Good teams both, Asian XI more than the world XI. Asian XI looks good on paper, batting probably a tad weaker that I would like to see. Do you really need 2 spinners? Unless of course its a spin track. I would probably move one of them and get in another batsman. Or even a pacer. Nice to see Aravinda in there(stats dont always tell a story do they :winky: ). He would probably be SL pick in my Asian XI for past 30 years as well. World XI is terrible man. Graeme Smith ko kahe chun liya bhai??? Greenidge, Boon etc etc will make better contenders. Kallis and Pollock in the same team are overkill. And Donald ahead of Mcgrath, Holding etc will raise many an eyebrow. Please note that I have not suggested Barry Richards, Lillee etc knowing fully well your love for them. No Botham, Hadlee, Imran in any team?? Now thats unfair.