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Very difficult to select the X1. Dravid ahead of Ponting for me(avg 61 in wc),gilly ahead of ganguly because he's the wkt keeper even though his avg ain't good in wc

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Sachin Sehwag Ganguly Ponting Richards Dhoni Kapil Warne McGrath Garner Roberts
Why would u include Sehwag in an All time XI seriously? He wouldn't even get in India's best WC XI lol .
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Why would u include Sehwag in an All time XI seriously? He wouldn't even get in India's best WC XI lol .
Sometimes helping a team to reach 100 in 12-15 overs helps a lot. Heck even 50 in 5 u can say.
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It should consist mostly the great WI and Aus line ups, probably 9 of the 11, the other two might be from other countries. If any WC XI doesn't include at least 4 Aussies from the 99-07 sides then it can't be taken seriously.

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Virendra Sehwag Sachin Tendulkar Ricky Ponting Vivian Richards Michael Bevan Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni © Kapil Dev / Imran Khan Wasim Akram Glenn McGrath Shane Warne
Just goes to show the bias of some fans. How on earth would Dhoni get in ahead of Gilchrist? No keeper comes close to Gilly, 3 finals and 3 scores 1 of them a savage assault that buried the game before it even got started.
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Sometimes helping a team to reach 100 in 12-15 overs helps a lot. Heck even 50 in 5 u can say.
But this is for all time XI To be great u need to play long inning and sustained impact.Pinch hitting isn't great performances when u consider for All time XI. Sehwag failed most of the pressure matches he has played including duck in 2011 WC.His only good knocks under pressure were the 20&30 against Pak .We had 3-4 superior knocks in both matches too
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Team plus justifications: Gilchrist- 3x final appearances, with solid contributions in all 3 Sachin- highest run scorer plus 1x winner, 1x runner up, 1 x semi finalist Viv- 2x winner Ponting- 3x winner, 1 x runner up- amazing knock in 2003 final Yuvraj- 1 x winner, 1 x runner up- in single tourney was among leading wicket takers and run getters Clive Lloyd-2 x winner, 1 x runner up Imran (captain), 1 x winner, 2 x semi finalist Wasim- 1x winner, 1 x runner up- 2nd leading wicket taker Murali- 1x winner, 1 x runner up, 1 x semi finalist, most wickets for spinner Joel Garner- 2 x winner McGrath- leading wicket taker, 3 x winner

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But this is for all time XI To be great u need to play long inning and sustained impact.Pinch hitting isn't great performances when u consider for All time XI. Sehwag failed most of the pressure matches he has played including duck in 2011 WC.His only good knocks under pressure were the 20&30 against Pak .We had 3-4 superior knocks in both matches too
Exactly. We're picking up here all time "XI". Not who all are the greatest ODI players. So it's the combination of "XI" players who are great as a team. So quick 40-50 in a high pressure game against pak makes a world of a difference. And that's why we've other players in that XI which has their own role to play like a long inning or to stabilize the batting line up or to hold a end or to do slogging in in the death overs.
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Just goes to show the bias of some fans. How on earth would Dhoni get in ahead of Gilchrist? No keeper comes close to Gilly' date=' 3 finals and 3 scores 1 of them a savage assault that buried the game before it even got started.[/quote'] 1. Because OP says pick "UR" Greatest WC XI 2. Because I'm his fan. And now... 3. I already have two left handers in my team. 4. I need someone in the death overs to do their job. 5. As I said in my previous post, it is combination of great XI players and not individuals. Sehwag/Tendu are there for early killings. 6. Best captain to have in ODIs under crunch situations esp knockouts. 7. Dhoni's wk'ing is as good as gilly's. I'm a big fan of gilly but Dhoni is missing piece which fits perfectly with those 10. Yes, can replace Sehwag with Gilly. That's where I'm actually being biased but Dhoni before Gilly any day.
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1. Because OP says pick "UR" Greatest WC XI 2. Because I'm his fan. And now... 3. I already have two left handers in my team. 4. I need someone in the death overs to do their job. 5. As I said in my previous post, it is combination of great XI players and not individuals. Sehwag/Tendu are there for early killings. 6. Best captain to have in ODIs under crunch situations esp knockouts. 7. Dhoni's wk'ing is as good as gilly's. I'm a big fan of gilly but Dhoni is missing piece which fits perfectly with those 10. Yes, can replace Sehwag with Gilly. That's where I'm actually being biased but Dhoni before Gilly any day.
I would pick Dhoni too but he isn't a better wicketkeeper than Gilchrist.

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