Hub's Best ODI Team : Polling started for #5

ellOrum sErndhu yuvan-ai jeyikka vechuruvInga pOlirukku? :shock:
(Arghh...yuvan-nu sonnadhAla, viraajan vERa vandhu yuvi-kku oru vote kuththittu pOyiduvaar :oops: )

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Originally Posted by Riyazz

:yes: gilchrist is all time favourite wk........ dhoni is a best captain.. but in wk wise not a best..........

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:exactly:

i dont think this team can have a captain separately - hence Dhoni is not at all reqd....... :)

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Originally Posted by Plum

ellOrum sErndhu yuvan-ai jeyikka vechuruvInga pOlirukku? :shock:
(Arghh...yuvan-nu sonnadhAla, viraajan vERa vandhu yuvi-kku oru vote kuththittu pOyiduvaar :oops: )

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:lol: idula kuda oru kudukalam ungaluku...........

I find it quite unnecessary to nominate Bevan as his S/R is 69, and it seems to me he made a reputation out of salvaging situations where a lot of overs were left for a smaller reqd r/r, and used his patience to score at a slow rate and win the match. A significant skill, ofcourse but not worthy of being in the company of sachin, lara et al in the same team. Do you need Bevan to salvage this team?

The Strike rate 69 is the clearest indicator of this.

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Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani

To everybody who is not nominating Bevan as he is an ideal No. 6. There is only one slot left for a batsman. After No. 5, it is going to be WK and ll-rounder. So please think again.

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wats the combo?
4 bat
2 all
1 wk
4 bowl?
right?
1.sachin-bat
2.j.surya-all
3.lara-bat
4.de silva-all

already 2 all-rounder selected.... de-sil comes under all-rounder category? right?

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Originally Posted by Sourav

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Originally Posted by Puliyan_Biryani

To everybody who is not nominating Bevan as he is an ideal No. 6. There is only one slot left for a batsman. After No. 5, it is going to be WK and ll-rounder. So please think again.

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wats the combo?
4 bat
2 all
1 wk
4 bowl?
right?
1.sachin-bat
2.j.surya-all
3.lara-bat
4.de silva-all

already 2 all-rounder selected.... de-sil comes under all-rounder category? right?

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de silva all roundera ?? :think:

ella matches-um 10 overs fulla poduvare... :roll:

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Originally Posted by Sourav

ella matches-um 10 overs fulla poduvare... :roll:

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:huh: appadi terialiea yaravadhu conform pannunga........

Plum, Bevan's strike rate is due to a few things.

1) The team he played for (I mean Slater and Taylor opening :banghead:). He was left to salvage bad starts most of the times.
2) The quality of the opposition.
3) Quality of pitches he played most. Aussie pitches of those days aren't really 300+ pitches.
4) 230-240 was considered a match-winning total those days. So strike rates-la konjam leeway kodukkalaam.

Also, look at his performance in tough pitches. The match against England in 2003 world cup was a classic example. He looked totally unperturbed when all the other batsmen were struggling (except Bichel who was living the day of his life :D).

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Originally Posted by Plum

I find it quite unnecessary to nominate Bevan as his S/R is 69, and it seems to me he made a reputation out of salvaging situations where a lot of overs were left for a smaller reqd r/r, and used his patience to score at a slow rate and win the match. A significant skill, ofcourse but not worthy of being in the company of sachin, lara et al in the same team. Do you need Bevan to salvage this team?

The Strike rate 69 is the clearest indicator of this.

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Plum, you never know. A line up consisting of Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Sachin was blown up by a not so great bowler just recently :P Bevan was never known as a hitter/slogger, but he gets the job done. I can't even think of anyone else in the place of Bevan at 6.