From: sbasu@kirk (BASU)
Subject: Re: The best ever 1 day XIs
Keywords: NZ,Pak,SA,WI
Organization: New Mexico State University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:14:34 GMT

In article <1993Jan27.054940.9166@samba.oit.unc.edu>  
Sanjay.Naik@launchpad.unc.edu (Sanjay Naik) writes:
> In article <1993Jan26.233452.14375@nmsu.edu> sbasu@huey (BASU) writes:
> >==============================
> >
> >NEW ZEALAND
> >-----------
> >Glen Turner (d)
> >Bruce Edgar
> >Mark Greatbatch
> >Jeff Crowe
> >Martin Crowe (c)
> >Chris Harris
> >Richard Hadlee
> >Dipak Patel 
> >Ian Smith (k)
> >Martin Snedden
> >Evan Chatfield
> >
>     Jeremy Coney for Jeff Crowe. I'm afraid Jeff doesn't look much of a 
> player, compared to his younger bro. Coney comes in handy as a bowler  
too.
> Snedden would be replaced by Lance Cairns and Chris Harris with Chris
> Cairns. Turner for the skipper's job, though- although Crowe was very
> shrewd in Oz recently.

New Zealand's performance in the recent World cup was a major  
consideration in the team selection, as their other 1-day performances  
came nowhere near. Therefore Crowe stays captain, Harris retains his place  
& Coney could come in for Snedden, but not Jeff Crowe.
> 
> 
> >===============================
> >
> >PAKISTAN
> >--------
> >Majid Khan
> >Ramiz Raza
> >Zaheer Abbas
> >Javed Miandad
> >Salim Malik
> >Asif Iqbal (d)
> >Imran Khan (c)
> >Wasim Akram
> >Wasim Bari (k)
> >Waqar Younis
> >Sarfraz Nawaz
> >
> 
> 	Hmm, one day teams with names like Majid, Zaheer, Asif, *Imran*,  
Bari,
> and Sarfraz scare me. They kept screwing up despite what looked like a
> majestic team on paper. All six were in the '79 cup. Hard to argue with  
a
> team like the above though. Somehow room would have to be found for  
Qadir,
> probably at Waqar's expense. Yes, Waqar! They didn't need him in Oz.

Qadir a one day bowler? Can't remember his team owing much to him in this  
game. So Waqar stays. But I can't believe you say that Imran didn't  
deserve a place in Pakistan's batting line-up.
> >================================
> >
> >SOUTH AFRICA
> >------------
> >Barry Richards
> >Andrew Hudson
> >Peter Kirsten
> >Graemae Pollock
> >Adrian Kuiper
> >Clive Rice (d)
> >Jonty Rhodes
> >Eddie Barlow(k)
> >Mike Procter (c)
> >Merrick Pringle
> >Allan Donald
> >
> 	Does Pollock qualify ? I guess so if the Chappell's and Gavaskar  
do.

While Gavaskar may be controversial, NOBODY can doubt that the ChappelLs  
walk into any Aussie 1 day squad. Of course, if you wan't to punish them  
for being in Kerry Packer's circus, there's no point argueing with that.

> I'd get rid of Kirsten (despite a good wc) and take Ken McEwan - a  
brilliant
> one day performer. Van Der Bijl would come in for Pringle and Le Roux  
for 
> Kuiper (who doesn't belong in this team - Rhodes is lucky too, fielding  
is
> his only attribute). Infact, I'd rather have Brian McMillan over Rhodes.
> I'm not sure about Bunty Barlow's keeping abilities. Possibly Jimmy Cook  
over
> Hudson - unfortunately, SA (I'll never confuse them with South Australia  
;-))
> got back into intl. cricket when Cook's career was coming to an end, so  
we
> didn't see the best of him. Either way, a powerful one day side.

Out here, none of your arguments are convincing. I stick with my original  
side.

> 
> >=================================
> >
> >WEST INDIES
> >-----------
> >Gordon Greenidge
> >Desmond Haynes
> >Brian Lara
> >Richie Richardson (d)
> >Viv Richards
> >Clive Lloyd (c)
> >Derryk Murray (k)
> >Andy Roberts
> >Malcolm Marshall
> >Joel Garner
> >Michael Holding
> >
>   
>      Kalli for Lara (easy) and Dujon for Murray. Another powerful side -
> you could get a 2nd XI that would give the others a run for their money.
> Richards would be my deputy and he'd definetely come in at #3, no place
> else.
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> >-Scrooge McDuck
> 
>  Always interesting doing this kind of a thing. 
> 
> 
> Bye,
> 
> Sanjay Naik.
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