Planet Cricket's Favourite Cricket Player 2015

[grkrama]

AB as he is way overpraised, cant stand it when people treat him like he is the best at everything

As a batsman he is really good especially at test level can play according to situation, one of the best around, as captain i agree he is really over enthusiastic.

I also like De kock but he is still to stabilize, there are times when he is making runs for fun like in the A teams now, but then suddenly goes through drought, still has to prove a bit in test level, but certainly young and one to watch for.

Also ya Abbbot anyday ahead of philander for ODI's, he is incredibly good at death bowling also no slouch in long format either from the stats.

 

[Shagger]

Closing nominations now:
thanks to all those who voted

The majority of the field has now been set, however two countries have a tiebreaker for the fourth and final spot on the bracket.


Australia
Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Chris Rogers, Mitchell Starc

England
Joe Root, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali

India
Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara

New Zealand
Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee

Pakistan
Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Yasir Shah, Azhar Ali

South Africa
AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, Imran Tahir/Faf du Plessis

Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara, Rangana Herath, Angelo Mathews, Mahela Jayawardene/Lasith Malinga/Dhammika Prasad

West Indies
Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jerome Taylor, Dwayne Bravo


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[Shagger]

So that we can finalise our full field, please vote for one player in each of the following Qualifiers


QUALIFIER #1 - South Africa

Faf du Plessis

Imran Tahir



QUALIFIER #2 - Sri Lanka

Mahela Jayawardene

Lasith Malinga

Dhammika Prasad
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[Aoun13]

For me Imran Tahir (SA) and Dhammika Prasad(SL). Although nominations are closed but I feel Wahab Riaz should be among Pakistani nominees. Top 4 from Pakistan should be Younis, Wahab, Yasir and Sarfraz.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Wouldnt be AB as he is way overpraised, cant stand it when people treat him like he is the best at everything and I dont like the fact he brings himself on to bowl all the time.

He is the best fielder in the world. He's a good wicket keeper when needed. He's an outstanding test, ODI and T20 cricketer. He is without a shadow of a doubt the best batsman of his generation. So, he's not overpraised, if anything he's highly under rated. In modern day cricket, very few chaps can ADAPT like he can. He makes runs everywhere, against everyone and at critical times. There was Sachin Tendulkar that revolutionized batting in the 90's, there's AB de Villiers who's done it again. When someon like VIV Richards calls him the best batsman of his time, you know you're watching something quite special but more importantly unique.

He's a terrible captain and that's one thing he can't do. Not bad for a part timer, but I get your point.

 

[Rohith.]

Faf and Malinga

 

[Shagger]

still a tie at the moment - would ideally like to close this and start the bracket tonight

 

[Markkkkk]

he's highly under rated.

I stopped reading after that sorry.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I stopped reading after that sorry.

Good for you. Stop posting rubbish also. We'll also not have to read stuff.

 

[grkrama]

Faf and malinga

 

[Deleted member 149013]

Faf Du Plessis
Mahela Jayawardene

 

[Sami Kumar]

- Faf Du Plessis
- Tough to decide between Malinga and Mahela. I think I'll go with Malinga.

 

[SixerBoy11]

Faf
Mahela

 

[abhi_jacko]

Tahir and Malinga

 

[Targaryen]

Faf Du Plessis
Mahela Jayawardene