Pick a test XI of your favourite players

[War]

Basically as long as you have been watching cricket. Pick a test XI of your favourite players that you have seen live (on Tv or at the ground) during the respective players playing careers. Mine would be:

Michael Slater
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Brian Lara
Kevin Pietersen
Adam Gilchrist
Andrew Flintoff
Wasim Akram
Darren Gough
Curlty Ambrose
Allan Donald

Honourable mentions to: Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn McGrath, Warne, Saeed Anwar, Steve Waugh, Shane Bond.

 

[shravi]

Virender Sehwag
Alastair Cook
Rahul Dravid
Kevin Pietersen
AB De Villiers
Adam Gilchrist
Andrew Flintoff
Shane Warne
Shoaib Akhtar
Shane Bond
Glenn McGrath

VERY unfortunate to miss out: Michael Clarke, Brett Lee, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Simon Katich
Had a good chance of making the shortlist if they weren't cheats: Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif

 

[JD10]

From as long i've been watching cricket:
England:
Andrew Strauss
Marcus Trescothick
Michael Vaughan
Kevin Pietersen
Paul Collingwood
Ian Bell
Alec Stewart
Greame Swann
Matthew Hoggard
Steven Harmison
Jimmy Anderson

 

[6ry4nj]

David Gower
Roy Fredericks
Zaheer Abbas
Derek Randall
Andrew Flintoff
Mushfiqur Rahim
Imran Khan
Andy Roberts
Bishen Bedi
Darren Gough
Bob Willis
Also considered: Viv Richards, Andy Flower

 

[TumTum]

Adrian Barath
Phillip Hughes
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Asad Shafiq
Michael Hussey
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Dale Steyn
Glenn McGrath

 

[pcfan123]

Chris Gayle
V Sehwag
Ricky Ponting
Kevin Pietersen
S Chanderpaul
A Flintoff
K Sangakarra
S Pollock
Brett Lee/ShaneBond
Dale Steyn
M Asif / Jimmy Anderson in conditions

Mark added 3 Minutes and 5 Seconds later...

Virender Sehwag
Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif

Cheat or not, Asif is a wizard with the ball. Like a more exciting and wily Glen Mcgrath, at least in my books

 

[sami ullah khan]

1.Virendar Sehwag
2.Mathew Hayden
3.Ricky Ponting
4.Inzimam Ul Haque
5.Saching Tendulkar
6.Jacques Kallis
7.Adam Gilchrist
8.Wasim Akram
9.Shane Warne
10.Waqar Younis
11.Glenn Mcgrath

Honorable mentions: Allan Donald, Andrew Flintoff, Rahul Dravid, Kumara Sangakara

 

[used2bcool]

Ooh, fun.

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Matt Hayden (Honorable Mention: Chris Gayle)
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Brian Lara (HM: Sachin Tendulkar)
5. Mohammad Azharuddin (HM: Shiv Chanderpaul)
6. VVS Laxman
7. Kumar Sangakkara
8. Wasim Akram (HM: Shaun Pollock)
9. Curtley Ambrose (HM: Shane Bond)
10. Murali
11. Allan Donald

 

[Symptom_Control]

"Graceful Eleven"

Barry Richards
Majid Khan
Greg Chappell
Mark Waugh
David Gower
Carl Hooper
Bob Taylor (w)
Michael Holding
Dennis Lillee
Allan Donald
Bishen Bedi

 

[ali_ed2001]

Very difficult to pick..but these are the ones that come to my mind right away.

Saeed Anwar
Chris Gayle (or Andrew Strauss)
Ricky Ponting
Younis Khan
Sachin Tendulkar
Adam Gilchrist
Andrew Flintoff
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Shoaib Akhtar
Shane Bond

12th man: Brett Lee

 

[AbhishekS]

Matthew Hayden
Virender Sehwag
Ricky Ponting / Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Andrew Flintoff (just to have a good all rounder)
Adam Gilchrist
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath / Dale Steyn

Either Lara or Ponting would be my side's captain.

 

[CG123]

Mine's obviously pretty NZ orientated:

1. Mark Richardson
2. Graeme Smith
3. Kumar Sangakkara+
4. Stephen Fleming*
5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
6. Nathan Astle
7. Chris Cairns/Paul Collingwood
8. Daniel Vettori
9. Shane Bond
10. James Anderson
11. Chris Martin

I'm not really a fan of any Aussies, Indians, or Pakistanis.

 

[Chewie]

Simon Katich
Andrew Strauss
Stephen Fleming
Sachin Tendulkar
Jesse Ryder
Adam Gilchrist
Chris Cairns
Daniel Vettori
Tim Southee
Dale Steyn
Shane Bond

Didn't start watching cricket a lot till a few years ago so most of these players are fairly recent. Also lots of NZers of course

Contemplated putting Chris Martin in as an opener because he is so funny to watch

 

[hacker]

My Fav XI,

Jayasuriya (my all time favorite player)
Shewag/Gayle/Gilly
Sanga
Sachin
Mahela
KP/Hussy
Flintoff
Malinga
Murali
Bond

 

[AkshayS]

Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
VVS Laxman
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Andrew Flintoff
Adam Gilchrist
Zaheer Khan
Anil Kumble
Brett Lee
Mutthiah Murlidharan

Honourable Mentions: Shane Warne, Shane Bond, Ricky Ponting, Dale Steyn, Glen McGrath, Shaoib Akhtar, Matthew Hayden, Greame Smith and the list goes on and on.

Recent players since I didn't start following cricket before 03'. I was too young to understand it then.