Little batter heavy don't you think?My list
1. Viv Richards
2. Wasim Akram
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Adam Gilchrist
5. M.S. Dhoni
6. AB De Villiers
7. Virat Kohli
8. Sanath Jayasuriya
9. Joel Garner
10. Michael Bevan
Gosh! That was tough. Am still unhappy that at least five names could not be squeezed in
Surely Dean Jones can fit in somewhere, maybe for Jayasuriya?My list
1. Viv Richards
2. Wasim Akram
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Adam Gilchrist
5. M.S. Dhoni
6. AB De Villiers
7. Virat Kohli
8. Sanath Jayasuriya
9. Joel Garner
10. Michael Bevan
Gosh! That was tough. Am still unhappy that at least five names could not be squeezed in
unfortunately, yeahLittle batter heavy don't you think?
^ Add Watson or Jayasuriya to open and that will be my ATG XI. I used to find place for Dean Jones and Zaheer Abbas in that XI but won't be possible with AB and Kohli now.Many batsmen to add from last 10 years but no bowlers. Not sure what it means for bat and ball balance in our times.
Anyway my list:
1. Viv Richards
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Muttiah Muralitharan
4. Wasim Akram
5. MS Dhoni
6. Michael Bevan
7. Glenn McGrath
8. Virat Kohli
9. AB de Villiers
10. Joel Garner
My relative ranking may vary depending on the day but I don't think I will swap any of them out for anyone for next 2-3 years at least.
Were those 3 really ATG ODI players?Viv
Sehwag
Inzamam
Tendulkar
Dev
Afridi
Gardner
Hadlee
Inram Khan
Akram
Punter over Allan Border, but not the real AB.I don't see Punter here,maybe Punter over AB.Punter was a very influential player in 50 overs cricket
So no Jayasuriya?Many batsmen to add from last 10 years but no bowlers. Not sure what it means for bat and ball balance in our times.
Anyway my list:
1. Viv Richards
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Muttiah Muralitharan
4. Wasim Akram
5. MS Dhoni
6. Michael Bevan
7. Glenn McGrath
8. Virat Kohli
9. AB de Villiers
10. Joel Garner
My relative ranking may vary depending on the day but I don't think I will swap any of them out for anyone for next 2-3 years at least.
I rate them very highly as one dayer players. Both Sehwag and Afridi for instance have the 4th and 5th most runs in that format respectively however with a higher strike rate than the top three.Were those 3 really ATG ODI players?
Jayasuriya was great, and a revolutionary type ODI player, but nowhere near the top 5 for me.So no Jayasuriya?
For sure you are going by stats.
Jayasuriya easily fits in to the top 5 ODI players of all time.
I won't have Murali over there.
Punter was a very influential ODI player
AB, Kohli and Viv don't have 323 ODI wickets though. In fact, neither does Joel Garner.Jayasuriya was great, and a revolutionary type ODI player, but nowhere near the top 5 for me.
There's no way he 's ahead of, AB de Villiers, Kohli, Viv, Garner, & Wasim to name a few/
Maybe he would force his way into my top 10 thinking about it, his bowling was more than handy as the Indian's of 1996 will testify to. But nowhere near the top 5 for mine.AB, Kohli and Viv don't have 323 ODI wickets though. In fact, neither does Joel Garner.
Top 10 ODI batsmen? Prboably not, but he was a package player. Explosive opener, tight and effective spinner at times, and electric fielder. As far as players go, not batsman, bowler, etc. he'd be top ten for mine.