Can you make up a World XI using at least one player from every Test playing nation?

Question

And in case you don't know who the Test playing nations are, there are ten: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

So I want you to name a World XI that represents all the Test playing nations. You can pick 2 players from only one country.

Answer 1

from your rules it is

1. (Aus) Hayden

2. (Saf) Smith

3. (Ind) Dravid

4. (Ind) Tendulkar

5. (Saf) Kallis

6. (Aus) Ponting

7. (Sri) Sangarkara (WK)

8. (Eng) Flintoff

9. (Pak) Akthar

10. (Pak) Asif

11. (Sri) Murali or Mendis

Now i am picking the best world XI based on, no limits.

1. (Ind) Sehwag

2. (Aus) Hayden

3. (Ind) Dravid

4. (Ind) Tendulkar

5. (Saf) Kallis

6. (Aus) Ponting

7. (Sri) Sangarkara (Wk)

8. (Aus) Lee

9. (Pak) Akthar

10.(Saf) Styen

11.(Sri) Mendis or Murali

Answer 2

1. Virender Sehwag (IND)

2. Matthew Hayden (AUS)

3.  Kumar Sangakkara (SRL)

4. Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIN)

6. Misbah Ul Haq (PAK)

7. Brendon Taylor (ZIM) (wk)

8. Daniel Vettori (NZL) (c)

9. Stuart Broad (ENG)

10. Mashrafe Mortasa (BAN)

11. Dale Steyn (RSA)

12th man: - AB De Villiers (RSA)

This appears a good side to me, keeping in mind the constraints.

Answer 3

Tough one.

Ponting (AUS)

Shoaib Malik (PAK)

Tendulkar (IND)

Chanderpaul (WI)

Flintoff (ENG)

Mushfikr Rahim (BAN) (wk)

Henry Olonga (ZIM)

Kallis (SA)

Muralitharan (SRI)

MacGill (AUS)

Vettori (NZ)

Note that Zimbabwe does not currently participate in test cricket.

The snag is also some quality has to be compromised. The Bangladeshi wicketkeeper is not going to be the best in the world, but there has to be one Bangladeshi in the squad (no disrespect intended to Bangladeshi cricket)

Answer 4

Depends on what format, I'm assuming Test match format.

1. Matthew Hayden (Aus)

2. Virender Sehwag (Ind)

3. Jacques Kallis (RSA)

4. Ricky Ponting (Aus)

5. Kevin Pieterson (Eng)

6. Brendan McCullum (NZ) Wicketkeeper

7. Chris Gayle (WI)

8. Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)

9. Ray Price (Zim)

10. Mohammed Rafique (Ban)

11. Daniel Vettori (NZ)

Answer 5

You can make many teams. One of them is:

Bowling: Sydney F Barnes (England), Imran Khan (Pakistan), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Hugh Tayfield (South Africa)

All Rounder: Gary Sobers (West Indies) (Captain)

Wicket Keeper: Andrew Flower (Zimbabwe)

Batsmen: Donald Bradman (Australia), George Headley (West Indies), Sunil Gavaskar (India), Mark Richardson (New Zealand), Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh).

Answer 6

Good question.

Not in any kind of order:

Pietersen (Eng)

Hayden (AUS)

Chanderpaul (WI)

Yousuf (PAK)

Sehwag (IND)

Taibu (ZIM - W/K)

Jacob Oram (NZ)

Mortaza (BANG)

Vettori (NZ)

Mendis (SRI)

Steyn (SA)

12th man - Lee (AUS) or Flintoff (ENG)

Answer 7

No coz Kenya are just c**p

Answer 8

1) G smith(sa)

2) Shewag(ind)

3) Younis khan(pak)

4) M ashraful(ban)

5) Chanderpaul(wi)

6) A flintoff (eng)

7) T taibu(zim)

8) Jacob oram(nz)

9) Nitini(sa)

10) Mendis(sri)

11) Bret lee(aus)

Answer 9

1 Chris Gayle(WI)

2 Mathew Hayden(AUS)

3 Ricky Ponting(AUS)

4 Sachin Tendulkar(IND)

5 Brendan Taylor(ZIM)

6 Andrew Flintoff(ENG)

7 Kumar Sangakara(SL)

8 Mashrafe Mortaza(BAN)

9 Daniel Vettori(NZ)

10 Makhaya Ntini(SA)

11 Shoaib Akhtar(PAK)

this is the most balanced team i think...i've skipped some big names but tht makes it a better 11 overall as u need proper openers in tests and u need the best player frm zim and ban(no offence)...i cudve just listed the best players but that doesnt work out

Answer 10

pieterson(eng) ,ponting(aus),smith(s.a),chanderpaul(w.i... sehwag(ind) vettori(n.z), mohd.yonus(pak),murali(s.L),morthaza(ban... brett lee(aus) ,duffin(zim)

Answer 11

I think you can because every team has a good player so take on good player from some teams and make a team from the different teams.

Answer 12

1.Gautam Gambir

2.Chris Gayle

3.Jaques Kallis

4. Kevin Peterson

5. Scott Styris

6.MS Dhoni

7.Tatenda Taibu

8.Umar Gul

9.A Mendis

10. Bretlee

11.Mashrafe Mortaza

Answer 13

Current:

Matt Hayden

Virender Sehwag

Kevin Pietersen

Mohammad Yousuf

Shiv Chanderpaul

Jacob Oram

Brendan Taylor (wk)

Brett Lee

Mashrafe Mortaza

Dale Steyn

Muttiah Muralitharan

Ever:

Sunil Gavaskar

Jack Hobbs

Donald Bradman

Javed Miandad

Habibul Bashar

Gary Sobers

Andy Flower (wk)

Richard Hadlee

Shane Warne

Muttiah Muralitharan

Allan Donald

Answer 14

Sanga

smith

ponting(c)

sachin

kallis

chanderpaul

flintoff

TAibu (k)

vettori/Lee

Tanvir

M. Mortaza

12 man. hussey/lee/vettori

Answer 15

Chris Gayle

Matthew Hayden

Mohammad Yousuf

Sachin Tendulkar

Kevin Pietersen

Kumar Sangakkara

Mashrafe Mortaza

Garry Brent

Daniel Vettori

Brett Lee

Makhaya Ntini

EDIT- & I'm surprised to see great users like Sarah & JPeeling getting those thumbs down!! Beyond me really!!!