Stokes or Waugh?! ⚔️ | Sangakkara and Doull pick best ever CWC XI!

[@aronrodrigo8366]

Sangakkara is too humble to put him there. You do not score 4 consecutive 100s by chance. His WC record speak for itself. Id have him over Gilly.

[@janarkas252]

4 in a row? wow

[@Ras-al-ghul250]

Gilly was a big match player the WC 2015 you are talking about was a high scoring one.. And a Batsman like Sanga would score his runs.. Rohit scored 5 not consecutively but still.. But Gilly could absolutely crush you even with a fifty

[@uzairiqbal573]

That too in aussie conditions with a weak srilankan batting

[@nali007]

Need to consider contribution to wins

[@TheSanders999]

lol no

[@ShivaKumar-gs7nb]

So happy that Aravinda was included! Absolute master of the game!!

[@sugs1191]

@siddharthsriram2685 imo Gilchrist was not that good at wc

[@AAKASHSINGH-uq8cf]

​​@@sugs1191see his record..50 in semi in 1999 50 in 2003 semi and 149 in final in 2007

[@davrothelegend]

Aravinda, my favourite player. So happy to watch him play for my home county, Kent! He signed my bat, didn't do me much good though!

[@sohaibnadeem4395]

posting everywhere won't get you your award. @siddharthsriram2685

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

WC is the pinnacle trophy to win, of course I'm talking about ODI WC. T20 WC shouldn't call and shouldn't branded as WC, the tournament should named " the world t20 Championship " just like 'world test Championship '. Triangular and quadrilateral series should play as a series at least once in six months.

[@thilan83]

Great to see Aravinda been included in the team. Man of the match in the semi final as well as the final in the 96 WC. Performed when it mattered the most when the chips were down ..

[@jonathanfrancis7608]

Reallly enjoyed this segment. Sanga, jayasuriya, kallis, abd and other wc greats missed out but I can understand the thought process of sticking with guys whose performances actually helped win the world cup. Murali is the only exception who din't win the tournament in this list but he was the all time highest wicket taker in odis and 2nd highest in world cups, so its very understandable

[@sachintharashen2977]

​@@jonathanfrancis7608What are you talking about?🙄 Murali was the main spinner in the 1996 WC winning team

[@MrPinkmen]

no murli was not in the team then @@sachintharashen2977

[@rashimazzy3060]

Gilchrist Sachin Ponting De Silva Bevan Klusner Cairns Akram Warne Murali McGrath

[@harishg1507]

​@@jonathanfrancis76081996 murali was a world champion

[@lucas198]

Gilchrist and Ponting scored centuries in finals. They're a must. Surprised Jayasariya didn't get a shout.

[@iota007]

These two have zero ball knowledge....😭😭why Mitchell starc is not there🤣🤣🤣

[@sahildadhwal]

I think they are just picking players from there generations and nostalgia definitely plays a role here but tbh starc is a must but he is still playing so is Rohit and maybe Kohli can be added to this too after this World Cup let’s see

[@ps7711]

​@@iota007dude...seriously...You want Mitchel stark...against the west indian great bowlers..You should be asking why this selection is made of team from only their playing period...What happened to west indian bowlers?

[@nishitnhegde]

Big fan of Sanath, but did he make much of an impact in world cups apart from 96?

[@yasirusarathchandra8997]

Everyone is going with akram. he is a legend. but who can forget starc.. who can forget malinga . those two have a better wc record than akram i think. starc is by far the best

[@Tidu123]

Mitchell Starc has been phenomenal over two World Cups. 49 wickets at a scarcely believable average of 14.81 and an economy of 4.64 - an amazing achievement in modern day cricket. Further ODI World Cup stats: • 2015 ODI World Cup winner. • Only player to take three 5-wicket hauls. • Only player to take 40 wickets or more at a strike-rate of less than 20. • One wicket in his next match will see him comfortably become the fastest to 50 wickets - if he went wicketless in his next 8 matches and took one in his 9th, he would still beat the record.

[@0jas.]

But almost all the players they selected were retired before or by 2007 world cup. So it makes sense why Starc isn't there.

[@piyushyadav9006]

Shami wants to say Hello.

[@Isaacaijazebf2j]

@@piyushyadav9006Shami would come in modern team but overall records of Test , Oneday and T20 of Mitchell Starc are better than Shami!

[@piyushyadav9006]

@@Isaacaijazebf2j this is for CWC team and Shami has been the best CWC ever. - Only pleayer to take four 5-wicket haul. - Best ever strike rate among all CWC bowlers - Better than Starc in terms of CWC and overall stats. Starc has test avg of 27, which is boosted by the reverse swing he used to get before they got caught and lower order wickets.

[@bibek12332]

​@@piyushyadav9006how many world cups has shami won?

[@janarkas252]

Aravinda is the most underrated batsman, a class player!

[@Dandanukadan]

Coz he only performed well in 96 world cup where as tons of others have performed in many world cups like Jayasuriya MSD M Beven J Kallis Kapil Dev M Starc AB D'villers L klusener Inzamam Ul Haq Rohit Sharma Virat Kholi Abdul Razzaq etc..

[@Vamos_c]

Underated He have icc hall of fame

[@narayanans2636]

Richards and Aravinda. Two brilliant choices

[@sundeep18]

Kinda surprised Jaisurya didn't get a mention....the world cup that Sri Lanka won had a lot to do with Sanath opening ....he was devastating at that time.

[@gurmeetsinghpruthi9695]

It's world xi not srilanka xi

[@sundeep18]

@@gurmeetsinghpruthi9695 actually it's world cup xi... Best world cup players of all time. If you don't think Jaisurya deserves a mention after what he did when they won the cup ... You haven't watched him at that time

[@abhinay4200]

@@sundeep18 desmond Haynes and Gordon G won 2 world cups opening the batting

[@sundeep18]

@@abhinay4200 yeah another two that should have been mentioned. Martin Crowe was amazing in the 92 cup too. So many.... They could have put in a West Indies quick too. Malcolm Marshall or someone

[@Wdlamb93]

It’s almost impossible to pick any all-time11 but they did great.

[@markarnold8160]

This only works in eras for me because the evolution of the style of play makes 1975 a million miles away from 2023. Clive Lloyd versus Glen McGrath would be an interesting contest.

[@thelionheart3562]

Don't forget, people can adopt into any situation.

[@Spectrescup]

​@siddharthsriram2685viv at 5 is ridiculous

[@Keepingitsimp]

Interesting point - especially when you consider Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana revolutionized ODIs with their explosive batting up the order. Perhaps they shaped modern day cricket.

[@sunilnaidu4141]

Some big names didn't even make it to a consideration stage. Jayasuriya, Bevan, MSD, Kapil Dev, the Carribean fast bowlers, Dravid was also a good wicket keeper batsman in the 99 edition and the list can go on. Again, with all the great players around, you can't come up with just one team, there'll always be some big name or the other missing.

[@shahzadirani]

How do you not pick Kapil Dev as your all-rounder? He changed the face of Indian cricket from 1980 to 1985. Performed in every big match and crucial match possible for India.

[@shalompatole5710]

Agreed. As all rounder Imran wasn’t great at WC either. I’d put Waugh as all rounder. 1987 his bowling was great and 1999 his batting

[@Ranjanramanayake1]

Agreed but they are trying to put players from all the world cup winning countries

[@kunalbhattacharyya4786]

While Imran was a better all-rounder than Kapil, Kapil's impact in that world cup changed the landscape of Indian cricket forever. I don't think Imran had that kind of impact in their winning campaign.

[@ZohairArqum]

@@kunalbhattacharyya4786 he did

[@azh6737]

Imran was a class above his contemporaries in all fascets and bowled with serious pace and an ATG captain. A no brainer.

[@Pizzalover-w1f]

Michael Bevan is a must. Best finisher ever. Glad they included Aravinda, he was phenomenal.

[@ApayeYaksaya]

They picked players who did well in WorldCup

[@prakharagnihotri8522]

Check Bevan stats and Dhoni stats in finishes....its not even a debate

[@devesh7582]

@@prakharagnihotri8522 LOL. Dhoni got most of his runs in an easier era to bat post lates 2000's especially post 2010. Bevan's was far more clinical when there were more restrictions to scoring in an ODI and pitches that tended to be good for bowlers more often. Not to mention much better era of bowlers in 90s and early 2000s. Comparing stats blindly is going to give you rubbish conclusions

[@prakharagnihotri8522]

@@devesh7582 yea the best finisher has less than 800 runs in test cricket. Dhoni has 46 not outs in 174 matches, while Bevan has 30 not outs from 112 matches. Bevan’s strike rate is 67.60, while Dhoni made his runs at 81.50.Bevan making his runs at 74.16 and Dhoni making his at 88.40. Dhoni hitting 217 sixes, to Bevan’s 21 sixes. There’s no comparasion. Bevan was good until Dhoni came and crushed his records completely. You can be nostalgic and be blind

[@sayakroy10]

​@@prakharagnihotri8522clown dhoba is fake finisher playing till 2019 & strike rate is 87 😂😂😂😂😂

[@minuramogambo]

01 Jayasuriya 02 Tendulkar 03 Ponting 04 Sangakkara wk 05 Richards c 06 ABD 07 Klusener 08 Akram 09 Warne 10 Murali 11 McGrath

[@harshatheja2191]

This is the best WC11 i would replace yuvi with ABD

[@nickvegas2459]

So when did your Sri Lankan players ever score runs on the final??? As far as I know Da Silva is the only one who scored well in the world cup final. Murali took 1 wicket in 3 world cup finals! ONE WICKET!

[@insopanasiancuisine8098]

@@nickvegas2459 and you are from?

[@nickvegas2459]

@@insopanasiancuisine8098 a happy place

[@gowtham6957]

Sachin Hayden Pointing Kholi Sangakara Yuvi Addul razzak/ klusner/ watson Same warn Murali Wasim McGrath All are match winners in their order we simply can't put vvien in 5th spot or somebody in not there batter order just to fit

[@satisfyingwalks4010]

It's hard to mention all the greats in just a 10 min video, I think it's a great side and people need to chill in the comments about the left out players.

[@jitendragautam3593]

1.) Adam Gilchrist(wk) 2.) Tendulkar 3.) Ponting(c) 4.) Viv Richards 5.) Yuvraj Singh 6.) Ab de Villiers 7.) Kapil Dev 8.) Wasim Akram 9.) Shane Warne 10.) Muralidharan 11.) McGrath

[@roshansenewiratne5504]

De Silva was a REAL MASTER !! Batting Machine

[@mohamednabeel3396]

Sanath Sachin Ponting Jayawardena (C) Abd villiers Dhoni (wkt) Wasim Waqar Mcgrath Murali Warne

[@talibhassan652]

Although my interest in cricket has waned over the years, but having seen 30 years of televised cricket I have never seen bowlers including greats having fear of batsman like Klusener did to them in 99. The guy was good batsman until that world cup and annihilated everyone with total disregard in 99 world cup. Continued that reputation for a year or so more. Great memories of him.

[@gweher43]

Klusener was crazy. He just smashed every bowler. Pakistan thought they had won it and Saqlain after he took a wicket said aloud in Urdu that the match is won, but Klusener spoiled the party. He repeated that feat again in 2003 against WI almost winning the game

[@Keepingitsimp]

His WC record is crazy

[@subashchandramajhi8363]

Its very very difficult to pick such team. Remember its world cup 11. 1.sachin 2.hyden 3.pionting 4.vv rechard 5.virat 6.sangakara 7.vevan 8 .warne 9.starc 10.magrath 11.akram

[@TheDrqazi777]

Team has really good balance. Unbelievable players grouped together in one team 👌👌👌

[@syeedchowdhury2501]

All time World Cup Squad:(15 players) Playing 11: Brian Lara Sachin Tendulkar Kumar Sangakara (wk & C) Virat Kohli / Ricky Pointing Jaques Kallis(bat/bowl) Ben Stokes(bat/bowl) Shakib Al Hasan(bowl/bat) Wasim Akram Shane Bond Shane Warne Gen Mc Grath Reserve: 1. Waqar Younus 2. Muttiah Muralitharan 3. Viv Richards / Sanath Jaysuriya 4. Hashim Amla Injury Reserve: 1. Dale Steyn 2. Ross Taylor

[@ahmadjawad2907]

Too humble of sangakarra not including himself ❤

[@worldcupmemories3755]

Rohit Sharma Sachin Tendulkar Ricky Ponting (c) Kumar Sangakara (wkt) (vc) Viv Richards Yuvraj Singh Imran Khan Muthaiya Murlidharan Shane Warne Wasim Akram Glen Macgrath

[@nitlover8319]

Just pick Australia of 1999-2007, that should be okay.Surprised Steve Waugh didn't make the cut. He was influential in winning WCs in both 87 and 99

[@andregeorge6271]

Waugh made that mighty team

[@omairsh8]

Players like Steve Waugh and Imran Khan would be captains in any generation

[@andregeorge6271]

Steve Waugh made and gave many players to the team compared to imran.........imran was good but waugh was simply the best@@omairsh8

[@michaelmulhall5007]

@@omairsh8Steve Waugh wouldn’t score quick enough today should be nowhere near the team. Had a unbelievable selection of players in his time. Khan gets into any 11 I agree and as captain

[@dilhandayananda7466]

My Memories of world cup starts with 96 So my 11 1.Sachin 2.Hayden 3.Ponting 4.Kumar Sangakkara 5.Aravinda 6.Yuvraj 7.Imran Khan 8.Shane Warne 9.Wasim Akram 10.Mitchel Starc 11.Magrath

[@IndunilUdayalal]

Andres Symonds is handy in number 6, he was consistent, he was a power hitter, and he can bowl a decent number of overs.

[@debayanpal3181]

My CWC XI will be - 1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. David Warner 3. Ricky Ponting(c) 4. Kumar Sangakkara(wk) 5. Viv Richards 6. AB De Villiers 7. Ben Stokes 8. Mitchell Starc 9. Trent Boult 10. Glenn McGrath 11. Mutthiah Muralidharan

[@abhikghosh89]

No 5 had to be yuvraj! need a left hander in the middle order! Man of the Tournament 2011! gives you a bowling option! absolute legend!

[@chadnan4812]

Yeah u can go with yuvraj or Michael beaven

[@g-seriessongs7686]

​@@chadnan4812but benifit of yuvi was he was genuine great bowler too .. and exceptional fielder also.. he was pacakage

[@kaushikraj6007]

Unfair to pick a player on the back of juat 1 terrific WC performance in an all-time WC XI.

[@abhikghosh89]

@@kaushikraj6007 you can say the same about Aravinda. Yuvraj was also in the team that reached the WC final in 2003. Played 3 WCs and reached the final twice. and a gun fielder!

[@jojo_ranjan]

With McGrath, Akram, Warne, Murali and Imran you hardly need any more bowling. For part time Sachin, Aravinda and Viv are good bowlers.

[@DeepakKumar-mr8hl]

Sachin Gilchrist (WK) Ponting (C) Viv Richards Yuvraj / Stokes De Silva Lance Klusner Kapil Dev / Imran Khan Wasin Akram Muralidharan McGrath - Rohit Sharma / Mathew Hayden / Jayasuriya (openers) - Virat Kohli (middle order) - Mitchel Starc - Shane Warne

[@muktevia]

Now what would be interesting is to create a side that would face this XI in a World Cup Final...food for thought!

[@ajaykrishna5318]

Let's try Jayasurya Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Kallis Kane Williamson Ben Stokes Dhoni Mitch Stark Shoaib Akhtar Daniel Vettori Anil Kumble

[@Haroon38931]

Definitely not Shoaib Akhtar lol

[@iammodestykazi6914]

S Tendulkar A Gilchrist (WK) B Lara A De Silva AB DeVilliers K Sangakkara Kapil Dev (C) W Akram S Warne (VC) M Muralitharan G McGrath

[@AdityaKapoor-ex5xs]

Guys, Mark Waugh deserved a mention if not a spot. He has a brilliant world cup record.

[@79mickey]

Yes! He scored three hundreds in the 1996 tournament and was prolific again in 1999, when he also arguably took the best catch in World Cup history

[@braveheart5696]

Tendulkar Hayden Viv Ponting Aravinda De Villiers - Wk Imran (Capt) Akram Warne Murali Mcgrath

[@Cutting_edge27]

awesome video cheeers doully and sangas my all time XI would be Tendulkar, Hayden, Ponting, Viv Richards, Crowe, Imran Khan, AB De Villiers, Akram, Warne, McGrath, Donald with AB to wicketkeep and Imran to captain

[@phantomreloaded3312]

My all-time World Cup XI 1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Adam Gilchrist (WK) 3. Ricky Ponting 4. Vivian Richards 5. Arvinda De Silva 6. Ben Stokes 7. Imran Khan (C) 8. Shane Warne 9. Muralidharan 10. Wasim Akram 11. Glenn McGrath All WC winning players

[@jamesrichardson3500]

I'd have Stokes and Dhoni in the side. 2 blokes who can close out games, under pressure.....their innings in finals have them locked in.

[@abhisheksharma1779]

Cricket didn't star from 2011

[@arnavanand9257]

Then why not mitchell starc He is better than all of the ballers In world cup mentioned in their 11. 49 wickets In 18 innings. U are a kiddo. If cricket didn't start from 2011. Their is kapil Dev there better than Imran khan

[@nikhilchikkmath]

​@@abhisheksharma1779MSD hater identified!😂

[@mohammadfaisal7143]

1 good innings in 4 WCs or u can say too two if I include his knock vs Zimbabwe in 2015 WC, Gilly 54(36) in 1999 WC Final, 57(48) in 2003 WC and 149 in 2007 WC Final is way way ahead of MSD, Michael Bevan back to the wall knock in 1996 WC SF when Australia were 12/4 I think, vs SA in 1999 WC SF, vs NZ and Eng in 2003 WC when Aussie again were very close to defeat is also way ahead than MSD as a finisher at no 6

[@arnavanand9257]

@mohammadfaisal7143 Let me tell you stats of Michael Bevan and ms dhoni in odi world cups as a finisher and you decide to go with whom. Bevan 18 innings 537 runs 44.75 average 74 highest 64.39 strike rate Ms dhoni 25 innings 780 runs 43.33 average 91 highest 90 strike rate. He has the third most dismissals in world cup after sangga and gilchrist due to less matches played

[@rajdipkarmakar9583]

1. Sachin 2. Hayden 3. Ponting(c) 4. Sangakkara(wk) 5. Kallis 6. Ben Stokes 7. Shakib 8. Akram 9. Warne 10. Murali 11. McGrath

[@bijukrishnannair]

Felt you missed Kapil Dev he was the real game changer.. over Aravinda I would replace him with Sangakkara.. Gilly, Sachin, Ponting, Viv Richards, Sangakkara, Kapil Dev, Imran, Wasim, Warne, Murali, McGrath should be a great playing XI in my POV...

[@flynow2688]

Aravinda was so underrated at that time 😢, He was the best player in Srilankan squad in 1996

[@Honokaa65]

This is world cup 11. Aravinda 96 world cup semi final and final are two master class innings. 3 key wickets in the final, 1 wicket in semi final

[@brainykids9359]

It is not even close. Kapil dev didn’t do much except score big against zim. Aravinda single handed won both semi finals and Finals of the World Cup with batting, bowling and fielding. Aravinda is a must in any World Cup 11 Kapil dev should not even be considered I would consider 10 more players before him

[@SuperNali123]

Aravinda was the backbone of 96 batting order

[@sanketdave3086]

Tendulkar Sangakkara (wk) Ponting (c) Richards ABD S. Waugh Shakib Starc Akram Murali Mcgrath

[@manastandon1056]

Just amazed there was no Bloddy mention of Kohli and MS😮😮😮😮

[@kaushikraj6007]

Kohli's record in World Cups is pretty average compared to the other greats, my friend. Dhoni deserved a mention, but there's no way either would get in the all-time World Cup XI.

[@joeljoseph26]

@@kaushikraj6007please share odi World Cup records of Imran khan/Shane warne and many more mentioned. The best team would be: Sachin Devillers Ponting Viv Richards Kohli Kallis Dhoni Murali Warne Akram Mcgrath

[@kaushikraj6007]

@@joeljoseph26 what team is this? AB with average 37 as opener? Kohli who has played just 1 innings (scored 12 runs) at number 5?

[@kaushikraj6007]

@@joeljoseph26 and Kallis has never batted at no. 6 in World Cup ever. Also, his bowling record in World Cup tournaments is poor.

[@khurrambashir7222]

@@joeljoseph26check the 83,87 and 92 World Cup records of Imran khan. Mind that in 2 of those he played only as a batsman. Can’t compare Kohli to great Khan. He is the best cricketer to have played the game. And how could you even challenge Warne’s place man? Aren’t you biased?? Yes you are

[@RehanAli-qi8mn]

Sachin Gilly (wk) Punter (C) Sanga AB Bevan/inzmam/stokes/dhoni Imran (vc) Wasim Warne McGrath Murli

[@naseershah29]

Well and very balanced WC 11 great pick both of you sir

[@hasnathabib958]

My favourite CWC team ❤ 1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Adam Gilchrist 3. Ricky Ponting 4. Sir Vivian richards 5. Aravinda De Silva 6. Ben Stokes 7. Imran Khan (captain) 8. Wasim Akram 9. Shane Warne 10. Muttiah Muralitharan 11. Glenn McGrath

[@imranahmed8138]

What an X1 very special team there. Great choice of players 👍👍👍

[@umarrashidbhat]

Sachin Gilly (wk) Kohli Azam Abd Kallis I khan(c) Akram Warne Mgrath Murli Saqlain (12th)

[@AyushShukla-ns3uy]

Tendulkar Viv Richards Ponting Kallis Gilchrist (Hayden lost his place to Viv Richards) Andrew Symmonds Kapil Dev Shane Warne Wasim Akram Glenn Mcgrath Murlitharan

[@khurrambashir7222]

Viv was not an opener.

[@AyushShukla-ns3uy]

@@khurrambashir7222 Neither was Sehwag untill he he was.

[@khurrambashir7222]

@@AyushShukla-ns3uy but Viv never opened

[@keshavgupta2977]

1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Sanga 3. Ponting 4. Virat Kohli 5. Yuvraj Singh 6. AB De Villiers 7. Wasim Akram 8. Starc 9. Warne 10.Mcgrath 11. Murli

[@kireetpandey6444]

My All time World Cup 11 Adam Gilchrist wk Sachin Tendulkar Vivian Richards Ricky Ponting (Captain) Clive Llyod Yuvraj Singh Imran Khan Wasim Akram Shane Warne Murlidharan Glenn McGrath 12th Man MS Dhoni

[@ms74pres]

1. Sachin 2. Lara 3. Vivian 4. Ponting 5. Virat 6. Sangakarra 7. Dhoni 8. Wasim 9. Warnie 10. Murali 11. McGrath

[@naveensw9410]

Please do not forget Kapil dev at 7 could be a good option. Both Imran Khan and Kapil dev are equally good. Also Ms dhoni at no 6 is not a bad choice either

[@abhilashbora5282]

Apart from that 91, can you name one good inning by MSD in world cups?

[@ZohairArqum]

not equal, everybody knows that imran is the better all rounder and has better performances then Kapil

[@xeo910]

Sachin ,Rohit,vivian richards,Sangakkara,ab devilliers,kapil dev,mitchel stark,mcgrath,malinga,warne,muralidharan..🎉

[@haychkay3590]

What a team! I think they’ve got it more or less spot on.

[@santugk]

My ultimate WC eleven: Sachin Gilchrist (W) Ricky (C) Kohli Rohit ABD Stokes Warne Wasim Murali McGrath

[@makhijanis]

Actually very surprised there was no talk at all about MS Dhoni.. especially Sangakarra being his opposite number in the 2011 finals. I'm not one of those blind fans just saying Dhoni for the heck of it.. im talking only about ODI cricket.. probably the best wicket keeper batsman captain of all time... and it's hilarious that it hadn't crossed their mind 😅

[@tarunkumar9682]

What's his overall record in worldcup? Except that final tell me one good innings from him in any worldcup?. Yuvi was far better than him

[@anuragbhardwaj6749]

​@@tarunkumar9682he scored 50 vs aus in 2015 sf, scored 50 vs NZ in 2019 sf

[@supremegodemperordonaldtru3563]

Dhoni gets credit for the win Gambhir willed into existence. If SL held onto that Gambhir catch India would have collapsed.

[@Wertunsy]

​@@tarunkumar9682ms dhoni has played 25 innings in odi wc and has scored 780 runs averaging 44 with sr of 90, including 5 fifty plus scores. Show me someone with better stats at n6/7.

[@SKarthikeyan75]

1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Rohit Sharma 3. Viv Richards 4. Virat Kohli 5. AB De Villiers 6. Mike Bevan 7. MS Dhoni 8. Ravindra Jadeja 9. Wasim Akram 10. Waqar Yunus 11. Glenn McGrath -- 12. Muttiah Muralitharan

[@talhanaeem4364]

Bottom 5 are perfectly balanced. But few issues in the top 6. Sachin Ponting and Viv are certainties. But how can i forget Bevan. If we give credit to Warne on winning 96 & 99 Semi finals. I guess Bevan was the main man upfront. Aus were 19-4 when he came in 96 and took them to a decent total. Then again in 99 SF got a match saving 50. Played his role in 2003 as well. Definitely my number 6. And leaving out ABD is impossible. So surely he will be there at 5. Would have loved to include Dhoni but then it will remove Gilli from the top, disturbing the whole combination.

[@talhanaeem4364]

Final XI: Sachin Gilli Ponting Viv ABD Bevan Imran Wasim Warne Murali & McGrath. Garner will be the 12th man. Will play in place of Murali when conditions allow. For part time off spin I do have Viv.

[@kaushikraj6007]

You're picking AB at number 5, a position where he has played only 3 World Cup matches. Steve Waugh and Ranatunga average 68 and 71 in that position respectively. Also, both World Cup winners as captains. I love AB, but hard to look past these two at no. 5. Even if you leave the position aside, it is a bit unfair to pick a player who has played only 2 semis and never a WC final in an all-time 'World Cup XI'. I probably would if his numbers were insane, but no!

[@talhanaeem4364]

@@kaushikraj6007 It's not about batting at exactly the same number. Not possible. Otherwise I would have batted Viv at 3. But rather I will have Ponting there. Similarly Imran mostly batted at 6 or above. But I will have him at 7. Gave a serious thought of having S Waugh at 5. But Ranatunga no chance. There are much much better options. I want someone in middle order of modern era who gets me 20 runs overs. Who better than ABD.

[@kaushikraj6007]

@@talhanaeem4364 but aren't you picking a XI out of players who have already achieved what they have or on their potential of playing well? Remember it's not the ODI XI, it's the all-time World Cup XI. Shouldn't it include players who have played well over multiple WC tournaments and maybe won it too?

[@talhanaeem4364]

@@kaushikraj6007 Winning not necessary for me. SAF has not won any but that does not convince me that I should not select anyone from a team that has been outstanding in WCs. Secondly name few individuals with batting average of 63 and Strike rate of 117 in WCs, batting in the top 6. With whom I can replace ABD ??

[@IamAbhishekMishra007]

At number 3 there can be no one but a living legend King Kohli, who is the greatest chaser in the history of white ball cricket. 48 tons and counting. In ODIs he is a Phenom. He’s twice, if not more, as potent as Ponting..

[@TheDrqazi777]

They did very well in my opinion 👍

[@mach-7260]

They should have atleast considered the different players of the tournament winners Martin Crowe, Sanath Jayasuria, Lance Klusner, Sachin Tendulkar , Glenn McGrath, Yuvraj Singh, Mitchell Starc, Kane Williamson

[@saroshalam6464]

Well done but with all due respect to Arvinda de Silva, the number 4 slot belongs to Miandad.

[@zulfiqarbms]

Agreed. That's what I am saying, the man has a phenomenal record at World Cups

[@RahRah-cu2zh]

Totlu really 😂😂

[@mcdelive]

Aravinda was the greatest match winner in ODI World Cups and Tournaments... When it comes to Tri-nation tournaments they used to have in 90s, Asia Cups, Champions Trophies and of course 96 World Cup, there was no one better to play that crucial match winning innings other than Aravinda De Silva himself... Such an underrated, great of the game. Stats are one thing, but rising up to the task when chips are down in a Final or a Semi-Final is something else, and that's where Aravinda comes in. And he would dominate the opposition, when other batsmen struggle. Absolute legend !

[@harshgaurav9739]

World Cup 11 without starc, I know Akram was greater than starc, but in CWC starc>>> Akram.

[@snehalkhatri9357]

Yeah exactly starc is all time greats in white ball format

[@Bhavik630]

​@Umar_Akmal96😂😂😂😂

[@aarambhsharma2295]

@Umar_Akmal96 Thode time ki baat hai bas.. dekh lete hain bhai

[@sauravkumardubey8349]

​@Umar_Akmal96drug is illegal bro..leads to mental loss

[@ClubHouseIndia]

@Umar_Akmal96Medicine time se liya kar charsi

[@cpol1146]

All Time World Cup XI 1. Rohit 2. Gilchrist 3. Tendulkar 4. Ponting 5. Sangakkara 6. Yuvraj 7. Kapil 8. Imran 9. Murali 10. Wasim 11. Mcgrath

[@veranjag]

Sanath jayasuriya deserves to be there ahead of Gilchrist. 1996 player of the series also.

[@amansingh-xc9sc]

My all time wc 11 Sachin,Gilchrist,virat kohli,ab de Villiers,yuvraj singh,Viv Richards,starc,murli,Imran khan,wasim akram,McGrath. Honorable mentions kapil dev,Jaques Kalis,Lance klusner,Ricky ponting,Mathew Hayden,Brett Lee,symonds,whole aussie team 😂,zaheer khan,David Warner,Ben stokes,Trent bolt,kane mama,saorav ganguly,waqar younis saqlen mushtaq, jaaysurya,jayawardwne,rohit,morgan msd,etc etc etc

[@_.SIDDHARTH_]

ABD WILL EASILY MAKE ALL TIME ODI XI, BUT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET HIM IN CWC XI

[@arjunmishra3537]

Altho he averaged 65+ in world cups.

[@anonymoususer4122]

Lol, see his world cup stats and then talk

[@lukehandley7930]

One question was he a point of difference for south africa the answer is no they've never won the world cup and thats what big players are known for dragging their side to victory kicking and screaming at CWC'S imo some one like stokes is a much more clutch match winner than ABD

[@qman2111]

Hayden Tendulkar Pointing Viv Richards Clive Lloyd MS Dhoni Imran Khan Shane Warne Wasim Akram Murali Muralitheran Glenn Mcgrath

[@awanishranjan1814]

There is no one better than MSD as a Wicketkeeper batsman in ODI that can be imagined.

[@TheShounak]

With MSD in team, India won 1 WC. With Gilchrist in team, Australia won 3 WCs. 🤷‍♂️ As good as Dhoni was, Gilchrist invoked more fear in the bowlers than Dhoni ever did.

[@Dandanukadan]

​@@TheShounakcompletely wrong, Dhoni invoked more fears than Gili ever did, Auz won more world cup coz their team was the best that has got nothing to do with individual performance. Dhoni's team at best was average on 2011 yet he won the world cup with ease.

[@TheShounak]

@@Dandanukadan Gilchrist had a career Strike Rate of 97 in ODIs compared to Dhoni's 88! Dhoni, after the initial few years, built his whole gameplan on eliminating risks and taking the game deep. Being patriotic is great and all, but being delulu is not!

[@taylorsversion49]

Gilchrist, Sachin/Rohit, Ponting, Kohli, Richards, Kallis, imran khan, Akram, Warne, Starc, McGrath

[@cricketchatter9332]

They are talking about ab Devilliers At no.6 but not about yuvraj Singh And ms dhoni 😂😂😂

[@Aalokoudapadi]

​@@Maverick50-gy9vjindian garbage only praised in India, not whole world

[@pratiknangare2370]

My Pick: 1. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Matthew Hayden 3. Ricky Ponting 4. Yuvraj Singh 5. Ben Stokes 6. M. S. Dhoni (Capt ) (W.K.) 7. Shahid Afridi 8. Waseem Akram 9. Brett Lee 10. Lasith Malinga 11. M. Muralidharan

[@RebelWisdom]

Cue the Indian fans all complaining their favourite player wasn't included...

[@jetpark3743]

Who? Don't be jealous

[@riyazabdulkader9681]

My All Time World Cup XI, 1. Sachin Tendulkar. 2. Jacques Kallis. 3. Ricky Ponting (Captain). 4. Viv Richards. 5. Kumar Sangakarra (WK). 6. Sir Garfield Sobers. 7. Kapil Dev. 8. Shane Warne. 9. Muttiah Muralifharan. 10. Glenn McGrath. 11. Wasim Akram.

[@RealistVK]

Gilchrist, Ponting, Sangakkara(vc), AbDV/Buttler, Dravid/Dhoni, Kallis/Stokes, Steve Waugh (c), Warne, Ashwin, McGrath, Wasim

[@lasanthadanushka3973]

My best ever CMC XI 01- Sachin Tendulkar 02- Chris Gayle 03-Ricky Ponting 04-Brian Lara 05-Kumar Sangakkara (WK) 06-AB de Villiers 07-Garfield Sobers 08-Wasim Akram 09-Lasith Malinga 10-Glenn McGrath 11-Muttiah Muralitharan

[@Art4harmony1]

How can you ignore the great Brian Lara? He cannot be excluded

[@sw1138]

He is ordinary odi batter with low 39 Odi average ,Ms dhoni and Devillers has better odi stats than him.

[@EmperorEye361]

Gilchrist Tendulkar Ponting Richards ABD Stokes Klusener Warne Wasim Murali McGrath Rest of the squad: Sangakara Waugh Rohit Sharma Lloyd Malcolm Marshall

[@ashkar]

Sanath Jayasuriya 96 most valuable player, 2007 wcup final. Did well in 2003. Michael Bevan. Easily the best ODI finisher from 96 to 2003. Both should be in the discussion

[@writerabdulrahman2770]

1. Sourav Ganguly 2. Sachin Tendulkar 3. Ricky Ponting 4. Virat Kohli 5. AB Devilliers 6. Adam Gilchrist(wk) 7. Imran Khan 8. Kapil Dev 9. Muralitharan 10. Glenn McGrath 11. Wasim Akram

[@24sweetguy]

I feel Yuvi or Dhoni could be at no 6-7 greatest cricket brain, big match player have ability to change the game on its own.

[@mubashirhumayoon522]

1.Mathew hayden 2.Sachin Tendulkar 3.Ricky Ponting(c) 4.VIV Richards 5.Yuvraj Singh 6.ABDevilliers(wk) 7.Imran khan 8.Mitchell Starc 9.Wasim Akram 10.Warne 11.Murali/Mcgrath(as per the pitch&conditions)

[@aadesh7]

You guys didn’t even mention Kapil Dev? The man who started the asian cricket craze. Who stopped the West Indies juggernaut. Played the single greatest CWC innings ever. India 17 for 5 at Turnbridge against Zimbaabwe in a must win game. He came out and made 175 of 138 balls. In 1983. And India won that world cup. Tell me again how are Imran Khan and Clive Lloyd ahead? How is Kapil not even mentioned. Do atleast some research otherwise its a nonsensical video.

[@abhinav8383]

Maybe they were preferring white ball bowlers??

[@shaikhfaahimafzal3859]

kapil dev was average tbh as compared to the great imran khan because its the only place he could challenge..

[@salmankhan9478]

i agree . Kapil Dev have been included for sure

[@nikhiltrivedi7454]

Look at kapil dev's record and then assess imran stands no where close to him

[@palayan]

Can name him in the Fixing XI

[@Mustaphaiqbal]

All time World Cup XI 1. Adam Gilchrist (W/K) 2. Sachin Tendulkar 3. Vivian Richards 4. Ricky Ponting 5. Clive Lloyd (Captain) 6. Yuvraj Singh 7. Lance Klusener 8. Imran Khan 9. Wasim Akram 10. Shane Warne 11. Glenn McGrath 12th Man: Aravinda deSilva Honorable Squad Members: 13. Sanath Jayasuriya 14. Mohinder Amarnath 15. Mitchell Starc

[@xtinctspecies]

To go against this side.. Jayasuriya, Greenidge, Lara, Inzamam, Yuvraj, MS Dhoni, Botham, Kapil Dev, Mitch Johnson/Starc and Qadir. 12th man Alan Donald

[@shaikhfaahimafzal3859]

kapil dev over the great imran khan is nonsensical.

[@Morhaw]

But imran khan is in the other team

[@xtinctspecies]

@@shaikhfaahimafzal3859 I picked players that they did not pick.

[@zulfiqarbms]

​@@xtinctspeciesThen why not Miandad who was better than Inzamam at the World Cups

[@xtinctspecies]

@@zulfiqarbms because that is my team and you can put Miandad in yours.

[@TheSanders999]

Almost.. Hayden Tendulkar Ponting Richards Sangakarra Gilchrist Khan Warne Akram McGrath Murali

[@nasirminhas4968]

Without Imran and wasim and Tendulkar warne there is no wc team

[@quonxinquonyi8570]

Akram....zidane zidane of cricket....unparalleled genius

[@yogensood8293]

Sachin Hayden Richards(C) Yuvraj AB(wk) Symonds Klusener Starc Malinga Murali Mcgrath

[@somnathghosh1860]

You did not even discuss Lara, Kohli Yuvraj, Dhoni, Inzamam, Crowe, Kallis, Jayawardane!! All have better records than d’silva and Clive Lloyd

[@calvinthehermit5370]

Lara and Yuvraj yes, Kohli needs to do more in World Cups. But if we were picking an all-time ODI XI Kohli will be there. Inzy, Crowe, Jayawardane gave some great performances, but not with the regularity of others. Kallis would make an all-time Test XI maybe, but not ODI.

[@vimukthinirmana4976]

Only msd manage to win a world cup aravinda performance at the final & semi no body will disagree with his selection 107 runs 3 wickets & catch or two as well not to forget the knock that he played at eaden gardens to put india out of semi❤

[@harshatheja2191]

Desilva and Llyod won world cups for their teams single handedly

[@harshatheja2191]

Should have started with Jayasuriya and Sachin

[@ambalavanant]

Hehe. Lloyd is the best leader the game has ever seen. It's a different ball game altogether

[@livercoolutd]

Easy job: Sachin Gilchrist (🧤) Ponting (C) Viv Richards Martin Crowe Shakib Al Hasan Klusner Akram Warne Starc McGrath

[@hasanramzan6578]

Mitchell Starc has dominated 2 World Cups and is not even mentioned. Stokes had 1 good tournament and is in the conversation!

[@santptube]

English are joke. Third grade power trying to hang on to their past glory.

[@ashishupadhaya8532]

two differeent positions

[@Spectrescup]

Stokes won the final almost single-handed.

[@yasirusarathchandra8997]

great.. sanga was phenomenal in 3 wc s.. sharma was brilliant last time. shakib really performed well in wc s.. haydos was a freak too.. but they didnt even mention yuvi and dilshan.. in 2011 wc they both were brilliant with their allround skills. dili was the highest run getter and yuvi was the player of the series. even in 2015 wc dilshan scored 2 hundreds. who can forget those 6x4s against mighty johnson. these are legends of the game. respect❤️

[@rohitkolhey]

How can they miss greatest minds of all time in cricket - MS Dhoni. Greatest finisher, Greatest Captain, Greatest Wicketkeeper.

[@TheSaurabh5555]

They are making the best ever CWC XI. Dhoni doesn't have a great WC record. He only performed in the 2011 WC, that too, just in the final.

[@soundcloudhq7863]

~ Smartest Dhobi fan

[@gweher43]

Dhobi the greatest laundry player

[@calvinthehermit5370]

Tendulkar Hayden Ponting (c) Viv Richards Lara AB DeVilliers (wk) Stokes Akram Warne Murali McGrath

[@RP-kr2mg]

How does De Silva make it over Yuvraj, Stokes, Symonds, Kapil Dev etc.?????

[@hithrudealwis2782]

Simple uncrown man of the series in 1996 worldcup. Main reason why world number 8 won the world cup greatest underdog story in the history. Man of the match in both final and semi final against Australia and India.

[@drprathamprakash1408]

Have u seen what he did in 1996 World Cup??? The Man took 3 wickets in 1st innings and got a century chasing against Australia... Arguably the greatest performace in a WC final ever!!!

[@divvagg5616]

GO AND WATCH IPL . AND STICK TO IPL ONLY YOU T20 era kid

[@jinayvora6240]

Totally agree. Kapil Dev, WC winning captain sitting at the top of all-time ICC all-rounder rankings. We also have Lance Klusener and Yuvraj SIngh (Players of the 1999 and 2011 tournaments respectively). Surely they could have found some way to fit one of those in.

[@bananabrooks3836]

​@Umar_Akmal96 Unbiased opinion.🙄

[@fuadrahman7468]

1. Tendulkar 2. Gilly 3. Ricky (c) 4. Viv 5. Sanga 6. Kallis 7. Sakib 8. Shane warne 9. Wasim akram 10. Muralitharan 11. Mcgrath

[@minhaj272c]

It's hard to believe that they didn't even name Yuvraj or Shakib! If you check the record Shakib is the only one who appears in both top run-getter and wicket-takers lists in the world cup!

[@bhakundoo7039]

1. Sachin 2.Gilchrist 3. Pointing 4. SirViv 5.Kallis 6.Stokes 7.Wasim 8.Akhtar 9. Warne 10. Murali 11. McGrath

[@bhakundoo7039]

may be Mitchell Starc for Akhtar

[@hemantmeharchandani3034]

Real shame that Kapil Dev wasn't even discussed.

[@natarajkrishnaswamy3354]

True. Klusener had only one great world Cup, kapil had one great and two good WC. Picking Imran is okay.

[@adhilmohideen8803]

What if the ODI WC final was between these teams? Team A ======= Sachin T A Gilchrist R Ponting V Richards A De Silva C Lloyd Imran K Wasim A S Warne G Mcgrath M Muralitharan Verses Team B ======= R Sharma M Hayden K Williamson AB DeVillers Yuvraj S MS Dhoni B Stokes Shahid A M Starc Saqlain M J Bumrah