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The wicket keeper Batsmen that was chosen by popular vote was Adam Gilchrist
After we got done with the batsmen though, a small problem arose.
How do we pick the others?
What if we end up picking four fast bowlers or four spin bowlers according to their batting positions in the team?
So this is the plan we will go by.
Choosing one spinner. Then conducting two surveys for the first and the second fast bowlers and then choose the final spot. The 'Final Spot' list will comprise of both fast and slow bowlers. This will be done to allow the readers to have a chance in choosing a side with 3 fast bowlers and a spinner, or 2 of each kind.
The responsibility to allot the chosen candidates batting positions would be mine.
A 12th man would be chosen. But so that our list does not get too boring, we will not trouble you with a list for the that position.
So let's see who ends up as the tweakiest of the tweakers
Muttiah Muralitharan(Off Spinner) is one of the main contenders for the position. More wickets than anyone else in test cricket is proof of that.
His Doosra has also got variations. Just shows you how many kinds of balls he has.
No one particular spell is his best, almost all his spells are brilliant.
In the modern day cricket, when fast bowling is becoming more and more the center of attention, he is the spearhead of the Sri Lankan bowling attack. Give this guy any pitch and see him perform his magic.
Currently on 770 wickets, this man has the maximum five wicket hauls(over fifty) and ten wicket mauls in the game of cricket. He has also got a fantastic average and a great strike rate to go with it.
At 37 he still bamboozles the batsmen. He is also a fairly good fielder. The Sri Lankan also has plans to go on till the next world cup. That just shows you how much he trust himself and how good his fitness is. Ave(Bowl)- 22 Strike Rate- 54
Shane Warne(Leg Spinner) ended his career when he was the highest wicket taker though later replaced by Muralitharan).
This cocky cricketer who is an absolute magician with the cricket ball can turn the ball from well outside of stump to leg stump or vise-versa. His top spinners were not easier to play either.
He spells during Ashes 2005 in particular were brilliant. He really did not deserve to be on the losing side during those encounters.
He is also a very capable batsmen and has over 200 runs with his highest score being an unfortunate 99. He can score a a fairly quick rate too. So you have a very useful pinch-hitter in him
He will also be a good choice for captain. The proof of that is his brilliant captaincy for Hamshire and the Rajastan Royals. I really doubt if he will not be able to take up the in this team. Ave- 25 S.R.-57 wickets- 708
Anil Kumble(Leg Spinner) will be remembered by all. Not because of his ability to turn the ball like Murali or Warney, but because of his genius which allowed him to form his own bowling style.
Kumble was a spinner who beat the batsmen for pace and often hit his pads or the wicket itself. Batsmen hardly found time to read him and thus, gout out.
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