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What a team! What a dream!
Oct 03, 2005 01:32 PM 4004 Views
(Updated Oct 03, 2005 01:33 PM)

A dream can be defined as a Reverie, Hallucination, Delusion and State of Trance. Probably it was in this frame of mind when so much is happening in Indian Cricket and just before the Super Series, my subconscious came up with my own dream team. A team that would play, who else, but, the Australians.


Test Team


The Australian Test XI led by the legendary Sir Don Bradman, would battle it out with a World XI helmed by the gutsy Clive Lloyd. My dream test team would comprise players whom I saw play from the 1980’s. I am sure this would be a match to cherish.


Venue: Lords


Toss: Won by Sir Bradman – Elected to bat


Result – Draw


Sunil Gavaskar


Gordon Greenidge


Vivian Richards


Sachin Tendulkar


Clive Lloyd (Captain)


Jeff Dujon (Wicket-Keeper)


Imran Khan (Vice Captain)


Ian Botham


Richard Hadlee


Waseem Akram


Muttiah Muralitharan


Allan Lamb (12th Man)


Syed Kirmani (Bench)


Kapil Dev (Bench)


Martin Crowe (Bench)


Jonty Rhodes (Bench)


Gary Sobers (Coach)


My prediction is that this match would end in a pulsating draw, the excitement lasting upto the mandatory overs on the final day.


One Day Team


Now my dream one day team would consist of players who came into their own in the 90s and some in the 80s also. The Australian One Day team would be led by Steve Waugh. Stephen Flemming would do the honors for the World X1


Venue: Eden Gardens


Toss: Won by Stephen Flemming – Elected to bat


Result – Tie


Sachin Tendulkar


Sanath Jayasuriya


Brain Lara


Inzamam-ul-Haq (Vice Captain)


Stephen Flemming (Captain)


Andrew Flintoff


Dave Houghton (Wicket-Keeper)


Chris Cairns


Waseem Akram


Allan Donald


Muttiah Muralitharan


Rahul Dravid (12th Man)


Waqar Younis (Bench)


Courtney Walsh (Bench)


Anil Kumble (Bench)


Chaminda Vaas (Bench)


Coach: Vivian Richards


What a match. A tie was the only way to end this gem of a match. Yawn! Going to bed to dream some more.


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