Who do you think is a good umpire in both test cricket and one-day internationals?
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Simun Toefl,  absolutely no doubt in my mind when i say that...he is the best and will be the best in both forms of the game(either Tests or ODI's)...tell me 1 example where simun has gone wrong with the decision...i bet no body wud find 1...he is the 1 umpire who wud see no difference between a great player and a debutant when in the field doing his job...he is the youngest of all umpires too...simun rocks..
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Anmol,  though I am also not having very good best answer %age but still slightly better than urs.\nI have just gone through few answers of your answers and I am sorry to say that your answers used to be too biased. Its quite clear that you are a big fan of few stroke makers and you dont understand the roles of other players. You need to watch deeper in the cricket matches than just watching Sixes.\nIts my opinion you may not agree to it, but I stated whatever i felt.
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The third umpire debuted in Test cricket at Kingsmead, Durban for the South Africa vs. India series in 1992/93. Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to be dismissed (run out) by using television replays.\n\nRawal.
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This is my List!\n1)No doubt, the first place go to Sir Don Bradman. Because Bradman is Bradman\n1)Sachin Tendulkar:- He scores the runs so easily with his elegant technique.\n2)Shane Warne:- words like slider, zooter, back-spinner and toppie never existed - I think it came into the list after Shane Warne. Or just ask Mike Gatting,how Shane Warne bowled England captain Mike Gatting in the first Ashes Test 1993. That's it\n3)Brian Lara:- He is a run machine with all type of shots. Just look at his brilliant knock of 400* proves his class.\n\nRicky Ponting should be in the list, but he is not considered as a gentleman in the Cricket! Cricket is considered as Gentleman's Game (in the field). So he doesn't desrve it.
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best batsmen\n1)rahul dravid -greatest technician of all times, worth applause for his consistency and mental strength.now a very good 1-day player aswell.\n2)ricky ponting-might break few of tendulkar's records in the near future\n3)tendulkar-dropped 2 places only due to his form..still a very good 1-day player when he gets going.but with the talent he has & the volume of cricket he plays ,should have been more consistent\n4)inzamam ul haq-ice cool, or atleast he looks so\n5)herschelle gibbs\n\n6)mathew hayden-now slightly out touch,once there were talks if he was a better batsman than sachin\n7)brain lara-now this guy makes 375 in a test match,after almost a decade someone breaks it ;it  took him only few months to claim it back.but seriously needs some motification to bring out his talent\n8)jaques kallis-one of the best all-rounders the game has produced.\n9)kumara sangakkara-made his mark very quickly in international cricket\n10)kevin peiterson-now this was a tough choice-his exploits in international cricket are limted due to recent entry..but his abilties might take him to great heights..or should i change him with dhoni????\nbowling\n1)muralitharan -this something most experts would agree with.all his life he was blamed for chucking.still came up with gr8 results.\n2)shane warne-another spinner; quality spinners are hard to play\n3)glenn mcgrath-can bowl all day long in the corrridor of uncertainity.\n4)makhaya ntiny-got lots of venom in his bowling\n5)shaun pollock-another mcgrath like bowler\n6)chamind vass\n7)steve harmison\n8)toss up b/w akhtar & bond\n9)andrew flintoff\n10)anil kumble-gr8 fighter;but gets  dissapointed when a catch is dropped or someone misfields\nthere are many more.....\nfielders\nnow can't rate them -i'll just list them \ngibbs,ponting,kaif,yuvraj,rudolph,salman bhatt,..\nslip fielding-warne,fleming,dravid,astle....\n\nnow there are chances that i might have missed a few names in these lists...u may or may not agree with me...i tried to justufy my choices...
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Hi, kashikooler979, From your question it seems that u r a great lover of cricket..\n\nAbout Shane Bond, Yes he is the fastest and accurate bowler in the world of cricket at the moment. His greatest strength is to pitch the ball in the right spot and that to with the high speed and that too with complete accuracy. He hav control on all these qualities at same time. Brett Lee or Shoaib Akhtar are also quicks but they can achieve this right spot+accurate+high speed combination once in say 4-5 matches but not all the time. This makes bond superior. To be a CHAMP of game, the most important thing is to be consistant, Bond is a consistant performer. The only problem for him is the fitness. this is only threat to his career.... due to which he misses more than 2 years of cricket. otherwise his record would seems more impressive....\n\nAnd regarding Ricky Ponting, yes he is at his best in his career. Today again a century... And about your observation of converting 50's to 100's . I also notice that after reading your question and then going through records. He is also a champ.. I like his one quality most, that is he raises his standard of game to very high on a very important match.. Like finals and the situation when australia demands a big innings fron him. He leeds from the front on a very important match. This quality is missing in my favourite sachin tendulkar. He has a very bad record of finals he played.. But ponting's style is different.....
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Dhoni is the ideal man becuase he can make use of the first power play and score quick runs.1 wicket is not such a big deal, and the risk of sending can be taken at that point, because even if he loses his wicket, the other batsmen can steady the ship , play defensive for a while and then score quickly when settled.
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I fully agree with you.  He is one of the best batsman with solid technique and defence in West Indies Team.  He is a perfect gentleman too.
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Given the Current form, Its Ricky Ponting in both Tests and ODI's \n\n\n\nOver the years... \n\nODI's :  Sachin Tendulkar Tests : Brian Lara
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I think it should be Jack Hobbs of England.\n\n61760 runs in First class cricket. No ODIs or List A matches played.\n\nIncludes 199 centuries.
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Ravi shastri \nand gary sobers.. \nin first class cricket ... \nin internation cricket this has beeen not happened ..
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Mahender Singh Dhoni.\n\nHe is an outstanding batsman. You know his batting average is 55. Which is very good for an young batsmen. He also scored 1000 runs in ODI. After scoring 1000 runs, he is keeping up his batting average. There is his callibre. Also he has a great future. he can overtake the records of Sachin tendulkar. After enormous effect of his wicket keeping, he can bat very very well. That shows his callibre in cricket. So i think he is the No 1 Batsmen.
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for sri lanka the shining light will be kumar sangakkara also if Sanath Jayasuriya plays well. in the bowling we have a couple of players that could shine such as Mailnga Bandara the leg spinner of course Murali and Vaas, watch Dilshan for his brilliant fielding. for Pakistan i think kamran Akmal will fire and as usual Inzy and Yousuf also Shoaib Malik will do well after his series in India. In the bowling Rana is leading the bowling attack in the absence of Shoaib Akhtar. Mohammad Asif also has a great time in India taking key wickets but the absence of Akhtar is a huge loss for Pakistan
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IRFAN PATHAN..\nAN USEFUL,UTILITY,CLICKING MOSTLY CRICKETER IS THE BEST..
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In Test Cricket, The One and only Sir Don Bradman!\n\nIn ODI international, definetly it is Sachin Tendulkar, then comes the legendary Vivian Richards.
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Dicky Bird. Everyone forget this legendary umpire. Just go and ask David Sheperd itself, he will have some words about Dicky Bird.
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ALL TIME XI\n1.B. Richards(SA) (9 hundreds before lunch - best opener)\n2. S. Gavaskar(IND) (perfect technique, 10K runs as opener!)\n3. D. Bradman(AUS) (99.96 - best batsman of all time)\n4. J. Hobbs(ENG) (toss up with K. Miller, but 61K career runs, cant be wrong!)\n5. G. Sobers(WI) (awesome all rounder)\n6. A. Border(c) (AUS)(toss up with V.Richards, but border is mora aggr. capt.)\n7. A. Gilchrist + (AUS)(there was a couple of others, but his batting gets it)\n8. S. Warne (AUS)(no dispute - best spinner of all time)\n9. D. Lillee (AUS)(Awesome new ball bowler with swing and control)\n10. M. Marshall (WI)(toss up with M.Holding, but I saw more of Marshall)\n11. J. Garner (WI)(My other opening bowler, devestating to face)\n(12.G. McGrath) (AUS)(prob best of modern era, just missed out)\nFor those who think there is an Aussie bias, have a look at the overall win loss of Australia throughout the history of cricket. There is a bias, but it is because in the 130 odd years of Test cricket, there are the most successful team so far.