Most influencial player in world cricket
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I suppose you could say a certain Mr. Flintoff (when on top form). Maybe not to the point that the rest of the teams struggles, but he certainly adds sometime to the England team.
I'd also be tempted to say Warne for Australia. Again, not so much that others struggle but I think over the years Australia would have drawn a lot more games than they did, his influence over both his own team and opposition made a difference.
I suppose you could say a certain Mr. Flintoff (when on top form). Maybe not to the point that the rest of the teams struggles, but he certainly adds sometime to the England team.
I'd also be tempted to say Warne for Australia. Again, not so much that others struggle but I think over the years Australia would have drawn a lot more games than they did, his influence over both his own team and opposition made a difference.
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Vaughan, Flintoff and Pietersen. You can argue me down, but i only really know England so well as to say the three.
Vaughans captaincy is missed so much when he is injured, i'm just glad we have him for Sri Lanka.
Flintoff not in our middle order messes up both batting and bowling.
Pietersen, any team would.
Vaughan, Flintoff and Pietersen. You can argue me down, but i only really know England so well as to say the three.
Vaughans captaincy is missed so much when he is injured, i'm just glad we have him for Sri Lanka.
Flintoff not in our middle order messes up both batting and bowling.
Pietersen, any team would.
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An obvious one is Murali for Sri Lanka, a completely different team without him.
An obvious one is Murali for Sri Lanka, a completely different team without him.
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To a point but in terms of batting I'd say Sangakarra is more of an influence.
Jayawardene is the man your scared of spelling
. (I bet I spelt it wrong lol)
To a point but in terms of batting I'd say Sangakarra is more of an influence.
Jayawardene is the man your scared of spelling
. (I bet I spelt it wrong lol)Rohitpatel
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Sachin tendulkar in the 90's was the only player whom the team depended.
Sachin tendulkar in the 90's was the only player whom the team depended.
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I don't know if I would have called him influential in the way that Timedout is looking for. Did his absence dramatically change the team, to the to the point where all the other players underperformed or so that the team was a shadow of the team with him included.
Tendulkar is a very fine player but I don't he was forceful enough nor dominant enough to have the same sort of impact on the Indian fortunes as some the others mentioned above have on their teams.
Rohitpatel said:
I don't know if I would have called him influential in the way that Timedout is looking for. Did his absence dramatically change the team, to the to the point where all the other players underperformed or so that the team was a shadow of the team with him included.
Tendulkar is a very fine player but I don't he was forceful enough nor dominant enough to have the same sort of impact on the Indian fortunes as some the others mentioned above have on their teams.
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Before the rise of Ganguly(in ODIs) and Dravid(in Tests), Tendulkar was the only star batsman for India except Azharuddin to some extent. India would pretty much lose if he got out for a low score or if he wasn't playing. Though people often question Tendulkar's match winning abilities he holds the record for most Man of the Match awards in ODI Cricket- 57. I think there is little doubt that he is indeed an influential player for India.
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Before the rise of Ganguly(in ODIs) and Dravid(in Tests), Tendulkar was the only star batsman for India except Azharuddin to some extent. India would pretty much lose if he got out for a low score or if he wasn't playing. Though people often question Tendulkar's match winning abilities he holds the record for most Man of the Match awards in ODI Cricket- 57. I think there is little doubt that he is indeed an influential player for India.
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I'm a bit surprised that no-one has mentioned Bond. New Zealand aren't great with him but absolute rubbish without him.
I'm a bit surprised that no-one has mentioned Bond. New Zealand aren't great with him but absolute rubbish without him.
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Is he the Sri Lankan captain? No :laugh:
I was actually talking about Jayawardene
Have i spelt it right...eeek!
manee said:Jaya...
Sur (that's phonetic), I (not an 'e' but the sound of 'i' is similar-ish), Ya (phonetic again).
Jayasuriya
Is he the Sri Lankan captain? No :laugh:
I was actually talking about Jayawardene
Have i spelt it right...eeek!