Your 2011 XI based on performances this year?

Question

Make an XI based on performances of players this year.

Mine:

Alastair Cook

Chris Gayle

Kumar Sangakkara

Rahul Dravid

Jacques Kallis (C)

Darren Bravo

Mark Boucher (wk)

Dan Vettori

Graeme Swann

James Anderson

Dale Steyn

The two Openers go in And Gayle hits big while Cook plays steady and Will hit the bad ball to the boundary. If one of them get out then Kumar comes in and can keep the pace up. Dravid can be the rock of the team, and He and Kallis could be dangerous. Darren Bravo can steer the Tail with big help from Vettori.

Steyn can open the bowling with Anderson. Then Kallis can come on to keep the tone and Then Vettori and Swann Eat up and Gayle can also bowl to change the Pace of the game.

Some of this may be worth criticising so please do.

Update:

Yeah a test XI sorry.

Answer 1

Favorite Answer

Cook

Gayle

Dravid

Bell

Trott

Watson

Prior

Vettori

Swann

Steyn

Anderson

This is, of course, a Test XI. Other forms of the game are beneath contempt.

Answer 2

Alastair Cook

Chris Gayle

James Anderson

Dan Vettori

Jacques Kallis

Darren Bravo

Dale Steyn

Kumar Sangakkara

Graeme Swann

Mark Boucher

Answer 3

Alastair Cook

Chris Gayle

Kumar Sangakkara

Rahul Dravid

Jacques Kallis (C)

Darren Bravo

Mark Boucher (wk)

Dan Vettori

Graeme Swann

James Anderson

Dale Steyn

Answer 4

Based on their stats for 2011 and not necessarily considering who they were playing, and runs and wickets counted more than averages:

edit - It also tends to lean more towards people who have played more test cricket, generally.

1. Alistair Cook (927 runs averaging 84)

2. Kumar Sangakarra (926 runs averaging 49)

3. Rahul Dravid (1067 runs averaging 59)

4. Younis Khan (765 runs averaging 85)

5. Ian Bell (950 runs averaging 119)

6. Darren Bravo (949 runs averaging 50)

7. Matt Prior (519 runs averaging 65)

8. Stuart Broad (33 wickets averaging 22)

9. Vernon Philander (24 wickets averaging 12)

10. Jimmy Anderson (35 wickets averaging 25)

11. Saeed Ajmal (50 wickets averaging 24)

Notable mentions:

Batters

Taufeeq Umar (831 @ 46)

Kevin Pietersen (731 @ 73)

Bowlers

Dale Steyn (23 @ 18)

Doug Bracewell (16 @ 19)

Tim Bresnan (21 @ 19)

Answer 5

Can't make an Xl, aside from Cook, Sanga, Dravid and maybe Anderson and Steyn (SA haven't played much test cricket), it's been a less than ordinary year.

Answer 6

Gambir---IND

Gayle ---RSA

C White---AUS

Haddin---AUS

Marsh---AUS

Warner---AUS

Dhoni---IND

Y Singh---IND

Sharma---IND

Dilshan---SL

McCullum---NZ