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Alphabetical XIs
Sun, July 02 2017
The O’s: One great bowler, a magnificent batsman, one quality ’keeper
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with O, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is constrained with limited number of candidates but there is at least one great bowler, a fantastic wicketkeeper and a very, very good batsman.
Thu, July 06 2017
The N’s: Limited pool, decent side with genuine greats
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with N, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is constrained with limited number of candidates in the talent pool.
Tue, July 04 2017
The M’s: A major force with a magnificent bowling attack
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with M, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of big names, with a magnificent bowling attack.
Tue, June 27 2017
The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with L, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of style and substance, balance and brilliance, with perhaps the most potent bowling attack.
Tue, June 27 2017
The K’s: Solid batsmen, quality all-rounders and a surfeit of wicketkeepers to choose from
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with K, CricketCountry's Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of quality all-rounders and wicketkeepers to choose from.
Fri, June 16 2017
The J’s: Solid team, diabolical captain
Perhaps not a talent pool bubbling with bona-fide all-time greats. However, they do have a number of very good cricketers. And some very exciting ones.
Fri, June 23 2017
The I’s: useful side from limited resources
And with a serious shortage of last names starting with this letter of the alphabet, we need to borrow heavily from the Muslim world.
Fri, June 16 2017
The H’s: Supreme openers, masterly middle-order, brilliant bowlers
The letter ‘H’ has been the hallmark of some of the supreme opening batsmen the game has ever seen.
Fri, June 16 2017
The G’s: Giants to choose from
When one wanders through the lexicographic ordering of cricketers and pauses at G, it is this gargantuan great that stands there like a colossus.
Thu, June 29 2017
The F’s: A surfeit of excellent all-rounders
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with F, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a surfeit of excellent all-rounders.