da bet esporte： The CricInfo panel came up with a different XI to decide who would win thetickets to see India in England this summer
24-Jan-2002The CricInfo panel came up with a different XI to decide who would win thetickets to see India in England this summer.All Time Indian XI – as chosen by the CricInfo panel:- Sunil Gavaskar Vijay Merchant Mohinder Amarnath Sachin Tendulkar Gundappa Viswanath Kapil Dev Syed Kirmani Vinoo Mankad Bishan Bedi Bhagwat Chandrasekhar Anil KumbleCricInfo’s Anand Vasu comments “Choosing an all time XI for any team is atask that will inevitably end in discussion about the various omissions and inclusions in the final selection. From the pool available, several people pick themselves – Sunil Gavaskar and Vijay Merchant to open the innings. Sachin Tendulkar for the sheer volumes of runs he has scored. The all-rounder’s slot is an easy one with Kapil Dev being head and shoulders above the competition. Syed Kirmani bags the keeper’s slot and has to stand up to the legendary spin combo of Chandra and Bedi. Anil Kumble will back the spinners up with the versatile Vinoo Mankad completing the attack. The two slots for middle order batsmen however are trickier than most and Amarnath and Viswanath pip thecompetition at the post. Amarnath for his ability to play fast bowlingalmost better than anyone else and Vishy for his ability to turn any gamearound at number five.Vasu continues “Interestingly, the choices made by the audience in the UKseem quite different from CricInfo’s All Time Indian XI. As is often thecase in surveys of this kind, fans tend to favour players they have watchedin recent times. For that reason the cavalier Srikkanth finds a space as does the dour Dravid. Dilip Vengsarkar edges out Amarnath while Srinath comes in ahead of Mankad. Another point worth mulling over is the appearance of five cricketers from the state of Karnataka in the final XI!”Of the CricInfo users who chose their XI, the following winners were drawnfrom those who came closest to the CricInfo panel’s selection: Rajiv Mundayat Ashford Vikrant Singal London G B Mehra CardiffEach winner gets a pair of tickets to either India v England at Durham orIndia v Sri Lanka at Bristol, and will receive an email confirmationshortly.