Can you make up a World XI using at least one player from every Test playing nation?

And in case you don't know who the Test playing nations are, there are ten: England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.





So I want you to name a World XI that represents all the Test playing nations. You can pick 2 players from only one country.





Can you make up a World XI using at least one player from every Test playing nation?
Chris Gayle


Matthew Hayden


Mohammad Yousuf


Sachin Tendulkar


Kevin Pietersen


Kumar Sangakkara


Mashrafe Mortaza


Garry Brent


Daniel Vettori


Brett Lee


Makhaya Ntini





EDIT- %26amp; I'm surprised to see great users like Sarah %26amp; JPeeling getting those thumbs down!! Beyond me really!!!Can you make up a World XI using at least one player from every Test playing nation?
Tough one.


Ponting (AUS)


Shoaib Malik (PAK)


Tendulkar (IND)


Chanderpaul (WI)


Flintoff (ENG)


Mushfikr Rahim (BAN) (wk)


Henry Olonga (ZIM)


Kallis (SA)


Muralitharan (SRI)


MacGill (AUS)


Vettori (NZ)





Note that Zimbabwe does not currently participate in test cricket.





The snag is also some quality has to be compromised. The Bangladeshi wicketkeeper is not going to be the best in the world, but there has to be one Bangladeshi in the squad (no disrespect intended to Bangladeshi cricket)
from your rules it is





1. (Aus) Hayden


2. (Saf) Smith


3. (Ind) Dravid


4. (Ind) Tendulkar


5. (Saf) Kallis


6. (Aus) Ponting


7. (Sri) Sangarkara (WK)


8. (Eng) Flintoff


9. (Pak) Akthar


10. (Pak) Asif


11. (Sri) Murali or Mendis





Now i am picking the best world XI based on, no limits.





1. (Ind) Sehwag


2. (Aus) Hayden


3. (Ind) Dravid


4. (Ind) Tendulkar


5. (Saf) Kallis


6. (Aus) Ponting


7. (Sri) Sangarkara (Wk)


8. (Aus) Lee


9. (Pak) Akthar


10.(Saf) Styen


11.(Sri) Mendis or Murali
1 Chris Gayle(WI)


2 Mathew Hayden(AUS)


3 Ricky Ponting(AUS)


4 Sachin Tendulkar(IND)


5 Brendan Taylor(ZIM)


6 Andrew Flintoff(ENG)


7 Kumar Sangakara(SL)


8 Mashrafe Mortaza(BAN)


9 Daniel Vettori(NZ)


10 Makhaya Ntini(SA)


11 Shoaib Akhtar(PAK)





this is the most balanced team i think...i've skipped some big names but tht makes it a better 11 overall as u need proper openers in tests and u need the best player frm zim and ban(no offence)...i cudve just listed the best players but that doesnt work out
1. Virender Sehwag (IND)


2. Matthew Hayden (AUS)


3. Kumar Sangakkara (SRL)


4. Sachin Tendulkar (IND)


5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIN)


6. Misbah Ul Haq (PAK)


7. Brendon Taylor (ZIM) (wk)


8. Daniel Vettori (NZL) (c)


9. Stuart Broad (ENG)


10. Mashrafe Mortasa (BAN)


11. Dale Steyn (RSA)





12th man: - AB De Villiers (RSA)





This appears a good side to me, keeping in mind the constraints.






Depends on what format, I'm assuming Test match format.





1. Matthew Hayden (Aus)


2. Virender Sehwag (Ind)


3. Jacques Kallis (RSA)


4. Ricky Ponting (Aus)


5. Kevin Pieterson (Eng)


6. Brendan McCullum (NZ) Wicketkeeper


7. Chris Gayle (WI)


8. Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)


9. Ray Price (Zim)


10. Mohammed Rafique (Ban)


11. Daniel Vettori (NZ)
You can make many teams. One of them is:





Bowling: Sydney F Barnes (England), Imran Khan (Pakistan), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Hugh Tayfield (South Africa)





All Rounder: Gary Sobers (West Indies) (Captain)





Wicket Keeper: Andrew Flower (Zimbabwe)





Batsmen: Donald Bradman (Australia), George Headley (West Indies), Sunil Gavaskar (India), Mark Richardson (New Zealand), Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh).
Good question.





Not in any kind of order:





Pietersen (Eng)


Hayden (AUS)


Chanderpaul (WI)


Yousuf (PAK)


Sehwag (IND)


Taibu (ZIM - W/K)


Jacob Oram (NZ)


Mortaza (BANG)


Vettori (NZ)


Mendis (SRI)


Steyn (SA)





12th man - Lee (AUS) or Flintoff (ENG)
1) G smith(sa)


2) Shewag(ind)


3) Younis khan(pak)


4) M ashraful(ban)


5) Chanderpaul(wi)


6) A flintoff (eng)


7) T taibu(zim)


8) Jacob oram(nz)


9) Nitini(sa)


10) Mendis(sri)


11) Bret lee(aus)
Current:


Matt Hayden


Virender Sehwag


Kevin Pietersen


Mohammad Yousuf


Shiv Chanderpaul


Jacob Oram


Brendan Taylor (wk)


Brett Lee


Mashrafe Mortaza


Dale Steyn


Muttiah Muralitharan





Ever:


Sunil Gavaskar


Jack Hobbs


Donald Bradman


Javed Miandad


Habibul Bashar


Gary Sobers


Andy Flower (wk)


Richard Hadlee


Shane Warne


Muttiah Muralitharan


Allan Donald
pieterson(eng) ,ponting(aus),smith(s.a),chanderpaul(w.i鈥?sehwag(ind) vettori(n.z), mohd.yonus(pak),murali(s.L),morthaza(ban鈥?brett lee(aus) ,duffin(zim)



Sanga


smith


ponting(c)


sachin


kallis


chanderpaul


flintoff


TAibu (k)


vettori/Lee


Tanvir


M. Mortaza





12 man. hussey/lee/vettori



1.Gautam Gambir


2.Chris Gayle


3.Jaques Kallis


4. Kevin Peterson


5. Scott Styris


6.MS Dhoni


7.Tatenda Taibu


8.Umar Gul


9.A Mendis


10. Bretlee


11.Mashrafe Mortaza
I think you can because every team has a good player so take on good player from some teams and make a team from the different teams.
No coz Kenya are just crap