The best Middle Order

Originally posted by ANIL KUMBLE 281 is no where near classified as low in ODI cricket,I doubt they made 180-195 against alot of teams go check the scorecards in the 2003 world cup because im sure your wrong.

It was a very low score they posted against England in Port Elizabeth AK - I was there! Something around 205 or so if I remember correctly. Lucky they had Andy Bichel and Michael Bevan to bail them out!

They made scores between 180-213 atleast four times in the World Cup. Ask Sledger yourself.

No. Against new Zealand, England and many other teams ther always made 180-195. Once in a while they used to touch 200-210. Even against Namibia they made only 281. It was only against India and another team that they made 300 against.

Edited by DRAVID FAN

How come no one's saying Sri Lanka. You all know what they are capable of. They showed against England and against Souht Africa.

Originally posted by ANIL KUMBLE Why dosen't anyone think it's Australia there middle order is a winning combination it's the reason there the best team in the world.

It's ONE of the reasons AK. Warne and McGrath are the MAIN reason though - you don't win test matches via the batsmen.

Why dosen't anyone think it's Australia there middle order is a winning combination it's the reason there the best team in the world.

Maybe it is Pakistan, but it looks like India are going to do well in the Tri-Series. Dravid, Yuvrah, Dhoni, and Kaif had played well in a practice match. Dravid made 50 with 10 fours, but had to retire to make way for Yuvraj, Dhoni, and surprisingly Sehwag(coming down the order). Yuvraj made an elegant 41. Dhoni made 32 of 30 balls and Sehwag made 26 of 24 same as Tendulkar.They ended up making 242 in 40 overs. Sthe batsman proved good, but the bowlers did not.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/255974.h tml

Go there to read the full story.

By how many batsman in the middle order from 3-7,3-5 or 3-8?

I personally think it's Australia in ODI's just look at there middle order in Ricky Ponting,Damien Martyn,Andrew Symonds,Michael Clarke & Michael Hussey.

For tests it's a tight one between Pakistan,Australia,England & India.I can't decide if I have to then probably Australia again there middle order is what makes them make big totals. 

On current form it has to be Pakistan. Younis Khan , Mahammad Yousef and Inzamam are three seriously good players with tremendous experience.

They have one thing in common , when they get to a hundred it usually turns into a BIG one! They all bat well together , but score in diffent areas. Setting fields for them is a nightmare and they rotate the strike so well - the fielding side must be tired after 4-5 hours of these guys! (just ask the English!)

Nothing wrong with Australia , India or England either , but the Pakistani dynamic trio sneak it for me.

Originally posted by Wal Bada Probably India as you see that they are the ones with best averages. (Laxman, Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Dhoni)

Tendulkar is opener, Mohammad Kaif and Suresh Raina sometimes.

Probably India as you see that they are the ones with best averages.

(Laxman, Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Dhoni)

Pakistan have the best middle order in the world. I think this should be in "Cricket world ratings" but yes Pakistan have an extremely strong middle order to back up a pretty poor opening partnership.
Younis Khan is an incredibly good batsman who plays beautiful shots on the offside and brings experience into the team. he is a great team player.
Mohammad Yousuf is in such great form of late. He is producing many hundreds and he averages over 50 with the bat in world cricket, a brilliant legside player.
Inzamam-ul-Haq is a brilliant captain and batsman. Despite his dreadful running between the wickets and his ability to run his teammates out, he can really cause teams problems.

A very experienced middle order that have got Pakistan out of many awkward situations.