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Love to Hate XI

Postby Booney » Tue May 13, 2025 9:01 am

With the retirement of Virat Kohli it made me think of who I love to hate in World Cricket and who I have over the years, so, let's assemble the SA Footy Love to Hate XI.

Think of those who you hate them, but only because they were so good and/or they put it in our faces as we love to do.

For mine there's a few easy selections.

Virat Kohil
Stuart Broad
Ben Stokes
Richard Hadlee
Ian Botham
Curtly Ambrose

A few who might make the cut.

Viv Richards
Rishabh Pant

Who you got?

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Pietersen
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby wenchbarwer » Tue May 13, 2025 9:13 am

Curtly AND Viv??? C'mon Boon... :lol:

Arjuna "Mars Bar" Ranatunga surely gets a gig.
James Anderson has had that shat shit-eating grin for far too long, him & Broad would be the most despsied opening bowling pair in a while.
Davey Warner, cos no team like this would be complete without a nomination at least :lol:
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby GWW » Tue May 13, 2025 9:17 am

Bracewell

Ranatunga

Gibbs

Cronje

Gayle

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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 13, 2025 9:26 am

Wasim’s a wanker….
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 13, 2025 9:27 am

Andrew Strauss for me. Never forget a catch he claimed at Lords, bounced twice before it got to him.

Graham Swan goes in to the team too. Stupid bloody sprinkler dance!
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby Mr Beefy » Tue May 13, 2025 9:28 am

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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby Brodlach » Tue May 13, 2025 9:30 am

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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby wenchbarwer » Tue May 13, 2025 9:31 am

Corona Man wrote:Wasim’s a wanker….


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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby GWW » Tue May 13, 2025 9:44 am

Akram was an awesome talent.

Not sure why there'd be much hate for him.
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby GWW » Tue May 13, 2025 9:45 am

Ian Smuth, just for the accent alone.
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby wenchbarwer » Tue May 13, 2025 9:47 am

How has Kevin Pietersen not been mentioned yet?
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby Corona Man » Tue May 13, 2025 10:02 am

GWW wrote:Akram was an awesome talent.

Not sure why there'd be much hate for him.

I agree. I was only paraphrasing the chant from back in the day.
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby wenchbarwer » Tue May 13, 2025 10:05 am

Corona Man wrote:
GWW wrote:Akram was an awesome talent.

Not sure why there'd be much hate for him.

I agree. I was only paraphrasing the chant from back in the day.


Wasn't Hadlee the original wanker?
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby The Dark Knight » Tue May 13, 2025 10:23 am

Booney wrote:With the retirement of Virat Kohli it made me think of who I love to hate in World Cricket and who I have over the years, so, let's assemble the SA Footy Love to Hate XI.

Think of those who you hate them, but only because they were so good and/or they put it in our faces as we love to do.

For mine there's a few easy selections.

Virat Kohil
Stuart Broad
Ben Stokes
Richard Hadlee
Ian Botham
Curtly Ambrose

A few who might make the cut.

Viv Richards
Rishabh Pant

Who you got?
To add to your list-
Kevin Pietersen
Ravichandran Ashwin
James Anderson
Graham Swann

Hate them as players but were incredible cricketers.
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby The Dark Knight » Tue May 13, 2025 10:25 am

wenchbarwer wrote:
Corona Man wrote:
GWW wrote:Akram was an awesome talent.

Not sure why there'd be much hate for him.

I agree. I was only paraphrasing the chant from back in the day.

Wasn't Hadlee the original wanker?

Yes and Kohli the latest.
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby Mr Beefy » Tue May 13, 2025 10:26 am

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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby whufc » Tue May 13, 2025 10:32 am

1. Dave Warner
2. Sourav Ganguly
3. Javed Miandad
4. Salim Malik
5. Hansie Cronje
6. Chris Cairns
7. Dave Richardson
8. Pat Symcox
9. Stuart Broad
10. James Anderson
11. Harbhajan Singh
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby wenchbarwer » Tue May 13, 2025 10:35 am

Sourav was a world class knob
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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby woodublieve12 » Tue May 13, 2025 10:36 am

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Re: Love to Hate XI

Postby amber_fluid » Tue May 13, 2025 10:52 am

The 2 Graeme’s

Swann and Smith
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