Was thinking what would the current world XI look like. Here is what I thought it should look like.

1) Hayden - undoubtedly the best opener in contemporary cricket
2) Sehwag - that man .... has paranormal abilities !!! (vaitarna thyair )
3) Dravid (vc) - God !
4) Sachiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin - no world XI can be complete without him, period.
5) Lara - Swap Lara and Dravid as per the situation. 10/1 = Dravid, 140/1 = Lara. - nothing more to be said/added after his 400*
6) Laxman/Kallis - one a enigma, another a workhorse. both effective in their own ways on their days.
7) Gilchrist (c, wk) - God !
8) Warney - easily the first choice spinner in any current world XI
9) McGrath - injured at the moment, but alongside Ambrose and Wasimbhai the best fast bowler of the 90's.
10) Shoaib - temperamental, but can run thru any lineup (well ... almost).
11) Murali/Gillespie - depending on the wicket/conditions. (well this will take too long, so lets just chuck it)

Coach: John Buchanan (Gonna get a lot of brickbats here and lotsa spit from one person)

Umpires: 1) Rudi Koertzen 2) Simon Taufel 3) Billy Bowden

Match Refree: G Vishwanath

Manager: Ratnakar Shetty (dont know of any other name in this category)
Media Manager: Amrit Mathur (his biography is on the list of bestsellers on www.amazon.com, a must read for all cricket fanatics out thyair !!!)