If I could be my favourite cricketer for a day, then I’d be Adam Gilchrist. I think he is the most brilliant and laborious batsman and keeper. I would bat well and also keep artistically entertaining the audience.

— Raghav Syangadan, Kalopoul

I’d like to be Australian skipper Ricky Ponting because he a dedicated and determined cricketer, and very professional. Due to this positive attitude, the Australian team has become the most popular team in the world. I will encourage my team to practice more so that my team is successful in bagging the championship once again. I would lead my team with the right commands and boost their confidence.

— Deepika Sakha, Bhaktapur

I’d be Saurav Ganguly because in my opinion he is only the batsman who can stay on the pitch for a long time. If I win the toss, I will look at the pitch and decide to either bat or ball accordingly. If I’d been Ganguly during the match between Bangladesh and India, I would have let my team field first because the pitch is more beneficial to a spinner.

— Jangbhu Tsering Sherpa

I’d like to be England’s Andrew Flintoff and bowl with great efficiency and score the fastest century ever. This would without doubt ensure my team’s victory.

— Bigyan Raj Dahal

I’d definitely be Wasim Akram. Sir Don Bradman has rightly said that Wasim is the greatest left arm baller of all time. He had a ridiculous ability to bowl at high speeds with long, short or almost no run ups. He is the guru of reverse swing, and was equally good with the bat too. I would tease the batsmen outside the off stump, try yorkers and when the ball gets old, I would apply reverse swing making the opposition fall like pins.

— Ashok Banjade, Koteshwor

I’d like to be Ricky Ponting because I think he is the best batsman who can tackle the ball easily. To make my team win, I would advise them to meditate which increases the concentration power.

— Kushma Poudel, Old Baneshwor

If I could, then I’d be Saurav Ganguly. As India is not in proper form, I would bring the team back to form and hit a century to make my team win.

— Prateek

I like to be the hero/captain of the 1983 Indian team — Kapil Dev. And in the match on March 23 between India and Sri Lanka, by utilising every tactic and experience, I’d win that do-or-die game by hook or crook, enter the super eight and eventually become the champions. I love India and the Indian Team fever. However, my wish will not come true because India is out of the tournament.

— Pranav Dhakal, Battisputali

I’d like to be Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar because each match played by him adds a new page in the history of cricket. While batting, I’ll try to hit more and more boundaries. I will keep the pot boiling till the last over. In case I get a chance to bowl, I’d try to pick important wickets making their blood run cold.

— Hare Ram Karn, Sikajyoti, Siraha

I’d like to be New Zealand’s Shane Bond because I think he is the greatest strike bowler and is a big strength for his team. It would depend on teamwork, but from my side I would gather all my energy and bowl in such a way that it would be an unplayable in-swing Yorker for the batsmen. That would be a great contribution from my side for my team to win that day.

— Sumnima Khatri

I’d like to be Brian Lara and earn both name and fame in the shortest period, that is in a single day. I am fully confident that I can achieve what I have imagined as I have got the whole day to show my worth and prove myself.

— Eklaxmi Nepal

If I were to choose my cricket star and impersonate him, then I would prefer Irfan Pathan of the Indian team. It is because he has been able to maintain his sportsman spirit and discipline by sparing himself from getting into scandals like match fixing that has plagued the cricket world severely. By impersonating myself as Pathan for a single day I would do every best thing that is possible to do in a single day. In my perception and belief, it is greed for money that has overpowered the cricketers and led them to end up with poor performances.

— Ambika Pandey, Chitwan

I’d like to be Rickey Ponting of Australia because I like his style of batting, fielding and guiding the team.I would hit a century with high strike rate and make sure that our score reaches above 420 (the highest score in World Cup). Also with this century, I would become the highest of century hitter in World Cup, which would of course make us lift the champions trophy.

— Rasmita Budhathoki

I would like to be in the shoes of Indian skipper Rahul Dravid. Dravid is an epitome of patience, and an ambassador of what a cricketer ought to be like, on and off the field. He instills the game with its rightful name — a gentleman’s game. If given the opportunity to make changes in the team, I would pick a team on the basis of their present form rather than rely on someone with a marvellous past. The first casualty would be Sachin Tendulkar — he needs some rest. I would do without Harbhajan and Sehwag. I would never have dropped Kaif as he deserves to be on the team on the merit of his fielding. I would play with six specialist batsmen, put on the wicket keeping gloves myself disposing of ad-friendly Dhoni. There are no dearth of talents in India; they do not need to depend on big names.

— Dr Salil Pradhan, Nakhipot