A T20 draft...cricket_icon & swacker's picks

[Fenil]

Andrinissac, the draft goes in sequence here unlike cricket leagues section. So, you have to wait for your turn to pick a player. Moreover, you need to do a write-up about a player you pick in a round of the draft.

 

[Andrin Issac]

Andrinissac, the draft goes in sequence here unlike cricket leagues section. So, you have to wait for your turn to pick a player. Moreover, you need to do a write-up about a player you pick in a round of the draft.

hmmmm kkk agreed

 

[farhan ahmed]

DRAFT ORDER:

Round 1: Any nation
farhan ahmed-yuvraj singh
send2yaari
andrinissac-
sifter132
User2010
Fenil
The Author
swacker
Sedition
Bevab

Round 2: Any nation
Bevab
Sedition
swacker
The Author
Fenil
User2010
sifter132
andrinissac
send2yaari
farhan ahmed

Round 3: Pakistan
User2010
Fenil
Sedition
Bevab
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
andrinissac
sifter132
swacker
The Author

Round 4: England
The Author
swacker
sifter132
andrinissac
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
Bevab
Sedition
Fenil
User2010

Round 5: West Indies
Sedition
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
The Author
swacker
User2010
Fenil
Bevab
andrinissac
sifter132

Round 6: New Zealand
sifter132
ardinissac
Bevab
Fenil
User2010
swacker
The Author
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
Sedition

Round 7: India
swacker
The Author
Bevab
ardinissac
sifter132
Sedition
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
User2010
Fenil

Round 8: Australia
Fenil
User2010
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
Sedition
sifter132
ardinissac
Bevab
The Author
swacker

Round 9: Sri Lanka
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
User2010
Fenil
Sedition
ardinissac
sifter132
swacker
The Author
Bevab

Round 10: Minnows (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Netherlands etc.)
Bevab
The Author
swacker
sifter132
ardinissac
Sedition
Fenil
User2010
farhan ahmed
send2yaari

Round 11: South Africa
ardinissac
sifter132
swacker
The Author
Bevab
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
User2010
Fenil
Sedition

Round 12: 12th man, coach, home ground and team name (can be from any nation)
Sedition
Fenil
User2010
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
Bevab
The Author
swacker
sifter132
ardinissac

 

[Sedition]

Would be best to let Sifter handle the updates and whatnot, otherwise it's annoying to read back over with others posting orders.

 

[sifter132]

Andrinissac, the draft goes in sequence here unlike cricket leagues section. So, you have to wait for your turn to pick a player. Moreover, you need to do a write-up about a player you pick in a round of the draft.

Yes quite right, it's one player at a time not one round at a time - so you must wait for send2yaari to make his pick, then you can post yours. It is a slower system, but it all adds to the suspense and strategy of it.

Damn I might be a bit late for this but can I still join???

I think so! I'll put you as last in this round, first in the next - so you'll have a double pick. Will update the complete order so you are in it. I think 11 might be our limit now - you are lucky last!

I should've taken last pick for Australia, would still be guaranteed a world class player

Hmm this is true, but you also might get an EXTRA AWESOME world class player towards the top of the Aussie round - you never know who will drop a few spots

^
You doing a write-up?

Yes please do a "write-up" for each pick you make. That means just writing a few sentences (your choice about length...) about why your player is a great T20 player, maybe mention a performance of note, and why he is a good fit for your team. This is your chance really to tell everyone why your pick is so smart If you want to make it look sexy with pictures and stats -go for it!

Also, just to remind everyone, this is an ALL TIME T20 draft - not a current T20 draft. ie. selections should be emphasising who has had the best T20 careers, or who the best T20 players were at the peak of their powers, not so much on who is the best player currently.


So now it's Aoun 'on the clock' to make his choice - lets see who he goes for...

 

[Aoun13]

My obvious pick is "Shahid Afridi".
Sorry will do write-up later.

 

[Andrin Issac]

Round 1: Any nation
farhan ahmed-yuvraj singh
send2yaari-Shahid Afridi
andrinissac-Virat Kohli
sifter132
User2010
Fenil
The Author
swacker
Sedition
Bevab

Round 2: Any nation
Bevab
Sedition
swacker
The Author
Fenil
User2010
sifter132
andrinissac
send2yaari
farhan ahmed

Round 3: Pakistan
User2010
Fenil
Sedition
Bevab
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
andrinissac
sifter132
swacker
The Author

Round 4: England
The Author
swacker
sifter132
andrinissac
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
Bevab
Sedition
Fenil
User2010

Round 5: West Indies
Sedition
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
The Author
swacker
User2010
Fenil
Bevab
andrinissac
sifter132

Round 6: New Zealand
sifter132
ardinissac
Bevab
Fenil
User2010
swacker
The Author
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
Sedition

Round 7: India
swacker
The Author
Bevab
ardinissac
sifter132
Sedition
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
User2010
Fenil

Round 8: Australia
Fenil
User2010
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
Sedition
sifter132
ardinissac
Bevab
The Author
swacker

Round 9: Sri Lanka
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
User2010
Fenil
Sedition
ardinissac
sifter132
swacker
The Author
Bevab

Round 10: Minnows (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Netherlands etc.)
Bevab
The Author
swacker
sifter132
ardinissac
Sedition
Fenil
User2010
farhan ahmed
send2yaari

Round 11: South Africa
ardinissac
sifter132
swacker
The Author
Bevab
farhan ahmed
send2yaari
User2010
Fenil
Sedition

Round 12: 12th man, coach, home ground and team name (can be from any nation)
Sedition
Fenil
User2010
send2yaari
farhan ahmed
Bevab
The Author
swacker
sifter132
ardinissac

 

[sifter132]

My obvious pick is "Shahid Afridi".
Sorry will do write-up later.

This is OK - better to delay the write-up and keep the draft moving
That's what I'm doing as well...

My choice is Christopher Henry Gayle, I'll tell you why he's so awesome when I get back home...

Such an intimidating batsman who can clear the fence easily and if you don't get him early you'll be chasing leather for a while

Here's what I found out about Gayle...his record in domestic T20s stands above all:
*His 290 6s are almost 100 ahead of the next guy;
*he has scored 8 100s - almost double the next guy;
*he has won 22 Man of the Match awards - most in T20 history;
*he was the batsman during a 37 run over (6,6(nb),4,4,6,6,4);
*he's the only player to average over 40 AND have a strike rate over 150 in domestic T20s; and
*he is the 3rd highest run scorer ever with 4110 T20 runs thus far - showing that Gayle is no fluke or short lived phenomenon.

He's also had a very successful time in international T20, able to bash around the higher quality bowlers too. He was the first man to hit a T20 international hundred - 117 vs South Africa in the first World T20 tournament (still equal highest score), where he brutalised Shaun Pollock in particular. Another quality guy who got hammered was Brett Lee, Gayle pasting him around The Oval in the 2009 tournament with 27 off one Lee over, including a HUGE 6 over midwicket as Gayle made 88.

His casual, but accurate off-spinners will make a handy 6th or 7th option too. Can never hurt to have bowling options.

 

[Gaurav_7]

David Warner​

Talk of a dream start for anyone! David Warner is the first Australian to play international cricket without playing first class cricket since 1877. T20 international against SA in 08/09 was his debut one where he blasted 89 runs off 43 deliveries. A pocket size dynamite if one wants to call him that. He is an attacking opener and can rattle the opposition in no time. Surely, one guy to have in your side when you are looking at T20 format.

He is 6th in the all time list of most runs in T20 matches with 3682 runs to his name at a SR of 143.82 which is behind only Chris Gayle's 155 above him in that list. He has hit 5 T20 hundreds and is next to Gayle who has 8. He is the highest run scorer for New South Wales in T20 and is 3rd for Delhi Daredevils in the IPL. He can play most of the shots, can even switch and still send the ball out of the park. That's the raw power of the man! To add to all of this, he's a live wire on the field. Has taken some exceptional catches and pulled off some fantastic run outs too.

Matches: 127
Inns: 127
Runs: 3682 @ 31.20
HS: 135*
SR: 143.82
100s: 5, 50s: 21

 

[Fenil]

I'll go with Shane Watson.

Its business hours at the moment for us; will do the write-up later tonight.

 

[Aislabie]

The first man in my squad is quite possibly the greatest bowler ever, and one of the game's greatest thinkers. He could bowl aggressively, yet restrict the runs, and all while giving the networks a live commentary of how he does it. Now well into his 40s, Warne should be well past his best, yet still stands head and shoulders above any other spin bowler. He can also lead a team to victory without any apparent challenge, and his wealth of knowledge is unbelievable. The ultimate showman, and the greatest Twenty20 personality, if not player, ever.

Shane Warne
Hampshire, Melbourne Stars, Rajasthan Royals

MATCHES: 66

WICKETS: 66
AVERAGE: 25.81
STRIKE RATE: 21.6
ECONOMY: 7.15​

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[swacker]

Eoin Morgan

Writing up now.

 

[sifter132]

Interesting picks guys

Added more to Chris Gayle's post for those who are interested.

Sedition is now the man with the pick of the board

 

[farhan ahmed]

my pick is yuvaj singh

The first man in my squad is quite possibly the greatest batman of india he is allrounder.He is also know as yuvi he is a captain of pune warrios because of his cancer he did not played in ipl.Yuvi was the man of the series in worldcup 2011.He got 5 time man of the match in final with dohni he make 83 run patnership.May be you all remembe his 6 sixes in 6 ball.Hisbest bowling figures is 5/25 and 58* in ipl.


TEAM PLAYED-India, Asia XI, Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors, Punjab, Yorkshire

TEST HIGEST RUN-169 run
ODI HIGEST RUN-139
T20 HIGEST RUN-70

BORN-December 12, 1981, Chandigarh
Current age -30 years 245 days

 

[Andrin Issac]

My Pick The Young Master Kohli

Virat Kohli


Full name Virat Kohli

Born November 5, 1988, Delhi

Current age 23 years 282 days

Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, India Under-19s, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium


Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 8 15 0 491 116 32.73 1030 47.66 1 3 48 3 10 0
ODIs 90 87 12 3886 183 51.81 4496 86.43 13 21 366 20 49 0
T20Is 10 8 1 208 68 29.71 166 125.30 0 1 27 3 4 0
First-class 38 59 7 2622 197 50.42 4713 55.63 8 11 346 16 37 0
List A 121 117 15 5237 183 51.34 5940 88.16 17 28 520 42 65 0
Twenty20 109 98 15 2541 84* 30.61 2021 125.72 0 13 251 72 46 0