Best of the Rest in ODIs - 2010s version

Aislabie said:
This is a fascinating approach to the line-up, and one which certainly ticks a lot of boxes. It also highlights the challenge of finding four appropriately good dual-role players to balance the team. I think the weakest pick here is probably Thisara; he doesn't really perform the role of a firefighter - he's much more of a death overs hitter.

One slightly different outcome might have been to pick the following side:

1. :ire: :bat: Paul Stirling
2. :wi: :bat: Chris Gayle
3. :pak: :bat: Imam Ul-Haq
4. :eng: :wk: Jos Buttler
5. :saf: :wkb: AB de Villiers
6. :afg: :ar: Rahmat Shah
7. :zim: :ar: Sikandar Raza
8. :ban: :ar: Shakib Al Hasan
9. :nzf: :bwl: Matt Henry
10. :ind: :bwl: Jasprit Bumrah
11. :aus: :bwl: Shaun Tait

The idea here is that in Rahmat you get someone who is both a reliable accumulator and a very handy leg-spinner, and in Imam you get an excellent anchor who can score hundreds as essentially a third opener once one of Stirling or Gayle loses their wicket.
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Shakib at 8, Buttler at 4 and above AB, really mate ? in a ODI game.
 
Aravind. said:
Shakib at 8, Buttler at 4 and above AB, really mate ? in a ODI game.
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Really mate. De Villiers averaged 78 at number five, scoring at 109 runs per 100 balls. It is the best anyone has ever been at any position in ODI cricket, and it's not even close: his performances were roughly 3.5 times what one would expect of a replacement player in that role.

Buttler averages 73 at a strike rate of 167 batting at number four. It's a small sample size, and would undoubtedly regress to the mean as he usually only bats at four in favourable situations, there is no reason why he shouldn't be given the opportunity to bat there more often. Plus, if one gets 40 overs of Buttler batting, one wins the game.

Shakib at number eight is very low I agree, but it was much more a case of just trying to find a place for him in the batting order. Another option would be to bat him at six and possibly Hasaranga at eight; most of his ODI career has been in the 2020s, but he did appear enough in the 2010s to show his potential.

1. :ire: :bat: Paul Stirling
2. :wi: :bat: Chris Gayle
3. :pak: :bat: Imam Ul-Haq
4. :eng: :wk: Jos Buttler
5. :saf: :wkb: AB de Villiers
6. :ban: :ar: Shakib Al Hasan
7. :zim: :ar: Sikandar Raza
8. :sri: :ar: Wanindu Hasaranga
9. :nzf: :bwl: Matt Henry
10. :ind: :bwl: Jasprit Bumrah
11. :aus: :bwl: Shaun Tait

Yeah I like this balance a lot more than I did with Rahmat
 
1. Brendan McCullum
2. David Warner
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Jonathan Trott
5. Kevin O'Brien
6. Brendan Taylor
7. Faheem Ashraf
8. Rashid Khan
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Muttiah Murali

12th man: Kieron Pollard who hasn't been picked yet, somehow, and given Brendan Taylor can open if necessary, covers almost every other role possible (backup hitter, backup third seamer). @CerealKiller

Also before @Aislabie roasts my team construction, my strategy was to get the best possible players from outside the Big Eight nations and then add players from those nations. Has it worked? I'm not sure...
 
My last pick is going to be :ind: :bwl: Mohammad Shami

Shami has taken the most wickets for an Indian pacer in the decade. He played a vital role in both 2015 and 2019 World Cup for India. Also has a hat-trick to his name in 2019 WC. All this at an bowling average of 25.00 in 2010s. Very much underrated in my opinion.


Decade Stats:
PlayerSpanMatRunsHSBat Av100WktsDescendingBBIBowl Av5CtStAve Diff
Mohammed Shami2013-201973136257.5501365/6925.001250-17.44

Parth's Best of the Rest,
  1. :nzf: :bat: Martin Guptill
  2. :ban: :bat: Tamim Iqbal
  3. :sri: :wkb: Kumar Sangakkara
  4. :saf: :ar: Jacques Kallis
  5. :ire: :bat: Eoin Morgan
  6. :eng: :ar: Ben Stokes
  7. :pak: :ar: Shadab Khan
  8. :afg: :ar: Mohammad Nabi
  9. :wi: :bwl: Sunil Narine
  10. :aus: :bwl: Pat Cummins
  11. :ind: :bwl: Mohammad Shami
12th man. :zim: :bwl: Tendai Chatara

With this we officially end the drafts. Will post the final squads in some time. Thank you all for making this a successful draft. Appreciate your participation. Cheers.
 
Final squads:

@Naman7 -
  1. :afg: :bat: Mohammad Shahzad
  2. :aus: :ar: Shane Watson
  3. :pak: :ar: Mohammad Hafeez
  4. :saf: :bat: Faf du Plessis
  5. :zim: :ar: Sean Williams
  6. :ind: :wkb: MS Dhoni :c: :wk:
  7. :wi: :ar: Andre Russell
  8. :sri: :ar: Asela Gunaratne
  9. :eng: :bwl: Graeme Swann
  10. :nzf: :bwl: Trent Boult
  11. :ban: :bwl: Al-Amin Hossain
12th man. :ire: :bwl: Tim Murtagh


@ahmedleo414 -
  1. :saf: :bat: Hashim Amla
  2. :ire: :bat: Ed Joyce
  3. :aus: :bat: Steve Smith :c:
  4. :ban: :wkb: Mushfiqur Rahim :wk:
  5. :afg: :bat: Najibullah Zadran
  6. :ind: :ar: Ravindra Jadeja
  7. :pak: :ar: Shahid Afridi
  8. :eng: :bwl: Adil Rashid
  9. :nzf: :bwl: Tim Southee
  10. :sri: :bwl: Lasith Malinga
  11. :wi: :bwl: Kemar Roach
12th man. :zim: :ar: Grant Flower


@mohsin7827 -
  1. :ire: :bat: Paul Stirling
  2. :wi: :bat: Chris Gayle
  3. :ban: :ar: Shakib al Hasan
  4. :saf: :bat: AB de Villiers
  5. :pak: :bat: Misbah ul Haq :c:
  6. :eng: :wkb: Jos Buttler :wk:
  7. :zim: :ar: Sikandar Raza
  8. :sri: :ar: Thisara Perera
  9. :nzf: :bwl: Matt Henry
  10. :ind: :bwl: Jasprit Bumrah
  11. :aus: :bwl: Shaun Tait
12th man. :afg: :bwl: Zahir Khan


@CerealKiller -
  1. :sri: :ar: Tillakaratne Dilshan
  2. :eng: :wkb: Jonny Bairstow :wk:
  3. :pak: :bat: Babar Azam
  4. :ind: :bat: Virat Kohli :c:
  5. :zim: :bat: Craig Ervine
  6. :ban: :bat: Sabbir Rahman
  7. :wi: :ar: Jason Holder
  8. :aus: :ar: Mitchell Johnson
  9. :afg: :bwl: Hamid Hassan
  10. :nzf: :bwl: Lockie Ferguson
  11. :saf: :bwl: Imran Tahir
12th man. :ire: :bwl: Andy McBrine


@liveinasociety -
  1. :saf: :wkb: Quinton de Kock :wk:
  2. :ban: :bat: Imrul Kayes
  3. :wi: :bat: Shimron Hetmyer
  4. :nzf: :bat: Ross Taylor
  5. :sri: :ar: Angelo Mathews :c:
  6. :ind: :ar: Kedar Jadhav
  7. :eng: :ar: Chris Woakes
  8. :aus: :bwl: Mitchell Starc
  9. :zim: :bwl: Graeme Cremer
  10. :afg: :bwl: Dawlat Zadran
  11. :pak: :bwl: Saeed Ajmal
12th man. :ire: :bwl: Trent Johnston


@Aravind. -
  1. :ind: :bat: Rohit Sharma
  2. :wi: :wkb: Shai Hope :wk:
  3. :nzf: :bat: Kane Williamson :c:
  4. :eng: :bat: Joe Root
  5. :sri: :bat: Mahela Jayawardene
  6. :ban: :ar: Mahmudullah
  7. :ire: :ar: John Mooney
  8. :aus: :ar: Brett Lee
  9. :saf: :bwl: Dale Steyn
  10. :pak: :bwl: Shaheen Afridi
  11. :afg: :bwl: Mujeeb ur Rehman
12th man. :zim: :bwl: Ray Price


@ddrap14 -
  1. :nzf: :wkb: Brendon McCullum :c:
  2. :aus: :bat: David Warner
  3. :ind: :bat: Sachin Tendulkar
  4. :eng: :bat: Jonathan Trott
  5. :ire: :ar: Kevin O'Brien
  6. :zim: :wkb: Brendan Taylor :wk:
  7. :pak: :ar: Faheem Ashraf
  8. :afg: :ar: Rashid Khan
  9. :ban: :bwl: Mustafizur Rahman
  10. :saf: :bwl: Kagiso Rabada
  11. :sri: :bwl: Muttiah Muralitharan
12th man. :wi: :ar: Kieron Pollard


@Parth D -
  1. :nzf: :bat: Martin Guptill
  2. :ban: :bat: Tamim Iqbal
  3. :sri: :wkb: Kumar Sangakkara :wk:
  4. :saf: :ar: Jacques Kallis
  5. :ire: :bat: Eoin Morgan :c:
  6. :eng: :ar: Ben Stokes
  7. :pak: :ar: Shadab Khan
  8. :afg: :ar: Mohammad Nabi
  9. :wi: :bwl: Sunil Narine
  10. :aus: :bwl: Pat Cummins
  11. :ind: :bwl: Mohammad Shami
12th man. :zim: :bwl: Tendai Chatara


@Fenil you can proceed to make your team now. Go through the first post to know the rules of the draft.

@Neptune / @Aislabie / @Bevab team reviews for the drafted teams will be appreciated.
 
I’d be happy to oblige… assuming this is a best of ODIs in 2010s draft with a requirement of one player from each nation with the number of flags in each team. :p
 
Bevab said:
I’d be happy to oblige… assuming this is a best of ODIs in 2010s draft with a requirement of one player from each nation with the number of flags in each team. :p
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You are absolutely correct
 
If anyone is active, just to confirm, do I need to pick all 12 in one go in your league right now?
 
Fenil said:
If anyone is active, just to confirm, do I need to pick all 12 in one go in your league right now?
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Hey @Fenil

It's not a league. Just a draft. We just draft a squad with our reasonings and stats for every player and then we are done. It is completely different from the normal cricket leagues that go on separately.

Hope the notion is cleared now.
 
Parth D said:
Hey @Fenil

It's not a league. Just a draft. We just draft a squad with our reasonings and stats for every player and then we are done. It is completely different from the normal cricket leagues that go on separately.

Hope the notion is cleared now.
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Okay, the draft order with each member being given 24 hours to pick a player (just like normal league draft) had me confused. I shall churn some stats and put my 12 in a couple of hours.
 
Plenty of experience in Clarke, Pietersen, Yuvraj, Coetzer, Morne and RTD with some fresh blood in Imam, Pooran, Mendis (back then), McClenaghan and Razzak. Despite not too many high profile names, we have gone with the best of the rest who not only have stats to back their bid but also maintains the balance of the squad.

Write up may be today or tomorrow.


:pak: :bat: Imam ul Haq
:sco: :bat: Kyle Coetzer
:aus: :bat: Michael Clarke :c:
:eng: :bat: Kevin Pietersen
:ind: :ar: Yuvraj Singh
:wi: :wkb: Nicholas Pooran
:ned: :ar: Ryan Ten Doeschate
:ire: :bwl: Boyd Rankin
:saf: : :bwl: Morne Morkel
:nz: :bwl: Mitchell McClenaghan
:sri: : :bwl: Ajantha Mendis

12th man :ban: :bwl: Abdur Razzak
 
Fenil said:
Plenty of experience in Clarke, Pietersen, Yuvraj, Coetzer, Morne and RTD with some fresh blood in Imam, Pooran, Mendis (back then), McClenaghan and Razzak. Despite not too many high profile names, we have gone with the best of the rest who not only have stats to back their bid but also maintains the balance of the squad.

Write up may be today or tomorrow.


:pak: :bat: Imam ul Haq
:sco: :bat: Kyle Coetzer
:aus: :bat: Michael Clarke :c:
:eng: :bat: Kevin Pietersen
:ind: :ar: Yuvraj Singh
:wi: :wkb: Nicholas Pooran
:ned: :ar: Ryan Ten Doeschate
:ire: :bwl: Boyd Rankin
:saf: : :bwl: Morne Morkel
:nz: :bwl: Mitchell McClenaghan
:sri: : :bwl: Ajantha Mendis

12th man :ban: :bwl: Abdur Razzak
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You will need to swap Coetzer and Doeschate since only full member nations players are eligible. You will need to pick a :zim: and :afg: instead.
 
Parth D said:
You will need to swap Coetzer and Doeschate since only full member nations players are eligible. You will need to pick a :zim: and :afg: instead.
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I would swap RTD with Rahmat Shah. I am perplexed whom to pick in place for Coetzer. I can get Pooran to open or maybe get Viru in for Yuvi and get a middle order bat instead.

Any suggestions are welcome. :D
 
Fenil said:
I would swap RTD with Rahmat Shah. I am perplexed whom to pick in place for Coetzer. I can get Pooran to open or maybe get Viru in for Yuvi and get a middle order bat instead.

Any suggestions are welcome. :D
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Hamilton Masakadza seems like a good choice, been the most reliable bat for Zimbabwe for a good part of the decade plus a natural opener so you dont have to change your other players
 
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