Given that
@Yash. hasn't made a pick for nearly three weeks, I'm going to give him three
Caretaker Picks to round out his team.
This is the situation for his team at present:
- Alastair Cook (23)
- Aakash Chopra (3)
- Peter Kirsten (11)
- ???
- Ajay Sharma (6)
- Saba Karim (0)
- George Pope (0)
- Hardus Viljoen (0)
- Anil Kumble (21)
- ???
- ???
36 points remaining
9th round:
Marlon Samuels (12)
3,917 runs @ 32.64 (7 centuries, best 260) and 41 wickets @ 59.63 (best 4/13) in 71 Test matches
7,295 runs @ 36.65 (14 centuries, best 260) and 71 wickets @ 55.05 (1 5WI, best 5/87) in 122 first-class matches
Marlon Samuels was capable of greatness on his day, but was also capable of dazzling mediocrity. Given that some of his best days came when his team was under most pressure, I still think that makes him a worthwhile pick even if he was a bit of a shit bloke.
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10th round:
Dilshan Madushanka (0)
0 wickets in 1 Test match
35 wickets @ 24.85 (1 5WI, best 6/33) in 11 first-class matches
A giant in the most recent World Cup, Dilshan Madushanka is an excellent left-arm fast bowler whose one Test cap so far didn't quite live up to expectations. There's no way that'll last, so this is clearly the perfect time to pick him up as a 0-point player.
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11th round:
Wes Hall (24)
192 wickets @ 26.38 (9 5WI, best 7/69) in 48 Test matches
546 wickets @ 26.14 (19 5WI, best 7/51) in 170 first-class matches
The first great West Indian fast bowler, Wes Hall remains an all-time great who consistently found himself at the centre of some of West Indies cricket's most famous moments. He was also the exponent of one of the great bowling actions.
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- Alastair Cook (23)
- Aakash Chopra (3)
- Peter Kirsten (11)
- Marlon Samuels (12)
- Ajay Sharma (6)
- Saba Karim (0)
- George Pope (0)
- Hardus Viljoen (0)
- Anil Kumble (21)
- Wes Hall (24)
- Dilshan Madushanka (0)
If
@Yash. wants to change any of these picks then that's absolutely not a problem, but otherwise the draft will conclude once
@Paranoid Kendroid and
@Supreme General have made their picks and then we'll move onto the post-draft tournament!