Draft: Eleven to One: an ODI RNG Draft

[mohsin7827]

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[Neo 7]

In ...

 

[Neptune]

In

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

1. there's always room for more, even if we've already started

If there is...

 

[Aislabie]

@Aislabie


From this very solid overall pool, I had one very obvious choice of player:


6. Shakib Al Hasan (R1)

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@Supreme General


This pool had three or four really good options, but in the end Supreme General went for a World Cup winning captain:


1. Aaron Finch (R1)

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@Ed Smith


After explaining his "irrational hatred of Jesse Ryder", Ed Smith went for a different Kiwi: Ken Rutherford.


5. Ken Rutherford (R1)

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@ddrap14

No points for guessing which of these players became Ddrap's first opening batter.


1. Herschelle Gibbs (R1)

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@VC the slogger


This was a very popular draft pool, and from it Sourav Ganguly was picked. VC hasn't specified a batting position, so I've put him in as the first opening batter for this team.


2. Sourav Ganguly (R1)

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@Aravind.


After rolling an improbable #1 for his player pool, Aravind claimed his first opening batter - but put him at #2 in the batting order.


2. Aamer Sohail (R1)

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@ahmedleo414


There was only ever one player coming out of this pool. Asif Ali.


8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)

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@Umair7


Umair managed to pull two players from this draft pool: Jacques Kallis the batter and Jacques Kallis the bowler.


4. Jacques Kallis (R1)

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@Disharies


It's always good to get an early pool that covers a key specialist position. From this one, Disharies got an opening batter in Gary Kirsten.


2. Gary Kirsten (R1)

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@pillowprocter


This was a pretty poor selection; I personally would have gone for Welegedara, but Wellalage covers two bases and might be the better pick.


8. Dunith Wellalage (R1)

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@Verified Enigma


Another player pool with a pretty obvious choice to cover a specialist role: Rishabh Pant becomes Parth's wicket-keeper.


6. Rishabh Pant (R1)

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@Till Valhalla


An absolute favourite player for so many people, to go for anyone other than Dravid here would have been madness.


3. Rahul Dravid (R1)

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@mohsin7827


In a tale of two Currans, Sam gets the nod mostly for having greater potential than his brother. Alex Cusack would have been my pick here for some Irish representation.


8. Sam Curran (R1)

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@Neo 7


Here is the start of an ODI team built around Jos Buttler at number four. Now if only the England team had the courage to do that.


4. Jos Buttler (R1)

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@Neptune


A decent pool of players with three or four viable choices. Mine would have been Adam Voges, but Neptune went for Wahab Riaz, getting in some left arm pace while it's available.


9. Wahab Riaz (R1)

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@Na Maloom Afraad


And here's another interesting pool of players. So many Mendises to pick from, and NMA grabs the mystery spinner.


10. Ajantha Mendis (R1)

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Everyone's Round Two pools will be coming shortly, from which you will again have 48 hours to make your picks.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Wow that was an interesting round with most participants getting a good pick barring a few.

 

[Aislabie]

Wow that was an interesting round with most participants getting a good pick barring a few.

Sucks to get Dunith Wellalage

 

[Till Valhalla]

irrational hatred of Jesse Ryder

Can we ban?

 

[Aislabie]

Apologies for the slight delay getting these out - I watched Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and had to emotionally recover for several hours.

@Aislabie


With a batting average nearly as impressive as his drinking average, David Boon was a natural choice at the top of my batting order.


1. David Boon (R2)
6. Shakib Al Hasan (R1)

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@Supreme General


For Supreme General, the big-hitting Glenn Maxwell was an easy choice.


1. Aaron Finch (R1)
5. Glenn Maxwell (R2)

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@Ed Smith


From this pool, the obvious and uncontroversial choice was Jasprit Bumrah to take the new ball.


5. Ken Rutherford (R1)
11. Jasprit Bumrah (R2)

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@ddrap14


Another very easy pick from a pool that otherwise held nothing.


1. Herschelle Gibbs (R1)
5. Arjuna Ranatunga (R2)

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@VC the slogger


VC the slogger has this time picked someone very true to his own username: Romario Shepherd bowls a bit, but it best known for his biffing ability in the lower order.


2. Sourav Ganguly (R1)
8. Romario Shepherd (R2)

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@Aravind.


Aravind goes with another all-round option early in the draft, this time David Willey will bat at number seven.


2. Aamer Sohail (R1)
7. David Willey (R2)

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@ahmedleo414


This is already lining up to like a fearsome Test bowling attack, but one not out of place in one-dayers either.


8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)
11. Courtney Walsh (R2)

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@Umair7


"There's no place for fixers in my team."


2. Phil Salt (R2)
4. Jacques Kallis (R1)

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@Disharies


A fantastic player who some feel under-achieved, Cameron White will bat at six here. But will he have to bowl?


2. Gary Kirsten (R1)
6. Cameron White (R2)

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@pillowprocter


Procter pulled the very last pool of players, one which did not have the full ten players. Based on domestic stats, he decided Zubayr Hamza was the best bet.


3. Zubayr Hamza (R2)
8. Dunith Wellalage (R1)

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@Verified Enigma


Big 21st-century Indian vibes in this team.


6. Rishabh Pant (R1)
11. Ishant Sharma (R2)

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@Till Valhalla


In a battle of the Davises, it was Winston who won out - his ODI seven-for just too impressive to ignore.


3. Rahul Dravid (R1)
11. Winston Davis (R2)

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@mohsin7827


Andre Nel gets the nod here ahead of Ashish Nehra - the extra aggression clearly sets him apart.


8. Sam Curran (R1)
10. Andre Nel (R2)

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@Neo 7


There's never a bad time for some Welsh representation, and Alex Wharf will no doubt do Glamorgan proud here.


4. Jos Buttler (R1)
9. Alex Wharf (R2)

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@Neptune


Roy.


5. Andrew Symonds (R2)
9. Wahab Riaz (R1)

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@Na Maloom Afraad


One of the finest Associate players of his generation, Paras Khadka will bat slightly lower than he's used to at number six.


6. Paras Khadka (R2)
10. Ajantha Mendis (R1)

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Everyone's Round Three pools will be coming shortly, from which you will again have 48 hours to make your picks.

 

[Till Valhalla]

Procter pulled the very last pool of players, one which did not have the full ten players. Based on domestic stats, he decided Zubayr Hamza was the best bet.

Just asking should he got a reroll instead? As the draft is eleven to one, getting less players in pool before is like not helping.
Or is this something already discussed and I missed

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

For Supreme General, the big-hitting Glenn Maxwell was an easy choice.

The sheer disrespect to Sir Kyle Mayers!!!!

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I watched Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and had to emotionally recover for several hours.

Yessss - that film had no business going as hard as it did

 

[Aislabie]

Just asking should he got a reroll instead? As the draft is eleven to one, getting less players in pool before is like not helping.
Or is this something already discussed and I missed

Unfortunately not. This is just an example of someone getting hilariously bad RNG.

I really hope things pick up a bit for Procter in the coming rounds

 

[ddrap14]

This is just an example of someone getting hilariously bad RNG

People weren't even locked into position in this one

 

[CerealKiller]

Too late to join? @Aislabie