Draft: Eleven to One: an ODI RNG Draft

[Aislabie]

@pillowprocter

Round 10


Procter again gets the curious outcome of picking between near-identical players. He goes for Andy McBrine as opening batter, off-spinner and mascot.

Round 11


And yet another player in exactly the same mould: McBrine's opening partner will be Johan Botha.

1. Andy McBrine (R10)
2. Johan Botha (R11)
3. Zubayr Hamza (R2)
4. Daryll Cullinan (R5)
5. Alex Cusack (R9)
6. Scott Edwards (R7)
7. Courtney Browne (R6)
8. Dunith Wellalage (R1)
9. Shane Bond (R4)
10. Michael Owens (R3)
11. Dilshan Madushanka (R8)

 

[pillowprocter]

Hey, no bowlers in the top 7!

 

[Aislabie]

@Na Maloom Afraad

Round 10


And staggeringly, VRV Singh gets the nod here.

Round 11


Medium-pacer Andrew Zesers was a Shield player at 17, a World-Cup winner at 20, and retired at 22. A career on fast-forward.

1. Lahiru Thirimanne (R5)
2. Phil Simmons (R4)
3. Faf du Plessis (R3)
4. Aqib Ilyas (R7)
5. Suryakumar Yadav (R6)
6. Paras Khadka (R2)
7. Dave Callaghan (R9)
8. Andrew Zesers (R11)
9. VRV Singh (R10)
10. Ajantha Mendis (R1)
11. Aavishkar Salvi (R8)

I still can't quite believe you didn't get Robin Singh in to bat at eight, but what's done is done. Also, with no recognised wicket-keeper I've given the job to Lahiru Thirimanne on the basis that all Sri Lankan batters are secretly wicket-keepers. He's listed as having done it in a couple of warm-up games, but I'm skeptical.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I still can't quite believe you didn't get Robin Singh in to bat at eight, but what's done is done.

I had given up at that point tbh

 

[Aislabie]

@CerealKiller

Round 10


The big-hitting Rovman Powell gets the extra responsibility of batting at number three in this team. Yet again, two very similar players to pick from.

Round 11


Zambian-born Neal Radford was a far better player than his ODI record makes him look.

1. Fakhar Zaman (R4)
2. Shai Hope (R9)
3. Rovman Powell (R10)
4. Saud Shakeel (R8)
5. Paul Collingwood (R7)
6. Shadab Khan (R3)
7. Luke Ronchi (R1)
8. Graeme Swann (R6)
9. Kagiso Rabada (R2)
10. Josh Hazlewood (R5)
11. Neal Radford (R11)

This is the best-balanced team anyone has had so far.

 

[Aislabie]

@Disharies

Round 10


Well, that's number three sorted.

Round 11


And just in case this team didn't already have enough keepers, here's another.

1. Travis Head (R3)
2. Gary Kirsten (R1)
3. Inzamam Ul-Haq (R10)
4. Brad Haddin (R7)
5. Aasif Sheikh (R6)
6. Cameron White (R2)
7. Josh da Silva (R11)
8. Ravindra Pushpakumara (R5)
9. Zahir Khan (R4)
10. Damien Fleming (R8)
11. Chanaka Welegedara (R9)

It looks as if Head and White might have to combine to be the fifth bowler here.

 

[Aislabie]

@Neptune

Round 10


John Davison delivered one of the greatest ODI moments of all time with his historic World Cup hundred; he will bat at four.

Round 11


And the RNG gods really have taken Associate representation seriously with the last-minute wicket-keeper this team needs.

1. Stuart Law (R9)
2. Ali Brown (R7)
3. Dean Jones (R6)
4. John Davison (R10)
5. Andrew Symonds (R2)
6. Chris Cairns (R5)
7. Rohan Mustafa (R3)
8. Azhar Mahmood (R8)
9. Wahab Riaz (R1)
10. Michael Kasprowicz (R4)
11. Dogodo Bau (R11)

 

[Aislabie]

@Aravind.

Round 10


Sharjeel Khan certainly has the attacking game to be a devastating finisher in this team.

Round 11


And we have another one of my weird favourite cricketers; seriously there are old bits of paper where 10-year-old me picked a World XI that included Jamie How, Chamu Chibhabha, Michael Hussey and Malinga Bandara.

1. Matthew Hayden (R3)
2. Aamer Sohail (R1)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (R7)
4. Ian Billcliff (R8)
5. Basit Ali (R9)
6. Sharjeel Khan (R10)
7. David Willey (R2)
8. Chamu Chibhabha (R11)
9. Ian Bishop (R6)
10. Nathan Lyon (R5)
11. Allan Donald (R4)

 

[Till Valhalla]

@Till Valhalla is going to hate this

Nah, I am just jealous

 

[Neptune]

And the RNG gods really have taken Associate representation seriously with the last-minute wicket-keeper this team needs.

Cant believe my luck on that, thought I was done for sure

 

[Aravind.]

@Aravind.

Round 10
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Sharjeel Khan certainly has the attacking game to be a devastating finisher in this team.

Round 11
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And we have another one of my weird favourite cricketers; seriously there are old bits of paper where 10-year-old me picked a World XI that included Jamie How, Chamu Chibhabha, Michael Hussey and Malinga Bandara.

1. Matthew Hayden (R3)
2. Aamer Sohail (R1)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (R7)
4. Ian Billcliff (R8)
5. Basit Ali (R9)
6. Sharjeel Khan (R10)
7. David Willey (R2)
8. Chamu Chibhabha (R11)
9. Ian Bishop (R6)
10. Nathan Lyon (R5)
11. Allan Donald (R4)

Was lucky at some rounds to form this strong XI, great league @Aislabie the presentation and everything was top notch, especially enjoyed your writeup of few words while sending the player pool's in pm.

 

[ahmedleo414]

1. Qasim Umar (R6)
2. Colin Munro (R7)
3. Kushal Bhurtel (R8)
4. Tony Reid (R11)
5. Milton Small (R10)
6. Safyaan Sharif (R9)
7. Dale Benkenstein (R5)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)
9. James Foster (R4)
10. Monde Zondeki (R3)
11. Courtney Walsh (R2)

If I had to stick with the same lineup, here is how I would re-adjust the batting card.

1. Colin Munro
2. Qasim Umar
3. Kushal Bhurtel
4. Dale Benkenstein
5. Tony Reid
6. James Foster
7. Ravichandran Ashwin
8. Safyaan Sharif
9. Courtney Walsh
10. Monde Zondeki
11. Milton Small

Again, not the strongest of lineups, but hopefully passable

 

[Supreme General]

@Supreme General

Round 10
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Rick McCosker misses out again, but it makes sense - Mitchell McCleneghan was someone who just got better and better the higher the level he was asked to play.

Round 11
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And the last player here is a legend of Cricket Captain games, Vengugopal Rao. He even gets to bat in pretty much the right place.

1. Aaron Finch (R1)
2. Brendon McCullum (R9)
3. Allan Lamb (R5)
4. Rassie van der Dussen (R3)
5. Glenn Maxwell (R2)
6. Vengugopal Rao (R11)
7. Jimmy Neesham (R7)
8. Dion Nash (R8)
9. Abdur Razzak (R4)
10. Mitchell McCleneghan (R10)
11. Sujeewa de Silva (R6)

There's a slight lack of silliness in this team. It's competent from top to tail, and that is frankly very strange.

Very happy with this side and to avoid people out of position. Only thing we lack is that star quality x-factor bowler.

 

[Fenil]

Loved this league though I had couple of players in unpreferred batting position, this was fun. Looking forward to being a part of another such league.

 

[Aislabie]

@Neo 7

Round 11


A real turn-up to land a player who can comfortably occupy the vacant number three position: Zeeshan Maqsood has been excellent for Oman for a long time.

Round 11


Number eleven does feel a little harsh for Mike Smith, but that's the only spot left for him to go.

1. Hashim Amla (R4)
2. Devon Conway (R5)
3. Zeeshan Maqsood (R10)
4. Jos Buttler (R1)
5. Amay Khurasiya (R7)
6. Lance Klusener (R8)
7. Malcolm Waller (R6)
8. Nehemiah Perry (R9)
9. Alex Wharf (R2)
10. Taskin Ahmed (R3)
11. Mike Smith (R11)

All in all, a really solid team. Having three really good dual-role cricketers in Maqsood, Buttler and Klusener certainly helps with balance.