qpeedore
SOTM Winner - July 2014
Right, let's get this underway. Doing this in Draft order.
@Na Maloon Afraad
Virat Kohli
Tim David
Viv Richards
Wasim Akram
Moin Khan
Well, that's some team there. For a T20, it's easy to say that your batsmen will have no problem lasting the entire 20 overs.
I think damn near everyone agrees that Viv in his prime would dominate T20 cricket. Kohli and Viv to open and then David coming in will be a great lineup.
However, while Viv could chip in with some handy wickets, I'm not sure if Wasim can really handle the brunt of the bowling alone. Viv averaged less than a wicket a match in ODIs. But just to hear Moin Khan chirping behind the stumps, "doosra, Viv, doosra" I think it would be a team worth watching.
This is a chasing team, don't think any score will be too high for them.
@Disharies
AB de Villiers
Sandeep Lamichanne
Jasprit Bumrah
Jim Neesham
Kev Pietersen
Bumrah is one of the best late-over bowlers in the world currently. Add in the spin of the Nepali in Lamichanne (who is, by the way, not the greatest Nepali ever...that collectively goes to the Sherpas, they are regularly featured on the list of most summits of Mount Everest and they do so while carrying equipment.) Imagine climbing Everest once. Now do it 25 other times. Yeah, it happened. Wikipedia it, I did.
AB and Pietersen are two destructive batsmen, but for Pietersen in particular, he does have a bit of a weakness of not knowing where his off stump is early on in his innings.
This team needs to bowl first, but they wouldn't be too bad in setting a target either.
@liveinasociety
Chris Gayle
Shakib Al Hasan
Jonny Bairstow
Chris Morris
Maurice Tate
You got both Gayle and Shakib. As the years have passed by, Gayle has gotten more tentative in starting his innings. He likes to bat himself in rather than just bashing from the start. Always a bunny to left arm seamers, this new approach has helped him before he unleashes. As for Shakib, issues with the Bangladesh Cricket Board aside, he's by far the best that they have produced, and for good reason. His stats don't lie.
But if we're talking about "their best" form, Gayle was always a hit-or-miss, and Shakib never really scored that rapidly.
I think this is a quite well-balanced team, and for what (I think) is your first Draft, well done. Your team is a bowl first team. Gayle does better in run chases (until @Aislabie comes in to prove me wrong, of course.)
@qpeedore
Dwayne Bravo
Mohammad Nabi
Kumar Sangakarra
Colin Munro
Fidel Edwards
Bravo in his prime was a batsman who could bowl a bit. Then he went and began to learn how to perform about ten variants of the slower ball. His batting has fell away since then, but he still can bat. It's why I wanted Sangas and Munro at the top. Sangas just won't get himself out, even if he doesn't score rapidly - that's what Munro is for. Nabi can hit a long ball as well.
My thing is with the run rate while bowling. Bravo goes for runs despite picking up wickets. Nabi does get clouted sometimes. Edwards is excellent, but batsmen have gotten used to the sling action and he rarely puts the ball full. It's a Caribbean thing, bouncers are sort of our stock delivery.
This is a bowl first team. Get a score and try to overcome it.
@ahmedleo414
Rashid Khan
Shane Watson
Mohammad Rizwan
Don Bradman
Shaun Pollock
EDIT - PUT IN HIS LAST PICK.
This is a team I'd love to see bat, especially with Watson and Bradman opening. Bradman never really hit the ball into the air, but he had a lot of fours. Watson will sort out the sixes. And Watson can bowl - in his prime he was damn good. Add in the most popular Afghan in Rashid into the mix and you've really got a great team.
Watson is very injury-prone though, even at his prime. Unsure if he'd be able to complete his over with the same intensity as he started. And as the cricketing world has gotten used to Rashid (overexposed, actually) they have worked him out. But then you've got Pollock, an extremely underrated all-rounder, not just a bowler.
Want this team to bat first. 200 in a T20 will be the norm for them.
I have 4 more to go, I think. @Neptune, @CerealKiller @Till Valhalla @mohsin7827 I will get back to you guys with my analysis.
@Na Maloon Afraad
Virat Kohli
Tim David
Viv Richards
Wasim Akram
Moin Khan
Well, that's some team there. For a T20, it's easy to say that your batsmen will have no problem lasting the entire 20 overs.
I think damn near everyone agrees that Viv in his prime would dominate T20 cricket. Kohli and Viv to open and then David coming in will be a great lineup.
However, while Viv could chip in with some handy wickets, I'm not sure if Wasim can really handle the brunt of the bowling alone. Viv averaged less than a wicket a match in ODIs. But just to hear Moin Khan chirping behind the stumps, "doosra, Viv, doosra" I think it would be a team worth watching.
This is a chasing team, don't think any score will be too high for them.
@Disharies
AB de Villiers
Sandeep Lamichanne
Jasprit Bumrah
Jim Neesham
Kev Pietersen
Bumrah is one of the best late-over bowlers in the world currently. Add in the spin of the Nepali in Lamichanne (who is, by the way, not the greatest Nepali ever...that collectively goes to the Sherpas, they are regularly featured on the list of most summits of Mount Everest and they do so while carrying equipment.) Imagine climbing Everest once. Now do it 25 other times. Yeah, it happened. Wikipedia it, I did.
AB and Pietersen are two destructive batsmen, but for Pietersen in particular, he does have a bit of a weakness of not knowing where his off stump is early on in his innings.
This team needs to bowl first, but they wouldn't be too bad in setting a target either.
@liveinasociety
Chris Gayle
Shakib Al Hasan
Jonny Bairstow
Chris Morris
Maurice Tate
You got both Gayle and Shakib. As the years have passed by, Gayle has gotten more tentative in starting his innings. He likes to bat himself in rather than just bashing from the start. Always a bunny to left arm seamers, this new approach has helped him before he unleashes. As for Shakib, issues with the Bangladesh Cricket Board aside, he's by far the best that they have produced, and for good reason. His stats don't lie.
But if we're talking about "their best" form, Gayle was always a hit-or-miss, and Shakib never really scored that rapidly.
I think this is a quite well-balanced team, and for what (I think) is your first Draft, well done. Your team is a bowl first team. Gayle does better in run chases (until @Aislabie comes in to prove me wrong, of course.)
@qpeedore
Dwayne Bravo
Mohammad Nabi
Kumar Sangakarra
Colin Munro
Fidel Edwards
Bravo in his prime was a batsman who could bowl a bit. Then he went and began to learn how to perform about ten variants of the slower ball. His batting has fell away since then, but he still can bat. It's why I wanted Sangas and Munro at the top. Sangas just won't get himself out, even if he doesn't score rapidly - that's what Munro is for. Nabi can hit a long ball as well.
My thing is with the run rate while bowling. Bravo goes for runs despite picking up wickets. Nabi does get clouted sometimes. Edwards is excellent, but batsmen have gotten used to the sling action and he rarely puts the ball full. It's a Caribbean thing, bouncers are sort of our stock delivery.
This is a bowl first team. Get a score and try to overcome it.
@ahmedleo414
Rashid Khan
Shane Watson
Mohammad Rizwan
Don Bradman
Shaun Pollock
EDIT - PUT IN HIS LAST PICK.
This is a team I'd love to see bat, especially with Watson and Bradman opening. Bradman never really hit the ball into the air, but he had a lot of fours. Watson will sort out the sixes. And Watson can bowl - in his prime he was damn good. Add in the most popular Afghan in Rashid into the mix and you've really got a great team.
Watson is very injury-prone though, even at his prime. Unsure if he'd be able to complete his over with the same intensity as he started. And as the cricketing world has gotten used to Rashid (overexposed, actually) they have worked him out. But then you've got Pollock, an extremely underrated all-rounder, not just a bowler.
Want this team to bat first. 200 in a T20 will be the norm for them.
I have 4 more to go, I think. @Neptune, @CerealKiller @Till Valhalla @mohsin7827 I will get back to you guys with my analysis.
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