ICC Club World Cup | On the move - Round 4

[Aislabie]

Round 1.1 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Brendan Taylor & Sean Ervine
Guesty98: Dale Steyn & AB de Villiers
arun_8: Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni
sathishsky: Angelo Mathews & Lasith Malinga
The Author: Anton Devcich & Dusan Hakaraia 
coolash1: Joe Root & Jonathan Trott
Umair2000: David Warner & Shane Watson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Brendon McCullum & Ross Taylor
Jack Ryder: Chris Gayle & Dwayne Bravo
Zhuorb: Lucas Paterlini & Martin Siri

Round 1.2 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Hamilton Masakadza & Kyle Jarvis
Guesty98: Morne Morkel and Hashim Amla
arun_8: Suresh Raina & Shikhar Dhawan
sathishsky:Tillakaratne Dilshan & Thisara Perera
The Author: Simon Katich & Joseph Yovich
coolash1: Boyd Rankin & James Tredwell
Umair2000: Michael Clarke & Mitchell Johnson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Kane Williamson & Corey Anderson
Jack Ryder: Darren Sammy & Ravi Rampaul
Zhuorb: Hernan Fennel & Grant Dugmore

Round 2 (1 Overseas Player):
Markkkkk: Kusal Janith Perera
Guesty98: Ryan Harris
arun_8: Vernon Philander
sathishsky: Aaron Finch
The Author: Sunil Narine
coolash1: David Miller
Umair2000: Kumar Sangakkara
Aggz/VC the slogger: Saeed Ajmal
Jack Ryder: Quinton de Kock
Zhuorb: Shakib Al Hasan

Round 3 (1 Overseas Player - Ordered):

1. Jack Ryder: Shahid Afridi
2. Zhuorb: Rohit Sharma
3. Aggz/VC the slogger: Misbah-ul Haq
4. The Author: Ryan ten Doeschate
5. sathishsky: Kevin Pietersen
6. Markkkkk: Alex Hales
7. Guesty98: George Bailey
8. arun_8: Mohammed Hafeez
9. coolash1:Glen Maxwell
10. Umair2000: Stuart Broad

Round 4 (Any 1 Player):
Markkkkk: Imran Tahir
Guesty98: Faf du Plessis
arun_8: Umar Gul
sathishsky: Ravichandran Ashwin
The Author: Paul Stirling
coolash1: James Anderson
Umair2000: Kyle Mills
Aggz/VC the slogger: James Faulkner
Jack Ryder: Timroy Allen
Zhuorb: Denesh Ramdin

Round 5 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Alex Obanda & Albie Morkel
Guesty98: Graeme Cremer & Thomas Odoyo
arun_8: Mahela Jayawardene & Ravindra Jadeja
sathishsky: Junaid Khan & Yuvraj Singh
The Author: Tom Cooper & Kevin O'Brien
coolash1: Moeen Ali & Stephan Myburgh
Umair2000: Martin Guptill & Lega Siaka
Aggz/VC the slogger: Mitchell McLenaghan & Nathan McCullum
Jack Ryder: Samuel Badree & Malachi Jones
Zhuorb: Jason Holder & Parth Desai

Round 6 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sean Williams and Keegan Meth
Guesty98: JJ Smit & JP Duminy
arun_8: Amit Mishra and Shapoor Zadran
sathishsky: Mushfiqur Rahim and Umar Akmal
The Author: Eoin Morgan & Michael Klinger
coolash1: George Dockrell & Kyle Coetzer
Umair2000: Mahuru Dai & Mitchell Starc
Aggz/VC the slogger: INVALID & INVALID
Jack Ryder: Ashish Bagai & David Hemp
Zhuorb: Ryan Corns & Pablo Ferguson

Round 7 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Chris Mpofu & Irfan Karim
Guesty98: Xander Pitchers & Nehemiah Odhiambo      
arun_8: Sachithra Senanayake and Mohammad Shahzad
sathishsky:  Paras Khadka & Mohammad Nabi
The Author: Matt Machan & Majid Haq
coolash1: Srinivas Satyanarayana And Ahsan Malik
Umair2000: 
Aggz/VC the slogger: Willie Gavera & Geraint Jones
Jack Ryder: Matias Paterlini & Marlon Samuels
Zhuorb: Tomas Francis & Rizwan Cheema

Round 8 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sarel Burger and Bernard Scholtz
Guesty98:
arun_8: Irfan Ahmed and Basanta Regmi
sathishsky:
The Author: Freddie Klokker & Amjad Khan
coolash1:
Umair2000:
Aggz/VC the slogger:
Jack Ryder: Jimmy Hansra & Timil Patel
Zhuorb: Joshua Gilbert & Troy Taylor

Picked a couple of Danes to finish. It was a toss-up between Khan and Edmondson, but in the end I decided that Khan was more Danish. I also considered Henriques, but he's down as an Australian

 

[Aislabie]

Paul Stirling
Michael Klinger
Matt Machan
Simon Katich
Eoin Morgan
Ryan ten Doeschate
Kevin O'Brien
Anton Devcich
Freddie Klokker
Amjad Khan
Sunil Narine

Might be looking at a side like that if it conforms with the regulation. Showing some of the very best European passport holding talent, and if I was allowed eighteen men then there might have been places for the likes of Gareth Berg, Tony Palladino and Marcus Stoinis too.

 

[sathishsky]

Aizaz Khan
Nadeem Ahmed

 

[coolash1]

Peter Borren And Pieter Seelar

 

[Guesty98]

Phllimon selowa & Collins obuya

 

[Umair7]

Murphy Su'a

 

[Umair7]

Trevor Langa,Tukana Tavo

 

[El Loco]

Peter Borren And Pieter Seelar

Both Invalid. You already have 2 Dutch players.

Collins obuya

Invalid mate, you already have 2 Kenyans

Round 1.1 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Brendan Taylor & Sean Ervine
Guesty98: Dale Steyn & AB de Villiers
arun_8: Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni
sathishsky: Angelo Mathews & Lasith Malinga
The Author: Anton Devcich & Dusan Hakaraia 
coolash1: Joe Root & Jonathan Trott
Umair2000: David Warner & Shane Watson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Brendon McCullum & Ross Taylor
Jack Ryder: Chris Gayle & Dwayne Bravo
Zhuorb: Lucas Paterlini & Martin Siri

Round 1.2 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Hamilton Masakadza & Kyle Jarvis
Guesty98: Morne Morkel and Hashim Amla
arun_8: Suresh Raina & Shikhar Dhawan
sathishsky:Tillakaratne Dilshan & Thisara Perera
The Author: Simon Katich & Joseph Yovich
coolash1: Boyd Rankin & James Tredwell
Umair2000: Michael Clarke & Mitchell Johnson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Kane Williamson & Corey Anderson
Jack Ryder: Darren Sammy & Ravi Rampaul
Zhuorb: Hernan Fennel & Grant Dugmore

Round 2 (1 Overseas Player):
Markkkkk: Kusal Janith Perera
Guesty98: Ryan Harris
arun_8: Vernon Philander
sathishsky: Aaron Finch
The Author: Sunil Narine
coolash1: David Miller
Umair2000: Kumar Sangakkara
Aggz/VC the slogger: Saeed Ajmal
Jack Ryder: Quinton de Kock
Zhuorb: Shakib Al Hasan

Round 3 (1 Overseas Player - Ordered):

1. Jack Ryder: Shahid Afridi
2. Zhuorb: Rohit Sharma
3. Aggz/VC the slogger: Misbah-ul Haq
4. The Author: Ryan ten Doeschate
5. sathishsky: Kevin Pietersen
6. Markkkkk: Alex Hales
7. Guesty98: George Bailey
8. arun_8: Mohammed Hafeez
9. coolash1:Glen Maxwell
10. Umair2000: Stuart Broad

Round 4 (Any 1 Player):
Markkkkk: Imran Tahir
Guesty98: Faf du Plessis
arun_8: Umar Gul
sathishsky: Ravichandran Ashwin
The Author: Paul Stirling
coolash1: James Anderson
Umair2000: Kyle Mills
Aggz/VC the slogger: James Faulkner
Jack Ryder: Timroy Allen
Zhuorb: Denesh Ramdin

Round 5 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Alex Obanda & Albie Morkel
Guesty98: Graeme Cremer & Thomas Odoyo
arun_8: Mahela Jayawardene & Ravindra Jadeja
sathishsky: Junaid Khan & Yuvraj Singh
The Author: Tom Cooper & Kevin O'Brien
coolash1: Moeen Ali & Stephan Myburgh
Umair2000: Martin Guptill & Lega Siaka
Aggz/VC the slogger: Mitchell McLenaghan & Nathan McCullum
Jack Ryder: Samuel Badree & Malachi Jones
Zhuorb: Jason Holder & Parth Desai

Round 6 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sean Williams and Keegan Meth
Guesty98: JJ Smit & JP Duminy
arun_8: Amit Mishra and Shapoor Zadran
sathishsky: Mushfiqur Rahim and Umar Akmal
The Author: Eoin Morgan & Michael Klinger
coolash1: George Dockrell & Kyle Coetzer
Umair2000: Mahuru Dai & Mitchell Starc
Aggz/VC the slogger: INVALID & INVALID
Jack Ryder: Ashish Bagai & David Hemp
Zhuorb: Ryan Corns & Pablo Ferguson

Round 7 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Chris Mpofu & Irfan Karim
Guesty98: Xander Pitchers & Nehemiah Odhiambo      
arun_8: Sachithra Senanayake and Mohammad Shahzad
sathishsky:  Paras Khadka & Mohammad Nabi
The Author: Matt Machan & Majid Haq
coolash1: Srinivas Satyanarayana And Ahsan Malik
Umair2000: Murphy Su'a & Jaxies Samuel
Aggz/VC the slogger: Willie Gavera & Geraint Jones
Jack Ryder: Matias Paterlini & Marlon Samuels
Zhuorb: Tomas Francis & Rizwan Cheema

Round 8 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sarel Burger and Bernard Scholtz
Guesty98: Phillimon Selowa & INVALID
arun_8: Irfan Ahmed and Basanta Regmi
sathishsky: Aizaz Khan & Nadeem Ahmed
The Author: Freddie Klokker & Amjad Khan
coolash1: Ed Joyce & Stuart Poynter
Umair2000: Trevor Langa & Tukana Tavo
Aggz/VC the slogger:
Jack Ryder: Jimmy Hansra & Timil Patel
Zhuorb: Joshua Gilbert & Troy Taylor

 

[coolash1]

Edmond Joyce And Poynter

 

[VC the slogger]

James Pattinson for his raw pace. Surprised no one's picked him yet.

And then I'll go with Chris Amini, Jack Vare and Ray Hoada from PNG.

 

[VC the slogger]

Round 1.1 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Brendan Taylor & Sean Ervine
Guesty98: Dale Steyn & AB de Villiers
arun_8: Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni
sathishsky: Angelo Mathews & Lasith Malinga
The Author: Anton Devcich & Dusan Hakaraia 
coolash1: Joe Root & Jonathan Trott
Umair2000: David Warner & Shane Watson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Brendon McCullum & Ross Taylor
Jack Ryder: Chris Gayle & Dwayne Bravo
Zhuorb: Lucas Paterlini & Martin Siri

Round 1.2 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Hamilton Masakadza & Kyle Jarvis
Guesty98: Morne Morkel and Hashim Amla
arun_8: Suresh Raina & Shikhar Dhawan
sathishsky:Tillakaratne Dilshan & Thisara Perera
The Author: Simon Katich & Joseph Yovich
coolash1: Boyd Rankin & James Tredwell
Umair2000: Michael Clarke & Mitchell Johnson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Kane Williamson & Corey Anderson
Jack Ryder: Darren Sammy & Ravi Rampaul
Zhuorb: Hernan Fennel & Grant Dugmore

Round 2 (1 Overseas Player):
Markkkkk: Kusal Janith Perera
Guesty98: Ryan Harris
arun_8: Vernon Philander
sathishsky: Aaron Finch
The Author: Sunil Narine
coolash1: David Miller
Umair2000: Kumar Sangakkara
Aggz/VC the slogger: Saeed Ajmal
Jack Ryder: Quinton de Kock
Zhuorb: Shakib Al Hasan

Round 3 (1 Overseas Player - Ordered):

1. Jack Ryder: Shahid Afridi
2. Zhuorb: Rohit Sharma
3. Aggz/VC the slogger: Misbah-ul Haq
4. The Author: Ryan ten Doeschate
5. sathishsky: Kevin Pietersen
6. Markkkkk: Alex Hales
7. Guesty98: George Bailey
8. arun_8: Mohammed Hafeez
9. coolash1:Glen Maxwell
10. Umair2000: Stuart Broad

Round 4 (Any 1 Player):
Markkkkk: Imran Tahir
Guesty98: Faf du Plessis
arun_8: Umar Gul
sathishsky: Ravichandran Ashwin
The Author: Paul Stirling
coolash1: James Anderson
Umair2000: Kyle Mills
Aggz/VC the slogger: James Faulkner
Jack Ryder: Timroy Allen
Zhuorb: Denesh Ramdin

Round 5 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Alex Obanda & Albie Morkel
Guesty98: Graeme Cremer & Thomas Odoyo
arun_8: Mahela Jayawardene & Ravindra Jadeja
sathishsky: Junaid Khan & Yuvraj Singh
The Author: Tom Cooper & Kevin O'Brien
coolash1: Moeen Ali & Stephan Myburgh
Umair2000: Martin Guptill & Lega Siaka
Aggz/VC the slogger: Mitchell McLenaghan & Nathan McCullum
Jack Ryder: Samuel Badree & Malachi Jones
Zhuorb: Jason Holder & Parth Desai

Round 6 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sean Williams and Keegan Meth
Guesty98: JJ Smit & JP Duminy
arun_8: Amit Mishra and Shapoor Zadran
sathishsky: Mushfiqur Rahim and Umar Akmal
The Author: Eoin Morgan & Michael Klinger
coolash1: George Dockrell & Kyle Coetzer
Umair2000: Mahuru Dai & Mitchell Starc
Aggz/VC the slogger: James Pattinson & Chris Amini
Jack Ryder: Ashish Bagai & David Hemp
Zhuorb: Ryan Corns & Pablo Ferguson

Round 7 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Chris Mpofu & Irfan Karim
Guesty98: Xander Pitchers & Nehemiah Odhiambo      
arun_8: Sachithra Senanayake and Mohammad Shahzad
sathishsky:  Paras Khadka & Mohammad Nabi
The Author: Matt Machan & Majid Haq
coolash1: Srinivas Satyanarayana And Ahsan Malik
Umair2000: Murphy Su'a & Jaxies Samuel
Aggz/VC the slogger: Willie Gavera & Geraint Jones
Jack Ryder: Matias Paterlini & Marlon Samuels
Zhuorb: Tomas Francis & Rizwan Cheema

Round 8 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sarel Burger and Bernard Scholtz
Guesty98: Phillimon Selowa & INVALID
arun_8: Irfan Ahmed and Basanta Regmi
sathishsky: Aizaz Khan & Nadeem Ahmed
The Author: Freddie Klokker & Amjad Khan
coolash1: Ed Joyce & Stuart Poynter
Umair2000: Trevor Langa & Tukana Tavo
Aggz/VC the slogger: Joseph Rika & 
Jack Ryder: Jimmy Hansra & Timil Patel
Zhuorb: Joshua Gilbert & Troy Taylor

 

[El Loco]

The ICC Club World Cup - Host announced!​

Four countries had bid to host the inaugural ICC Club World Cup tournament.
In January 2014, ICC said that all of 3 countries had withdrawn their bids, leaving Serbia as the only bidder. The ICC has now officially announced Serbia as host.

In 2010, Oli Broom, the man who cycled 25,000 km from Lord's in London, to the Gabba in Brisbane, looked to search out cricketing hotspots in every country he visited, and he made it to Serbia. Hard to believe, but cricket is played in Serbia! He met Vladimir Ninkovic, who, with his friend Haris Dajc, founded the Belgrade Cricket Association in 2007, and Oli said that the 15-over match in the grounds of Belgrade?s ancient fortress that he played was certainly the most stunning backdrop to a cricket match that he has experienced.

Below, is a short film which gives a good introductory picture of Belgrade, ?a wonderful city with a painful recent past ? its ancient fortress dating back to the 4th Century AD, the faded, grand town centre, and above all the spirit of its people.?

Grounds:

Padinska Skela:
The most significant problem facing Serbian cricket ? infrastructure ? was partially solved last year, when the artificial pitch was completed. Being laid on the field next to the sports? airport ?Lisiciji Jarak?, a valuable patch of land was leased to them from the Aeronautical Union of Serbia. Hopefully, the ground will become the home of Serbian cricket, with some bigger investment planned for the coming years. Additionally, the construction of outdoor nets (two in south, two in east Belgrade) is planned for this summer. SCF hopes that these will be a landmark years in the development of cricket in the region. The new development projects will secure a sustainable future for the country?s cricket, and give us a platform to expand for years to come. Look out for Serbia!

Kalemegdan Park:
This is the scenic venue in the grounds of the Belgrade fortress. The ground is in the largest park and the most important historical monument in Belgrade. Its name is formed from the two Turkish words: "Kale" (meaning "fortress") and archaic word of Turkish origin "megdan" (meaning "plaza").

 

[Umair7]

Jaxies when did i picked him is he a random pick

 

[Aislabie]

That Oli Broom book is a fantastic read! I also love how the best players in the world are set to be playing on a matting track and a path...

 

[El Loco]

That Oli Broom book is a fantastic read! I also love how the best players in the world are set to be playing on a matting track and a path...

Who knows? Might do em some good. A humbling experience to bring their feet firmly back down to the ground.

Round 1.1 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Brendan Taylor & Sean Ervine
Guesty98: Dale Steyn & AB de Villiers
arun_8: Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni
sathishsky: Angelo Mathews & Lasith Malinga
The Author: Anton Devcich & Dusan Hakaraia 
coolash1: Joe Root & Jonathan Trott
Umair2000: David Warner & Shane Watson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Brendon McCullum & Ross Taylor
Jack Ryder: Chris Gayle & Dwayne Bravo
Zhuorb: Lucas Paterlini & Martin Siri

Round 1.2 (2 Players from the country you're based in):
Markkkkk: Hamilton Masakadza & Kyle Jarvis
Guesty98: Morne Morkel and Hashim Amla
arun_8: Suresh Raina & Shikhar Dhawan
sathishsky:Tillakaratne Dilshan & Thisara Perera
The Author: Simon Katich & Joseph Yovich
coolash1: Boyd Rankin & James Tredwell
Umair2000: Michael Clarke & Mitchell Johnson
Aggz/VC the slogger: Kane Williamson & Corey Anderson
Jack Ryder: Darren Sammy & Ravi Rampaul
Zhuorb: Hernan Fennel & Grant Dugmore

Round 2 (1 Overseas Player):
Markkkkk: Kusal Janith Perera
Guesty98: Ryan Harris
arun_8: Vernon Philander
sathishsky: Aaron Finch
The Author: Sunil Narine
coolash1: David Miller
Umair2000: Kumar Sangakkara
Aggz/VC the slogger: Saeed Ajmal
Jack Ryder: Quinton de Kock
Zhuorb: Shakib Al Hasan

Round 3 (1 Overseas Player - Ordered):

1. Jack Ryder: Shahid Afridi
2. Zhuorb: Rohit Sharma
3. Aggz/VC the slogger: Misbah-ul Haq
4. The Author: Ryan ten Doeschate
5. sathishsky: Kevin Pietersen
6. Markkkkk: Alex Hales
7. Guesty98: George Bailey
8. arun_8: Mohammed Hafeez
9. coolash1:Glen Maxwell
10. Umair2000: Stuart Broad

Round 4 (Any 1 Player):
Markkkkk: Imran Tahir
Guesty98: Faf du Plessis
arun_8: Umar Gul
sathishsky: Ravichandran Ashwin
The Author: Paul Stirling
coolash1: James Anderson
Umair2000: Kyle Mills
Aggz/VC the slogger: James Faulkner
Jack Ryder: Timroy Allen
Zhuorb: Denesh Ramdin

Round 5 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Alex Obanda & Albie Morkel
Guesty98: Graeme Cremer & Thomas Odoyo
arun_8: Mahela Jayawardene & Ravindra Jadeja
sathishsky: Junaid Khan & Yuvraj Singh
The Author: Tom Cooper & Kevin O'Brien
coolash1: Moeen Ali & Stephan Myburgh
Umair2000: Martin Guptill & Lega Siaka
Aggz/VC the slogger: Mitchell McLenaghan & Nathan McCullum
Jack Ryder: Samuel Badree & Malachi Jones
Zhuorb: Jason Holder & Parth Desai

Round 6 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sean Williams and Keegan Meth
Guesty98: JJ Smit & JP Duminy
arun_8: Amit Mishra and Shapoor Zadran
sathishsky: Mushfiqur Rahim and Umar Akmal
The Author: Eoin Morgan & Michael Klinger
coolash1: George Dockrell & Kyle Coetzer
Umair2000: Mahuru Dai & Mitchell Starc
Aggz/VC the slogger: James Pattinson & Andrew Mansale
Jack Ryder: Ashish Bagai & David Hemp
Zhuorb: Ryan Corns & Pablo Ferguson

Round 7 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Chris Mpofu & Irfan Karim
Guesty98: Xander Pitchers & Nehemiah Odhiambo      
arun_8: Sachithra Senanayake and Mohammad Shahzad
sathishsky:  Paras Khadka & Mohammad Nabi
The Author: Matt Machan & Majid Haq
coolash1: Srinivas Satyanarayana And Ahsan Malik
Umair2000: Murphy Su'a & Jaxies Samuel
Aggz/VC the slogger: Willie Gavera & Geraint Jones
Jack Ryder: Matias Paterlini & Marlon Samuels
Zhuorb: Tomas Francis & Rizwan Cheema

Round 8 (Any 2 Players):
Markkkkk: Sarel Burger and Bernard Scholtz
Guesty98: Phillimon Selowa & INVALID
arun_8: Irfan Ahmed and Basanta Regmi
sathishsky: Aizaz Khan & Nadeem Ahmed
The Author: Freddie Klokker & Amjad Khan
coolash1: Ed Joyce & Stuart Poynter
Umair2000: Trevor Langa & Tukana Tavo
Aggz/VC the slogger: Josefa Rika & Patrick Matautaava
Jack Ryder: Jimmy Hansra & Timil Patel
Zhuorb: Joshua Gilbert & Troy Taylor

Just waiting for @Guesty98...then FINI!