Post Line-ups ICC World Test Championship 2025 - ROUND 1

[mohsin7827]

No love for regular skipper?

Well he resigned recently but I guess let's do it
Kraigg Brathwaite

 

[Rohith.]

Ireland Squad

Andy Balbirnie
Paul Stirling
Harry Tector
Stephen Doheny
Ross Adair
Peter Moor
Lorcan Tucker
Neil Rock
Curtis Campher
Mark Adair
Fionn Hand
Gareth Delany
George Dockrell
Josh Little
Craig Young
Barry McCarthy
Andy McBrine
Matthew Humphreys

 

[Till Valhalla]

Will try to post by tomorrow.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Ihsanullah Janat

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/corruption-in-cricket-afghanistan-batter-ihsanullah-banned-for-five-years-kabul-premier-league-2024-1446658/

Although I hadn't mentioned banned players, but such players shouldn't be allowed in my opinion.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Anrich Nortje

Nortje to take break from Test cricket

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje will not play Test cricket for the Proteas in the 2024-25 season.

www.sacricketmag.com

 

[Neptune]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/corruption-in-cricket-afghanistan-batter-ihsanullah-banned-for-five-years-kabul-premier-league-2024-1446658/

Although I hadn't mentioned banner players, but such players shouldn't be allowed in my opinion.

More than fair; would not have picked him in the first place if i knew this
Please replace him with Nasir Jamal
Also on second thought please replace Munir Ahmed with Afsar Zazai if possible

 

[RUDI]

Nortje to take break from Test cricket

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje will not play Test cricket for the Proteas in the 2024-25 season.

www.sacricketmag.com

George Linde please.

 

[Viper.]

np even I would have chosen England

Anyways time to reveal the the Caribbean Ball

Kraigg Brathwaite
Joshua Da Silva
Alick Athanaze
Keacy Carty
Tevin Imlach
Amir Jangoo
Mikyle Louis
Justin Greaves
Kavem Hodge
Gudakesh Motie
Anderson Phillip
Kemar Roach
Jayden Seales
Kevin Sinclair
Jomel Warrican
Jason Holder
Shamar Joseph
Alzarri Joseph

Primary good part about WI is being able to select Rahkeem but ...

LESSS GOOOO (feel free to make changes to the squad)

Hmmmmmmm

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

@Till Valhalla @ahmedleo414 only ones left to announce their squads.

Rest others can have a look at the first 2 pages of the thread to see if there is something I have missed/written wrong.

 

[ahmedleo414]

Will do it later today

 

[ahmedleo414]

1. Saud Shakeel
2. Mohammad Rizwan
3. Shan Masood
4. Salman Agha
5. Babar Azam
6. Abdullah Shafique
7. Saim Ayub
8. Aamer Jamal
9. Kamran Ghulam
10. Imam-ul-Haq
11. Sajid Khan
12. Noman Ali
13. Shaheen Shah Afridi
14. Khurram Shahzad
15. Naseem Shah
16. Faheem Ashraf
17. Ubaid Shah
18. Azan Awais

co-coaches: Shoaib Malik and Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Aravind.]

@Paranoid Kendroid please update this as our logo.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Round 1

[Group A] South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Newlands, Cape Town
Pitch type - Hard
@RUDI || @Till Valhalla

[Group B] Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Pitch type - Even
@Neptune || @pillowprocter

[Group C] India vs Sri Lanka at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch type - Dry/Slow
@Aravind. @Sherlock Holmes || @Welwyn

[Group D] England vs Pakistan at Lord's, London
Pitch type - Green
@Na Maloom Afraad @Viper. || @ahmedleo414


Byes: West Indies, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand​

Lineup Rules:

• Minimum one WK () in your XI
• Must have at least four bowling options (/)
• Batsmen not marked as all-rounder can also bowl but only as fifth/sixth option.
• Don't forget to mark your bowling options and keeper, when applicable.

48 hours to post your lineups

Spoiler: Pitch Types

Types of pitches available

Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper.
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Even - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer early on, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball. Batting expected to become easier as the match progresses.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind where most batsmen rarely score at above 2 an over.

 

[Neptune]

Ibrahim Zadran
Bahir Shah
Rahmat Shah
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Ismat Alam
Darwish Rasooli
Afsar Zazai
Rashid Khan
Amir Hamza
Yamin Ahmadzai
Dawlat Zadran

 

[Till Valhalla]

Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Ben Curran, Trevor Gwandu, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Vincent Masekesa, Aisley Ndlovu, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Nicholas Welch, Sean Williams, Antum Naqvi, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Tadiwanashe Muramani

Craig Ervine (c)
Tadiwanashe Muramani wk
Brian Bennett
Antum Naqwi
Ben Curran
Sean Williams
Sikandar Raza
Wellington Masakadza
Blessing Muzarabani
Richard Ngarava
Victor Nyauchi