On Hold IPL 2020 - PC T20 Edition

[Mijurkat]

Round 01 - Retain Any 2 Home Franchise Players

CSK................. Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Imran Tahir
DC.................. Shreyas Iyer & Rishabh Pant
KXIP................ Chris Gayle & KL Rahul
KKR................. Andre Russell & Kuldeep Yadav
MI.................. Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah
RR.................. Ben Stokes & Steven Smith
RCB................. AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli
SRH................. David Warner & Rashid Khan


Round 02 - Pick Any 1 Player

KXIP................ Kieron Pollard
SRH................. Suresh Raina
RCB................. Lasith Malinga
KKR................. Jos Buttler
DC.................. Hardik Pandya
MI.................. Quinton de Kock
CSK................. Kane Williamson
RR.................. Kagiso Rabada


Round 03 - Pick Any 1 Indian Player

RR.................. Shikhar Dhawan
CSK................. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
MI.................. Deepak Chahar
DC.................. Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR................. Dinesh Karthik
RCB................. Ravindra Jadeja
SRH................. Ravichandran Ashwin
KXIP................ Navdeep Saini


Round 04 - Pick Any 1 Uncapped Player

MI.................. Yashaswi Jaiswal
KKR................. Suryakumar Yadav
CSK................. Ishan Kishan
DC.................. Nitish Rana
SRH................. Devdutt Padikkal
RCB................. Krishnappa Gowtham
KXIP................ Shreyas Gopal
RR.................. Ravi Bishnoi


Round 05 - Pick Any 1 Overseas Player

RR.................. Jofra Archer
KXIP................ Shane Watson
RCB................. Jonny Bairstow
SRH................. Dwayne Bravo
DC..................
CSK.................
KKR.................
MI..................


Round 06 - Retain Any 1 Home Franchise Player

CSK.................
DC..................
KXIP................
KKR.................
MI..................
RR..................
RCB.................
SRH.................


Round 07 - Pick Any 1 Player

KXIP................
KKR.................
RR..................
MI..................
SRH.................
RCB.................
DC..................
CSK.................


Round 08 - Pick Any 1 Indian Player

CSK.................
DC..................
RCB.................
SRH.................
MI..................
RR..................
KKR.................
KXIP................


Round 09 - Pick Any 1 Uncapped Player

DC..................
KKR.................
MI..................
SRH.................
KXIP................
RR..................
CSK.................
RCB.................


Round 10 - Pick Any 1 Overseas Player

RCB.................
CSK.................
RR..................
KXIP................
SRH.................
MI..................
KKR.................
DC..................


Round 11 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

DC..................
MI..................
RCB.................
RR..................
CSK.................
KXIP................
SRH.................
KKR.................


Round 12 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

KKR.................
SRH.................
KXIP................
CSK.................
RR..................
RCB.................
MI..................
DC..................


Round 13 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

RR..................
CSK.................
KKR.................
MI..................
SRH.................
KXIP................
RCB.................
DC..................


Round 14 - Pick Any 1 or 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

DC..................
RCB.................
KXIP................
SRH.................
MI..................
KKR.................
CSK.................
RR..................


Round 15 - Retain Any 1 Remaining Home Franchise Player if you wish to

CSK.................
DC..................
KXIP................
KKR.................
MI..................
RR..................
RCB.................
SRH.................

@Akshay. & @Pinch hitter

 

[Neo 7]

@Akshay. @Pinch hitter

 

[Mijurkat]

@Parth D Can I use Pinch hitter as an opener? They are also sloggers & can change the matches in batting powerplay.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

@Parth D Can I use Pinch hitters as an opener? They are also sloggers & can change the matches in batting power play.

Why not, it's your game to choose...

It can be a hit or a miss
Either they can get out for single digits
Or they can go berzerk and get some 20-25 odd quick and then get out.
But you cant expect a 40+ from them. Rarely will it happen.

 

[Yash.]

Why not, it's your game to choose...

It can be a hit or a miss
Either they can get out for single digits
Or they can go berzerk and get some 20-25 odd quick and then get out.
But you cant expect a 40+ from them. Rarely will it happen.

And players like Narine?

 

[Akshay.]

Sunil Narine
@Pinch hitter

@Mijurkat

 

[Mijurkat]

Round 01 - Retain Any 2 Home Franchise Players

CSK................. Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Imran Tahir
DC.................. Shreyas Iyer & Rishabh Pant
KXIP................ Chris Gayle & KL Rahul
KKR................. Andre Russell & Kuldeep Yadav
MI.................. Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah
RR.................. Ben Stokes & Steven Smith
RCB................. AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli
SRH................. David Warner & Rashid Khan


Round 02 - Pick Any 1 Player

KXIP................ Kieron Pollard
SRH................. Suresh Raina
RCB................. Lasith Malinga
KKR................. Jos Buttler
DC.................. Hardik Pandya
MI.................. Quinton de Kock
CSK................. Kane Williamson
RR.................. Kagiso Rabada


Round 03 - Pick Any 1 Indian Player

RR.................. Shikhar Dhawan
CSK................. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
MI.................. Deepak Chahar
DC.................. Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR................. Dinesh Karthik
RCB................. Ravindra Jadeja
SRH................. Ravichandran Ashwin
KXIP................ Navdeep Saini


Round 04 - Pick Any 1 Uncapped Player

MI.................. Yashaswi Jaiswal
KKR................. Suryakumar Yadav
CSK................. Ishan Kishan
DC.................. Nitish Rana
SRH................. Devdutt Padikkal
RCB................. Krishnappa Gowtham
KXIP................ Shreyas Gopal
RR.................. Ravi Bishnoi


Round 05 - Pick Any 1 Overseas Player

RR.................. Jofra Archer
KXIP................ Shane Watson
RCB................. Jonny Bairstow
SRH................. Dwayne Bravo
DC.................. Sunil Narine
CSK................. Colin Munro
KKR.................
MI..................


Round 06 - Retain Any 1 Home Franchise Player

CSK.................
DC..................
KXIP................
KKR.................
MI..................
RR..................
RCB.................
SRH.................


Round 07 - Pick Any 1 Player

KXIP................
KKR.................
RR..................
MI..................
SRH.................
RCB.................
DC..................
CSK.................


Round 08 - Pick Any 1 Indian Player

CSK.................
DC..................
RCB.................
SRH.................
MI..................
RR..................
KKR.................
KXIP................


Round 09 - Pick Any 1 Uncapped Player

DC..................
KKR.................
MI..................
SRH.................
KXIP................
RR..................
CSK.................
RCB.................


Round 10 - Pick Any 1 Overseas Player

RCB.................
CSK.................
RR..................
KXIP................
SRH.................
MI..................
KKR.................
DC..................


Round 11 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

DC..................
MI..................
RCB.................
RR..................
CSK.................
KXIP................
SRH.................
KKR.................


Round 12 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

KKR.................
SRH.................
KXIP................
CSK.................
RR..................
RCB.................
MI..................
DC..................


Round 13 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

RR..................
CSK.................
KKR.................
MI..................
SRH.................
KXIP................
RCB.................
DC..................


Round 14 - Pick Any 1 or 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

DC..................
RCB.................
KXIP................
SRH.................
MI..................
KKR.................
CSK.................
RR..................


Round 15 - Retain Any 1 Remaining Home Franchise Player if you wish to

CSK.................
DC..................
KXIP................
KKR.................
MI..................
RR..................
RCB.................
SRH.................

@Naman Thakur

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

A small update on 'players with ambiguities' while allotting Special Abilities,
here is how I zero down on who is who. (Also some tips in the end, don't miss those):

In batting, if a player can potentially be sorted with more than 1 ability, then the batting position he bats in generally, will be used to determine his special ability, followed by his real life role.

Examples:

Hardik Pandya (same applies to likes of Andre Russell, David Miller, etc)

He can slog as well as finish the innings well. He can become a Slogger as well as a Finisher
Since he predominantly bats lower down the order, he will be given Finisher role rather than a Slogger
(Now if you make him open in a match that doesn't mean he will be changed to a Slogger,
he will still stay a Finisher and then it's own your risk to make him open)​

Virat Kohli

Again, he can be given Consistent Performer as well as Finisher, or even a Slogger at times.
But since he bats in the upper order, Finisher is out of the equation.
Then since he is more sort of a consistant performer in real than a Slogger, he will be allotted Consistent Performer Ability.​

Rohit Sharma

Again, Consistent Performer or Slogger, both apply
Will go with Slogger as that is what his role is predominantly as a T20 Opener.​

Jos Buttler (now here is some controversy)

If it were IPL 2017, I would have made Buttler a finisher, but since few years he has been promoted to opener, hence will be alloted Slogger.
Even if you play him at 6 or 7, which he actually does at time, still he will be considered as a Slogger. Period.​

Ajinkya Rahane

Will be alloted Consistent Performer and not Sheet Anchor, as it is T20 attributes and not Test attributes.
​

Sunil Narine

Pinch Hitter over Slogger, again obvious, even if I allot a slogger to him, it will not be that effective as his batting skills will be low.​

I think you get the drill now.



Now for the bowlers, if a player can potentially be sorted with more than 1 ability, the more dominant trait will determine his special ability, followed by his real life role.

Examples:

Pat Cummins

Bowls at the top, bowls at the death, however, if we see him, he is a predominantly a New Ball Specialist in every side he is a part of. So he won't get a Death Bowler ability, but a New Ball Specialist.​

Mohammad Shami

He will be allotted Good Variations over New Ball Specialist as he can be used in any phase of innings if need be.​

Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya,

Old Ball Specialist over Good Variations, I think its a bit obvious, they don't have that many variations.​

Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal

Good Variations over Mysterious Spinner, as the name suggests, their forte is variations in bowling.​

Imran Tahir, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin

Vice versa of the previous example, they reply on their mystery spin pre-dominantly.​

Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, etc

Good variations over Mys. Spin simply because there is no mystery about their spin.​

Few Tips for Bowling:

• Death Bowlers 'might' bowl with the new ball but can't say same if New Ball Specialists bowl in the death.
• Don't even think to give the new ball to Old Ball Specialists.
• Good variations quicks can be brought during any part of the innings as they are known to adjust well.
• Good variations spinners can be used on most surfaces as they rely less on spin and more on their variations.
• Mys. spinners can work wonders on spin pitches but can have a bad day on batting and other types of pitches.

I hope this quick guide and tips will solve most of your queries.
Build your teams keeping all these in mind.
Try to find the perfect balance which tick all these boxes.

Also keep in mind the few underrated rules which people tend to miss,
You need to play the whole squad once,
You need atleast 1 uncapped in the playing 11,

You can have minimum squad of 18 and maximum of 20,
You can have maximum 7 overseas players only,
You need to have atleast 2 keepers in the squad.
You need to have atleast 3 uncapped players in the squad.

This was me being as informal and transparent and letting out things to you all so that you can understand the sim better.

Make the best use of this info. And if you like my style of running a league, a thanks on this post and some feedback will be highly appreciated!

Regards,
@Parth D

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Team Managers:
Chennai Super Kings - @Mijurkat
Delhi Capitals - @Akshay. & @Pinch hitter
Kings XI Punjab - @NePtuNe Gaming & @CerealKiller
Kolkata Knight Riders - @Naman Thakur
Mumbai Indians - @Dale88 & @NilayShah60
Rajasthan Royals - @Na Maloom Afraad & @AHP28
Royal Challengers Bangalore - @Ashutosh. & @Life Warrior
Sunrisers Hyderabad - @Yash. & @Manish.

 

[Neo 7]

Round 01 - Retain Any 2 Home Franchise Players

CSK................. Mahendra Singh Dhoni & Imran Tahir
DC.................. Shreyas Iyer & Rishabh Pant
KXIP................ Chris Gayle & KL Rahul
KKR................. Andre Russell & Kuldeep Yadav
MI.................. Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah
RR.................. Ben Stokes & Steven Smith
RCB................. AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli
SRH................. David Warner & Rashid Khan


Round 02 - Pick Any 1 Player

KXIP................ Kieron Pollard
SRH................. Suresh Raina
RCB................. Lasith Malinga
KKR................. Jos Buttler
DC.................. Hardik Pandya
MI.................. Quinton de Kock
CSK................. Kane Williamson
RR.................. Kagiso Rabada


Round 03 - Pick Any 1 Indian Player

RR.................. Shikhar Dhawan
CSK................. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
MI.................. Deepak Chahar
DC.................. Yuzvendra Chahal
KKR................. Dinesh Karthik
RCB................. Ravindra Jadeja
SRH................. Ravichandran Ashwin
KXIP................ Navdeep Saini


Round 04 - Pick Any 1 Uncapped Player

MI.................. Yashaswi Jaiswal
KKR................. Suryakumar Yadav
CSK................. Ishan Kishan
DC.................. Nitish Rana
SRH................. Devdutt Padikkal
RCB................. Krishnappa Gowtham
KXIP................ Shreyas Gopal
RR.................. Ravi Bishnoi


Round 05 - Pick Any 1 Overseas Player

RR.................. Jofra Archer
KXIP................ Shane Watson
RCB................. Jonny Bairstow
SRH................. Dwayne Bravo
DC.................. Sunil Narine
CSK................. Colin Munro
KKR................. Chris Lynn
MI..................


Round 06 - Retain Any 1 Home Franchise Player

CSK.................
DC..................
KXIP................
KKR.................
MI..................
RR..................
RCB.................
SRH.................


Round 07 - Pick Any 1 Player

KXIP................
KKR.................
RR..................
MI..................
SRH.................
RCB.................
DC..................
CSK.................


Round 08 - Pick Any 1 Indian Player

CSK.................
DC..................
RCB.................
SRH.................
MI..................
RR..................
KKR.................
KXIP................


Round 09 - Pick Any 1 Uncapped Player

DC..................
KKR.................
MI..................
SRH.................
KXIP................
RR..................
CSK.................
RCB.................


Round 10 - Pick Any 1 Overseas Player

RCB.................
CSK.................
RR..................
KXIP................
SRH.................
MI..................
KKR.................
DC..................


Round 11 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

DC..................
MI..................
RCB.................
RR..................
CSK.................
KXIP................
SRH.................
KKR.................


Round 12 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

KKR.................
SRH.................
KXIP................
CSK.................
RR..................
RCB.................
MI..................
DC..................


Round 13 - Pick Any 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

RR..................
CSK.................
KKR.................
MI..................
SRH.................
KXIP................
RCB.................
DC..................


Round 14 - Pick Any 1 or 2 Players (make sure you satisfy all the squad rules)

DC..................
RCB.................
KXIP................
SRH.................
MI..................
KKR.................
CSK.................
RR..................


Round 15 - Retain Any 1 Remaining Home Franchise Player if you wish to

CSK.................
DC..................
KXIP................
KKR.................
MI..................
RR..................
RCB.................
SRH.................

@Dale88 @NilayShah60

 

[Ashutosh.]

Isn't Narine a mystery spinner?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Isn't Narine a mystery spinner?

I would give him good variations as that has been his forte.

Mysterious spinners is more for the players who rely on the turn.

Narine is more like a variations players.

 

[Ed Smith]

Eoin Morgan? @NilayShah60

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

As soon as Mumbai Indians make their pick, you can randomly start picking the player for Round 6. The order won't matter for Round 6 as you will have to retain players from your own franchise.

 

[Akshay.]

Prithvi Shaw
@Pinch hitter

 

[Mijurkat]

Guys, wait.

I don't think Mumbai have finalized Morgan yet

Let @NilayShah60 confirm

OK. We'll wait! [HASHTAG]#Yellove[/HASHTAG]