I still believe that having no restriction on the order in which the years went by would have been better if the draft was to be a free for all (it wasn't when I did put up that suggestion I think) as that would have introduced more of a strategic element where you'd also have the opportunity to pick up a good player in any year if you were late to any round (would have also meant that certain really good players wouldn't go unpicked like Davey in '19)
In hindsight probably yes, and perhaps it could have stopped people from making certain ridiculous picks of players before their prime just so the other guy can't have it which is something I was quite disappointed by tbh and not something I expected prior to the draft. We all live and learn, I suppose.
If I had to make one change it would probably be Raina in for Williams in 2015 (am I still allowed to make that swap by the way given I don't have any restrictions applying? )
In hindsight probably yes, and perhaps it could have stopped people from making certain ridiculous picks of players before their prime just so the other guy can't have it which is something I was quite disappointed by tbh and not something I expected prior to the draft. We all live and learn, I suppose.
Nah sorry, the draft officially ended with Aislabie's last pick. Would have allowed it if the round was still ongoing.
Full disclosure, I was thinking of sneakily making that change before the last pick of the draft just as I was typing up the long response but didn’t feel comfortable enough ditching Williams.
I did predict that the former would happen back when Imran was picked up , still I’d be lying if I said I expected it to go to the extents of picking Sanga, Sachin, Wasim, AbD and other big names well before their peak tourneys. The Shakib move was extremely funny (and a decent enough pickup) though, full props to @Verified Enigma for that.
I’m really curious as to how the players will be rated and how they’ll be simmed. There’s so many factors to consider if we go deep enough that my head feels heavy just thinking about a few of them for my own team.
@mohsin7827 Eden Park already taken. Now that your squads are complete, you guys can review which grounds you want properly for your home games if you want to make any changes to those already selected thus far.
Code:
VENUE SELECTION
VC the slogger - Sir Viv Richards Stadium Antigua (2007), St George's Park Pt Elizabeth (2003)
ahmedleo414 - Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala (1996), Grange CC Edinburgh (1999)
Aislabie - County Ground Northampton (1999), Nairobi Gymkhana (2003)
Aravind. - Newlands Cape Town (2003), WACA Ground Perth (1992)
Bevab -
CerealKiller - Rawalpindi Stadium (1996), Gaddafi Stadium Lahore (1987)
Ed Smith - Lord's Cricket Ground (1999), Asgiriya Kandy (1996)
Fenil - Feroze Shah Kotla Delhi (1996), Diamond Oval Kimberley (2003)
Gaurav_7 -
liveinasociety - Harare Sports Club (2003), Sabina Park Kingston (2007)
mohsin7827 - Sophia Gardens Cardiff (2019), ????
Na Maloom Afraad -
Neo 7 - Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street (1999), Senwes Park Potchefstroom (2003)
RUDI - County Ground Chelmsford (1983), City Oval Pietermaritzburg (2003)
Umair7 -
Verified Enigma - New Wanderers Johannesburg (2003), Melbourne Cricket Ground (2015)
Yash. - Adelaide Oval (1992), Eden Park Auckland (2015)
I’m really curious as to how the players will be rated and how they’ll be simmed. There’s so many factors to consider if we go deep enough that my head feels heavy just thinking about a few of them for my own team.
The only factor to consider according to me is imagination. Just picture the players in their WC form, on a certain type of wicket, against similarly form bowlers, whether or not they have the calibre to do well, and go..
Right, so I've added the following teams containing as many decent overlooked players as I could to make it an even 20-team tourney, coz with 17 you'd have chaos with some groups containing four and some three which I'd rather not have here. The likes of Jofra, Warner, Johnson, Freddie etc will be playing after all.
1. Aamer Sohail (1996)
2. David Warner (2019)
3. Gautam Gambhir (2011)
4. Alvin Kallicharran (1975)
5. Neil Fairbrother (1992)
6. Mike Veletta (1987)
7. Andrew Flintoff (2003)
8. Sarfraz Nawaz (1979)
9. Winston Davis (1983)
10. Javagal Srinath (1999)
11. Morne Morkel (2015)
12th: Abdur Razzak (2007)
Home venues: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (1987 ); Seddon Park, Hamilton (1992 )
1. John Wright (1979)
2. Mohammad Hafeez (2011)
3. Asanka Gurusinha (1996)
4. Ramnaresh Sarwan (2007)
5. Darren Lehmann (2003)
6. Yashpal Sharma (1983)
7. Deryck Murray (1975)
8. Mitchell Johnson (2015)
9. Jofra Archer (2019)
10. Maninder Singh (1987)
11. Alan Mullally (1999)
12th: Dipak Patel (1992)
Home venues: VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen (1999 ); The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells (1983 )
1. Kyle Coetzer (2015)
2. Saleem Raza (1996)
3. Ashish Bagai (2011)
4. Minhajul Abedin (1999)
5. Duleep Mendis (1979)
6. Kevin Curran (1983)
7. Tim de Leede (2003)
8. Trent Johnston (2007)
9. Josh Davey (2015)
10. Zulfiqar Ali (1975)
11. John Traicos (1987)
12th: Aasif Karim (2003)
ODI WC draft tournament fixtures
Group A
-
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie/NR
Points
Enigmatic Cocktail XI
-
-
-
-
0
Humse Na Ho Payega
-
-
-
-
0
Sons of Pitches
-
-
-
-
0
The Waystar Wickets
-
-
-
-
0
Undisputed Era
-
-
-
-
0
Group B
-
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie/NR
Points
Gaurav_7's Rebels
-
-
-
-
0
Neo 7's XI
-
-
-
-
0
The Alliance
-
-
-
-
0
The Revengers
-
-
-
-
0
VC's Sloggers
-
-
-
-
0
Group C
-
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie/NR
Points
Associate Fury
-
-
-
-
0
Hungry Hirani Hurricanes
-
-
-
-
0
Jaffa XI
-
-
-
-
0
Royapuram Rockers
-
-
-
-
0
World Cup Warriors
-
-
-
-
0
Group D
-
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie/NR
Points
Bevab's Blasters
-
-
-
-
0
Ed Smith's XI
-
-
-
-
0
Odd Down Dynamites
-
-
-
-
0
Steelbacks Unchained
-
-
-
-
0
The Boys
-
-
-
-
0
Round 1
Enigmatic Cocktail XI v Sons of Pitches at Johannesburg Undisputed Era v The Waystar Wickets at Rawalpindi Neo 7's XI v The Revengers at Potchefstroom Gaurav_7's Rebels v The Alliance at Brisbane Hungry Hirani Hurricanes v Associate Fury at Clontarf Royapuram Rockers v Jaffa XI at Perth The Boys v Ed Smith's XI at Edinburgh Odd Down Dynamites v Steelbacks Unchained at Pietermaritzburg Byes: Humse Na Ho Payega, VC's Sloggers, World Cup Warriors, Bevab's Blasters
Round 2
Sons of Pitches v Undisputed Era at Chennai Humse Na Ho Payega v Enigmatic Cocktail XI at Old Trafford The Revengers v Gaurav_7's Rebels at Headingley VC's Sloggers v Neo 7's XI at North Sound Associate Fury v Royapuram Rockers at Amstelveen World Cup Warriors v Hungry Hirani Hurricanes at Kimberley Ed Smith's XI v Odd Down Dynamites at Kandy Bevab's Blasters v The Boys at Trent Bridge Byes: The Waystar Wickets, The Alliance, Jaffa XI, Steelbacks Unchained
Round 3
Undisputed Era v Humse Na Ho Payega at Lahore The Waystar Wickets v Sons of Pitches at Kingston Gaurav_7's Rebels v VC's Sloggers at Kolkata The Alliance v The Revengers at ?? Royapuram Rockers v World Cup Warriors at Cape Town Jaffa XI v Associate Fury at Cardiff Odd Down Dynamites v Bevab's Blasters at Chelmsford Steelbacks Unchained v Ed Smith's XI at Northampton Byes: Enigmatic Cocktail XI, Neo 7's XI, Hungry Hirani Hurricanes, The Boys
Round 4
Humse Na Ho Payega v The Waystar Wickets at Edgbaston Enigmatic Cocktail XI v Undisputed Era at The MCG VC's Sloggers v The Alliance at Port Elizabeth Neo 7's XI v Gaurav_7's Rebels at Chester-le-Street World Cup Warriors v Jaffa XI at New Delhi Hungry Hirani Hurricanes v Royapuram Rockers at Auckland Bevab's Blasters v Steelbacks Unchained at Peshawar The Boys v Odd Down Dynamites at Gujranwala Byes: Sons of Pitches, The Revengers, Associate Fury, Ed Smith's XI
Round 5
The Waystar Wickets v Enigmatic Cocktail XI at Harare Sons of Pitches v Humse Na Ho Payega at Hamilton The Alliance v Neo 7's XI at ?? The Revengers v VC's Sloggers at Adelaide Jaffa XI v Hungry Hirani Hurricanes at The Oval Associate Fury v World Cup Warriors at Tunbridge Wells Steelbacks Unchained v The Boys at Nairobi Ed Smith's XI v Bevab's Blasters at Lord's Byes: Undisputed Era, Gaurav_7's Rebels, Royapuram Rockers, Odd Down Dynamites
Quarter-finals
A1 v B2 at Kolkata B1 v A2 at The Oval C1 v D2 at Cape Town D1 v C2 at Auckland
Semi-finals
Winner of QF 1 v Winner of QF2 at The MCG Winner of QF 3 v Winner of QF4 at Edgbaston
Third place playoff
Loser of SF 1 v Loser of SF2 at Johannesburg
Final
Winner of SF1 v Winner of SF2 at Lord's
You guys can start finalizing your XIs for the first round. Just a few things to keep in mind before you do..
Lineup rules
1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) The time limit for finalizing XIs for a match is 48 hours. I will likely go with a lineup of my own choosing if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
3) You must cap your associate player at least once over the course of the tournament.
Glenn Turner (1975)
Graeme Fowler (1983)
Marvan Atapattu (2003)
Brendan Taylor (2015)
Mohammad Azharuddin (1987)
Michael Bevan (1999)
Manoj Prabhakar (1992)
Robin Peterson (2011)
Joel Garner (1979)
Lasith Malinga (2007)
Rajab Ali (1996)
The above is our XI for first match.
Happy with the XI for the first match, going with Azhar as sixth bowler, as he had good world cup with the ball too in 87 in addition to being India's leading run scorer, he picked 5 wickets with bowling avg of 21 and economy of 4.5, more than good enough to bowl.
Btw the pitch will be our home ground right W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (1992 )
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
)
, still I’d be lying if I said I expected it to go to the extents of picking Sanga, Sachin, Wasim, AbD and other big names well before their peak tourneys. The Shakib move was extremely funny (and a decent enough pickup) though, full props to 
)
Edgbaston, 1999 (
); Old Trafford, 2019 (
); 
