Country limits exceeded: India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand
1. Kris Srikkanth (1987)
2. Alec Stewart (1992)
3. Ross Taylor (2011)
4. Daryll Cullinan (1996)
5. Graham Yallop (1983)
6. Chris Cairns (1999)
7. Syed Abid Ali (1975)
8. Somachandra de Silva (1979)
9.
10. Nathan Bracken (2007)
11. Makhaya Ntini (2003)
12th:
Don't know if I have been able to salvage a part of this team after picking up half a dozen of the leftovers from first six world cups. Going by the face of it, Ross Taylor would have to be my captain even though he wasn't the captain of NZ side during 2011.
Right, so much like LAB X and XII for the tournament ahead I'm going to need you guys to select two venues apiece for your home games from those listed below, whilst mentioning which World Cup year you want your venue to be among those available. Pitch conditions for each venue have been mentioned across different World Cup years, so I'd urge you to select based on your squad strengths. Here's a few things to keep in mind:
- Each venue and World Cup year can only be selected once. For instance, if you pick MCG 1992 the World Cup year for your other venue must be a different one like Wankhede 2011 for instance.
- Pitch conditions as mentioned under venues play a central role in player ratings along with the player's form in the tournament you have selected them from. So if your bowling attack is pace or spin-heavy, make sure to pick accordingly.
- The World Cup year you select for a particular venue can bolster the ratings of a player depending on how good of a tournament he had, particularly if you select a venue from the same World Cup you picked him from. For eg Matthew Hayden (2007) would very much relish being transported back to one of the venues used for the 2007 World Cup such as Kensington Oval/St Kitts.
- The same won't work if you transport a player you picked from an earlier World Cup to a venue in a later World Cup that he might have excelled in. For eg a 22-year old Yuvraj Singh from 2003 won't magically transform into his 29-year old World Cup winning cancer beating 2011 self if you happen to play a match at a 2011 WC venue. There's absolutely no compromise there.
- Also, you can only select from the World Cup years provided for a particular venue. For grounds in England, you have as many as five choices per venues because of the five different World Cups that were played there. For others such as those in South Africa/Kenya/Zimbabwe or the West Indies there is only one.
- The World Cup year you select will affect the style of play from players however. Like for instance, Gordon Greenidge from the 1970s most certainly wont be striking at 60-ish in modern day World Cups, or Joel Garner just conceding at 2 an over with all the heavy bats and short boundaries of 2015. And likewise for those anchors striking at 90-100 effortlessly in recent times should they end up in the '70s-80s all of a sudden.
Please use the form below to select following my example:
Code:
VENUE SELECTION
VC the slogger - Sir Viv Richards Stadium (2007), St George's Park (2003)
ahmedleo414 -
Aislabie -
Aravind. -
Bevab -
CerealKiller -
Ed Smith -
Fenil -
Gaurav_7 -
liveinasociety -
mohsin7827 -
Na Maloom Afraad -
Neo 7 -
RUDI -
Umair7 -
VC the slogger -
Verified Enigma -
Yash. -
Venues available
1. W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992 (), 2015 ()
2. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992 (), 2015 ()
3. Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992 (), 2015 ()
4. Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992/2015 ()
5. Ray Mitchell Oval, Harrup Park, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 1992 WCs played: 1992 Pitch types: 1992 ()
6. Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba), Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992(), 2015 ()
7. Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992(), 2015 ()
8. Eastern Oval, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 1992 WCs played: 1992 Pitch types: 1992 ()
9. Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 2015 WCs played: 1992, 2015 Pitch types: 1992 (), 2015 ()
10. Berri Oval, Berri, South Australia, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 1992 WCs played: 1992 Pitch types: 1992 ()
11. Lavington Sports Oval, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
First WC: 1992 Last WC: 1992 WCs played: 1992 Pitch types: 1992 ()
1. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
First WC: 2011 Last WC: 2011 WCs played: 2011 Pitch types: 2011 ()
2. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
First WC: 2011 Last WC: 2011 WCs played: 2011 Pitch types: 2011 ()
1. Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, London, England
First WC: 2003 Last WC: 2003 WCs played: 2003 Pitch types: 2003 ()
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.
Evenly balanced - 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.
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