Draft: The Alphabet Draft 3 - Revenge of the Consonants

[qpeedore]

I'm confused. The order says me first...

 

[ahmedleo414]

I'm confused. The order says me first...

You're right, sorry that was my mistake, you are first. Go ahead with your pick

 

[ddrap14]

[TD]@ddrap14 [/TD]
[TD]Noncyclical[/TD]
[TD]8 (4 picks must be from Sri Lanka)[/TD]
[TD]3 (30% must be played at position)[/TD]

Absolutely taking that

 

[ahmedleo414]

Absolutely taking that

You want to trade with me

 

[qpeedore]

Starting with Jim Laker at number 9. If my maths are correct, it's 53pointchange percentage at that position.

@ahmedleo414

Good luck with your 60% requirement.

 

[ddrap14]

You want to trade with me

You only have four vowels, not six...

cAprIcOrnIs

Edit: Mohsin has six vowels too, not four. You got the two confused I think

 

[ahmedleo414]

You only have four vowels, not six...

cAprIcOrnIs

Edit: Mohsin has six vowels too, not four. You got the two confused I think

yeah, good catch. I mixed up the two. I have fixed it. I will keep the 6 vowel one and give the other word to Mohsin.... I have no idea what's wrong with me today. I am just seeing different things ... anyways now I have to find all new players....

 

[ahmedleo414]

My first pick will be:

Cheteshwar Pujara

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Stats	Matches	Runs	HS	Batting Ave	100s/50s
First Class	214	16,311	352	51.94	50/65
Test	86	6,267	206*	46.08	18/29

Eligibility: Played 128 innings out of 144 at position 3 = 88.89%

Bio from cricinfo:

Cheteshwar Pujara's batting is a throwback to eras gone by, not so much in technique - he is unusually bottom-handed for someone who pays his bills through Test cricket - as in temperament. In an era of counterattacking batsmen, Pujara is a rare successful defensive batsman who takes pleasure in grinding down attacks and then feasting on them. He steps down to spinners but keeps the ball along the carpet, he doesn't tire of scoring runs no matter the opposition or venue, his fitness is more about what is required for batting for long periods as opposed to bulging biceps with tattoos on them.

My team so far:

1. P
2. A
3. Cheteshwar Pujara
4. O
5. O
6. S
7. E
8. R
9. O
10. O
11. T

@Mittal2002 you are next

 

[mohsin7827]

yeah, good catch. I mixed up the two. I have fixed it. I will keep the 6 vowel one and give the other word to Mohsin.... I have no idea what's wrong with me today. I am just seeing different things ... anyways now I have to find all new players....

Thanks Dylan, Ahmad
I was intimidated by that word and choosing Pak players with that

 

[Mittal2002]

My first pick is quite obvious as I have to choose 4 players from Bangladesh, Afghanistan or Ireland. Yes, it is Shakib Al Hasan at number 5.

Batting & Fielding​

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	58	107	7	3933	217	39.33	6379	61.65	5	25	480	19	25	0
ODI	215	203	29	6600	134*	37.93	8035	82.14	9	49	596	43	52	0
T20I	79	78	10	1604	84	23.58	1289	124.43	0	9	166	35	21	0
FC	94	171	14	5848	217	37.24			8	35			48	0
List A	260	246	31	7742	134*	36.00	9190	84.24	9	57	697	64	70	0
T20	331	303	45	5275	86*	20.44	4333	121.74	0	19	486	133	85	0

Bowling​

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	58	98	13415	6679	215	7/36	10/124	31.06	2.98	62.30	9	18	2
ODI	215	212	11003	8155	277	5/29	5/29	29.44	4.44	39.70	9	3	0
T20I	79	78	1739	1978	95	5/20	5/20	20.82	6.82	18.30	3	1	0
FC	94		19565	9454	315	7/32		30.01	2.89	62.10	11	23	2
List A	260	256	12931	9513	338	5/18	5/18	28.14	4.41	38.20	14	4	0
T20	331	325	6974	7994	374	6/6	6/6	21.37	6.87	18.60	8	4	0

@ddrap14

 

[ddrap14]

Unless I'm missing something really obvious, Lasith Malinga spent most of his innings at number 11. He couldn't bat. Like, at all. But he could bowl.

Yes, I'm right. Malinga at 11 please.

@Yash.

 

[Yash.]

I'll take Jacques Kallis for no. 4

@mohsin7827

 

[mohsin7827]

9. Sarfaraz Nawaz

"One day I shined the ball from one side. That was the day I actually invented how to reverse-swing."



@ddrap14

 

[ddrap14]

Dushmantha Chameera at 9. Not only is he 65% at 9, he's Sri Lankan.

My next two SLs will be a lot more tricky I think

@ahmedleo414

 

[ahmedleo414]

My next pick will be:

Yuvraj Singh

Stats	Matches	Runs	HS	Batting Ave	100s/50s	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Bowling Ave	5w/10w
First Class	139	8,965	260	44.16	26/36	41	5/94	?	48.24	1/0
Test	40	1,900	169	33.92	3/11	9	2/9	2/20	60.77	0/0

Eligibility: Played 44 innings out of 62 at position 5 = 70.97%

Bio from cricinfo:

When all is well with Yuvraj Singh, he hits the ball as clean and long as it has ever been hit. When all is not well, he looks so awkward you forget he can hit the ball clean and long. All has been well with Yuvraj more often in limited-overs cricket, where he can be effortless and brutal at the same time, than in Tests, though his form and consistency has been on the decline since his comeback following a recovery from a rare form of germ cell cancer in 2012. When he started off, though, his athleticism on the field and his canny left-arm spin made him a key one-day player as Indian cricket went through a makeover at the turn of the century.

He will be primarily used as a middle order batsman on my team

My team so far:

1. P
2. A
3. Cheteshwar Pujara
4. O
5. O
6. Yuvraj Singh
7. E
8. R
9. O
10. O
11. T

@Yash. you are next