Round 7
1/2
Ddrap
James Pattinson will serve my squad fit better at 8 than the slightly better Patrick Patterson would at 9, so I've gone him.
Also, he played for the Heat.
Ed
Part-time cricketer, full-time rugbyist Jeff Wilson will bat 7 for Ed.
Aislabie
Ranjan Madugalle, who will play 3, was a fighty batsman who often didn't have resources to work with him; he later became the ICC's most prolific referee.
Fenil
Dominic Cork didn't really put it together at international level, but he was a brilliant FC seamer who'll bat 9 for Fenil.
Parth
Hardik Pandya is a good allrounder. He's Parth's fifth good allrounder and has to bat at three. Such is the draw
Pillowprocter
Mohammad Hafeez could work opening or at 4, but with Procter's openers filled, it's the latter he will be batting at.
Disharies
Lots of teams without keepers might have taken Denis Lindsay here. Not Disharies, who has one. Dennis Lillee waltzes into this team.
Na Maloom Afraad
Ken Shuttleworth isn't Lillee, but he does the job at 10 for NMA, especially given his other options were Vusi Sibanda, Milton Shumba and Shuvagata Hom.
Neo 7
Chris L. Smith was one of the better options in a pool that was not rewarding (again). Opening for Neo
CerealKiller
L Balaji provides some seam at #11. I thought CK had picked the Canadian Balaji for a second, and was very confused.
Till Valhalla
I firstly owe TV an apology; I misread his Azharuddin explanation, and he should have been 6 from the start.
As for this pool, which is quite stacked, Graham McKenzie at 11 was chosen.
Aravind
Johnny Briggs does rather make up for the O'Reilly miss two rounds ago. Kaneria being picked in between means he comes in at 10 instead.
Ahmed
In a pool with a doctor, a Scot averaging 12, and a T20 specialist, Ollie Pope was always going to be the pick - he'll bat six and likely keep.