The RNG Draft (Panesar Edition)

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@Yash.

Dismissal to Australians specialist KS Bharat comes into Yash's team. Underwhelming, but at least he ticks off keeper.

@mohsin7827

Frank Tyson walks into Mohsin's team... except for the fact that, with two bunny rounds to go and only one tail spot, Mohsin strengthened his batting with Johnny Tyldesley instead.

@Neo 7

I would be keen to see CK Nayudu play against Supreme and Vizzy. That'd be a war.

@Supreme General

Kyle Coetzer was Supreme's pick, which means that all three of Scotland's best ever cricketers have gone in this draft. Weird.

@Disharies

A lot of good batsmen available here. Hansie Cronje might have the edge in this particular draft, given his capable bowling, but Martin Crowe is not a bad pick in any way, shape or form.

@ahmedleo414

Ravi Shastri comes in as a bits and pieces all rounder. He does two things; neither are brilliant but you need them when you've got Reynold Aravinda on your team.

@CerealKiller

Tatenda Taibu was CK's pick. He bats 4 and keeps. This is the first ever draft with two Zimbabwean keeper-batsmen on the same team, btw.

 

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Alright, I need Round 9 players for everyone except five (Ahmed, CK, Aislabie, Supreme and Disharies).

@mohsin7827 @Bevab @Ed Smith @Neo 7 @pillowprocter @Paranoid Kendroid @Yash. @Till Valhalla please submit your Round 5 unlucky dip player

 

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I'll get this out tomorrow

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 53
Maharaja of Porbandar

This Maharaja has the same skills and glasses as Vizzy. He does have two positives Vizzy didn't though; hair, and humility (he ceded leadership of the 1932 team to CK Nayudu).

Nominated by: @Aislabie
Received by: @CerealKiller

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 54
Liam Botham


An... alright? first class bowler, Liam Botham quickly realised that while his dad was a cricket icon, he was better at rugby. Unfortunately that ended too to injury.

Nominated by: @Supreme General (who else?)
Received by: @Aislabie

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 55
Junior Dala


I'm not sure if the nominator was going off Dala's sole ODI, but aside from that he's been a very competent domestic cricketer. And some teams would love him.

Nominated by: @Disharies
Received by: @Yash.

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 56
Hasitha Perera


I'm almost certain this lady isn't the Hasitha Perera we're mentioning... but it was what Google showed me when I searched it. The actual Hasitha was a bad batsman for two Sri Lankan clubs.

Nominated by: @ahmedleo414
Received by: @Supreme General

 

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Just check the squads on the first page to see who you get. What a spoiler

I accidentally hit save on the first three. It shouldn't do that anymore

Unlucky Dip Player 57
Kamran Akmal


I'm fully aware this is a meme nomination. But a competent keeper-batsman might bail someone out big time.

Nominated by: @CerealKiller
Received by: @mohsin7827

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 58
Tangerine Chanderpaul


Tage is still developing, but he's pretty clearly going to be a Windies opener for a long time if his fundamentals are anything to go by. Another good outcome.

Nominated by: @Ed Smith
Received by: @Till Valhalla

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 59
Raza Hasan


For a second I thought this was another meme nomination - the 14yo Test batsman - but then I figured out this was the spinner. The one that took, uh... am I allowed to say it on this forum? Let's say it sounds similar to a famous soda brand.

Nominated by: @Till Valhalla
Received by: @Disharies

I gotta go have dinner, rest of round afterwards

 

[CerealKiller]

I accidentally hit save on the first three. It shouldn't do that anymore

Unlucky Dip Player 57
Kamran Akmal

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I'm fully aware this is a meme nomination. But a competent keeper-batsman might bail someone out big time.

Nominated by: @CerealKiller
Received by: @mohsin7827

A for Akmal, B for ball, c for catch, d for drop

 

[Aislabie]

Am I allowed to say it on this forum?

You're allowed to say that Raza Hadan ingested copious amounts of Alex Hales Party Powder. Or you could specify cocaine.

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 60
Haris Rauf

I've liked about three Melbourne Stars in my history and here's one of them (apart from the games against Brisbane). This is a gift.

Nominated by: @pillowprocter
Received by: @Bevab

 

[Bevab]

An actually competent player… what on earth?

 

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Unlucky Dip Player 61
Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz getting nominated here is as big of an injustice as a player not getting selected with a FC average of 100 would be. Surely that'd never happen? Right?

Nominated by: @mohsin7827
Received by: @pillowprocter
How sweet