Team Boycott
- Sachin Tendulkar
- David Warner
- Suresh Raina
- Yuvraj Singh
- Brendon McCullum
- Shreyas Iyer
- Subramaniam Badrinath
- Piyush Chawla
- Mitchell McClenaghan
- Ryan Harris
- RP Singh
Pace bowlers: McClenaghan, RP Singh, Ryan Harris
Spinners: Chawla and Yuvraj
- Tendulkar has 13 50s and a century to his name. Leading run scorer in the 2010 season with 618 runs. Considering he was in the twilight years when IPL was formed his record is excellent showing his adaptability to the format known as the 'young man's game'. He is one of the greatest of all time after-all.
- Warner is the fifth highest run scorer in IPL history and the only non-Indian in the top five. Excluding 2017, he previously won the leading run scorer award in the 2015 season with 562 runs. Also he's fourth in the list for most sixes. Powerful, destructive and extremely difficult to bowl to because of his vast array of strokes. Stop him if you can.
- Raina is the highest run scorer in IPL history with 4540 at an average of 34 and S/R of nearly 140. Inventive and busy left hander he can both accelerate the innings at a rate of knots or play a steady role and go big near the end. The perfect number 3 for this format and a match winner. 31 50s and 1 100.
- Yuvraj is a match-winner with bat and ball. 12 50s, S/R of 131, can play an anchor role if needed as well as going ballistic. Then with the ball his accurate left arm spin will be very useful in the middle overs to tighten my opponents innings. He has two hat-tricks to his name so can even do more than that.
- McCullum has 13 50s and two centuries to his name including an explosive century in the inaugural match of IPL. Another player who scores all around the park, his clean striking and fearlessness will propel my innings.
- Iyer won the Emerging Player award for the 2015 season when he racked up 439 runs at 33.76 average + 128 S/R. A young player whose exuberance will be a great addition to the destruction the senior players above will cause.
- Badrinath is a solid, anchoring type whose cool composure will perform different roles dependent on the situation. 1441 runs at an average of 30 and 118 S/R shows his career was consistent and in his peak season [2011] he averaged 56.57 scoring 396 runs in the process - helping CSK win the title.
- Chawla is the fourth highest wicket taker in IPL history with 126 at an average of 25, an economy rate of 7.63 and s/r of just over 20. Reliable match winning spinner.
- McClenaghan has been one of the stars of IPL in recent years. Excluding 2017, he has taken 35 wickets in his first two campaigns.
- Harris as usual will be the wily niggling seamer whose experience will be valuable. Peak, fit Harris pulled up great stats
- RP Singh was one of the original star players of IPL and the leading wicket taker of 2010. Left arm fast with the ability to swing the ball, as a new ball opener he'll have a good time.
Team Raees/Paulscholes18
Playing XI
Gayle
Sehwag
Kallis
Saha
Smith
Dhoni
Binny
Steyn
Mishra
Patel
Kumble
openers left hand, right hand combination, both big aggressive hitters to make the most of the 6 overs of powerplay
Gayle
3426 Runs Ave over 41 SR over 150, highest ever ipl score 175, hit nearly 100 more 6's then anyone else, most 100s with 5 & 20 50s
best ipl 2012 733 runs avg 61.08 sr 160.74 4s 46 6s 59
Sehwag
runs 2728 avg 27.55 SR 155.44 HS 122 100s 2 50s 16
best ipl 2011 runs 424 avg 38.54 SR 176.66
Kallis
Runs 2427 28.55 avg SR 109.22 HS 89 50s 16. Batsman who have remained Not-out at the end of a successful chase, Kallis has scored 500 runs with a 123 SR (only GG has scored more runs then kallis)
Best ipl (batting) 2010 runs 572 avg 47.66 sr 115.78
Bowling wickets 65 avg 35.27 eco 7.89 sr 26.8
best ipl (bowling) 2013 wicktes 16 avg 24.62 sr 19.87 eco 7.43
Saha (WK)
Runs 1323 avg over 26 SR over 130 100s 150s 5
hit a century in the 2014 final 115 off 55 balls @no4
Best ipl 2014 runs 362 avg 32.9 sr 145.38
Smith
Runs 1231 Avg over 36 SR over 130 100s 1 50s 2
best ipl 2016 runs 270 avg 45 sr 153.4
Dhoni
Runs 3561 avg 37.88 SR 137
best ipl 2014 runs 371 avg 74 sr 148.4
Binny
Runs 688 avg over 20 SR over 126
best ipl 2013 runs 293 avg 32.55 sr 147.23
Bowlers
Mishra
Wickets 124 avg 24.33 SR 19.69 eco 7.41
best ipl 2013 wickets 21 avg 18.76 sr 17.71 eco 6.35
Steyn
wickets 92 avg 25.06 SR 22.36 eco 6.72
best ipl 2012 wickets 18 avg 15.83 sr 15.55 eco 6.1
Patel
wickets 73 avg 22.94 sr 18.31 eco 7.51
best ipl 2011 wickets 22 avg 16.27 sr 14.81 eco 6.58
Kumble
wickets 45 avg 23.51 sr 21.44 eco 6.58
best ipl 2009 wickets 21 avg 16.52 sr 16.9 eco 5.86
