Newbie ODI Cricket Draft

[Moby]

Azhar and Mark are top picks.

 

[Anointed One]

Where would people rate Mark Waugh, Ijaz Ahmed and Azharuddin as 90s ODI batsmen? In terms of stats they look like they're right up there - obviously Sachin and Bevan seem to stand out right at the top, but would it be a fair assessment to say that all three are comfortably towards the top of the second tier?

Waugh's got 13 ODI centuries in the 90s (only Anwar and Tendulkar have got more) - the same number as Lara, and is the third highest run getter in the 90s. Azharuddin's the second highest runs in the 90s. The one I don't know much about is Ijaz Ahmed apart from his 9 centuries in the 90s.

Mark Waugh is a great pick, mate.

Even though I'm an Indian, Mark Waugh was one of my fav cricketers. He is the perfect ODI player. Classy batsman, brilliant fielder and a very handy bowler. As an ODI opener, I would consider him amongst the top five ODI openers of all time after Gilly, Sachin and Sanath. Azhar was another player, I loved watching. Both are very good picks.

 

[Skills]

Azhar and Mark are top picks.

Mark Waugh is a great pick, mate.

Even though I'm an Indian, Mark Waugh was one of my fav cricketers. He is the perfect ODI player. Classy batsman, brilliant fielder and a very handy bowler. As an ODI opener, I would consider him amongst the top five ODI openers of all time after Gilly, Sachin and Sanath. Azhar was another player, I loved watching. Both are very good picks.

Cheers guys, I wasn't as lucky as some (most if not all) of you to watch these guys. Most of what I know about these is from anecdotes, sports articles, and just simple their stats.

 

[shr89]

Brian McMillan,South African all rounder

 

[shr89]

Upul Chandana,Sri Lanka leggie
has got 5 half centuries and 151 wickets to his name.

 

[Lowkey]

Mark Waugh officially made cricket cool when he used to bat with his collar up...started copying him straight away when i used to play

 

[Anointed One]

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming

 

[Mani]

Neil fairbrother

 

[bhuvan_chris_23]

Who is up next?

 

[Skills]

Who is up next?

Your next.

 

[zlatan_ish]

You.

 

[Skills]

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming

 

[bhuvan_chris_23]

Give me 10-15 minutes fellas. Slim pickings now.

 

[bhuvan_chris_23]

Grant Flower, Zimbabwe

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming


Thoughts on my team so far guys? It's like I am trying hard to build a retro squad.

 

[Skills]

Ajay Jadeja

Avg of 37.36 in the 90s, along with 6 centuries and 34 scores of 50 or more in the 90s.

 

[Skills]

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick | A.Jadeja
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming

 

[Skills]

Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower

Thoughts on my team so far guys? It's like I am trying hard to build a retro squad.

I actually don't know much about your team mate, like you said it's quite retro so it's a bit beyond my years. Tbh I don't even know much about the players in my own team

Though you do have probably one of the most (if not the most) balanced teams in the draft - the likes of Kallis, Jayasuria and Afridi add a lot to your bowling attack as well as obviously being great batsman (especially the former two). Then of course you've got Andy Flower who was a brilliant wicketkeeper who again adds a lot of balance to your team as your not sacrificing anything in terms of your batting. Overall I'd say it's an extremely strong team.

 

[zlatan_ish]

Graham Thorpe

 

[zlatan_ish]

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick | A.Jadeja
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar|G.Thorpe
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming

 

[Mani]

Now you guys picking it fast.Hope all picks end before tomorrow morning.

 

[Moby]

Shivnaraine Chanderpaul

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick | A.Jadeja
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar|G.Thorpe
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming | Chanderpaul
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming

 

[Anointed One]

NICK KNIGHT

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[Anointed One]

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick | A.Jadeja
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar| G.Thorpe
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming | Chanderpaul
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie | Knight
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming

 

[Lowkey]

pick 1: Rameez Raja (Pak)

pick 2: Javagal Srinath (Ind)

 

[bhuvan_chris_23]

Srinath has already been picked Lowkey.

 

[Mani]

Srinath already picked.Are you changing your pick?

 

[Skills]

I've PM'd him he's got until 6.30..

 

[Lowkey]

sigh, im sorry guys.

Pick 1 - Ramiz Raja (Pak)

Pick 2 - Hansie Cronje (SA)

 

[Skills]

Cronje has been picked as well...

 

[Anointed One]

Cronje also has been picked, mate.

 

[zlatan_ish]

 

[Anointed One]

Six hours have passed. Shall I make my pick now?

 

[Lowkey]

omfg...being colorblind doesnt help lol. Hard for me to see who has been picked.

Pick 1: Ramiz Raja (Pak)

Pick 2: Robin Smith (Eng)

Hope none of them have been picked

 

[Skills]

Yeah go on.

 

[Skills]

omfg...being colorblind doesnt help lol. Hard for me to see who has been picked.

Pick 1: Ramiz Raja (Pak)

Pick 2: Robin Smith (Eng)

Hope none of them have been picked

Yeah you're okay this time mate

 

[Anointed One]

ROMESH KALUWITHARANA

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[Lowkey]

Yeah you're okay this time mate

lol

 

[zlatan_ish]

but he has already picked two english before...






















just kidding.

 

[Skills]

fecks sake that was my wicketkeeper

 

[Skills]

Shr89 | Akram | A. Donald | S. Anwar | Dean Jones | Martin Crowe | Ranatunga | Sidhu | B. McMillan | Chandana
Mankini | Tendulkar | S.Waugh | CA Walsh | Kirsten | P Reifel | Cronje | Vettori | Sohail | N.Fairbrother
Bhuvan | Jayasuriya | J. Kallis | A Flower | S Afridi | A Javed | J Srinath | C Harris | R Mahanama | G Flower
Skills | Ambrose | M.Waugh | S.Mushtaq | Azharuddin | McDermott | I.Ahmed | N.Johnson | G.Hick | A.Jadeja
Zlatan | Lara |Gilchrist| Pollock | Ponting | M.Ahmed | Bishop | Gibbs | Agarkar| G.Thorpe
Aldo | Waqar | McGrath |Ganguly | Cairns | Inzamam | Dravid | Astle | D. Fleming | Chanderpaul
Anointed | Bevan | Klusener | Aravinda | Kumble | Gough | Hooper | Yousuf | Fanie | Knight | Kaluwitharana
Lowkey | Warne | Murali | Vaas | Stewart | M.Taylor | Streak | J.Rhodes | Fleming | R.Raja | R.Smith