The first Cricket sheep thread

No that's BS for people in non-Indian time zones.
That's why I gave 2hr windows. We can work out the exact intervals considering the timezones for those who aren't in India. The only objective is to reduce the total time from 48hrs to somewhere around 30hrs.
 
Shortening the time limit is a no-go. I could just reduce the number of rounds then. 2 instead of 3, if everyone has a problem with this format!

@Akshay and @MJJ pick!
Naah, has to be 3 rounds in a sheep draft. If you can't reduce the time gap, just let things be and hope people hurry the feck up.
 
Criteria 2, Round 2 Results.
Mani FAIL (Boucher)
Akshay PASS
MJJ PASS
PaulScholes18 PASS
RedTiger FAIL (Boucher)
Skills FAIL (Healy)
Crappy PASS
VanGaalEra FAIL (Healy)
Boycott FAIL (Player already picked)
Kazi PASS
Aldo FAIL (Player already picked)
Harshad PASS
Skizzo FAIL (Boucher)
 
Blocked player list(Criteria 2)
Blocked player list: Hadlee, Imran Khan, Warne, Pollock, Ntini, Murali, Akram, Saqlain, AB DeVilliers, Sangakarra, Alec Stewart, Clyde Walcott, Adam Gilchrist, Boucher, Healy
 
I don't know if I should go with a safe pick or not.

Once the legends went there's not much of a choice. Batting skills have only been emphasised in modern cricket. Mainstays of years gone by averaged 20-30 which would constitute a sheep from today's game.

Those who got their picks did well but I expect most of us will be on par this round.
 
We picked a sheep to make things simpler for km. Will cut my balls off if anyone else went for our guy.
 
Criteria 2, Round 3 Results.
Mani PASS
RedTiger PASS
Skills FAIL (Player already picked)
VanGaalEra FAIL (Player already picked)
Boycott FAIL (Player already picked)
Aldo PASS
Skizzo PASS

 
Completed teams after round 2
Mani 1. Holding 2. Ian Smith
Akshay 1. Ambrose 2. Harshan Tillakratne
Ijazz17 1. McGrath 2. Rod Marsh
MJJ 1. Waqar Younis 2. Moin Khan
PaulScholes18 1. Botham 2. Prior
RedTiger 1. Hirwani 2. Mushfiqur Rahim
Skills 1. Steyn 2. Sheep
Crappy 1. Mendis 2. Alan Knott
NM 1. Donald 2. Les Ames
VanGaalEra 1. Shillingford 2. Sheep
Boycott 1. Chetan Sharma 2. Sheep
Kazi 1. Bond 2. Dhoni
Aldo 1. Andy Roberts 2. Don Tallon
Harshad 1. Marshall 2. McCullum
Prath 1. Harbhajan 2. Andy Flower
Skizzo 1. Mushtaq Ahmed 2. Jeff Dujon
 
Criteria 3
Criteria 3:

Pick a player who debuted AFTER Sachin Tendulkar's test debut and retired BEFORE Tendulkar's farewell test match.
 
I'd consider two or three uncapped WK a lot better than some of the picks above!
 
I'm surprised no one went for a part-time keeper I had in mind. Maybe he didn't take 20 catches.