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This draft is based on player performances in ICC World Cups and Champions Trophy only, only performances in these tournaments count, performances outside these tournaments carry no weight. Please vote according to this criteria.
TEAM MANI/ANANT
1.M.Hayden
2.R.Raja
3.G.Gambhir
4.K.Pietersen
5.A.Symonds
6.Ms.Dhoni-(wk)-(C)
7.A.Mathews
8.R.Harper
9.Umar Gul/
10.C.Ambrose
11.D.Steyn
VS
TEAM SKILLS/IJAZZ17
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Hashim Amla
3. Aravinda De Silva
4. AB De Villiers
5. Clive Lloyd
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Kapil Dev
8. Mitchell Starc
9. Hasan Ali
10. Trent Boult
11. Saeed Ajmal
Mani/anant writeup
1.M.Hayden
2.R.Raja
3.G.Gambhir
4.K.Pietersen
5.A.Symonds
6.Ms.Dhoni-(wk)-(C)
7.A.Mathews
8.R.Harper
9.Umar Gul/
10.C.Ambrose
11.D.Steyn
12.JP Duminy-SUB
BATTING:
Opening Combo- M.Hayden & Rameez Raja(Won 3 world cups between them)
Arguably we have the best opening combo in the draft, M.Hayden's flamboyant style perfectly matches with Rameez Raja's cool technique, both can see through the new ball with some lusty batting without loosing early wickets and set the tone for batsmen to come.
Hayden, was one half of the most successful opening partnership, in terms of runs score, most 50+ and 100+ partnerships in ICC tournaments ever.
Rameez Raja isbloody good batsman in ICC tournaments. Five 50+ (including 3 centuries) scores in just 16 innings, is a fantastic return especially when one considers that most of these innings came in Australia, which is a tough place to bat in especially for someone from the subcontinent. Also, he averaged nearly 55 in ICC tournaments! Great, isn't it?
Middle Order -G.Gambhir/K.Pietersen/A.Symonds
G.Gambhir at three is a perfect one down batsmen who can keep score ticking and can balance it out in case of early wickets, who is also reliable for those long innings and best man for the transaction job to the middle innings.His 97 in WC 2001 was instrumental winning the World Cup for India which also an highest run chase in the World Cup.
It is easy to forget all his other contributions in ICC tournaments. A consistently great player, who scored 50+ runs in 5 of his 11 innings, Gauti brings into side aggression and a head that can handle all the pressure in the world
Kevin Pietersen & A.Symonds
Best attacking middle order batsmen any team would love to have in their team, they are aggressive and quick running between wickets should keep pressure on bowling team in the middle overs and can go big when required.
In KP, we have a player who can be our Cantona. A player for the biggest occassions- the World Cups! A player who scored a whoopping 7 50+ scores in just 16 innings.
Andrew Symonds is a serial winner. A player who was great with the bat and fantastic with the ball. 6 50+ scores in 19 innings and 3 MoTM awards to go with it
LMO- MS Dhoni(C)& A.Mathews:
In MS Dhoni,We've the best finisher in the draft,whose temperament and composure under pressure is best suited for the limited over contest(Instrumental in 2011 WC final run chase) him along with A.Mathews can give us the long handle any one day unit would love to have.
A fantastic WK, a true legend of the game MS Dhoni can be described as the true team player. Never afraid to shy away from responsibility, MSD is the player everyone needs not only because of his talent, but his willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. And did we mention that he's also captaining us?
One of the finest allrounders of his generation, Angelo Mathews has been one of the best players to have come out from the tiny island of Sri Lanka. A hard hitting batsman and a very decent bowler, Angelo Mathews provides the team much needed balance
BOWLING:
Ambrose & Steyn will be sharing our new ball attack, both have persistence with their line and length which makes it difficult for batsmen to get away,Ambrose especially with his nagging line around the off stump corridor which puts batsmen mind in the state of uncertainty, at other Steyn would support Ambrose with his swing bowling with good pace gives us the good chance for early wickets.
Ambrose is the bowler that no batsman would ever like to face. If you don't believe us then check out what Wisden said about him in his 1992 citation as Wisden Cricketer of the Year. It states that he had "outright pace and he generates a disconcerting, steepling bounce from fuller-length deliveries ... His height and a slender, sinewy wrist contribute greatly to the final velocity [of the ball], the wrist snapping forward at the instant of release to impart extra thrust".
Umar Gul will be our first change bowler, who had lead Pakistan bowling attack for long time also well reputed for his Yorkers at the end overs.
Roger Harper, off spinner will take of middle overs with his high arm action he gets the natural bounce that any spinner would love to get. A.Mathews and A.Symonds will be our support bowlers who are more than a part timers as they part for the respective teams.
Skills/Ijazz17 writeup
Batting
Bowling
Why team Fergie/Phelan wins?
TEAM MANI/ANANT
1.M.Hayden
2.R.Raja
3.G.Gambhir
4.K.Pietersen
5.A.Symonds
6.Ms.Dhoni-(wk)-(C)
7.A.Mathews
8.R.Harper
9.Umar Gul/
10.C.Ambrose
11.D.Steyn
VS
TEAM SKILLS/IJAZZ17
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Hashim Amla
3. Aravinda De Silva
4. AB De Villiers
5. Clive Lloyd
6. Glenn Maxwell
7. Kapil Dev
8. Mitchell Starc
9. Hasan Ali
10. Trent Boult
11. Saeed Ajmal
Mani/anant writeup
1.M.Hayden
2.R.Raja
3.G.Gambhir
4.K.Pietersen
5.A.Symonds
6.Ms.Dhoni-(wk)-(C)
7.A.Mathews
8.R.Harper
9.Umar Gul/
10.C.Ambrose
11.D.Steyn
12.JP Duminy-SUB
BATTING:
Opening Combo- M.Hayden & Rameez Raja(Won 3 world cups between them)
Arguably we have the best opening combo in the draft, M.Hayden's flamboyant style perfectly matches with Rameez Raja's cool technique, both can see through the new ball with some lusty batting without loosing early wickets and set the tone for batsmen to come.
Hayden, was one half of the most successful opening partnership, in terms of runs score, most 50+ and 100+ partnerships in ICC tournaments ever.
Rameez Raja isbloody good batsman in ICC tournaments. Five 50+ (including 3 centuries) scores in just 16 innings, is a fantastic return especially when one considers that most of these innings came in Australia, which is a tough place to bat in especially for someone from the subcontinent. Also, he averaged nearly 55 in ICC tournaments! Great, isn't it?
Middle Order -G.Gambhir/K.Pietersen/A.Symonds
G.Gambhir at three is a perfect one down batsmen who can keep score ticking and can balance it out in case of early wickets, who is also reliable for those long innings and best man for the transaction job to the middle innings.His 97 in WC 2001 was instrumental winning the World Cup for India which also an highest run chase in the World Cup.
It is easy to forget all his other contributions in ICC tournaments. A consistently great player, who scored 50+ runs in 5 of his 11 innings, Gauti brings into side aggression and a head that can handle all the pressure in the world
Kevin Pietersen & A.Symonds
Best attacking middle order batsmen any team would love to have in their team, they are aggressive and quick running between wickets should keep pressure on bowling team in the middle overs and can go big when required.
In KP, we have a player who can be our Cantona. A player for the biggest occassions- the World Cups! A player who scored a whoopping 7 50+ scores in just 16 innings.
Andrew Symonds is a serial winner. A player who was great with the bat and fantastic with the ball. 6 50+ scores in 19 innings and 3 MoTM awards to go with it
LMO- MS Dhoni(C)& A.Mathews:
In MS Dhoni,We've the best finisher in the draft,whose temperament and composure under pressure is best suited for the limited over contest(Instrumental in 2011 WC final run chase) him along with A.Mathews can give us the long handle any one day unit would love to have.
A fantastic WK, a true legend of the game MS Dhoni can be described as the true team player. Never afraid to shy away from responsibility, MSD is the player everyone needs not only because of his talent, but his willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. And did we mention that he's also captaining us?
One of the finest allrounders of his generation, Angelo Mathews has been one of the best players to have come out from the tiny island of Sri Lanka. A hard hitting batsman and a very decent bowler, Angelo Mathews provides the team much needed balance
BOWLING:
Ambrose & Steyn will be sharing our new ball attack, both have persistence with their line and length which makes it difficult for batsmen to get away,Ambrose especially with his nagging line around the off stump corridor which puts batsmen mind in the state of uncertainty, at other Steyn would support Ambrose with his swing bowling with good pace gives us the good chance for early wickets.
Ambrose is the bowler that no batsman would ever like to face. If you don't believe us then check out what Wisden said about him in his 1992 citation as Wisden Cricketer of the Year. It states that he had "outright pace and he generates a disconcerting, steepling bounce from fuller-length deliveries ... His height and a slender, sinewy wrist contribute greatly to the final velocity [of the ball], the wrist snapping forward at the instant of release to impart extra thrust".
Umar Gul will be our first change bowler, who had lead Pakistan bowling attack for long time also well reputed for his Yorkers at the end overs.
Roger Harper, off spinner will take of middle overs with his high arm action he gets the natural bounce that any spinner would love to get. A.Mathews and A.Symonds will be our support bowlers who are more than a part timers as they part for the respective teams.
Skills/Ijazz17 writeup
Batting
Bowling
Why team Fergie/Phelan wins?
- Explosion - We have two of the most destructive batsman ever in AB De Villiers & Glenn Maxwell in my team. De Villiers has destroyed countless attacks and holds the fastest world cup century & 150. Maxwell has obscene strike rate of 180 with an average of 60. These are key runs which become really difficult to chase. We're not even mentioning Kapil Dev here who was batting at 114 SR in an era where a score of 200 odd was game winning.
- Leadership - We have 2 World Cup winning captains in my team. Lloyd led the West Indies to both of their wins in 75 & 79, Dev is India's legendary captain for their first ever win in 1983. They both played huge roles - Lloyd scoring a key century in the 1975 final, and Dev top scoring for India as well as being a huge with the ball. Aravinda De Silva in his only ever world cup final scored a century and took 3 wickets to overcome the Australians.
- Solidarity - both our openers are among the best ODI batsmen in the world, and easily among the top 5 openers in the world. They have very solid-good records in ICC tournaments - especially Sharma who has played a big role in India's 2013 Champions Trophy win & helping them get to the final in 2017.
- Wickets - One thing we have in my team in abundance is wickets. I have the two best bowlers from the 2015 World Cup in my team - both took 22 wickets at ridiculous averages and SR. Starc was the player of the tournament in 2015, and lets not forget Hasan Ali who was the player of the tournament at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Supporting them we have a great spinner in Saeed Ajmal who's ICC stats are somehow even better than his career stats & Kapil Dev who was great with the ball in the 1983 world cup. Then if we need we have De Silva to chip in at key moments.