All time ODI sheep draft: Crappycrapperson vs NM

[Skills]

Team Crappycrapperson

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Gautam Gambhir
3. Steven Smith
4. Brendon Taylor
5. Andrew Symonds
6. Andrew Flintoff
7. Colin Ingram
8. Shane Bond
9. Waqar Younis
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Saeed Ajmal

Team NM

1. Shane Watson
2. Alec Stewart
3. Babar Azam
4. Michael Clarke
5. Angelo Matthews
6. Carl Hooper
7. Suresh Raina
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Harbhajan Singh
10. Ian Bishop
11. Darren Gough

 

[Skills]

Team Crappycrapperson

Line up

1. Saeed Anwar
2. Gautam Gambhir
3. Steven Smith
4. Brendon Taylor
5. Andrew Symonds
6. Andrew Flintoff
7. Colin Ingram
8. Shane Bond
9. Waqar Younis
10. Courtney Walsh
11. Saeed Ajmal

Write Up:

Stats:

Batting:
- Line up consists of players capable of playing the big innings in an ODI: Anwar, Gambhir, Smith, Taylor and Symonds. Symonds averages 44+ at number 5 so he gets to bat at his best position. Even Taylor has shown for Zimbabwe that he can hold the innings together and score big runs.
- Contains true match winners in likes of Gambhir, Symonds, Smith and Flintoff. Gambhir's 90+ in WC 2011 final was critical and Smith scored a 100 in 2015 final.
- Symonds and Flintoff provide the attacking fire power as and when required for late overs. Even Ingram given his T20 experience can play a role here.

Bowling:
- Anchored by pace trio of Bond, Waqar, Flintoff and Walsh. Younis is the one of the best ODI bowlers of all time, full stop. Bond's number speak for themselves while Walsh will provide steady support to them. Flintoff numbers just a bowler alone are good enough to get him in any ODI side.
- Ajmal being a late find did not do as much damage he could have in ODIs but I have seen him being one of few spinners to truly trouble Indian batsmen in that format.
- Symonds is the 6th bowling option. Symonds just becomes a bonus, being able to bowl both medium pace and spin if required. Even Smith can chip in with spin if required.

 

[Skills]

Team NM

Position	Name	Batting Avg	Runs Scored	Strike Rate	Bowling Avg	Wickets Taken	Strike Rate	Econ Rate	Role
1	Shane Watson	40.54	5757	90.44	31.79	168	38.4	4.95	Explosive opener that will help my team gain momentum Excellent 5th bowler (was usually 3rd or 4th option for Aus). He is a front line option for a 5th bowler!
2	Alec Stewart	31.6	4677	68.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Solid opener and my wicketkeeper. His goal is to drop anchor and let the players around him accelerate
3	Babar Azam	56.92	3985	89.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	One of the best around in limited overs today, and a potential all timer
4	Michael Clarke	44.58	7981	78.98	37.64	57	4.98	45.3	Australian stalwart and one of the best middle order batsmen around. Can throw the ball to him on a spinning pitch if needed too
5	Angelo Mathews	41.67	5835	83.3	33.35	120	4.62	43.2	Strong middle order bat +5th bowling option alongside Watson
6	Carl Hooper	35.35	5761	76.63	36.05	193	4.36	49.6	Middle order anchor man + possible 5th/6th bowler on turning tracks. Very solid either way
7	Suresh Raina	35.31	5615	93.5	50.3	36	59	5.11	My finisher. Will move up the order if needed to accelerate. Won't bowl unless it's a dust bowl
8	Shaun Pollock	26.45	3519	86.69	24.5	393	39.9	3.67	Leader of my attack and one of the greats. Very handy lower order batsman too
9	Harbhajan Singh	13.3	1237	81.06	33.35	269	46.3	4.31	4th bowler and primary spinning option. Will be very good on turning pitches
10	Ian Bishop	16.2	405	52.19	26.5	118	36.7	4.33	1st change (3rd bowler). Very reliable and a great wicket-taking option
11	Darren Gough	12.42	609	64.3	26.42	235	4.38	35.9	England's 90s and early 2000s stalwart. Very good bowler who will share the new ball with Pollock

Why I win:
1. Strong batting all the way down to 8 with both explosive hitters and anchors who can adopt
2. Deep bowling. I have 7 bowlers that are "full time options" and a couple more who can chip in on spinning tracks
3. Team for all conditions. I have multiple pacers + spinners and a mix of players who are great at flat tracks or spin tracks.

 

[Skills]

@crappycraperson @NM

 

[crappycraperson]

I have easily the better match winners than NM.

Waqar
Bond
Flintoff
Anwar
Symonds
Smith

For NM at best you can say Watson, Clarke and Pollock.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

I prefer crappy's quality throughout but I like the depth of NM's bowling attack. I'm leaning crappy but would like to hear more tomorrow.

 

[NM]

I have easily the better match winners than NM.

Waqar
Bond
Flintoff
Anwar
Symonds
Smith

For NM at best you can say Watson, Clarke and Pollock.

Raina, Azam not match winners? You do talk some nonsense in drafts mate. Your bowlers are great, but this is a ODI series. My superioir overall depth will shine through IMO. I bat till 8 while you bat till 6 and Freddie is hit or miss.

Bond and Waqar are great, but if even one of them has an off day your team is toast... and in a five match series, everybody will have off days

 

[crappycraperson]

Raina is not a match winner in ODIs in all time draft, How is this controversial? Azam perhaps just on the basis of his numbers, can't really think of a defining match winnings by him though.

Flintoff is one of ODIs all rounder GOATs, bizarre to discount him in either role. His bowling average and stick rate is better than Pollock, the leader of your attack!

Batting depth is not everything in ODIs. We won 2011 WC with bhajji coming at 8 and a long tail.