Team Crappycrapperson
Line up
- Saeed Anwar
- Gautam Gambhir
- Steven Smith
- Brendon Taylor
- Andrew Symonds
- Andrew Flintoff
- Colin Ingram
- Shane Bond
- Waqar Younis
- Courtney Walsh
- 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.