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Team Crappy
Batting:
- Opening pair is the same one world 11 would have had in 90s.
Sachin is pretty much the undisputed GOAT of ODI cricket.
Mark Waugh the best batsmen for Oz team in 90s in ODIs. Both of them are capable of playing big innings and win the match for the team.
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Brian Lara does not need any introduction. He was to Windies team what Sachin was for Indian one in 90s. With Lara at 3, I have 3 players up top who can play a big innings to anchor the match from batting point of view.
Martin Crowe was a super ODI player who proved himself in 92 world cup where he got man of the series.
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Jos Butler is perhaps the best finisher and middle/lower order enforcer in play right now. The type if innings he has played for innings at no.5 or no.6 defies belief. He is yet another match winner (4th) in the batting line up. Following him are pair of
Duminy and
Neesham. Both of them suited well for the role of no.6 and no.7 batsmen here. Neesham especially is capable of accelerating at the end if required. Cummins, Qadir and Rabada is not an especially strong lower order but each of them is capable of sticking around to hold an end to support a batsmen.
Bowling -
- Pace attack is solid as they come -
Ambrose,
Steyn and
Rabada.
Steyn can attack and make an impact on any pitch while Ambrose will inject fear as usual on opposition ranks. Even on good batting wickets he is unlikely to leak runs.
Rabada is the current go to bowler for SA and used to bowling in tight situations in batsmen friendly conditions.
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Saqlain, a contender for the best ODI spinner of all time adds further strength to the side.
Qadir will give him support on spin friendly wicket.
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Neesham is in the side as an all rounder and provides the fourth pace bowling option. Over all the team has
8 solid bowling options. On good batting wickets, variety and options is a must to make up for any of regulating bowler having an off day.
Match Thoughts
- On
Flat wicket I don't see any other result that a comprehensive win for my side. Two from my top 3 are primed to take away the match in those conditions with Butler coming in and exploding later.
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spin friendly wicket his biggest weapon Shane Warne will come up against the player who hammered him the most in ODIs.
Sachin vs Warne
Bowler summary for 17 ODIs where Warne faced Sachin
| Sachin vs SK Warne | 1994-2001 | ODIs: 17 | Dismissals: 1 | Matches/Dismissals: 17.00 | Average: 100.00 |
... Sachin averages 58.7 in these 17 matches.
On the other hand
Saqlain with Qadir will be too much for his team to handle on spin friendly wicket.
- Same story as above on pitch that favours batting with some assistance for pace.
Team Mani
1.Opening batsmen's (S.Jayasurya / G.Gambhir )
This team got the complimentary opening partnership with
( S.Jayasurya & G.Gambhir ) Sanath would be more attacking while Gambhir would provide the support Jayasurya requires.Notable thing about these two openers is that they figured in the WC winning squad who had made tremoundous contributed to their success in the WC leading from the front.
2.MIddle and lower middle order ( D.Jones / Imran Khan / MS.Dhoni /A.Symonds / S.Raina )
Middle order is well suited to grind out those middle over and provide stability in case in case of any early wickets at the same time score some quick runs In death overs.All 5 got perfect nerve to pace the innings in such a way to chase it while batting second or put together a mammoth total when batting first.
A.Symonds/ S.Raina coming at 6 & 7 shows the depth in the batting order, both these players are hard hitter of cricket ball and can clear boundaries at ease.
Dhoni /Symonds /S.Raina all three with the strike rate close to 100 is arguable the best LMO combination you can see in this draft.
3.Bowling : 5 Premium bowlers + Two part timers.
( M.Marshall / Imran Khan / S.Warne / S.Bond / M.Morkel ) + S.Jayasurya & A.Symonds
Team will be feilded with 5 bowlers, led by
M.Marshall & Imran Khan supported by
S.Bond and M.Morkel all four can swing the ball either ways which would be difficult to get away in those early overs,their pace would trouble any top batsmen these bowlers can bowl those Yorkers or slow balls at will during end overs which would be difficult to dislodge.
Middle overs will be handled by S.Warne, (best spin bowler the world had ever seen) will help in providing the team with his usual breaks in those middle overs which that team requires also would be supported by
A.Symonds and S.Jayasurya.
Team is well balanced with pacers and spinners (S.Warne) along with part time bowlers and remains confident of bowling in any type of pitches, team would remains same for all three pitches.
4.MS.Dhoni -Captain / WK
Team marshalled by more efficient captain MS.Dhoni, he's not just the explosive batsmen, he improves batsmen's around him gives them much needed confident, which obviously translates to much better batting side while team decides to chase.Staying behind wickets helps him in set perfect fielding.Man had led country to two World Cup success.
5. Leaders in team: ( Jayasurya / Imran Khan / MS.Dhoni / S.Warne ) who will be valuable to the team in team of assisting for successful chase as well their inputs during team in fielding which can't be matched by any teams in this draft.
World Cup winners in the squad
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S.Jayasurya - (Player of the tournament 1996 WC)
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G.Gambhir - (Winner of WC 2011) Crucial 90 in final gave perfect platform to chase.
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Imran Khan- ( Lead Pakistan to their first World Cup, contributed with both bat and ball)
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MS.Dhoni -Winner of 2011 WC, captains knock in final coming lower down the order.
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A.Symonds - Part of two World Cup winning squad (2003 & 2007) contributed with both bat and ball.
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.S.Warne- Winner of 1999 WC, perfect bowling finger in SF and Final.
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