I'm sure there are statistically better openers out there, but I'll pick Mohammad Hafeez just the same. He also provides a handy bowling option, if needs be.
1) AB de Villiers (zimbos_05)
2) Virat Kohli (grant)
3) Kumar Sangakkara (jaybro)
4) Steve Smith (brmtaylor.com admin)
5) Chris Gayle (Mueddie28)
6) Shakib al Hasan (foreignfield)
7) Kane Williamson (eugene)
8) Mushfiqur Rahim (Kriterion_BD)
9) Mitchell Starc (rusty17)
10) Ross Taylor (rusty17)
11) Mustafizur Rahman (Kriterion_BD)
12) Trent Boult (eugene)
13) Shane Bond (foreignfield)
14) Joe Root (Mueddie28)
15) MS Dhoni (brmtaylor.com admin)
16) Dale Steyn (jaybro)
17) Jos Buttler (grant)
18) Jasprit Bumrah (zimbos_05)
19) Hashim Amla (zimbos_05)
20) Rashid Khan (grant)
21) Brendan McCullum (jaybro)
22) Mitchell Johnson (brmtaylor.com admin)
23) Ben Stokes (Mueddie28)
24) Sachin Tendulkar (foreignfield)
25) Babar Azam (eugene)
26) David Warner (Kriterion_BD)
27) Morne Morkel (rusty17)
37) Marnus Labuschagne (zimbos_05)
38) Jonny Bairstow (grant)
39) Mohammed Amir (jaybro)
40) Brendan Taylor (brmtaylor.com admin)
41) Quinton de Kock (Mueddie28)
42) Lungi Ngidi (foreignfield)
43) Martin Guptill (eugene)
44) Faf du Plessis (Kriterion_BD)
45) Shai Hope (rusty17)
46) Sunil Narine (rusty17)
47) Jason Roy (Kriterion_BD)
48) Mohammad Shami (eugene)
49) Shaun Tait (foreignfield)
50) Ravi Ashwin (Mueddie28)
51) Pat Cummins (brmtaylor.com admin)
52) Kuldeep Yadav (jaybro)
53) Brett Lee (grant)
54) Tom Curan (zimbos_05)
55) Muttiah Muralitharan (zimbos_05)
56) Nicholas Pooran (grant)
57) Kagiso Rabada (jaybro)
58) Michael Clarke (brmtaylor.com admin)
59) Shikhar Dhawan (Mueddie28)
60) Mohammad Hafeez (foreignfield)
I was curious to see if anyone would pick Hafeez; stats wise it was a smart choice as he’s scored a heap of runs and taken a lot of wickets during the 2010’s
I’ve never really been a fan of his and will be looking forward to our match up between Hafeez & Dale Steyn who had the wood over him big time !!!
I was curious to see if anyone would pick Hafeez; stats wise it was a smart choice as he’s scored a heap of runs and taken a lot of wickets during the 2010’s
I’ve never really been a fan of his and will be looking forward to our match up between Hafeez & Dale Steyn who had the wood over him big time !!!
I'm quietly confident that I'll lose the 8th/9th playoff, so I'm afraid Steyn will have to direct his unsappable energy elsewhere and leave the 'professor' unmaimed.
But Bond vs. McCullum would be a spectacle I'd pay good money to watch.
With 61st pick I select Tillakaratne Dilshan who will definitely open and will possibly be the keeper if need be. Not sure how he has been overlooked, perhaps I rate him higher than most?
My team so far:
1. Martin Guptill
2. Tillakaratne Dilshan
3. Kane Williamson
4. Babar Azam
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Trent Boult
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Saeed Ajmal
1) AB de Villiers (zimbos_05)
2) Virat Kohli (grant)
3) Kumar Sangakkara (jaybro)
4) Steve Smith (brmtaylor.com admin)
5) Chris Gayle (Mueddie28)
6) Shakib al Hasan (foreignfield)
7) Kane Williamson (eugene)
8) Mushfiqur Rahim (Kriterion_BD)
9) Mitchell Starc (rusty17)
10) Ross Taylor (rusty17)
11) Mustafizur Rahman (Kriterion_BD)
12) Trent Boult (eugene)
13) Shane Bond (foreignfield)
14) Joe Root (Mueddie28)
15) MS Dhoni (brmtaylor.com admin)
16) Dale Steyn (jaybro)
17) Jos Buttler (grant)
18) Jasprit Bumrah (zimbos_05)
19) Hashim Amla (zimbos_05)
20) Rashid Khan (grant)
21) Brendan McCullum (jaybro)
22) Mitchell Johnson (brmtaylor.com admin)
23) Ben Stokes (Mueddie28)
24) Sachin Tendulkar (foreignfield)
25) Babar Azam (eugene)
26) David Warner (Kriterion_BD)
27) Morne Morkel (rusty17)
37) Marnus Labuschagne (zimbos_05)
38) Jonny Bairstow (grant)
39) Mohammed Amir (jaybro)
40) Brendan Taylor (brmtaylor.com admin)
41) Quinton de Kock (Mueddie28)
42) Lungi Ngidi (foreignfield)
43) Martin Guptill (eugene)
44) Faf du Plessis (Kriterion_BD)
45) Shai Hope (rusty17)
46) Sunil Narine (rusty17)
47) Jason Roy (Kriterion_BD)
48) Mohammad Shami (eugene)
49) Shaun Tait (foreignfield)
50) Ravi Ashwin (Mueddie28)
51) Pat Cummins (brmtaylor.com admin)
52) Kuldeep Yadav (jaybro)
53) Brett Lee (grant)
54) Tom Curan (zimbos_05)
55) Muttiah Muralitharan (zimbos_05)
56) Nicholas Pooran (grant)
57) Kagiso Rabada (jaybro)
58) Michael Clarke (brmtaylor.com admin)
59) Shikhar Dhawan (Mueddie28)
60) Mohammad Hafeez (foreignfield)
61) Tillakaratne Dilshan (eugene)
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes
With 61st pick I select Tillakaratne Dilshan who will definitely open and will possibly be the keeper if need be. Not sure how he has been overlooked, perhaps I rate him higher than most?
It was a toss up for me between Hafeez and Dilshan; but I couldn't possibly select someone with this excuse for a beard:
1) AB de Villiers (zimbos_05)
2) Virat Kohli (grant)
3) Kumar Sangakkara (jaybro)
4) Steve Smith (brmtaylor.com admin)
5) Chris Gayle (Mueddie28)
6) Shakib al Hasan (foreignfield)
7) Kane Williamson (eugene)
8) Mushfiqur Rahim (Kriterion_BD)
9) Mitchell Starc (rusty17)
10) Ross Taylor (rusty17)
11) Mustafizur Rahman (Kriterion_BD)
12) Trent Boult (eugene)
13) Shane Bond (foreignfield)
14) Joe Root (Mueddie28)
15) MS Dhoni (brmtaylor.com admin)
16) Dale Steyn (jaybro)
17) Jos Buttler (grant)
18) Jasprit Bumrah (zimbos_05)
19) Hashim Amla (zimbos_05)
20) Rashid Khan (grant)
21) Brendan McCullum (jaybro)
22) Mitchell Johnson (brmtaylor.com admin)
23) Ben Stokes (Mueddie28)
24) Sachin Tendulkar (foreignfield)
25) Babar Azam (eugene)
26) David Warner (Kriterion_BD)
27) Morne Morkel (rusty17)
Not missing out on these two while still available, Vernon Philander and Ryan ten Doeschate
My Team
1. Shai Hope (wk)
2.
3.
4. Ross Taylor
5. Angelo Mathews
6. Ryan ten Doeschate
7.
8. Vernon Philander
9. Sunil Narine
10. Mitch Starc
11. Morne Morkel
Draft so far:
1) AB de Villiers (zimbos_05)
2) Virat Kohli (grant)
3) Kumar Sangakkara (jaybro)
4) Steve Smith (brmtaylor.com admin)
5) Chris Gayle (Mueddie28)
6) Shakib al Hasan (foreignfield)
7) Kane Williamson (eugene)
8) Mushfiqur Rahim (Kriterion_BD)
9) Mitchell Starc (rusty17)
10) Ross Taylor (rusty17)
11) Mustafizur Rahman (Kriterion_BD)
12) Trent Boult (eugene)
13) Shane Bond (foreignfield)
14) Joe Root (Mueddie28)
15) MS Dhoni (brmtaylor.com admin)
16) Dale Steyn (jaybro)
17) Jos Buttler (grant)
18) Jasprit Bumrah (zimbos_05)
19) Hashim Amla (zimbos_05)
20) Rashid Khan (grant)
21) Brendan McCullum (jaybro)
22) Mitchell Johnson (brmtaylor.com admin)
23) Ben Stokes (Mueddie28)
24) Sachin Tendulkar (foreignfield)
25) Babar Azam (eugene)
26) David Warner (Kriterion_BD)
27) Morne Morkel (rusty17)
1) AB de Villiers (zimbos_05)
2) Virat Kohli (grant)
3) Kumar Sangakkara (jaybro)
4) Steve Smith (brmtaylor.com admin)
5) Chris Gayle (Mueddie28)
6) Shakib al Hasan (foreignfield)
7) Kane Williamson (eugene)
8) Mushfiqur Rahim (Kriterion_BD)
9) Mitchell Starc (rusty17)
10) Ross Taylor (rusty17)
11) Mustafizur Rahman (Kriterion_BD)
12) Trent Boult (eugene)
13) Shane Bond (foreignfield)
14) Joe Root (Mueddie28)
15) MS Dhoni (brmtaylor.com admin)
16) Dale Steyn (jaybro)
17) Jos Buttler (grant)
18) Jasprit Bumrah (zimbos_05)
19) Hashim Amla (zimbos_05)
20) Rashid Khan (grant)
21) Brendan McCullum (jaybro)
22) Mitchell Johnson (brmtaylor.com admin)
23) Ben Stokes (Mueddie28)
24) Sachin Tendulkar (foreignfield)
25) Babar Azam (eugene)
26) David Warner (Kriterion_BD)
27) Morne Morkel (rusty17)