PP Chronological Draft: Rank your top three teams

[Abdullah719]

State which teams you feel are the top three. And you're welcome to say why.

[table=class:grid, width:800][tr][td]@SL_Fan[/td][td]@Thunderbolt14[/td][td]@Ab Fan[/td][td]@ElRaja[/td][td]@therealAB[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]David Warner[/td][td]Jack Hobbs[/td][td]Virender Sehwag[/td][td]Herbert Sutcliffe[/td][td]Graham Gooch[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jacques Kallis[/td][td]Eddie Barlow[/td][td]Alastair Cook[/td][td]Rohit Sharma[/td][td]Gary Kirsten[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kumar Sangakkara[/td][td]Rohan Kanhai[/td][td]Rahul Dravid[/td][td]Ricky Ponting ©[/td][td]George Headley[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Steven Smith[/td][td]Clive Lloyd ©[/td][td]Sachin Tendulkar[/td][td]Brian Lara[/td][td]Ken Barrington[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Garry Sobers[/td][td]Everton Weekes[/td][td]Kevin Pietersen[/td][td]Virat Kohli[/td][td]Shiv Chanderpaul[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ben Stokes[/td][td]Les Ames (wk)[/td][td]Imran Khan ©[/td][td]Clyde Walcott (wk)[/td][td]Michael Hussey[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Q de Kock (wk)[/td][td]Tony Greig[/td][td]BJ Watling (wk)[/td][td]Shakib Al Hasan[/td][td]Alan Knott (wk)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Shaun Pollock[/td][td]Kapil Dev[/td][td]Malcolm Marshall[/td][td]Ravi Ashwin[/td][td]Alan Davidson[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wasim Akram[/td][td]Hedley Verity[/td][td]Saqlain Mushtaq[/td][td]Dale Steyn[/td][td]Ray Lindwall[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Shane Warne ©[/td][td]Jeff Thomson[/td][td]Shaheen S Afridi[/td][td]Glenn McGrath[/td][td]Sydney Barnes[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Jasprit Bumrah[/td][td]Shoaib Akhtar[/td][td]Allan Donald[/td][td]Mohammad Abbas[/td][td]Bill O'Reilly[/td][/tr][/table]

[table=class:grid, width:800][tr][td]@Abdullah719[/td][td]@Moh@n[/td][td]@Last Monetarist[/td][td]@maddgenius[/td][td]@Forward Defensive Push[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Len Hutton[/td][td]Matthew Hayden[/td][td]Victor Trumper[/td][td]Sunil Gavaskar[/td][td]Gordon Greenidge[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Barry Richards[/td][td]Graeme Smith ©[/td][td]Alec Stewart (wk)[/td][td]Saeed Anwar[/td][td]Marnus Labuschagne[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hashim Amla[/td][td]Viv Richards[/td][td]Frank Worrell ©[/td][td]Younis Khan[/td][td]Wally Hammond[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Greg Chappell ©[/td][td]Joe Root[/td][td]Martin Crowe[/td][td]Javed Miandad[/td][td]Graeme Pollock[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Babar Azam[/td][td]Michael Clarke[/td][td]Steve Waugh[/td][td]Allan Border ©[/td][td]Kane Williamson ©[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Andy Flower (wk)[/td][td]Keith Miller[/td][td]Stan McCabe[/td][td]B McCullum (wk)[/td][td]AB de Villiers (wk)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Ravindra Jadeja[/td][td]Adam Gilchrist (wk)[/td][td]Aubrey Faulkner[/td][td]Ian Botham[/td][td]Mike Procter[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Pat Cummins[/td][td]Vernon Philander[/td][td]Mitchell Johnson[/td][td]Richard Hadlee[/td][td]Mitchell Starc[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kagiso Rabada[/td][td]Curtly Ambrose[/td][td]Ryan Harris[/td][td]Michael Holding[/td][td]Abdul Qadir[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Andy Roberts[/td][td]Shane Bond[/td][td]Bishan Singh Bedi[/td][td]Rangana Herath[/td][td]Fred Trueman[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Dennis Lillee[/td][td]M Muralitharan[/td][td]James Anderson[/td][td]Waqar Younis[/td][td]Joel Garner[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Wow ranking is quite tough.

First I’ll definitely rank [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]. Aside from Warner, I genuinely don’t know how you could possibly get Kallis, Sanga, Smith, and Sobers out, let alone Stokes coming in with valuable runs in the lower order. Akram and Warne batting at 9 and 10 speaks volumes to the batting depth. I won’t talk about the bowling — there’s nothing that hasn’t been said already.

Second I think I would pick [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]. Imran, Malcolm, Allan Donald, and Shaheen, you have to be kidding? Top 4 stacked with Sehwag Cook Dravid Tendulkar, wow! Honestly at first glance this could well be the best in the draft given how exquisitely balanced the side is, but you have to give credit to [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] for managing to outshine a side as fantastic as this one.

A match between the two sides would be exhilarating. I want to see the [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] attack trying to bowl out Kallis, Sangakkara, Smith and Sobers on a Day 4/5 pitch 4th innings thriller. Marvelous.

I will refrain from saying where I would objectively place myself as I feel doing so takes away from the magic and appreciation of other teams in the draft.

I have to say for my third pick I’m quite partial to [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] simply because I cannot see getting past the opening combo of perhaps the two greatest test openers of all time, Len Hutton and Barry Richards. I enjoy Amla, Chappell, and Azam forming the crux of the middle order with the legendary Flower yet to come. Bowling attack is the stuff of legends. People can say what they want about Lillee and Roberts and an era altogether temporally displaced, but these maestros pioneered aggression in the role of fast bowling in a way that many have since emulated but none have surpassed. It is an almost gut crushingly great feeling to realize how great the attack is, as I have not even mentioned my appreciation for Cummins and Rabada as of yet. Bowling wins you test matches, and I am in eager anticipation of seeing these legends in tandem.

Apologies for the long note. I have not done many of these in previous drafts. But I think the teams here deserved a proper commendation. Well done everyone, including those not mentioned, I think this has been one of the more interesting drafts so far and I’m thrilled to see the final shape of these excellent teams. Honorable mentions to [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION] and [MENTION=140824]Last Monetarist[/MENTION].

 

[Last Monetarist]

Ooh-wee, this one is tough to choose from. Wish someone had picked Eric Rowan to make this simpler.

Every team has its strengths and some weak points.

SL_Fan: Brilliant middle order, varied bowling attack but a problem at the top of the order with Warner and a makeshift opener.

Thunderbolt14: Brilliant batting throughout, no real weaknesses there, strong all-rounders, solid spinner, and a couple of speed demons, albeit unreliable.

Ab fan: Superb batting lineup, Marshall and Donald to lead the bowling, but I ain't enamoured with the idea of Saqlain as the spinner especially as there won't be any footmarks to exploit on days 4 and 5. He was fairly innocuous at test level when Wasim Akram wasn't dragging his feet at the crease.

El Raja: Love the batting, apart from Sharma at the top of the order. Abbas and Ashwin are dubious picks too, but McGrath and Steyn more than make up for that.

therealAB: I don't see any fundamental weaknesses in that team apart from perhaps the lack of stylistic points in the batting. Too many solid pros there who are wont to scrape runs together, so I doubt many would pay to watch that team bat. Bowling's great but the lack of an all-rounder is a concern.

Abdullah719: Exceptional batting line-up, strong bowling apart from having a workmanlike spinner. I doubt they'd need a spinner though, the fast bowlers will be more than enough.

Moh@n: Probably the most balanced team in terms of the mix between ATGs and talented players that could win a match on their own. Philander and Bond might have fitness issues, but that's a churlish complaint.

maddgenius: Mix of flair and grit in that team, I don't see any meaningful weakness to be frank. Perhaps Younis Khan's technique will be exposed by ATG bowlers, especially if he's hoping around at the crease. But again churlish.

ForwardDefensivePush: Don't like Labuschagne at the top of the order, and negative points for selecting Starc in a test team, but other than that it's a marvellous selection.

Objectively, my team has the weakest bowling lineup so isn't really in contention for any prizes. I messed up with not selecting Shoaib or Larwood or Willis or Snow or Walsh or Hall or even Spofforth. Love the batting line-up though.

My subjective rankings, which will perhaps go against the consensus here:

1. [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION] - I just adore the idea of Hadlee, Holding, Waqar, and Botham leading the bowling attack. Border is a brilliant captain too and has good support from Miandad and Gavaskar if there's a proverbial scuffle at the pitch. Despite Saeed and Younis in the top-order, this team will be nasty to play against. I'm wont to side with teams that have strong bowling attacks, and this team has my favourite attack.
2. [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] - Can't see past Hutton, Richards, Chappell, and Lillee
3. [MENTION=151679]Forward Defensive Push[/MENTION] - Despite the negative points for Starc, this team is full of legends. He could have won for me without the dubious Labuschagne and Starc selections.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Edit: For some bizarre reason, I totally forgot about Shaheen in [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]'s team. This changes things for Saqlain. That team should break into the top 3 for me now. First two above remain the same.

 

[last_knight]

1= [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION]
weakest link in his team is Joe Root
2 = [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]
3= [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]

 

[Moh@n]

1= [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION]
weakest link in his team is Joe Root
2 = [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]
3= [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]

Thanks bro

 

[maddgenius]

1- [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION]

Probably the best and most complete bowling attack in the draft with 2nd greatest spinner of all time and Philander (better than the best pacer of a couple of teams) being the 5th bowling option and the weakest link in this bowling attack. Good batting depth and a good mix of grinders and aggressors. No apparent weak link this line up.

2- [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]

Dream pace attack of Marshall, Imran and Donald (Not counting Shaheen as he doesn't belong in an ATG XI). Top 5 of Cook, Sehwag, Dravid, Sachin and KP.
Would have been #1 had he managed to pick Stokes instead of Shaheen as lower order looks a bit shaky compared to other teams.

3- [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]

His team was way ahead of any other team after first 7 picks before he was forced to pick Warner, QDK and Bumrah. By far the best middle and lower order of this draft with 7 bowling options but there are few players who don't belong in an ATG XI. Pace attack also lacks penetration despite having so many options.

Any if the following teams would have been among top 3 if it wasn't for:

[MENTION=151679]Forward Defensive Push[/MENTION] Was a serious contender of top 3 before he picked Labuschagne.
[MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] No specialist keeper. A couple of players who don't belong in an ATG XI (Sharma and Abbas)
[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] Babar Azam in an ATG XI and lack of batting depth with Jadeja batting at #8
[MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION] No 5th bowling option as well as whole bowling attack of black and white era.


[MENTION=140824]Last Monetarist[/MENTION] and [MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] have a much weaker pace attack compared to the other teams with not a single ATG pacer.

 

[maddgenius]

[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] [MENTION=132062]Harsh Thakor[/MENTION]

Would be great to have your rankings

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] top for me. Best bowling attack.
[MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] second. Despite the strange opening partnership, great bowling options with the deepest batting lineup.
[MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION] third. Barely any weak links, superbly balanced side.

 

[Ab Fan]

My rankings wll be:-

1. SL_Fan

Undoubtedly, the best batting lineup by a margin in the draft. While Kallis hardly opened the batting, he was one of the great players of swing bowling but it is the batting after him which is really so hard to get knocked down- Smith, Sobers, Sanga. Stokes coming at 6 can change games with bat and so can QDk at 7. The bowling lineup is excellent as well and I must say, me and [MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] did well as there is no McGrath, Donald or Steyn to pair with Wasim in your team

In terms of pure strength, it is the best team with four ATG( and including Stokes, it's five) while Wasim, Pollock, Bumrah and Warne is a great attack as well.

2. Moh@n

You have a team who has a structure very similar to mine, five bowlers(including the bowling all-rounder), two great openers, a legendary no.4 but you also have an ATG keeper bat in Gilchrist. Easily the most balanced team in the draft and arguably one of the best as well.

It's a tie for me at 3rd spot.

3. Abdullah719

The opening pair is absolutely legendary with the explosiveness of Barry Richards and the defense of Len Hutton. Greg Chappell coming at 4 and Andy Flower at 6 makes it a really great batting lineup. Pace attack is very lethal as well with Lillee, Cummins, Rabada and Roberts. Jadeja is a bit of weakness but think he will do a perfect job with his economical and accurate bowling and on spin wickets can always be handy.

3. Maddgenius

Another balanced team with Gavaskar, Miandad and Border as ATGs, Botham at 6 and then the pace attack of Hadlee, Holding and Waqar. Great team but feel this team lacks a bit of ex-factor or explosiveness at the top.

 

[ElRaja]

id say [MENTION=8973]mohaN[/MENTION] has a great team, balanced agressive and defensive players, having viv gets extra points from me, and ambrose and bond were my opening players from the last draft so i approve of this team.

sl_fan has a great team but no specialist opener, also with 7.5 bowling options poor warnie will be spoiled for choice for who to bowl.

and finally, you guys are under rating my team too much, so im gonna stick up for my team.....

granted rohit sharma is still pretty unproven but hes a monster on flat tracks and hes partnered with sutcliffe, the only person with 2000+ runs in history to average 60+ opening. now you get through these two and you are faced with arguably the best contemporary players of pace and spin in ponting and lara.

after which you have kohli and clyde walcott (granted a part time keeper, but due to injuries, not competence, 11 stumpings in 10 tests shows he had some proficiency with the gloves, regardless of the picture [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] posted), both brilliant all round batsmen in there own rights and would have found their way into any of the other world xis.

shakib and ashwin can both bat, and on a spinning pitch ashwin would shoulder the burden of wicket taking (averaging nearly 6 wickets a test in spin friendly conditions). mcgrath and abbas would be a problemon even a slightly helpful wicket, and both could contain on flat tracks. and then steyn is steyn.

 

[SL_Fan]

It was a pretty interesting draft this one felt like Stevie Wonder with a lightsaber trying to keep out Murali & Warne on the last day at Galle.
[MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] [MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION] and [MENTION=140824]Last Monetarist[/MENTION] spent most of it exhibiting their undying love and appreciation for the ancient relics.
[MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] and [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] kept throwing doosras from both ends at poor SL_Fan.
[MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION] sprung a real surprise going for Brendon McCullum over the ever attritional and highly renowned Michael Vandort.
[MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION] flew under the radar for the most part, pulled a hat out of a rabbit and then finished off with a Root.

SL_Fan finally came clean about his soap addiction.
[MENTION=151679]Forward Defensive Push[/MENTION] went as far as picking Marnus Labuschagne to fit as many Seth Africans as he could into his XI.

While [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] just could do no wrong until he got sidetracked by his own thread trying to convince himself to pick BJ Watling.

So all in all it was good fun well played to all!


For the first spot it’s between [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] and [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION] for mine and it’s as close as it gets.

Bowling

• Quicks: Marshall, Donald and Imran that’s just unreal firepower up front so Ab wins comfortably there.

• Spin: Mo takes this one quite easily with Murali.

• Support: Miller and Viv/Clarke/Root vs Shaheen and Sachin/Sehwag Mo has the edge there Shaheen hasn’t really done a whole lot with the red cherry.

• Variety: Shaheen provides a valuable left-arm option plus also creates rough and footmarks for Saqlain to work with making him more of a threat. Also Imran being one of the best ever exponents of reverse adds another dimension to the attack. So Ab gets the points there.

All in all when it comes to bowling Ab Fan takes this one out quite comfortably for mine mainly due to that fiery pace onslaught upfront. Might not even need much of Saqlain in most conditions there probably won’t be too many batsmen left for him to bowl at

Batting

• Openers: I’m gonna have to give it to Mo Haydos and Smith just a great all-round pairing.

• Top order: Ab takes that one with Dravid and Sachin.

• Middle order: Gilly gives Mo a slight advantage there I feel.

• Lower order: Not much batting support from the tail for both sides so I’ll call it even.

With the bat both solid line-ups but overall I reckon Mo has the upper-hand here but only just mainly due to the Gilly factor.

• Fielding: Mo has the better overall fielding unit with guys like Viv, Clarke, Gilly, Haydos and Smith.

• Captaincy: Smith and Imran both great captains and leaders so even-stevens there.

Both brilliant, well constructed and well thought-out sides. [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] has managed to assemble an unreal pace attack and on the other side of the equation [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION] has Murali, Gilly and the fielding giving him a boost. Have to pick one of them I guess so all in all adding everything up on paper I think I might have to give this one to [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] by a curly nipple hair. That pace attack is just impossible to look past.


Third spot a real tough call between a number of sides. Thunderbolt14, ElRaja, therealAB, Abdullah719, maddgenius and Forward Defensive Push all have a good mix of big guns with both the bat and the ball who on their day could wreak havoc and demolish sides. [MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION] and [MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] strong batting, lethal quicks and a couple of quality spinners to go with them. [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] and [MENTION=151679]Forward Defensive Push[/MENTION] both classy batting line-ups with potent attacks. [MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION] rock solid batting all the way down the order and a quality attack.

The way I see it tho the one that slightly stands out out of the lot is [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION]. Hadlee, Holding, Waqar, Botham and Herath that’s a very well assembled and unrelenting attack for most conditions. Only question mark might be the fielding but when you add the attritional and gritty batting line-up and Border as captain into the mix it becomes a tough side to beat. So nothing much in it overall but might have to go with [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION] for the third spot.


1). [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]
2). [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION]
3). [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION]

 

[SL_Fan]

id say [MENTION=8973]mohaN[/MENTION] has a great team, balanced agressive and defensive players, having viv gets extra points from me, and ambrose and bond were my opening players from the last draft so i approve of this team.

sl_fan has a great team but no specialist opener, also with 7.5 bowling options poor warnie will be spoiled for choice for who to bowl.

and finally, you guys are under rating my team too much, so im gonna stick up for my team.....

granted rohit sharma is still pretty unproven but hes a monster on flat tracks and hes partnered with sutcliffe, the only person with 2000+ runs in history to average 60+ opening. now you get through these two and you are faced with arguably the best contemporary players of pace and spin in ponting and lara.

after which you have kohli and clyde walcott (granted a part time keeper, but due to injuries, not competence, 11 stumpings in 10 tests shows he had some proficiency with the gloves, regardless of the picture [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] posted), both brilliant all round batsmen in there own rights and would have found their way into any of the other world xis.

shakib and ashwin can both bat, and on a spinning pitch ashwin would shoulder the burden of wicket taking (averaging nearly 6 wickets a test in spin friendly conditions). mcgrath and abbas would be a problemon even a slightly helpful wicket, and both could contain on flat tracks. and then steyn is steyn.

You were the one who posted the pic champ chow just couldn't help himself

One thing for sure tho don't sledge [MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] he'll crush all your dreams and aspirations.

 

[maddgenius]

id say [MENTION=8973]mohaN[/MENTION] has a great team, balanced agressive and defensive players, having viv gets extra points from me, and ambrose and bond were my opening players from the last draft so i approve of this team.

sl_fan has a great team but no specialist opener, also with 7.5 bowling options poor warnie will be spoiled for choice for who to bowl.

and finally, you guys are under rating my team too much, so im gonna stick up for my team.....

granted rohit sharma is still pretty unproven but hes a monster on flat tracks and hes partnered with sutcliffe, the only person with 2000+ runs in history to average 60+ opening. now you get through these two and you are faced with arguably the best contemporary players of pace and spin in ponting and lara.

after which you have kohli and clyde walcott (granted a part time keeper, but due to injuries, not competence, 11 stumpings in 10 tests shows he had some proficiency with the gloves, regardless of the picture [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] posted), both brilliant all round batsmen in there own rights and would have found their way into any of the other world xis.

shakib and ashwin can both bat, and on a spinning pitch ashwin would shoulder the burden of wicket taking (averaging nearly 6 wickets a test in spin friendly conditions). mcgrath and abbas would be a problemon even a slightly helpful wicket, and both could contain on flat tracks. and then steyn is steyn.

So [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION] is #1 [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] is #2?

Your #3?

 

[maddgenius]

[MENTION=140824]Last Monetarist[/MENTION] [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] Very in depth and elaborate analysis

 

[Moh@n]

Thanks for the votes [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] [MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION] [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]. Much appreciated

 

[maddgenius]

Thanks for the votes [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] [MENTION=56933]ElRaja[/MENTION] [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION] [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]. Much appreciated

Bhai Khud bhi to rank karo teams ko

 

[Ab Fan]

Looks like picking Shaheen worked for me

 

[Last Monetarist]

Are we planning another draft soon?

 

[therealAB]

Are we planning another draft soon?

yes, I have quite an interesting idea I believe. ODI format as well

 

[Moh@n]

Bhai Khud bhi to rank karo teams ko

Ok will give it a shot.

1. [MENTION=134789]maddgenius[/MENTION] - Quite deep and quality batting, and bowling is really good as well even though there are no part time options. Holding, Waqar, Hadlee and Botham is an excellent pace attack, and I really rate Herath, he's a workhorse.

2. [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION] - Best middle.order of the draft, but a makeshift opener ruins the combination for me. Also QDK, Bumrah, Warner are not ATGs. But overall, an excellent team with deep quality batting and seven good bowling options.

3. [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] - Very well balanced side and best pace attack of the draft, though slightly ruined by Saqlain, Shaheen and Watling. Good batting, decent bowling - overall a well balanced side.

 

[ElRaja]

so as is the usual case for every year around this time, i download the free international cricket captain demo, and mess around to see if they've added something new....

well, turns out you can simulate games between historic xi's, [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] [MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION]

so naturally i had to sim a quick game between my team and that of [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]

and what a game it was, one for the ages...









i think this would be a great way of adding value to our drafts, however i wont lie, it is time intensive, this one game took me 15 min to select the teams and sim...

and whichever team you select first is at a disadvantage in icc if u sim it because it doesnt want people to sim entire careers.

to be fair you would have to select one team first, then the other, then sim two games and have some kinda point system to adjudge the magnitude of victory if both teams won one each.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

1 [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]
2 [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]
3 [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION]

 

[therealAB]

so as is the usual case for every year around this time, i download the free international cricket captain demo, and mess around to see if they've added something new....

well, turns out yo can simulate games between historic xi's, [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] [MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION]

so naturally i had to sim a quick game between my team and that of [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]

and what a game it was, one for the ages...

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i think this would be a great way of adding value to our drafts, however i wont lie, it is time intensive, this one game took me 15 min to select the teams and sim...

and whichever team you select first is at a disadvantage in icc if u sim it because it doesnt want people to sim entire careers.

to be fair you would have to select one team first, then the other, then sim two games and have some kinda point system to adjudge the magnitude of victory if both teams won one each.

Sounds amazing, would love to have this. What software do u use, as I can potentially sim as well

 

[ElRaja]

Sounds amazing, would love to have this. What software do u use, as I can potentially sim as well

international cricket captain 2020 on steam, the demo is free, and the historic sims are pretty much unlocked in the demo.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Sounds amazing, would love to have this. What software do u use, as I can potentially sim as well

international cricket captain 2020 on steam, the demo is free, and the historic sims are pretty much unlocked in the demo.

If you use an android mobile you can easily download it from playstore.

But the problem is that if you simulate matches between each pair of team it would take 45 matches so it would be better to group them in bunch of 5 teams.In that way the result will be out in 23 matches,that still would require a lot of time so it's not that efficient.

 

[ElRaja]

If you use an android mobile you can easily download it from playstore.

But the problem is that if you simulate matches between each pair of team it would take 45 matches so it would be better to group them in bunch of 5 teams.In that way the result will be out in 23 matches,that still would require a lot of time so it's not that efficient.

why not just have a knock out, random seeds, bottom 4 play an extra round, so u whittle it down to 8 teams, then 7 games can reach a result.

 

[Last Monetarist]

yes, I have quite an interesting idea I believe. ODI format as well

Sounds good, let's get started soonish. These last two drafts have been fascinating.

 

[Moh@n]

yes, I have quite an interesting idea I believe. ODI format as well

Let's hear it!

 

[SL_Fan]

so as is the usual case for every year around this time, i download the free international cricket captain demo, and mess around to see if they've added something new....

well, turns out you can simulate games between historic xi's, [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] [MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION]

so naturally i had to sim a quick game between my team and that of [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]

and what a game it was, one for the ages...

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i think this would be a great way of adding value to our drafts, however i wont lie, it is time intensive, this one game took me 15 min to select the teams and sim...

and whichever team you select first is at a disadvantage in icc if u sim it because it doesnt want people to sim entire careers.

to be fair you would have to select one team first, then the other, then sim two games and have some kinda point system to adjudge the magnitude of victory if both teams won one each.

Good stuff champ what happened to Punter tho couldn't handle chow's spicy tacos

 

[SL_Fan]

[MENTION=151648]therealAB[/MENTION] [MENTION=151679]Forward Defensive Push[/MENTION] where are your votes fellas are y'all sending it by mail or something

 

[therealAB]

1 [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]
2 [MENTION=132270]SL_Fan[/MENTION]
3 [MENTION=23911]Moh@n[/MENTION]