honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Team 3 has all lefties. You can balance between Team 2 and 3 better I feel.
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Ridiculous Comparisons (and any other draft related items) that don't deserve their own thread
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shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Ran a little sim on these:
Team 1 = Red Jaguars
Team 2 = Blue Barracudas
Team 3 = Orange Iguanas
Team 4 = Purple Parrots
Blue Barracudas (366, 292) beat Red Jaguars (297, 222) by 139 runs Red Jaguars Test #1 MOTM: IVA Richards
Orange Iguanas (337, 421) beat Red Jaguars (268, 227) by 263 runs Red Jaguars Test #2 MOTM: KC Sangakkara
Purple Parrots (233, 255) beat Red Jaguars (103, 197) by 188 runs Red Jaguars Test #3 MOTM: FS Trueman
Blue Barracudas (521, 321-7) beat Red Jaguars (403, 311) by 128 runs Blue Barracudas Test #4 MOTM: ED Weekes
Blue Barracudas (495) beat Orange Iguanas (128, 328) by an innings and 39 runs Blue Barracudas Test #5 MOTM: J Garner
Blue Barracudas (252, 133-1) beat Purple Parrots (146, 238) by 9 wickets Blue Barracudas Test #6 MOTM: IT Botham
Red Jaguars (245, 306) beat Orange Iguanas (227, 304) by 20 runs Orange Iguanas Test #7 MOTM: SM Pollock
Blue Barracudas (454, 324) drew with Orange Iguanas (408, 216-9) Orange Iguanas Test #8 MOTM: JH Kallis
Orange Iguanas (457, 90-2) beat Purple Parrots (353, 192) by 8 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #9 MOTM: KR Miller
Red Jaguars (465) beat Purple Parrots (175, 280) by an innings and 10 runs Purple Parrots Test #10 MOTM: AA Donald
Purple Parrots (297, 257-8) beat Blue Barracudas (485, 66) by 2 wickets Purple Parrots Test #11 MOTM: FS Trueman
Purple Parrots (286, 434-8) beat Orange Iguanas (308, 174) by 238 runs Purple Parrots Test #12 MOTM: RG Pollock
Red Jaguars (509, 164) beat Blue Barracudas (318, 197) by 158 runs Red Jaguars Test #13 MOTM: SM Gavaskar
Orange Iguanas (480, 234) beat Red Jaguars (255, 180) by 279 runs Red Jaguars Test #14 MOTM: CG Greenidge
Purple Parrots (331, 362) beat Red Jaguars (195, 232) by 266 runs Red Jaguars Test #15 MOTM: RG Pollock
Blue Barracudas (333, 172) beat Red Jaguars (189, 211) by 105 runs Blue Barracudas Test #16 MOTM: GD McGrath
Orange Iguanas (375, 217) beat Blue Barracudas (176, 110) by 306 runs Blue Barracudas Test #17 MOTM: KR Miller
Blue Barracudas (282, 184-4) beat Purple Parrots (242, 223) by 6 wickets Blue Barracudas Test #18 MOTM: M Muralitharan
Red Jaguars (293, 93-4) beat Orange Iguanas (208, 177) by 6 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #19 MOTM: MD Marshall
Blue Barracudas (334, 181-8) beat Orange Iguanas (303, 211) by 2 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #20 MOTM: JH Kallis
Purple Parrots (347, 151-4) beat Orange Iguanas (312, 185) by 6 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #21 MOTM: RG Pollock
Red Jaguars (522) beat Purple Parrots (193, 97) by an innings and 232 runs Purple Parrots Test #22 MOTM: AA Donald
Blue Barracudas (410, 107) beat Purple Parrots (204, 114) by 199 runs Purple Parrots Test #23 MOTM: J Garner
Purple Parrots (402) beat Orange Iguanas (204, 161) by an innings and 37 runs Purple Parrots Test #24 MOTM: FS Trueman
Red Jaguars (346, 266) beat Blue Barracudas (222, 241) by 149 runs Red Jaguars Test #25 MOTM: Javed Miandad
Orange Iguanas (302, 347) beat Red Jaguars (285, 156) by 208 runs Red Jaguars Test #26 MOTM: KC Sangakkara
Purple Parrots (391, 391-6) beat Red Jaguars (373, 51) by 358 runs Red Jaguars Test #27 MOTM: FS Trueman
Red Jaguars (425, 147) beat Blue Barracudas (188, 222) by 162 runs Blue Barracudas Test #28 MOTM: SK Warne
Orange Iguanas (611, 236) beat Blue Barracudas (382, 155) by 310 runs Blue Barracudas Test #29 MOTM: KR Miller
Blue Barracudas (323, 260) beat Purple Parrots (199, 221) by 163 runs Blue Barracudas Test #30 MOTM: IT Botham
Orange Iguanas (433, 68-1) beat Red Jaguars (250, 249) by 9 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #31 MOTM: KR Miller
Orange Iguanas (213, 208-5) beat Blue Barracudas (191, 226) by 5 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #32 MOTM: RN Harvey
Orange Iguanas (450, 383-5) beat Purple Parrots (381, 235) by 217 runs Orange Iguanas Test #33 MOTM: CG Greenidge
Red Jaguars (379, 442) beat Purple Parrots (435, 196) by 190 runs Purple Parrots Test #34 MOTM: Javed Miandad
Blue Barracudas (221, 315) beat Purple Parrots (93, 208) by 235 runs Purple Parrots Test #35 MOTM: IT Botham
Orange Iguanas (297, 158) beat Purple Parrots (165, 168) by 122 runs Purple Parrots Test #36 MOTM: DW Steyn
Blue Barracudas 18 games 10 wins 1 draws
Orange Iguanas 18 games 10 wins 1 draws
Red Jaguars 18 games 8 wins 0 draws
Purple Parrots 18 games 7 wins 0 draws
ED Weekes (Blue Barracudas) 1653 runs @ 48.62, CG Greenidge (Orange Iguanas) 1541 runs @ 45.32, BC Lara (Orange Iguanas) 1471 runs @ 43.26, RG Pollock (Purple Parrots) 1469 runs @ 44.52, JH Kallis (Blue Barracudas) 1359 runs @ 39.97, SM Gavaskar (Red Jaguars) 1324 runs @ 38.94, ML Hayden (Blue Barracudas) 1310 runs @ 38.53, Javed Miandad (Red Jaguars) 1304 runs @ 39.52, KC Sangakkara (Orange Iguanas) 1240 runs @ 35.43, KF Barrington (Red Jaguars) 1228 runs @ 37.21,
FS Trueman (Purple Parrots) 91 wickets @ 20.4, DW Steyn (Orange Iguanas) 73 wickets @ 24.71, J Garner (Blue Barracudas) 68 wickets @ 23.43, IT Botham (Blue Barracudas) 65 wickets @ 26.31, GD McGrath (Blue Barracudas) 65 wickets @ 25.22, AA Donald (Red Jaguars) 64 wickets @ 28.08, KR Miller (Orange Iguanas) 63 wickets @ 21.83, RR Lindwall (Purple Parrots) 60 wickets @ 29.83, MD Marshall (Red Jaguars) 59 wickets @ 28.12, AW Greig (Red Jaguars) 58 wickets @ 35.1, CEL Ambrose (Orange Iguanas) 50 wickets @ 23.66,
Man of the series: JH Kallis (Blue Barracudas)
Blue Barracudas (421, 211) beat Orange Iguanas (211, 184) by 237 runs Blue Barracudas Test #1 MOTM: V Sehwag
Blue Barracudas (231, 317) beat Orange Iguanas (235, 237) by 76 runs Orange Iguanas Test #2 MOTM: ED Weekes
Blue Barracudas (490) beat Orange Iguanas (299, 161) by an innings and 30 runs Blue Barracudas Test #3 MOTM: ED Weekes
Orange Iguanas (279, 182) beat Blue Barracudas (237, 148) by 76 runs Orange Iguanas Test #4 MOTM: CEL Ambrose
Blue Barracudas 4 games 3 wins 0 draws
Orange Iguanas 4 games 1 wins 0 draws
ED Weekes (Blue Barracudas) 412 runs @ 58.86, V Sehwag (Blue Barracudas) 384 runs @ 54.86, AB de Villiers (Blue Barracudas) 289 runs @ 41.29, BC Lara (Orange Iguanas) 280 runs @ 35.0, KR Miller (Orange Iguanas) 234 runs @ 33.43, RN Harvey (Orange Iguanas) 233 runs @ 29.12, IVA Richards (Blue Barracudas) 228 runs @ 32.57, GS Sobers (Orange Iguanas) 199 runs @ 24.88, CG Greenidge (Orange Iguanas) 177 runs @ 22.12, KC Sangakkara (Orange Iguanas) 164 runs @ 20.5,
GD McGrath (Blue Barracudas) 23 wickets @ 15.87, J Garner (Blue Barracudas) 20 wickets @ 15.85, CEL Ambrose (Orange Iguanas) 16 wickets @ 22.25, A Kumble (Orange Iguanas) 12 wickets @ 33.42, KR Miller (Orange Iguanas) 11 wickets @ 24.18, VD Philander (Blue Barracudas) 11 wickets @ 23.18, GS Sobers (Orange Iguanas) 9 wickets @ 31.78, Imran Khan (Orange Iguanas) 9 wickets @ 33.22, JH Kallis (Blue Barracudas) 8 wickets @ 32.12, M Muralitharan (Blue Barracudas) 8 wickets @ 35.5,
Man of the series: GD McGrath (Blue Barracudas)
Team 2 are the winners, followed by Team 3, then Team 1, and then Team 4.
The whole high scoring thing ataraxia complains about seems to be gone, now that I've stacked all teams with GOATed bowlers.
Team 1 = Red Jaguars
Team 2 = Blue Barracudas
Team 3 = Orange Iguanas
Team 4 = Purple Parrots
Blue Barracudas (366, 292) beat Red Jaguars (297, 222) by 139 runs Red Jaguars Test #1 MOTM: IVA Richards
Orange Iguanas (337, 421) beat Red Jaguars (268, 227) by 263 runs Red Jaguars Test #2 MOTM: KC Sangakkara
Purple Parrots (233, 255) beat Red Jaguars (103, 197) by 188 runs Red Jaguars Test #3 MOTM: FS Trueman
Blue Barracudas (521, 321-7) beat Red Jaguars (403, 311) by 128 runs Blue Barracudas Test #4 MOTM: ED Weekes
Blue Barracudas (495) beat Orange Iguanas (128, 328) by an innings and 39 runs Blue Barracudas Test #5 MOTM: J Garner
Blue Barracudas (252, 133-1) beat Purple Parrots (146, 238) by 9 wickets Blue Barracudas Test #6 MOTM: IT Botham
Red Jaguars (245, 306) beat Orange Iguanas (227, 304) by 20 runs Orange Iguanas Test #7 MOTM: SM Pollock
Blue Barracudas (454, 324) drew with Orange Iguanas (408, 216-9) Orange Iguanas Test #8 MOTM: JH Kallis
Orange Iguanas (457, 90-2) beat Purple Parrots (353, 192) by 8 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #9 MOTM: KR Miller
Red Jaguars (465) beat Purple Parrots (175, 280) by an innings and 10 runs Purple Parrots Test #10 MOTM: AA Donald
Purple Parrots (297, 257-8) beat Blue Barracudas (485, 66) by 2 wickets Purple Parrots Test #11 MOTM: FS Trueman
Purple Parrots (286, 434-8) beat Orange Iguanas (308, 174) by 238 runs Purple Parrots Test #12 MOTM: RG Pollock
Red Jaguars (509, 164) beat Blue Barracudas (318, 197) by 158 runs Red Jaguars Test #13 MOTM: SM Gavaskar
Orange Iguanas (480, 234) beat Red Jaguars (255, 180) by 279 runs Red Jaguars Test #14 MOTM: CG Greenidge
Purple Parrots (331, 362) beat Red Jaguars (195, 232) by 266 runs Red Jaguars Test #15 MOTM: RG Pollock
Blue Barracudas (333, 172) beat Red Jaguars (189, 211) by 105 runs Blue Barracudas Test #16 MOTM: GD McGrath
Orange Iguanas (375, 217) beat Blue Barracudas (176, 110) by 306 runs Blue Barracudas Test #17 MOTM: KR Miller
Blue Barracudas (282, 184-4) beat Purple Parrots (242, 223) by 6 wickets Blue Barracudas Test #18 MOTM: M Muralitharan
Red Jaguars (293, 93-4) beat Orange Iguanas (208, 177) by 6 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #19 MOTM: MD Marshall
Blue Barracudas (334, 181-8) beat Orange Iguanas (303, 211) by 2 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #20 MOTM: JH Kallis
Purple Parrots (347, 151-4) beat Orange Iguanas (312, 185) by 6 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #21 MOTM: RG Pollock
Red Jaguars (522) beat Purple Parrots (193, 97) by an innings and 232 runs Purple Parrots Test #22 MOTM: AA Donald
Blue Barracudas (410, 107) beat Purple Parrots (204, 114) by 199 runs Purple Parrots Test #23 MOTM: J Garner
Purple Parrots (402) beat Orange Iguanas (204, 161) by an innings and 37 runs Purple Parrots Test #24 MOTM: FS Trueman
Red Jaguars (346, 266) beat Blue Barracudas (222, 241) by 149 runs Red Jaguars Test #25 MOTM: Javed Miandad
Orange Iguanas (302, 347) beat Red Jaguars (285, 156) by 208 runs Red Jaguars Test #26 MOTM: KC Sangakkara
Purple Parrots (391, 391-6) beat Red Jaguars (373, 51) by 358 runs Red Jaguars Test #27 MOTM: FS Trueman
Red Jaguars (425, 147) beat Blue Barracudas (188, 222) by 162 runs Blue Barracudas Test #28 MOTM: SK Warne
Orange Iguanas (611, 236) beat Blue Barracudas (382, 155) by 310 runs Blue Barracudas Test #29 MOTM: KR Miller
Blue Barracudas (323, 260) beat Purple Parrots (199, 221) by 163 runs Blue Barracudas Test #30 MOTM: IT Botham
Orange Iguanas (433, 68-1) beat Red Jaguars (250, 249) by 9 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #31 MOTM: KR Miller
Orange Iguanas (213, 208-5) beat Blue Barracudas (191, 226) by 5 wickets Orange Iguanas Test #32 MOTM: RN Harvey
Orange Iguanas (450, 383-5) beat Purple Parrots (381, 235) by 217 runs Orange Iguanas Test #33 MOTM: CG Greenidge
Red Jaguars (379, 442) beat Purple Parrots (435, 196) by 190 runs Purple Parrots Test #34 MOTM: Javed Miandad
Blue Barracudas (221, 315) beat Purple Parrots (93, 208) by 235 runs Purple Parrots Test #35 MOTM: IT Botham
Orange Iguanas (297, 158) beat Purple Parrots (165, 168) by 122 runs Purple Parrots Test #36 MOTM: DW Steyn
Blue Barracudas 18 games 10 wins 1 draws
Orange Iguanas 18 games 10 wins 1 draws
Red Jaguars 18 games 8 wins 0 draws
Purple Parrots 18 games 7 wins 0 draws
ED Weekes (Blue Barracudas) 1653 runs @ 48.62, CG Greenidge (Orange Iguanas) 1541 runs @ 45.32, BC Lara (Orange Iguanas) 1471 runs @ 43.26, RG Pollock (Purple Parrots) 1469 runs @ 44.52, JH Kallis (Blue Barracudas) 1359 runs @ 39.97, SM Gavaskar (Red Jaguars) 1324 runs @ 38.94, ML Hayden (Blue Barracudas) 1310 runs @ 38.53, Javed Miandad (Red Jaguars) 1304 runs @ 39.52, KC Sangakkara (Orange Iguanas) 1240 runs @ 35.43, KF Barrington (Red Jaguars) 1228 runs @ 37.21,
FS Trueman (Purple Parrots) 91 wickets @ 20.4, DW Steyn (Orange Iguanas) 73 wickets @ 24.71, J Garner (Blue Barracudas) 68 wickets @ 23.43, IT Botham (Blue Barracudas) 65 wickets @ 26.31, GD McGrath (Blue Barracudas) 65 wickets @ 25.22, AA Donald (Red Jaguars) 64 wickets @ 28.08, KR Miller (Orange Iguanas) 63 wickets @ 21.83, RR Lindwall (Purple Parrots) 60 wickets @ 29.83, MD Marshall (Red Jaguars) 59 wickets @ 28.12, AW Greig (Red Jaguars) 58 wickets @ 35.1, CEL Ambrose (Orange Iguanas) 50 wickets @ 23.66,
Man of the series: JH Kallis (Blue Barracudas)
Blue Barracudas (421, 211) beat Orange Iguanas (211, 184) by 237 runs Blue Barracudas Test #1 MOTM: V Sehwag
Blue Barracudas (231, 317) beat Orange Iguanas (235, 237) by 76 runs Orange Iguanas Test #2 MOTM: ED Weekes
Blue Barracudas (490) beat Orange Iguanas (299, 161) by an innings and 30 runs Blue Barracudas Test #3 MOTM: ED Weekes
Orange Iguanas (279, 182) beat Blue Barracudas (237, 148) by 76 runs Orange Iguanas Test #4 MOTM: CEL Ambrose
Blue Barracudas 4 games 3 wins 0 draws
Orange Iguanas 4 games 1 wins 0 draws
ED Weekes (Blue Barracudas) 412 runs @ 58.86, V Sehwag (Blue Barracudas) 384 runs @ 54.86, AB de Villiers (Blue Barracudas) 289 runs @ 41.29, BC Lara (Orange Iguanas) 280 runs @ 35.0, KR Miller (Orange Iguanas) 234 runs @ 33.43, RN Harvey (Orange Iguanas) 233 runs @ 29.12, IVA Richards (Blue Barracudas) 228 runs @ 32.57, GS Sobers (Orange Iguanas) 199 runs @ 24.88, CG Greenidge (Orange Iguanas) 177 runs @ 22.12, KC Sangakkara (Orange Iguanas) 164 runs @ 20.5,
GD McGrath (Blue Barracudas) 23 wickets @ 15.87, J Garner (Blue Barracudas) 20 wickets @ 15.85, CEL Ambrose (Orange Iguanas) 16 wickets @ 22.25, A Kumble (Orange Iguanas) 12 wickets @ 33.42, KR Miller (Orange Iguanas) 11 wickets @ 24.18, VD Philander (Blue Barracudas) 11 wickets @ 23.18, GS Sobers (Orange Iguanas) 9 wickets @ 31.78, Imran Khan (Orange Iguanas) 9 wickets @ 33.22, JH Kallis (Blue Barracudas) 8 wickets @ 32.12, M Muralitharan (Blue Barracudas) 8 wickets @ 35.5,
Man of the series: GD McGrath (Blue Barracudas)
Team 2 are the winners, followed by Team 3, then Team 1, and then Team 4.
The whole high scoring thing ataraxia complains about seems to be gone, now that I've stacked all teams with GOATed bowlers.
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Did not even consider this in the slightest. That is a good observation.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Its my OCD about cricket line-ups. Like to have lefties and righties alternate.Did not even consider this in the slightest. That is a good observation.
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
I do too if I can manage. Just this time I was just thinking about draft orders and team compositions of batting and bowling, and lost sight of the whole handedness thing. Ultimately it's not the biggest effect in the world, I don't think.Its my OCD about cricket line-ups. Like to have lefties and righties alternate.
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Sunil Gavaskar
Matthew Hayden
Kumar Sangakkara +
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers *
Jacques Kallis
Ian Botham
Shaun Pollock
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath
Made this side, with the following restriction: debut 1970 or later, with 1 wildcard (no Bradman), and only inactive players. What could be an alternate side (even one that includes active players) that would play this side tough?
Obvious players are Steve Smith, Tendulkar, Marshall, Warne, Gilchrist, one or more of Imran and Hadlee. But not sure how to fill out the openers or remainder of the side, anyone want to give it a go? Match would be played in modern conditions, with helmets and all that, for what it's worth.
Matthew Hayden
Kumar Sangakkara +
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers *
Jacques Kallis
Ian Botham
Shaun Pollock
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath
Made this side, with the following restriction: debut 1970 or later, with 1 wildcard (no Bradman), and only inactive players. What could be an alternate side (even one that includes active players) that would play this side tough?
Obvious players are Steve Smith, Tendulkar, Marshall, Warne, Gilchrist, one or more of Imran and Hadlee. But not sure how to fill out the openers or remainder of the side, anyone want to give it a go? Match would be played in modern conditions, with helmets and all that, for what it's worth.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
If playing drafts on anonymous forum wasn't crazy enough...
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Fuller Pilch
International Coach
Jack Hobbs
Gordon Greenidge
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Allan Border
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Imran Khan (c)
Richard Hadlee
Wasim Akram
Malcolm Marshall
Shane Warne
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Fuller Pilch
International Coach
Oops Boycott not eligible
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Nah you have a wildcard, which I used for Sobers in the initial construction, so you could use it for Boycott if you want. Also, no Steve Smith?
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
What I really like about this team is, that you could have gone for an Ambrose or Steyn or Lillee, Waqar, etc. in place of Wasim Akram, but you decided "**** it, this team's batting down to 11". I approve.
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Nice.
kingkallis
International Coach
I stopped playing draft anywhere else so I like this simming kink of @shortpitched713
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Because I'm a junky, and you knew I was going to do this **** when I got the time to get around to it:
shortpitched713 = Silver Snakes
Fuller Pilch = Green Monkeys
Green Monkeys (334, 247-4) beat Silver Snakes (345, 233) by 6 wickets Silver Snakes Test #1 MOTM: Imran Khan
Green Monkeys (297, 270-6) beat Silver Snakes (239, 327) by 4 wickets Green Monkeys Test #2 MOTM: SR Tendulkar
Green Monkeys (447, 318) beat Silver Snakes (420, 233) by 112 runs Silver Snakes Test #3 MOTM: AR Border
Silver Snakes (551-8, 276) drew with Green Monkeys (558, 186-3) Green Monkeys Test #4 MOTM: SM Gavaskar
Silver Snakes (544-9, 260) beat Green Monkeys (357, 215) by 232 runs Silver Snakes Test #5 MOTM: M Muralitharan
Green Monkeys (533, 11-1) beat Silver Snakes (311, 231) by 9 wickets Green Monkeys Test #6 MOTM: SR Tendulkar
Silver Snakes (215, 739-7) beat Green Monkeys (608-8, 200) by 146 runs Silver Snakes Test #7 MOTM: IVA Richards
Silver Snakes (864) beat Green Monkeys (255, 302) by an innings and 307 runs Green Monkeys Test #8 MOTM: ML Hayden
Silver Snakes (256, 166) beat Green Monkeys (325, 94) by 3 runs Silver Snakes Test #9 MOTM: M Muralitharan
Silver Snakes (394, 249-4) beat Green Monkeys (344, 298) by 6 wickets Green Monkeys Test #10 MOTM: ML Hayden
Silver Snakes (509, 140-3) beat Green Monkeys (210, 438) by 7 wickets Silver Snakes Test #11 MOTM: JH Kallis
Silver Snakes (122, 383) beat Green Monkeys (249, 182) by 74 runs Green Monkeys Test #12 MOTM: Imran Khan
Silver Snakes 12 games 7 wins 1 draws
Green Monkeys 12 games 4 wins 1 draws
SR Tendulkar (Green Monkeys) 1322 runs @ 62.95, ML Hayden (Silver Snakes) 1248 runs @ 54.26, GS Sobers (Silver Snakes) 1054 runs @ 58.56, JB Hobbs (Green Monkeys) 1024 runs @ 46.55, RT Ponting (Green Monkeys) 941 runs @ 40.91, SM Gavaskar (Silver Snakes) 928 runs @ 40.35, IVA Richards (Silver Snakes) 911 runs @ 43.38, JH Kallis (Silver Snakes) 910 runs @ 43.33, AC Gilchrist (Green Monkeys) 847 runs @ 40.33, BC Lara (Silver Snakes) 839 runs @ 38.14,
SM Pollock (Silver Snakes) 45 wickets @ 24.29, MD Marshall (Green Monkeys) 44 wickets @ 32.64, Wasim Akram (Green Monkeys) 40 wickets @ 37.62, GD McGrath (Silver Snakes) 39 wickets @ 29.59, M Muralitharan (Silver Snakes) 37 wickets @ 29.3, Imran Khan (Green Monkeys) 35 wickets @ 38.34, SK Warne (Green Monkeys) 34 wickets @ 45.59, JH Kallis (Silver Snakes) 33 wickets @ 37.82, GS Sobers (Silver Snakes) 29 wickets @ 40.07, Sir RJ Hadlee (Green Monkeys) 29 wickets @ 41.97,
Man of the series: GS Sobers (Silver Snakes)
Probably supports my hypothesis that it's hard to pick a team from this era that is definitively much better than a second team. Maybe a bit "unsporting" of me to pick up both the GOATed batting all-rounders though.
Edit: Attached the 9th match scorecard/match log, as that was some interesting stuff!
shortpitched713
International Vice-Captain
Modern players only ( 70- ) version of a self draft I did.
Team 1
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Viv Richards *
Jacques Kallis
Javed Miandad
Adam Gilchrist +
Ian Botham
Shaun Pollock
Shane Warne
Curtly Ambrose
Glenn McGrath
Team 2
Graeme Smith *
Matthew Hayden
Kumar Sangakkara +
Brian Lara
Greg Chappell
Sachin Tendulkar
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Dale Steyn
Muttiah Muralitharan
Which of these teams would you guys say is better? I probably would give the slight nod to Team 1 due to the presence of the extra batting all-rounder Jacques Kallis, which the other team doesn't have.
Edit: Seems once again I managed to stack Team 2 with lefty batters, and have none besides Gilly on Team 1. @honestbharani triggered again, I suppose. Oops.
Team 1
Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Viv Richards *
Jacques Kallis
Javed Miandad
Adam Gilchrist +
Ian Botham
Shaun Pollock
Shane Warne
Curtly Ambrose
Glenn McGrath
Team 2
Graeme Smith *
Matthew Hayden
Kumar Sangakkara +
Brian Lara
Greg Chappell
Sachin Tendulkar
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Dale Steyn
Muttiah Muralitharan
Which of these teams would you guys say is better? I probably would give the slight nod to Team 1 due to the presence of the extra batting all-rounder Jacques Kallis, which the other team doesn't have.
Edit: Seems once again I managed to stack Team 2 with lefty batters, and have none besides Gilly on Team 1. @honestbharani triggered again, I suppose. Oops.