Team of the Year 2016

[OverratedSanity]

Rahane had a great year too tbh. Ended with 3 bad tests vs England but the rest of 2016 was golden.

 

[Shri]

Why don't you just post "don pick India players, plz plz.." instead of trying to sound intelligent where you are failing this miserably.

Because he is pretty and adorable.

 

[harsh.ag]

ICC have chosen theirs and it's a bit of a joke. Voges ahead of Smith and Kohli. No Azhar Ali either.

 

[Gnske]

 

[Gnske]

I will say though the ICC's idea of a cricket year is bonkers stupid.

 

[Athlai]

Four English players, Furball redeemed.

 

[morgieb]

For those confused, it's from 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2016. Kohli and Azhar's average in that period isn't that impressive.

Still a few weird ones though.

 

[morgieb]

ODI team from the same period:

1. David Warner (Australia)
2. Quinton de Kock (South Africa) (wicketkeeper)
3. Rohit Sharma (India)
4. Virat Kohli (India) (captain)
5. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
6. Jos Buttler (England)
7. Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
8. Ravindra Jadeja (India)
9. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
10. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
11. Sunil Narine (West Indies)
12. Imran Tahir (South Africa)

Fair bit more questionable. Why on earth is Jadeja there? Narine probably lucky too and I don't get the logic in 3 openers.

 

[OverratedSanity]

ICC have chosen theirs and it's a bit of a joke. Voges ahead of Smith and Kohli. No Azhar Ali either.

For the period in question, I don't think kohli was amazing. His big scores have mostly come post September 16.

No Smith is a bit bonkers.

 

[S.Kennedy]

ICC have chosen theirs and it's a bit of a joke. Voges ahead of Smith and Kohli. No Azhar Ali either.

Steyn is knackered also. Warner is on a bit of a (test) slump.

 

[ankitj]

Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Cricketer of the year considers all formats doesn't it? Ashwin hasn't done much in LoIs this year.

Definitely deserves the test award though.

 

[Black_Warrior]

ICC have chosen theirs and it's a bit of a joke. Voges ahead of Smith and Kohli. No Azhar Ali either.

Voges laugh:

 

[cnerd123]

Needs to take some wickets against non-minnows

why TJB get banned

 

[Gnske]

Given you can't even say a player is the worst ever to take 500 wickets it could be anything.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Voges was averaging around 77 for Middlesex last season, granted he only played around six matches.

 

[Shri]

Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[morgieb]

Voges laugh:

He did average 90 in the specified period, tbf.

 

[OverratedSanity]

He did average 90 in the specified period, tbf.

Yeah, he's not that outrageous a selection.

No idea how Steyn us in the XI though? How many Tests has he played in this period? 2?

 

[Furball]

5 Englishmen, way more than any other side. You really are precious aren't you

I mean you could at least pretend to be impartial

For those confused, it's from 14 September 2015 to 20 September 2016. Kohli and Azhar's average in that period isn't that impressive.

Still a few weird ones though.

Who did South Africa play before the England series last year?