ODI All Time ODI cricket draft

[eth-dog]

We've done a few test cricket drafts over the years but I can't remember the last time we did an ODI draft, or if we've ever done one. Of course the eras have changed quite a bit over the years but I'd be curious to see what people come up with. Hoping for 10-15 teams to come and sign up.

Rules:

1. Must have a player from each decade of ODI cricket (70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, 10's, 20's). For multi decade players, nominate which decade you're picking for.
2. Cannot pick more than 2 players from each country. For those that played at multiple countries in ODI's (eg Wessels) you must nominate which country you're picking him for at the time of drafting.
3. 8 hour time limit between 8 am and 10 pm (so if player x picks at 8:30 pm, you have until 2:30 the next day to pick).
4. Must have played a minimum of 20 ODI's.

Happy to add any other rules that people can think of but those are the basics for now.

Sign ups:

eth-dog
big_e
boncer34
JHF1870
corbies
The_Reaper
dogs105
james brayshaw
Walt Kowalski

Draft order:

 

[boncer34]

eth-dog

 

[eth-dog]

Shane Watson PhatBoy

 

[PhatBoy]

eth-dog you’re up
Ok.

Hansie Cronje (90s)
Bat - 5500 at 39, 115 wickets at 35 and 4.4 economy rate. Underrated all rounder seeing as a certain complete oxygen thief stole the other two SA all rounders I wanted. Like Salim Malik, he would have been better if he wasn’t trying to lose.

Left field one:

Shreyas Iyer (2020s) - almost 3000 runs at 48, strike rate of 100.


(00s) Chris Gayle (A/R)
(10s) Quinton de Kock (wk)
(20s) Babar Azam
(20s) Shreyas Iyer
-
(90s) Hansie Cronje (A/R)
-
-
(80s) Dennis Lillee
(70s) Andy Roberts
(10s) Saeed Ajmal

 

[Jack Mundy]

eth-dog you’re up
Ok.

Hansie Cronje (90s)
Bat - 5500 at 39, 115 wickets at 35 and 4.4 economy rate. Underrated all rounder seeing as a certain complete oxygen thief stole the other two SA all rounders I wanted. Like Salim Malik, he would have been better if he wasn’t trying to lose.

Left field one:

Shreyas Iyer (2020s) - almost 3000 runs at 48, strike rate of 100.


(00s) Chris Gayle (A/R)
(10s) Quinton de Kock (wk)
(20s) Babar Azam
(20s) Shreyas Iyer
-
(90s) Hansie Cronje (A/R)
-
-
(80s) Dennis Lillee
(70s) Andy Roberts
(10s) Saeed Ajmal

Babar will open bowling with hansie as captain

 

[big_e]

eth-dog you’re up
Ok.

Hansie Cronje (90s)
Bat - 5500 at 39, 115 wickets at 35 and 4.4 economy rate. Underrated all rounder seeing as a certain complete oxygen thief stole the other two SA all rounders I wanted. Like Salim Malik, he would have been better if he wasn’t trying to lose.

Left field one:

Shreyas Iyer (2020s) - almost 3000 runs at 48, strike rate of 100.


(00s) Chris Gayle (A/R)
(10s) Quinton de Kock (wk)
(20s) Babar Azam
(20s) Shreyas Iyer
-
(90s) Hansie Cronje (A/R)
-
-
(80s) Dennis Lillee
(70s) Andy Roberts
(10s) Saeed Ajmal

As long as you don't make Cronje the captain....

 

[PhatBoy]

As long as you don't make Cronje the captain....

Not with the Boss in the team.

Won’t leave him in charge of chartering the team transport either

 

[eth-dog]

Hopefully the other bloke I want lasts to my next pick, but I'll take Faf du Plessis next

 

[boncer34]

Angelo Matthews - Sri Lanka 2010's


1. Shai Hope - West Indies 2020's
2. Sachin Tendulkar - India 1980's
3. Zaheer Abbas - Pakistan 1970's
4.
5. Angelo Matthews - Sri Lanka 2010's
6. MS Dhoni - India 2010's
7.
8.
9. Shane Warne - Australia 1990's
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi - Pakistan 2020's
11. Shane Bond - New Zealand 2000's

big_e

 

[big_e]

SPD Smith

1. Rohit Sharma, 20s, India
2. Gordon Greenidge, 70s, West Indies
3. Steve Smith, 20s, Australia
4. Jos Buttler, 10s, England (wk)
5.
6. Shahid Afridi, 90s, Pakistan
7.
8. Wasim Akram, 80s, Pakistan
9.
10. Chaminda Vaas, 00s, Sri Lanka
11. Malcolm Marshall, 80s, West Indies

Walt Kowalski

 

[MC Bad Genius]

Out of interest, how are people making their decisions? Is it based purely on stats, or how much you liked watching them play, or maybe a mix of both?

 

[PhatBoy]

Out of interest, how are people making their decisions? Is it based purely on stats, or how much you liked watching them play, or maybe a mix of both?

But of both for mine.

Obviously a guy like Gayle was one of my favourite players, was probably a fraction behind a few of the great openers but still probably makes an all time West Indies XI, destructive, and is multi skilled in that he was an underrated one day bowler.

QDK was one of my favourite modern players and realistically if you look at averages, strike rates, where he batted in the order, he’s probably the second best keeper batsman of all time or vies with Dhoni for that spot.


I wanted 3 specialist bowlers - one spinner and two out and out pace bowlers. Didn’t want to end up with a team of dibbly dobblers.

And wanted one genuine all rounder but most of the really high end ones are gone now that corbies the pr1ck stole the one I thought might have slipped through the cracks

 

[corbies]

But of both for mine.

Obviously a guy like Gayle was one of my favourite players, was probably a fraction behind a few of the great openers but still probably makes an all time West Indies XI, destructive, and is multi skilled in that he was an underrated one day bowler.

QDK was one of my favourite modern players and realistically if you look at averages, strike rates, where he batted in the order, he’s probably the second best keeper batsman of all time or vies with Dhoni for that spot.


I wanted 3 specialist bowlers - one spinner and two out and out pace bowlers. Didn’t want to end up with a team of dibbly dobblers.

And wanted one genuine all rounder but most of the really high end ones are gone now that corbies the pr1ck stole the one I thought might have slipped through the cracks

Call me a mean name 16 or 17 more times and you'll be eating through a straw matey.

 

[dogs105]

Call me a mean name 16 or 17 more times and you'll be eating through a straw matey.

What was Vitas Gerulaitis famous line?
“Let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row!" Immortal and inspirational quote by Vitas after his first win in 16 matches against Jimmy Connors. He not only broke the losing streak of 16 losses but also won the next 4 matches against Jimmy.

 

[big_e]

Out of interest, how are people making their decisions? Is it based purely on stats, or how much you liked watching them play, or maybe a mix of both?

Similar to PhatBoy - trying to get a balanced side whilst being conscious of the decade/country restrictions.

Looking at other teams, I think we all seemed to make sure we had an opener, a spinner and a keeper picked pretty early, as the great ones would get snapped up - there's plenty more options with middle-order bats and fast bowlers, IMO.

 

[boncer34]

Out of interest, how are people making their decisions? Is it based purely on stats, or how much you liked watching them play, or maybe a mix of both?

I enjoyed watching Zaheer Abas in the 70's.

 

[dogs105]

I enjoyed watching Zaheer Abas in the 70's.

I didn't see him until they came to Australia in 83.

 

[Walt Kowalski]

I’ll take Javed Miandad. Excellent early era ODI bat.

Adam Gilchrist (2000s) Aus +
-
Dean Jones (1980s) Aus
Javed Miandad (1980s) Pak
Clive Lloyd (1970s) WI *
Andrew Flintoff (1990s) Eng
-
Richard Hadlee (1970s) NZ
-
Saqlain Mushtaq (1990s) Pak
Jasprit Bumrah (2020s) Ind

 

[dogs105]

Ross Taylor (NZ) 2010s

JHF1870

 

[MC Bad Genius]

Ross Taylor (NZ) 2010s

JHF1870

Criminal that he was left so long! Good pickup!

 

[big_e]

Criminal that he was left so long! Good pickup!

I'm reading that in Kevin Sheehan's voice.

 

[JHF1870]

Out of interest, how are people making their decisions? Is it based purely on stats, or how much you liked watching them play, or maybe a mix of both?

Stats and overall structure for the best team. But selecting players I like too

 

[boncer34]

Stats and overall structure for the best team. But selecting players I like too

Maybe you could take your next pick

 

[JHF1870]

Anil Kumble

dogs105

 

[JHF1870]

Maybe you could take your next pick

Something wrong with alerts. I didn't get one

 

[dogs105]

Anil Kumble

dogs105

Hi. Is it not The_Reaper ? Can you please confirm eth-dog ?