The Best and Worst Selections

Discussion in 'CPL Cricket' started by Athlai, Mar 18, 2014.

  1. Athlai JJD Heads

    Mariner

    Best:
    David Masters - a veteran and absolute class act who rounded off a very good new ball attack for the Wildcats, round 9 was far too long for him to last

    Worst:
    Simon Kerrigan - way too soon, the fact Kerrigan went 5 rounds before Masters is a travesty

    Overall Squad Depth: C+

    A team that could end up dominating on the back of the man beast which is Steyn but really lacks in batting depth.

    Dale Steyn
    Matt Prior
    Tim Bresnan
    Simon Kerrigan
    Ashwell Prince
    Azhar Ali
    Quinton de Kock
    Ramnaresh Sarwan
    David Masters
    Paras Dogra
    Rikki Clarke
    Luke Ronchi
    Piyush Chawla
    Robin Bist
    Jalaj Saxena
    Eoin Morgan
    Matt Coles
    Chris Wright
     
  2. Hunter AD Hunt

    Athlai, WAG.
     
  3. morgieb MC Burridge

    Good shit.
     
  4. Athlai JJD Heads

    Skippos

    Best:
    Nasir Hossain - I've always been a big fan of Nasir Hossain and had some plans to potentially pick him myself. Definitely a round 10 pick that should be looking to play the entire season for the Dereks.

    Worst:
    AB de Villiers - AB is potentially the greatest cricketer in the world right now, he bats, he keeps, he captains and when he doesn't have the gloves he is the greatest there is in the field. But no. The correct answer was Philander. Also Saman? Yuck. The absolute definition of "people not understanding Sri Lankan cricket".

    Overall Squad Depth:
    B-

    A lot of batting strength here and some very handy lower order players could see the Dereks be fairly formidable when conditions suit. Not much to write home about in terms of the bowling however.

    AB de Villiers
    Mahela Jayawardene
    Abdur Rehman
    Chris Morris
    Jim Allenby
    Will Gidman
    Ahmed Shehzad
    Ehsan Adil
    Asad Shafiq
    Nasir Hossain
    Lokesh Rahul
    Robin Peterson
    Thilina Kandamby
    Saliya Saman
    Sam Whiteman
    Tendai Chatara
    Shamsur Rahman
    Jehan Mubarak
     
  5. Jabba HJ Bots

    Can't wait for Scotty B's right up
     
  6. Athlai JJD Heads

    Prez

    Best:
    Brendon McCullum - You picked him up after he got ignored all the way to round 7 and he then proceded to score a million runs against India. You lucky fuck.

    Worst:

    Andrew Hall - would've been your best pick if you had selected him in round 10, but round 6? Awful. Hall in his current incarnation is a jack of all trades and master of none. Would have been a brilliant hole-filler later on in the draft, but by edging out a better man he created a hole instead.

    Overall Squad Depth: B

    Prez managed to pick a lot of decent bits and pieces players which gives him some strong overall depth. His best and worst XI are probably closer than a majority of teams though so I still think he is a bit of an outside shot for the top 8. Also Philander is h4x.

    Vernon Philander
    Jonathan Trott
    Faf du Plessis
    Murali Vijay
    Andrew Birch
    Andrew Hall
    Brendon McCullum
    Parthiv Patel
    Peter Fulton
    Alfonso Thomas
    Yasir Shah
    Samit Patel
    Chris Martin
    Davy Jacobs
    Yaseen Vallie
    Corne Dry
    Michael Papps
    Dane Piedt
     
  7. Chewie JA Chewie

    For me can we ignore Iridium's picks so I can see who the worst pick was apart from Tsotsobe? :ninja:
     
  8. Athlai JJD Heads

    Speirz

    Best:
    Dwayne Bravo - See Prez? If you picked Hall here you could've gotten a pat on the back like Speirz here. Arguably better than Hall and picked in round 13. WAG.

    Worst:
    Patrick Cummins - A massive gamble that early. Cummins has barely played cricket. It's a pick that ended up really hurting your overall balance too, as the solid 3rd bowling option came so much later.

    Overall Squad Depth: C

    To start with I think a lot of people thought Speirz was going to struggle after the first 10 rounds of picks. Personally, I reckon his first 10 rounds weren't as solid as his back 8. Really managed to pull his team together and made it a side that should threaten the top half.

    Hashim Amla
    Nathan Lyon
    Ben Hilfenhaus
    Ryan ten Doeschate
    Patrick Cummins
    Shaun Marsh
    Mark Cosgrove
    Nuwan Kulasekara
    Peter Nevill
    Callum Ferguson
    Paul Collingwood
    Praveen Kumar
    Dwayne Bravo
    Mohammad Kaif
    James Tredwell
    Tim Ambrose
    Robin Uthappa
     
  9. MrPrez CM Dyer

    Bravo better than Hall? Have you seen Hall's performances in CC cricket recently?

    I'll admit Bravo at 13th > Hall at 6th comfortably, but Hall is comfortably better than Bravo for mine.
     
  10. El Nino J Torres

    Nice work
     
  11. Gazza GJ Weaver

    Hmmm nah
     
  12. Athlai JJD Heads

    Athlai

    Best:
    VVS Laxman - a brilliant pickup in round 12, this guy would start for any team

    Worst:

    VVS Laxman - except for the team you've decided to select, WASC.
    The actual worst is obviously Jeetan Patel. Should probably not get a game. And fuck you guys.

    Overall Squad Depth: B+

    Overall I think my later round picks were some of the best in the draft, my first XI though is what will get me into trouble. I'm a shot for top 8 but I think a few injuries to my high calibre players will see me doomed to middle tier obscurity.

    Tim Southee
    Darren Bravo
    Daniel Vettori
    Quinton Friend
    Brendan Taylor
    Thilan Samaraweera
    Mushfiqur Rahim
    Kirk Edwards
    Ravi Rampaul
    James Franklin
    Martin Guptill
    VVS Laxman
    Pankaj Singh
    Luis Reece
    Chamara Silva
    Jeetan Patel
    Fidel Edwards
    Devon Smith
     
  13. Iridium IT Lee

    Tsotsobe....
     
  14. Eds E Ames

    :lol: So harsh on Hall.
     
  15. Athlai JJD Heads

    Howe

    Best Pick:
    Kyle Jarvis - Your best bowler IMO, and picked pretty late. h8 you.

    Worst Pick:

    Marchant de Lange - 9 Test wickets and they were ages ago. I'm not sure if should have went in the first round 10 rounds let alone first 4. Not a mistake you could afford to make after picking Hafeez in round 2.

    Overall Squad Depth: B

    Very few poor picks here and a pretty solid 18. Might prove to be a little toothless without a genuine strike bowler. A team to watch, could surprise with their depth.

    Kumar Sangakkara
    Mohammad Hafeez
    Marlon Samuels
    Marchant de Lange
    Steve O'Keefe
    Kyle Jarvis
    Glenn Chapple
    Manish Pandey
    Chris Nash
    Robert Key
    Steven Davies
    R Vinay Kumar
    Owais Shah
    Amit Mishra
    Tanvir Ahmed
    Trent Johnston
    Chris Read
    Madawa Warnapura
     
  16. Himannv LV Himann

    Thought we'd get slaughtered in this review.
     
  17. Athlai JJD Heads

    Nino

    Best Pick:
    Chris Gayle - I'm fairly certain Gazza thinks this is his worst. He'd be wrong. Gayle smashes it harder than an Indian in Rego's exes bedroom and is one of the better openers in the world.

    Worst Pick:

    James Hildreth - Okay so you guys didn't make any bad picks. Gazza you dirty stats whore.

    Overall Squad Depth: A-

    Yeah these guys should be in the top 8, the lack of any real bowling stars may see them never cross the finish line and dominate the standings but with a squad this full of quality we should expect them to go far.

    Michael Clarke
    Steven Finn
    Chris Gayle
    Ajantha Mendis
    Matthew Wade
    Ben Cutting
    Toby Roland-Jones
    Dheeraj Jadhav
    Ambati Rayudu
    James Hildreth
    Jeevan Mendis
    Mahesh Rawat
    Abdur Rauf
    James Harris
    Daniel Flynn
    Craig Cachopa
    Akshath Reddy
    Nathan Rimmington
     
  18. Jabba HJ Bots

    Steve Finn should still have alot of value in this.
     
  19. Himannv LV Himann

    :laughing:
     
  20. Gazza GJ Weaver

    I reckon wade was our worst btw, love gayle, an ex redwood Phoenix player
     

Share This Page