Novelty XIs Compendium

[SillyCowCorner1]

Thanks for that.

If he wants to be called just "Sreesanth", then I am not ****ing around with him.

 

[AndrewB]

Malcolm Marshall, Muttiah Muralitharan

 

[Shady Slim]

surprised nobody has done this tbh

Sidath Wettimarket
Wuhanif Mohammad
Kevin PPEtersen
Allan Borders Are Closed
Virus Kohli
Lou Covidncent
Ian Healthy
Dale Steyin Your House
Dimitri Maskarenhas
Sreesanithizer
Tony Lockdown

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Brilliant

 

[AndrewB]

Richie Richardson
Patrick Patterson
Suhrawadi Shuvo
Bernard Bosanquet

Someone make an Alliteration XI, struggling with this one

Using various people's suggestions:

Graham Gooch
Gordon Greenidge
Richie Richardson*
Steve Smith
Colin Cowdrey
Basil Butcher
Chris Cairns
Tatenda Taibu+
Malcolm Marshall
Muttiah Muralitharan
Colin Croft

 

[SteveNZ]

surprised nobody has done this tbh

Sidath Wettimarket
Wuhanif Mohammad
Kevin PPEtersen
Allan Borders Are Closed
Virus Kohli
Lou Covidncent
Ian Healthy
Dale Steyin Your House
Dimitri Maskarenhas
Sreesanithizer
Tony Lockdown

Mike Covidtney too much of a stretch as a left-arm opening bowler?

Scott Virus (Styris) to replace Kohli, as virus was Styris' actual nickname.

 

[Shady Slim]

Mike Covidtney too much of a stretch as a left-arm opening bowler?

Scott Virus (Styris) to replace Kohli, as virus was Styris' actual nickname.

good choices both of them

personally i just fine it fun to say “virus kohli” but that’s the parochial aussie in me hehe

 

[ataraxia]

The Ravi Jadeja side:

1. Ravi Jadeja
2. Rachin Ravindra
3. Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja
4. Ajay Jadeja
5. Ravi Shastri
6. Ravi Bopara
7. Ravi Ashwin
8. Ravi Ratnayeke
9. Madhavsinhji Jadeja Indrajitsinhji +
10. Ravi Rampaul
11. Ravi Pushpakumara

 

[AndrewB]

You could add aRavinda de Silva, tRavis Head and Rahul dRavid if you're so inclined.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ramiz Rajadeja

 

[ataraxia]

You could add aRavinda de Silva, tRavis Head and Rahul dRavid if you're so inclined.

Yeah; I found them but thought putting them in was a stretch.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Damien Apa Ravi of PNG

 

[Howe_zat]

Ravi Shastri
Rahul D-ravi-d
Souravi Ganguly
'Ravinda de Silva
Travi Head
Ravi Bopara
Ravi Ashwin
Ravi Jadeja
P-ravi-n Kumar
Ravi Ratnayake
Ravi Rampaul

I thought it looked familiar

 

[honestbharani]

How about the Waaaahh XI?


Virender Sehwaaaahhhhhhhhg
David Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahner
Mohammed Waaaaaaaaaahsim
Mark Waaaaaaaahhhhh
Steve Waaaaaaaghhhhh (c)
Shane Waaaaaaahtson
BJ Waaaaaaaahtling (wk)
Waaaaaaaaaahsim Akram
Shane Waaaaaaaaahrne
Chaminda Waaaaaaaaahs
Waaahqar Younis


Actually, would be a pretty quality side.​

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[h_hurricane]

ming ling ting ping fing ring ding king XI

Jack Fingleton
Joe Darling
Ricky Ponting
Ken Barrington
Stephen Fleming
Mike Gatting
BJ Watling
Bart King
Ray Illingworth
Michael Holding
Damien Fleming

 

[honestbharani]

What about a gerund XI? Only names ending with -ing?

 

[h_hurricane]

What about a gerund XI? Only names ending with -ing?

Yep, might look better for rhyming purposes.

Graham Dowling
Joe Darling
Ricky Ponting
Stephen Fleming
Mike Gatting
BJ Watling
Gavin Ewing
Bart King
Otto Nothling
Michael Holding
Damien Fleming

 

[Howe_zat]

Pest XI

1. Cyril Waspbrook
2. Mark Vermin
3. Stephen Fleaming
4. Rat Kohli
5. Ant McGrath
6. Mozziedek Hossain
7. Zulqarnain Spider
8. Kemar Roach
9. Locust Ferguson
10. Nathan Flyon
11. Chris Silverfish

 

[honestbharani]

Ant Greig instead of Ant McGrath?

 

[Daemon]

spiders aren't pests