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[stephen]

Also I was between episodes of a tv show and posted my last post then.

 

[stephen]

Alright, I'm going to pick Kapil Dev

 

[stephen]

• pothas: Waqar Younis, Hugh Tayfield, Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, Dennis Lillee, Virat Kohli
• AndrewB: Kane Williamson, Hedley Verity, Steve Smith, Mike Procter, Keith Miller, George Lohmann, Alan Knott
• stephen: Zaheer Abbas, Bill Woodfull, Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar, Ricky Ponting, Dudley Nourse, Jim Laker, Kapil Dev
• kingkallis: Clyde Walcott, Herbert Sutcliffe, Barry Richards, Glenn McGrath, Harold Larwood, Rohan Kanhai
• trundler: Shane Warne, Victor Trumper, Bob Simpson, Jack Russell, Malcolm Marshall, Jacques Kallis
• SillyCowCorner1: Frank Worrell, Dan Vettori, Kumar Sangakkara, Ian Redpath, Bobby Peel, Makhaya Ntini, Mudassar Nazar, Javed Miandad
• Teuton: Younis Khan, Bob Willis, Gary Sobers, Andy Roberts, Bill O'Reilly, Arthur Morris, Imran Khan
• ankitj: Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, KS Ranjitsinhji, Muttiah Muralitharan, Clive Lloyd, Len Hutton
• weldone: Wasim Akram, Dale Steyn, Joe Root, Graeme Pollock, Mahmudullah, Jack Hobbs
• honestbharani: Everton Weekes, Chaminda Vaas, Frank Tyson, Shakib Al Hasan, ​Kagiso Rabada, Eddie Paynter, Mushtaq Mohammed, Brian Lara, Wally Hammond
• ataraxia: Steve Waugh, Derek Underwood, Glenn Turner, Viv Richards, Bill Ponsford, Bert Oldfield, Ray Lindwall, Richard Hadlee

 

[ankitj]

King Kallis should be before trundler.

 

[stephen]

King Kallis should be before trundler.

I've fixed the order up.

 

[Pothas]

Mahela Jayawardene

 

[kingkallis]

Mahela Jayawardene

Tayfield, Lillee, Kohli and now Mahela. Dude!!!

 

[AndrewB]

Matthew Hayden

 

[kingkallis]

Wally Hammond

I badly wanted him or another legend from 'H', to play at No.3.

 

[stephen]

I'm going to take the one, the only Adam Gilchrist.

 

[kingkallis]

I'm going to take the one, the only Adam Gilchrist.

Man...!!

 

[kingkallis]

Michael Holding

 

[Pothas]

I knew that was coming as soon as he picked Kapil. Almost went ahead and picked him for the reaction.

 

[stephen]

I knew that was coming as soon as he picked Kapil. Almost went ahead and picked him for the reaction.

I actually counted it out and had two other picks in mind if Gilly was taken. But Gilly was my strongest option.

 

[trundler]

My turn?

 

[stephen]

• trundler: Shane Warne, Victor Trumper, Bob Simpson, Jack Russell, Malcolm Marshall, Jacques Kallis
• pothas: Waqar Younis, Hugh Tayfield, Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, Dennis Lillee, Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene
• SillyCowCorner1: Frank Worrell, Dan Vettori, Kumar Sangakkara, Ian Redpath, Bobby Peel, Makhaya Ntini, Mudassar Nazar, Javed Miandad
• Teuton: Younis Khan, Bob Willis, Gary Sobers, Andy Roberts, Bill O'Reilly, Arthur Morris, Imran Khan
• ankitj: Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, KS Ranjitsinhji, Muttiah Muralitharan, Clive Lloyd, Len Hutton
• kingkallis: Clyde Walcott, Herbert Sutcliffe, Barry Richards, Glenn McGrath, Harold Larwood, Rohan Kanhai, Michael Holding
• weldone: Wasim Akram, Dale Steyn, Joe Root, Graeme Pollock, Mahmudullah, Jack Hobbs
• AndrewB: Kane Williamson, Hedley Verity, Steve Smith, Mike Procter, Keith Miller, George Lohmann, Alan Knott, Matthew Hayden
• honestbharani: Everton Weekes, Chaminda Vaas, Frank Tyson, Shakib Al Hasan, ​Kagiso Rabada, Eddie Paynter, Mushtaq Mohammed, Brian Lara, Wally Hammond
• ataraxia: Steve Waugh, Derek Underwood, Glenn Turner, Viv Richards, Bill Ponsford, Bert Oldfield, Ray Lindwall, Richard Hadlee
• stephen: Zaheer Abbas, Bill Woodfull, Sachin Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar, Ricky Ponting, Dudley Nourse, Jim Laker, Kapil Dev, Adam Gilchrist

Yes Trundler, you're up.

 

[trundler]

This is so much pressure

 

[stephen]

This is so much pressure

Yeah I know right. Trying to guess what will be left after your next pick is painful.

My favourite thing about this draft is that the intensity builds as you progress. At the start everyone is all chill, picking the next ATG they spot, but by the end you're nerves are shot as you wait and hope that you can get that one guy you've been hanging out for, only to see it grabbed by the person in front of you.

 

[kingkallis]

The best part of this draft is the risk takers.

We try and strategize next few picks and the drafter ahead of you will make a drastic jump and will push you back to the drawing board!

 

[stephen]

The best part of this draft is the risk takers.

We try and strategize next few picks and the drafter ahead of you will make a drastic jump and will push you back to the drawing board!

Yeah a single pick by one player can totally change your strategy. It's the butterfly effect.