Well a bit more pedantic than that in this draft due to restrictions however yes exactly that , was just apparent that in tests I value a all rounder much more than in ODI also a bowler that can bat in tests. Without going to in depth I just taught it was a general consensus however seems it isn't . A lot of test teams played with 4 bowlers in some extreme cases 3 in ODI you cannot do that and just one weak bowler gives 1/4 of an advantage to opposition and 3 strong bowlers isn't as much a threat as they only provide 3/5 maximum as it tests they can be more constant and higher percentages etc .
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ODI Country/Average Combo Draft
- Thread starter Teuton
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Had almost made my pick yesterday then stalled was torn between the combo of Malik/Erasmus which would have lended more batting depth and the combo I will go with Abdul Qadir/Andrew Balbirnie
Glenn Turner
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)
Joe Root
Dean Jones
Andrew Balbirnie
Shakib Al Hasan
Mohammad Nabi
Abdul Qadir
Allan Donald
Jasprit Bumrah
Courtney Walsh (c)
In hindsight I'd have picked Pollock or Hadlee in R1, had a bit of batting depth at number 8 and hoped Nabi was still available further down the line. Nonetheless whilst we have a longish tail I think we also have a solid side without too many severe compromises.
A bit torn between Malik/Erasmus and Balbirnie/Qadir. As a duo I think the latter are better but the batting looks a bit short and the tail a bit long with Balbirnie/Qadir. May change this tomorow but for now I'll go with Malik and Erasmus
Glenn Turner
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)
Joe Root
Dean Jones
Andrew Balbirnie
Shakib Al Hasan
Mohammad Nabi
Abdul Qadir
Allan Donald
Jasprit Bumrah
Courtney Walsh (c)
In hindsight I'd have picked Pollock or Hadlee in R1, had a bit of batting depth at number 8 and hoped Nabi was still available further down the line. Nonetheless whilst we have a longish tail I think we also have a solid side without too many severe compromises.
A bit torn between Malik/Erasmus and Balbirnie/Qadir. As a duo I think the latter are better but the batting looks a bit short and the tail a bit long with Balbirnie/Qadir. May change this tomorow but for now I'll go with Malik and Erasmus
CricAddict
International Coach
Who is Malik?
CricAddict
International Coach
Always loved playing ODI drafts and same here too. Thanks Teuton. Also, enjoyed being the first to finish the team working out the permutations.
Shoaib Malik
Teuton
International Captain
Your xi has Qadir/Balbirnie listed I am aiming to do the voting thread tomorrow so please clarify today.
If anyone else hasn't posted their final team, please do so today.
CricAddict
International Coach
Ohh. Totally forgot the guy.
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
He's underrated a bit. There was a time he was consistently putting up good scores coming in at 3. Plus he contributed with the ball as well.
I feel like there was a lot of unfair criticism of him. He'd consistently score 60ish at a decent rate and the commentators would be saying they'd rather have Inzy at 3 since he was Pakistan's best bat at the time.
I did think you might have meant Salim Malik, who was also an underrated limited overs bat.
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International Coach
Yes, even after playing for such a long time, he always went under the radar as he looked surplus to the team a lot of times. I was also thinking if it is Salim Malik or even doubted about Umran Malik but Shoaib Malik didn't strike at all
Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
Another really underrated one is Umar Akmal, who I think is tainted by being Kamran Akmal's brother. There was a time when he and Misbah consistently saved Pakistan after they lost the first 3 wickets or so cheaply. He would score at a reasonable rate, while Misbah grinded it out more. Pakistan didn't always win those games, but him and Misbah at least made them competitive and prevented what might have otherwise been a complete collapse..
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Wastemen
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I think there is an old post of @Daemon or someone else stating that it is ridiculous to rate Steve Smith ahead of Darren Bravo.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Jesse Ryder says hi
Balbirnie/Qadir please. I had written a lot of that last post from yday - changed the top part and XI but forgot about the bottom. So yes I will go for Balbirnie and Qadir please - sorry about confusion
