T20 Auction Draft

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
.........why bro???? What happen???

Nothing

[BD Rox]

I made slight changes to my XI:

1. S Watson
2. Faf Du Plessis
3. M Jayawardene
4. S Smith
5. DR Smith
6. M Samuels
7. MS Dhoni
8. D Vettori
9. A Morkel
10. E Sunny
11. Brett Lee

Reserves: J Botha, R Ashwin, S Tendulkar, E Morgan

[Kohli_Sox]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
I made slight changes to my XI:

1. S Watson
2. Faf Du Plessis
3. M Jayawardene
4. S Smith
5. DR Smith
6. M Samuels
7. MS Dhoni
8. D Vettori
9. A Morkel
10. E Sunny
11. Brett Lee

Reserves: J Botha, R Ashwin, S Tendulkar, E Morgan

I would play Tendulkar in place of Du Plessis, Morgan in place of Samuels and Botha in place of DR Smith; but it's your choice

My line up would be:

Watson
Tendulkar
Jayawardene
Dhoni
Morgan
Steve Smith
Albie Morkel
Botha
Vettori
Brett Lee
Sunny

If openers get good start, Albie Morkel could be moved to no 3 in place of Jayawardene for pinch hitting or may be Botha as Botha also batted no 3 position in some of T20s. If wicket falls early- Jayawardene there for anchor. Dhoni, Morgan and Steven Smith could capitalize in middle overs then later Albie Morkel, Botha and Vettori can clear the park

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by Kohli_Sox
I would play Tendulkar in place of Du Plessis, Morgan in place of Samuels and Botha in place of DR Smith; but it's your choice

My line up would be:

Watson
Tendulkar
Jayawardene
Dhoni
Morgan
Steve Smith
Albie Morkel
Botha
Vettori
Brett Lee
Sunny

If openers get good start, Albie Morkel could be moved to no 3 in place of Jayawardene for pinch hitting or may be Botha as Botha also batted no 3 position in some of T20s. If wicket falls early- Jayawardene there for anchor. Dhoni, Morgan and Steven Smith could capitalize in middle overs then later Albie Morkel, Botha and Vettori can clear the park

Not a bad idea at all. Kindly granted. I was totally messed up. BTW Marlon can bowl some real tight depth fast 1s. So wouldn't be a bad pick either.

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by Kohli_Sox
I would play Tendulkar in place of Du Plessis, Morgan in place of Samuels and Botha in place of DR Smith; but it's your choice

My line up would be:

Watson
Tendulkar
Jayawardene
Dhoni
Morgan
Steve Smith
Albie Morkel
Botha
Vettori
Brett Lee
Sunny

If openers get good start, Albie Morkel could be moved to no 3 in place of Jayawardene for pinch hitting or may be Botha as Botha also batted no 3 position in some of T20s. If wicket falls early- Jayawardene there for anchor. Dhoni, Morgan and Steven Smith could capitalize in middle overs then later Albie Morkel, Botha and Vettori can clear the park

Spot on Kohli_Sox Thats why i was laughing at BD_Rox earlier. Why would you play Du Plessis when you have Tendulkar? And why would you put Albie Morkel at no. 9 . Hes a bloody good finisher with the bat.

You could also do this team
1. Shane Watson
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Mahela Jayawardene
4. Marlon Samuels/Dwayne Smith
5. MS Dhoni
6. Steve Smith
7. Albie Morkel
8. Johan Botha
9. Daniel Vettori
10. Brett Lee
11. Elias Sunny

I would opt for Marlon Samuels because you only have one specialist pacer. So the people that will bowl pace would be Brett Lee, Albie Morkel and Marlon Samuels. I wouldnt include Eoin Morgan because he has been in poor form. You have too many finishers in your team (Dhoni, Steve Smith, Albie Morkel). I think if you take Jacques Kallis off me then your team will be much better because you will have more options with the bowling and you will have a batsmen as well.

So the team with Kallis would look like.
1. Shane Watson
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Jacques Kallis
4. Mahela Jayawardene
5. MS Dhoni
6. Steve Smith
7. Albie Morkel
8. Johan Botha
9. Daniel Vettori
10. Brett Lee
11. Elias Sunny

A much better looking team. I would take Kallis over Samuels or DR Smith anyday of the week. Or if you want a specialist pacer then why dont you want Sohail Tanvir off me? He has good stats.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
Spot on Kohli_Sox Thats why i was laughing at BD_Rox earlier. Why would you play Du Plessis when you have Tendulkar? And why would you put Albie Morkel at no. 9 . Hes a bloody good finisher with the bat.

You could also do this team
1. Shane Watson
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Mahela Jayawardene
4. Marlon Samuels/Dwayne Smith
5. MS Dhoni
6. Steve Smith
7. Albie Morkel
8. Johan Botha
9. Daniel Vettori
10. Brett Lee
11. Elias Sunny

I would opt for Marlon Samuels because you only have one specialist pacer. So the people that will bowl pace would be Brett Lee, Albie Morkel and Marlon Samuels. I wouldnt include Eoin Morgan because he has been in poor form. You have too many finishers in your team (Dhoni, Steve Smith, Albie Morkel). I think you i take Jacques Kallis off me then your team will be much better because you will have more options with the bowling and you have a batsmen as well.

So the team with Kallis would look like.
1. Shane Watson
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Jacques Kallis
4. Mahela Jayawardene
5. MS Dhoni
6. Steve Smith
7. Albie Morkel
8. Johan Botha
9. Daniel Vettori
10. Brett Lee
11. Elias Sunny

A much better looking team. I would take Kallis over Samuels or DR Smith anyday of the week. Or if you want a specialist pacer then why dont you want Sohail Tanvir off me? He has good stats.

You're gonna sell Jacque Kallis to me? WOW! Sohail Tanvir ke nile kare bohamu?

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
You're gonna sell Jacque Kallis to me? WOW! Sohail Tanvir ke nile kare bohamu?

Ill give you Kallis and Tanvir... if you give me Watson and Dhoni

[BD Rox]

Eventually my squad is ready:

1. S Watson
2. S Tendulkar
3. M Jayawardene
4. M Samuels
5. MS Dhoni
6. S Smith
7. A Morkel
8. J Botha
9. D Vettori
10. B lee
11. E Sunny

Reserves: E Morgan, R Ashwin, Faf Du Plessis, DR Smith
Thanks to BangaliPagol & Kohli_Sox.

[BengaliPagol]

1. David Warner
2. Brendon McCullum (+)
3. Shaun Marsh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Brad Hodge
6. Suresh Raina
7. Keiron Pollard
8. Abdur Razzak Raz
9. Morne Morkel
10. Shaun Tait
11. Saeed Ajmal

Reserves: Tamim Iqbal, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist (+), Ross Taylor, Sohail Tanvir

Money leftover: $2,230,000

Sorry BD_Rox, my team will smash your team anyday of the week.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
Ill give you Kallis and Tanvir... if you give me Watson and Dhoni

Dhut.....anyways....that's not gonna happen.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
1. David Warner
2. Brendon McCullum (+)
3. Shaun Marsh
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Brad Hodge
6. Suresh Raina
7. Keiron Pollard
8. Abdur Razzak Raz
9. Morne Morkel
10. Shaun Tait
11. Saeed Ajmal

Reserves: Tamim Iqbal, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist (+), Ross Taylor, Sohail Tanvir

Money leftover: $2,230,000

Sorry BD_Rox, my team will smash your team anyday of the week.

Helicopter shots gonna smoke you outta the park. And if Mahela & Watson be on their best.......

[Kohli_Sox]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
Eventually my squad is ready:

1. S Watson
2. S Tendulkar
3. M Jayawardene
4. M Samuels
5. MS Dhoni
6. S Smith
7. A Morkel
8. J Botha
9. D Vettori
10. B lee
11. E Sunny

Reserves: E Morgan, R Ashwin, Faf Du Plessis, DR Smith
Thanks to BangaliPagol & Kohli_Sox.

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
Helicopter shots gonna smoke you outta the park. And if Mahela & Watson be on their best.......

Have you watched Warner play? One of the best T20 batsmen when he gets going.

Lets compare our teams shall we?
1. David Warner/Shane Watson
2. Brendon McCullum/Sachin Tendulkar
3. Shaun Marsh/Mahela Jayawardene
4. Kevin Pietersen/Marlon Samuels
5. Brad Hodge/MS Dhoni
6. Suresh Raina/Steve Smith
7. Keiron Pollard/Albie Morkel
8. Abdur Razzak Raz/Johan Botha
9. Morne Morkel/Brett Lee
10. Shaun Tait/Elias Sunny
11. Saeed Ajmal/Daniel Vettori

Thats 6 points to me. 2 points to you and 3 ties. I win by a landslide.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
Have you watched Warner play? One of the best T20 batsmen when he gets going.

Lets compare our teams shall we?
1. David Warner/Shane Watson
2. Brendon McCullum/Sachin Tendulkar
3. Shaun Marsh/Mahela Jayawardene
4. Kevin Pietersen/Marlon Samuels
5. Brad Hodge/MS Dhoni
6. Suresh Raina/Steve Smith
7. Keiron Pollard/Albie Morkel
8. Abdur Razzak Raz/Johan Botha
9. Morne Morkel/Brett Lee
10. Shaun Tait/Elias Sunny
11. Saeed Ajmal/Daniel Vettori

Thats 6 points to me. 2 points to you and 3 ties. I win by a landslide.

Dude I got a better finishing attack. 1-9 is batsmen.

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
Dude I got a better finishing attack. 1-9 is batsmen.

Ive got the best death over bowler Morne Morkel.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
Ive got the best death over bowler Morne Morkel.

Oita to ase!

[Kohli_Sox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
10. Shaun Tait/Elias Sunny

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by Kohli_Sox

At time he's(Tait) goes very expensive.

[BengaliPagol]

Originally Posted by BD Rox
At time he's(Tait) goes very expensive.

Ok you can have that point. Thats still 5 points to me. 3 points to you and 3 ties. I still win brother

[Kohli_Sox]

What about in sub continent pitches and abroad pitches, which team looks better?

[Kohli_Sox]

At grassy and bouncy pitches in England overcloudy conditions- BengaliPagol XI looking good
At low and slow pitches- BD_Rox XI looking good

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by Kohli_Sox
At grassy and bouncy pitches in England overcloudy conditions- BengaliPagol XI looking good
At low and slow pitches- BD_Rox XI looking good

Dude Watson, Smith, Albie, Botha, Vettori are all bouncy pitches playa. Dhoni & Mahela aren't bad either.

[BengaliPagol]

I would say my team would be better on slow wickets then bouncy wickets. Shaun Marsh is a proven performer in the IPL. Pieterson played very well in the last IPL. Brad Hodge aint bad either. Raina is used to slow wickets. And Pollard will tonk everything out of the ground. Morne is a performer. Razzak and Ajmal are king of slow wickets. Weakest link is probably Shaun Tait.

[Kohli_Sox]

Originally Posted by BengaliPagol
I would say my team would be better on slow wickets then bouncy wickets. Shaun Marsh is a proven performer in the IPL. Pieterson played very well in the last IPL. Brad Hodge aint bad either. Raina is used to slow wickets. And Pollard will tonk everything out of the ground. Morne is a performer. Razzak and Ajmal are king of slow wickets. Weakest link is probably Shaun Tait.

Your top order will play good both in grassy/bouncy and flat/low slow pitches; at lower order Raina and Pollard bit of worry in grass pitches but proven performer in flat tracks. Morne and Tait will be under pressure and might take some wickets with sheer pace or might go for runs in some matches but Ajmal and Razzak are there to pull it back (Razzak might go for runs in some matches as well);

Fifth bowler option is Pollard but if Pollard goes for runs then there is Raina as no other option- Raina might go for some runs as well. FIfth bowler is a bit of worry. But you have huge batting strength to chase a big total down.

[BD Rox]

@Kohli_Sox:And about me?