Pick an ATG T20 XI, picking only one player from one country

[Ankit_sharma03]

Rule 1- Cant pick more then one player from one country

Rule 2 : that player shud have played international T20 cricket.

 

Here is mine 

 

1. Jos butler - ENG (WK)
2. Bmac - Nz  (captain)
3. Kohli - IND
4. ABDV-  SA
5. Shakib - bang 
6. Ryan ten - netherlands 
7. Russell- WI
8. Rashid khan- AFGH
9. Starc- AUS
10. Umar gul - Pak
11. Malinga - SL

 

• Warner vs Starc was the hardest choice
• Dropping bumrah wasnt easy infact he was there when i started making it but realise i needed someone like kohli rather then babar or williamson which were the option that i was mostly left with .
• Still feel my new ball attack lacks a bit but from 11-20 over good luck against this attack
• Gul n starc both are good lapebaaz , rashid is a very capable lower order player
• shakib was a compromise but still his economy is pretty good and incase of collapse him n ryan ten are good options to take this team to a decent total which my bowling can defend. They both wud be floaters for me....mostly ill push russell n rashid ahead of them 
• BMAC, abdv, kohli gives me good fielder on field as well 

 

Edited May 17, 2020 by Ankit_sharma03

[Gollum]

Gayle (WI)

McCullum (NZ) wk, vc

B. Taylor (Zim)...remember him single-handedly beating Aus in 2007 WT20

Morgan (Eng) captain

Maxwell (Aus)

Shakib (BD)

Afridi (Pak)

Nabi (Afg)

Steyn (RSA)....peak Steyn was a damn fine T20 cricketer, career avg 18, ER 6.95

Malinga (SL)

Bumrah (Ind)

 

Batting order isn't fixed, if they lose early wicket send in Taylor/Shakib to keep L/R combo, if it is 100/1 after 9 overs send in Morgan/Maxwell/Afridi and push Taylor and Shakib behind Nabi. 

 

GOAT opening pair, explosive

3 lefties in top 7

Explosive MO.....Morgan, Maxy, Afridi all can go at 200 SR depending on match situation

Batting depth with Nabi at #8

8 bowling options (incl Gayle, Maxy) with 6 of them being world class, 3 quicks and 3 spinners

Best T20 new ball quick in Steyn

One SLA, OS, LS each

 

Tough to leave out Kohli but couldn't resist Bumrah-Malinga pair. Also this team doesn't need an accumulator no matter how consistent.

ABDV has a poor T20 record, it was always going to be among Kock, Tahir and Steyn from RSA. Since NZ's best is Baz (wk) and we already have good spinners from BD/Afg/Pak chose Steyn.

Nabi over Rashid so that we have a world class offie alongside SLA and LS. He is also more consistent with the bat, to balance out the inconsistent but devastating Afridi.

Picked Afridi from Pak as at his peak he was such an asset and tournament winner, 150 SR with the bat and has run through teams multiple times with the ball. 

Maxwell from Aus cos IMO he is the most dangerous MO bat in T20 cricket, as explosive as the WI bats but more consistent, also good against pace/spin alike, outstanding fielder and handy bowler.

Morgan for his captaincy, batting, to keep left-right combo

Taylor because couldn't find anyone better from Zim/Ire/Ned

Edited May 11, 2020 by Gollum

[velu]

 

gayle

sachin

abdv

smith

rtd

sakib

stokes

rashid

akhtar 

bond

malinga

[Straight Drive]

India - Yuvi.

Pak -. Gul.

SL -. Malinga

WI - Gayle

SA -  Steyn

NZ - Guptill

Eng - Stokes

BD -. Shakib

Afg - Rashid

Aus - Warner

Zimbabwe - Brendan Taylor

 

So 11 is

 

Gayle

Warner

Guptill

Yuvi

Shakib

Stokes

Brendan Taylor (wk)

Rashid

Steyn

Gul

Malinga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sooda]

Brendon McCullum (c and wk)

Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli

Kevin Pieterson

Shakib Al Hasan

Glenn Maxwell

Shahid Afridi

Rashid Khan

Lasith Malinga

Dale Steyn

Dirk Nannes (Neth)

Edited May 17, 2020 by Sooda

[Ankit_sharma03]

1 hour ago, Sooda said:

Brendon McCullum (c and wk)

Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli

Kevin Pieterson

Shakib Al Hasan

Glenn Maxwell

Shahid Afridi

Rashid Khan

Lasith Malinga

Dale Steyn

Dirk Nannes (Neth)

Dirk nannes doesnt quality for Neth as he played only 1 t20 game for them and rest for australia , or else do u think i wud have missed him

[Sooda]

25 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Dirk nannes doesnt quality for Neth as he played only 1 t20 game for them and rest for australia , or else do u think i wud have missed him

There's no minimum matches criteria (He played two matches) 

[Manny_Pacquiao]

I'm doing this based on historical IPL performances:

 

1. IND: Kohli - best T20 batsman ever. IPL record for most runs in a single season (973), IPL all-time leading run scorer

2. AUS: Warner - IPL's best foreign batsman ever. 3 consecutive seasons w/ 500+ runs, top 5 batting average

3. RSA: AB de villiers - avg near 40 w/ SR of 150+, plays all around the ground, scores easily against the best bowlers, exceptional fielder

4. ENG: Buttler - safe wicket-keeper, SR 150+, consistently good six-hitter

5. TNT: Pollard - complete all-rounder: SR 146, wicket taking bowler, exceptional fielder

6. JAM: Russell - complete all-rounder: IPL all-time leading SR (186!!!) w/ bowling SR under 20

7. NZ: Mccullum - honorable mention for his 158 in the 2008 IPL opener, possibly the best innings ever, unforgettable

8. AFG: Rashid khan - best ER in IPL history, and one of the best SR, useful lower order batsman

9. NEP: Lamicchane - excellent SR, one of the best young bowlers in the world

10. SL: Malinga - IPL all-time leading wicket-taker, best death bowler ever. 4 seasons w/ 20+ wickets

11. BAN: Mustafizur rahman - great death bowler, helped SRH win 2016 IPL

 

west indies is not a real country.

 

TNT - trinidad and tobago, JAM - jamaica, and other islands are separate nations

Edited May 17, 2020 by Manny_Pacquiao