Legends At Battle XI | And the champions are...

[Ashutosh.]

Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh* (2010)
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh* (2000)

 

[Targaryen]

Kumar Sangakkara (2010)
Asela Gunaratne (2010)
Akila Dananjaya (2010)
Rangana Herath (2010)

Mahela Jayawardene (2000)
Thilan Samaraweera (2000)
Hashan Tillakaratne (2000)
Muthaiah Muralitharan (2000)
Kapila Wijegunawardene (1990)
Niroshan Bandaratilleke (1990)
Chaminda Vaas (1990)

Vinothen John (1980)
Saliya Ahangama (1980)
Asanka Gurusinha (1980)
Kosala Kuruppuarachchi (1980)

Any changes required? ​

 

[Master Bates]

@PresidentEvil where is Aravinda De Silva?

 

[Morphed]

@PresidentEvil and Sanath Jayasuriya?

 

[Targaryen]

Tillakaratne Dilshan (2010s)
Sanath Jayasuriya (1990s)

Aravinda de Silva (1990s)
Mahela Jayawardene (2000s)
Kumar Sangakkara (2010s)

Angelo Mathews (2010s)
Arjuna Ranatunga (1980s)
Hashan Tillakaratne (1990s)

Romesh Kaluwitharana (1990s)

Ashantha de Mel (1980s)
Ravi Ratnayeke (1980s)
Lasith Malinga (2000s)
Chaminda Vaas (2000s)

Rangana Herath (2010s)
Muttiah Muralitharan (2000s)

Thanks to VC for helping me out.

 

[Morphed]

Sangakkara was a wicketkeeper batsman.

 

[VC the slogger]

Sangakkara was a wicketkeeper batsman.

He last kept wicket in a Test match in 2008, therefore cannot play as a wicket-keeper batsmen in Tests when selected from the 2010s era.

 

[Morphed]

He last kept wicket in a Test match in 2008, therefore cannot play as a wicket-keeper batsmen in Tests when selected from the 2010s era.

Ok,got it.

 

[VC the slogger]

​

Warm-ups

Australia v England at The SCG (1890s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: None

@The Deadman @Quadralus

South Africa v India at Old Wanderers (1930s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: None

@Sinister One @Akshay.

New Zealand v West Indies at Hagley Oval (2010s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: None

@Rohith. @El Loco

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at R. Premadasa (1990s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: None

@PresidentEvil/@Asham @X Factor

Zimbabwe v Ireland at Queens SC (2000s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: None

@CerealKiller

Rest of the World v Bangladesh at Merion CC (1900s)

- Pitch:
- Players injured/unavailable: None

@TekkogsSteve @Ashutosh.


Lineup rules

1) A proper wicket-keeper (//) in your XI.
2) A minimum of 5 players marked to bowl (up to 6 on very flat pitches where part-time options often need to share the workload).
3) Players ruled out due to injury cannot be selected.
4) The time limit for posting lineups is 72 hours. I will likely go with a random lineup if your lineup isn't posted within that time.
5) All squad members must get a game over the course of the tournament (warm-ups don't count).

Player rarities

- Elite/Legend. Used for the players that are undoubtedly the best of the lot.
- Ruby. Used for players that are extremely talented and can play in a way no one else can replicate.
- Gold. Used for players with a high level of consistency and ability to deliver during key moments.
- Silver. Used for players that aren't as talented as their Gold/Ruby/Legend contemporaries, but still capable of holding their own against the best in business.
- Bronze. Used for players that are a level below Silver. They are more likely to put in good performances than players from the Sapphire/Crystal category.
- Sapphire/Crystal. Used for players that are inexperienced or with a lower skill set compared to those from a higher category. They could either put in good performances or fail miserably.

In other words: > / ( marginally better than ) > > >

Also, the squads selected thus far are sorted in the following order:

Opening batsman (1-2)
Top-order (3-4)
Middle-order (4-7)
Lower-order (7-8)
Tailenders pace (9-11)
Tailanders spin (9-11)

Statistics

To be updated after 3 rounds.

Standings

To be updater later.

Explanation on pitch types

Damp/Sticky - Massively in favor of bowlers and an absolute nightmare to bat on, unless you're Victor Trumper.
Dusty - Plenty of turn on offer for spinners and a good place to bat for spin-savvy batsmen. Good pace bowlers are still likely to thrive.
Evenly balanced - Provides an evenly balanced contest for all disciplines.
Flat - A batsman-friendly pitch which provides little or no assistance to bowlers. Expect big totals.
Green - A lot of movement on offer early on, which makes it ideal for bowlers capable of swinging the ball. Batting expected to become easier as the match progresses.
Hard - Ideal conditions for batting. Good deal of bounce on offer for fast bowlers as well. Could go either way
Dry/Slow - Ideal for slow and spin bowlers as the name suggests. Sometimes quite difficult to bat on.
Poor - Uneven bounce and a huge amount of turn on offer for spinners. Expect a slow hard grind where most batsmen rarely score at above 2 an over.​

 

[Morphed]

Lineup against Australia
Len Hutton
Sir Jack Hobbs
Ken Barrington
Graham Gooch
David Gower
Allan Knott+
Wally Hammond
WG Grace
Graeme Swann
Sydney Barnes
James Anderson

If toss won: Bat first.

 

[VC the slogger]

If toss won: Bat first.

That's something one can't control on the sim unfortunately.

 

[Morphed]

That's something one can't control on the sim unfortunately.

Then I can only pray that we bat first for if Australia Bat first then Bradman will destroy england.

 

[Akshay.]

Sunil Gavaskar (1970s)
Vinoo Mankad (1950s)
Vijay Hazare (1940s)
Virat Kohli (2010s)
Gundappa Viswanath (1970s)
Polly Umrigar (1950s)
MS Dhoni (2010s)
Anil Kumble (1990s)
Amar Singh (1930s)
Mohammad Nissar (1930s)
Erapalli Prasanna (1960s)

 

[Master Bates]

Barry Richards (1970s)
Herbie Taylor (1920s)
Graeme Pollock (1960s)
Jacques Kallis (2000s)
AB de Villiers (2010s)
Aubrey Faulkner (1910s)
Shaun Pollock (2000s)
Hugh Tayfield (1950s)
Bert Vogler (1900s)
Allan Donald (1990s)
Dale Steyn (2010s)

 

[El Loco]

1. Conrad Hunte
2. Chris Gayle
3. George Headley
4. Brian Lara
5. Everton Weekes
6. Clyde Walcott
7. Learie Constantine
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Joel Garner
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Courtney Walsh