*Official* Indian Premier League 2010

[Pratters]

Dravid, Kallis, Kohli - that's solid.

 

[Pratters]

As an aside, I must say I am loving this year's IPL. I thought I will watch nothing but am drawn to watch Tendulkar bat as much as I can. And the battles between the top teams is some thing I am looking forward to. I would have loved to watch yesterday's Chennai-Delhi match which I was anticipating and it really was a great game from the looks of it. Only if the semis and finals were best of 3s or 5s. That would be perfect.

 

[Athlai]

Dravid, Kallis, Kohli - that's solid.

But Kallis is opening? Kohli, Dravid and Morgan are okay but all have their own little flaws.
Kohli and Dravid don't score fast enough (not a big rater of Kohli) they can play at a run a ball but they aren't destroyers IMO.

Morgan is untested at the moment. Last year Taylor held together the entire middle order for Bangalore.

 

[pasag]

Will Warner play enough? I can see them being a bit inconsistent. Not a lot but one failure in ten innings. Do they have enough depth deep down though. I forgot about AB, I must admit.

They have an embaressment of riches. Their only issue is the inability to win games that count at the business end and dropping off towards the latter stages of the tourney.

 

[Pratters]

But Kallis is opening? Kohli, Dravid and Morgan are okay but all have their own little flaws.
Kohli and Dravid don't score fast enough (not a big rater of Kohli) they can play at a run a ball but they aren't destroyers IMO.

Morgan is untested at the moment. Last year Taylor held together the entire middle order for Bangalore.

Morgan is very good IMO.

 

[Athlai]

Morgan is very good IMO.

Yeah could do alright but he'd be playing the Taylor role of last year, holding together the order by himself.

 

[pasag]

Yeah could do alright but he'd be playing the Taylor role of last year, holding together the order by himself.

lol, exaggerating a tad there. He was great, but Dravid, Kallis, Kholi, Pandey also all chipped in. Taylor gave them that something extra but it's not as if it was a one man side, if anything it's the opposite, everyone was contributing last year.

 

[Pratters]

All except the fatso beer drunker (I quite like him BTW I don't know why).

 

[Athlai]

lol, exaggerating a tad there. He was great, but Dravid, Kallis, Kholi, Pandey also all chipped in. Taylor gave them that something extra but it's not as if it was a one man side, if anything it's the opposite, everyone was contributing last year.

Kallis and Pandey opened? Pandey also only came in the final few matches and scored that hundred.

Dravid and Kohli were okay (averaging 20 odd SR 110) but hardly mind blowing. Would say that Bangalore relied on Taylor or Kallis to hit a match-winning score. Don't know if Kohli or Dravid ever top scored. Probably did but wouldn't have thought it happened too often.

Not saying Taylor was the one man team but was the lynchpin of the middle order.

 

[pasag]

Kallis and Pandey opened? Pandey also only came in the final few matches and scored that hundred.

Dravid and Kohli were okay (averaging 20 odd SR 110) but hardly mind blowing. Would say that Bangalore relied on Taylor or Kallis to hit a match-winning score. Don't know if Kohli or Dravid ever top scored. Probably did but wouldn't have thought it happened too often.

Not saying Taylor was the one man team but was the lynchpin of the middle order.

Only read "order." Yeah he was clearly the best bat, but the reason Bangalore got the final last year was because everyone and everything worked well together, there was a cohesion in all depts (batting, bowling, captaincy, feilding) that no other side could duplicate.

 

[Jono]

Kohli is awesome Athlai. Jump on the train now before it is too late.

 

[Pratters]

Kohli will be the future captain of India if all goes well.

 

[Sir Alex]

Kohli will be the future captain of India if all goes well.

Lol too early to guess I think... Let him perform atleast for a couple of seasons like this and earn his entry into test team. One gets reminded of Kaif..

 

[Pratters]

Yeah laugh out at my face.

It is too early yes. I said IF all goes well.

Sehwag and Gambhir are in line before him too.

 

[Pratters]

Going for the Mumbai match at a nearby multiplex. Hopefully Tendulkar tons up.

 

[The_roc]

They have an embaressment of riches. Their only issue is the inability to win games that count at the business end and dropping off towards the latter stages of the tourney.

This may be the only issue, but a pretty important one I would say

 

[pasag]

This may be the only issue, but a pretty important one I would say

Hopefully it's just a coincidence and nothing deeper.

 

[Pratters]

The nature of the tournaments in cricket means the best will not always win IMO. That Australia have managed to win the World Cup like they have just shows how good they were.

Lets look at World Cup winners in the past -

1975, 79 - Windies best by far and won
1983 - India though West Indies was the best team
1987 - Australia though India and Pakistan were the best teams (AFAIK - not sure)
1992 - Pakistan - not the best team, NZ were the best team in the competition
1996 - RSA and SL so fair enough SL won
1999 - RSA and Aus so fair enough Aus won
2003 - Aus
2007 - Aus but Srl could have caused an upset

I always like the idea of best of 3s and 5s and 7s like in American Sport. We had a good debate about this topic during last year's IPL final. There is the other view point - Jono's school of thought that one match semis, finals etc tests players in clutch situations and gives a big match feel to the whole thing

 

[Sir Alex]

The nature of the tournaments in cricket means the best will not always win IMO. That Australia have managed to win the World Cup like they have just shows how good they were.

Lets look at World Cup winners in the past -

1975, 79 - Windies best by far and won
83 - India though West Indies was the best team
87 - Australia though India and Pakistan were the best teams (AFAIK - not sure)
1992 - Pakistan - not the best team, NZ were the best team in the competition
1996 - RSA and SL so fair enough SL won
1999 - RSA and Aus so fair enough Aus won
2003 - Aus but Srl could have won the final

I always like the idea of best of 3s and 5s and 7s like in American Sport. We had a good debate about this topic during last year's IPL final. There is the other view point - Jono's school of thought that one match semis, finals etc tests players in clutch situations and gives a big match feel to the whole thing

2003 and Sri Lanka?

 

[Pratters]

Sri Lanka were unlucky because of the bad light IMO. They didn't get a fair chance in the game.

EDIT - Sorry that was the champions Trophy in West Indies.

in 2003 India were blasted and no one to blame as they stupidly chose wrongly in the toss and Australia were just too good.