***Official*** IPL match discussion thread

[sideshowtim]

No one's even getting close to McCullum's 158* in the IPL this year IMO.

 

[pup11]

All three Aussies have played horribly so far.

Its been McCullum's night and he has just overshadowed everyone else.

 

[silentstriker]

Its been McCullum's night and he has just overshadowed everyone else.

Agreed.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

McCullum with a fantastic knock. I have never seen such a show of hitting before.

Astle 222

 

[Jamee999]

Bloody hell.

 

[duffer]

That was sick, at the interview afterwards Brendan looked as shocked as anyone. SRK looked top of the freaking world as well.

Ah, well I don't want to write a team off after one innings but that type of explosiveness is an area Bangalore are pretty light on in this tournament. Hope Cam and co can lift them close to this.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

All three Aussies have played horribly so far.

No slight intended, but Aussies are fervently patriotic and aren't of the same character when the pride of their country isn't on the line. You can see it coming through in the Aussie CW posters here.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

All three Aussies have played horribly so far.

Harsh on Noffke for mine. Bowled pretty well outside of his first (in which a catch was dropped). His misfield was poor, though.

 

[Goughy]

Wow. I didnt see a ball of that. Looks pretty freakin' amazing on paper.

 

[silentstriker]

No slight intended, but Aussies are fervently patriotic and aren't of the same character when the pride of their country isn't on the line. You can see it coming through in the Aussie CW posters here.

Just had a bad day IMO. I'll back Ponting to turn it around. White's **** as a bowler though. Noffke at least looked decent when not facing McCullum.

 

[Eclipse]

all credit to Mccullum but how small is this ground??

two flicks over the bowlers head went for sixes and that first top edge???? wtf

 

[silentstriker]

all credit to Mccullum but how small is this ground??

two flicks over the bowlers head went for sixes and that first top edge???? wtf

Yea, the ground is really small, and the outfield is lightning quick.

 

[pup11]

No one's even getting close to McCullum's 158* in the IPL this year IMO.

I won't be too sure about that considering the the kind of flat-tracks+ short boundaries, they have you never know some big hitting bloke might just go beserk, and before we know someone might hit a double-century in a T20 game.

 

[silentstriker]

I won't be too sure about that considering the the kind of flat-tracks+ short boundaries, they have you never know some big hitting bloke might just go beserk, and before we know someone might hit a double-century in a T20 game.

Unlikely. There is just too little time. Obviously it can happen, but there has never been a double in ODI and that's been around for decades and has had plenty of flat pitches.

 

[99*]

McCullum isn't keeping?

 

[sideshowtim]

No slight intended, but Aussies are fervently patriotic and aren't of the same character when the pride of their country isn't on the line. You can see it coming through in the Aussie CW posters here.

Very true mate.

 

[silentstriker]

McCullum isn't keeping?

Poor guy is probably tired.

 

[silentstriker]

No slight intended, but Aussies are fervently patriotic and aren't of the same character when the pride of their country isn't on the line. You can see it coming through in the Aussie CW posters here.

They do fine in county cricket.

 

[simmy]

That literally some of the best batting I have ever seen.

BM is just so so good.

 

[chaminda_00]

McCullum isn't keeping?

Poor guy is probably tired.

He was never going to keep. You don't pick a specialist batsmen at No 8/9. The Indian guy was always going to keep.