Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
Severe lack of pace, bowls at just 121-125kph. He did not swing the ball either.
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***Official*** IPL match discussion thread
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Then he should be fast tracked into the Test side - 121kph and no swing yet averaging the way he does.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
The second match was a snooze-fest. Shaun Marsh was very ugly to watch. A few defensive strokes, ample inside-edges as well as some deflections of wide deliveries. That the Chargers still failed to defend the total shows up their weakness in their bowling. While Bangar turned up a more-than-decent yet wicketless performance, the rest were largely uninspiring and that extra bowler didn't deserve a match in the IPL. Sangakkara and Yuvraj not getting much, and Goel and Irfan not getting to bat, could only happen in a match where nearly everything went wrong- including a partnership with the Deccan tail.
Rohit Sharma continues to impress. Even as we hear so much about international players leading the pack, he's quietly racked up the runs, all against top-notch teams. He surely has made a place for himself in the national side, at least in the more instant version of the game. The rest of the batting, though, was scratchy. In fact, the winner of the DLF Maximum Sixes award (Rohit again) only hit two sixes!
Rohit Sharma continues to impress. Even as we hear so much about international players leading the pack, he's quietly racked up the runs, all against top-notch teams. He surely has made a place for himself in the national side, at least in the more instant version of the game. The rest of the batting, though, was scratchy. In fact, the winner of the DLF Maximum Sixes award (Rohit again) only hit two sixes!
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Warne was outstanding again in captaincy, and he really has had a dramatic effect on this bunch of youngsters. Very good to see.
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, he trusts his side and gives confidence to his bowlers. I mean, he only bowled half his quota today and let the boys do their stuff. He's given them enough sun to grow.
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Precisely why he would have been a better captain for Aus than Steve Waugh. He's pretty bullish about making sure he has the team he wants but once he has it, he gets the best out of every player whether good or average. Signs of an outstanding captain, not least his record in England.
Raghav
International Vice-Captain
Shane Watson & Shane Warne played a big part inorder get there. Shane Warne's Captaincy is superb.
dontcloseyoureyes
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It's good to see Watson with condfidence in himself. Warne is a master.
Prince EWS
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Watto bowled too fast for my liking. He never lasts more than about 5 games bowling 140+.
dontcloseyoureyes
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Should convert him to an off-spinner. We need a spinner.
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I bet he'd be gun too.
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Send him to the Middle-East. Bet he'd solve that pesky Israel/Palestine thing with one flex of his chiselled abs.
dontcloseyoureyes
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Send him to Adelaide. They could do with a batsman to go with their bowler.
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We have a bowler!?
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Warne - is he the best skipper Australia never had?
Was great to see him hook into Ganguly too. I know Sourav's used to getting his way in India, but how in hell did the 3rd umpire give that Smith catch not out?
If that's the standard of video umpiring, maybe we shouldn't have technology.
Was great to see him hook into Ganguly too. I know Sourav's used to getting his way in India, but how in hell did the 3rd umpire give that Smith catch not out?
If that's the standard of video umpiring, maybe we shouldn't have technology.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Was assuming Tait will come back tbh.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Man.... Felt really sad for the Royal Challengers. You can see how hard Rahul is trying but unfortunately his game is just not cut out for this kind of competition, esp. when he is not in good form even in his favourite formats.... 
Hope they get some wins somehow... But I thought his partnership with Kallis was excellent. They had very little batting ammo left (only Boucher) and they kept themselves in striking distance all the time and before the two absolutely brilliant overs by McGrath and Vettori, they were always scoring on par or above the required rate.
What a gun McGrath is....... He probably is gonna get a 5-fer before this IPL is through. I hope the Super Kings don't suffer tonight , although my feeling is that we might run into our first loss tonight. And Vettori is a champion. Had Delhi missed even one of those two, I think RCB might have won. Good on RCB to have come that close after that bad start.
I know this IPL is simply a money making exercise and everything is about the money but the Rajastan Royals and Shane Warne, in particular, to me, have made it all worth it. The man is a genius. I always knew he had a great cricket brain but to me, he is now showing that he is a great team man as well. The way he inspires youngsters is masterful. He is now officially the captain of my all time XI. Screw you, Bradman. If the Don has a problem with it, he is out of my team. 
And BTW, totally ridiculous call by the 3rd ump on that Graeme Smith catch. How the hell was that not out?
Hope they get some wins somehow... But I thought his partnership with Kallis was excellent. They had very little batting ammo left (only Boucher) and they kept themselves in striking distance all the time and before the two absolutely brilliant overs by McGrath and Vettori, they were always scoring on par or above the required rate. What a gun McGrath is....... He probably is gonna get a 5-fer before this IPL is through. I hope the Super Kings don't suffer tonight
, although my feeling is that we might run into our first loss tonight. And Vettori is a champion. Had Delhi missed even one of those two, I think RCB might have won. Good on RCB to have come that close after that bad start.I know this IPL is simply a money making exercise and everything is about the money but the Rajastan Royals and Shane Warne, in particular, to me, have made it all worth it. The man is a genius. I always knew he had a great cricket brain but to me, he is now showing that he is a great team man as well. The way he inspires youngsters is masterful. He is now officially the captain of my all time XI. Screw you, Bradman.
If the Don has a problem with it, he is out of my team. And BTW, totally ridiculous call by the 3rd ump on that Graeme Smith catch. How the hell was that not out?