***Official*** IPL 2009

[masterblaster]

Awesome stuff from Deccan here. Three wins from three games and they are clearly the team to beat in this IPL.

 

[Briony]

I also think Delhi will be tough to beat.

Interview with Buchanan where he demonstrates sensitivity over some of the issues he's strong-minded about. He feels people can be resistant to change. Some veiled criticism of Warnie.

The Official Website of the DLF Indian Premier League - Change is always resisted and seen as evil, says John Buchanan

 

[Jono]

Bring on the the Chennai SuperKing and I hope they give these No-kolkata Kite-Riders a maulings of their lives.

Forgive me if I'm wrong Sanz, but I thought you were from Kolkata originally.

EDIT: Ignore this post. Just saw in the other thread you were pissed off that they removed 'Kolkata' from the team name.

Fair enough. Particularly if they're looking to change cities.

 

[ret]

another superb performance by Chargers, who are turning out to be the Royals of IPL09! Whats imp is that DC's key players are in-form and importantly taking the initiative to make things easier for the lesser players in the squad

MI was like an antithesis of DC were its key players with the bat failed to take initiative. Tendulkar and Duminy batted like they were batting to set up a 150 runs target! A little more initiative early on could have covered up for the shortfall in those 10-12 runs. It looks as if Nayar, Bhajji, Bravo and Malinga would be the key to MI success

 

[Evermind]

So is it raining in Cape Town? What's going on?

 

[Briony]

I doubt if the Chennai match will take place as it's been raining a lot in Cape Town today according to the weather site.

 

[Arjun]

Wet wet wet...rain in Cape Town since six...

 

[Briony]

Wet wet wet...rain in Cape Town since six...

IPL should have skipped that venue - Cape Town has a dodgy climate and has affected the success of the tournament. Why schedule matches there at this time of the year?

 

[pasag]

Pity, was looking forward to watching Hayden bat.

 

[Arjun]

What is the news on Kyle Mills? He should have been playing, since he's a crafty medium-pacer and can clout a few from low down the order. His form wasn't good in the lead-up to this event, but he played his latest limited-overs match long before the IPL began.

 

[ret]

What is the news on Kyle Mills? He should have been playing, since he's a crafty medium-pacer and can clout a few from low down the order. His form wasn't good in the lead-up to this event, but he played his latest limited-overs match long before the IPL began.

Whom should Mills replace?
1. Jayasuriya and Duminy appear to be amongst the kep players with the bat
2. Bravo is the all-rounder
3. Malinga wins hands down as the specialist quick bowler!

 

[Arjun]

Whom should Mills replace?
1. Jayasuriya and Duminy appear to be amongst the kep players with the bat
2. Bravo is the all-rounder
3. Malinga wins hands down as the specialist quick bowler!

1. Sanath can't be relied on to bowl four overs consistently.
2. Dhawal Kulkarni and Rohan Raje shouldn't be in the XI- they're that inadequate.
3. The Mumbai bowling was weak enough to hand a few extra runs which made the difference- notably, Sanath and Dhawal gave away 47 runs in four overs.
4. The batting wasn't up to the task here.

The option of getting in Rahane and Mills for Duminy and Dhawal should be explored, with Bravo coming up to three.

 

[ret]

1. Sanath can't be relied on to bowl four overs consistently.
2. Dhawal Kulkarni and Rohan Raje shouldn't be in the XI- they're that inadequate.
3. The Mumbai bowling was weak enough to hand a few extra runs which made the difference- notably, Sanath and Dhawal gave away 47 runs in four overs.
4. The batting wasn't up to the task here.

The option of getting in Rahane and Mills for Duminy and Dhawal should be explored, with Bravo coming up to three.

What sort of totals are you expecting?

Ist inning totals at Durban
1. K11 - 158 [lost]
2. DD - 189 [won]
3. BRC - 168 [lost]
4. DC - 168 [won]

this was the first time when a team that scored less than 170 won! And there will always be some bowlers who would go for more runs. that's how the game goes even if you have Roberts, Holding, Marshall and Garnar bowling!

 

[Uppercut]

What sort of totals are you expecting?

Ist inning totals at Durban
1. K11 - 158 [lost]
2. DD - 189 [won]
3. BRC - 168 [lost]
4. DC - 168 [won]

this was the first time when a team that scored less than 170 won! And there will always be some bowlers who would go for more runs. that's how the game goes even if you have Roberts, Holding, Marshall and Garnar bowling!

Well when you have Roberts, Holding, Marshall, Garner and Dhawal Kulkarni it's pretty obvious where the runs are coming from.

 

[Arjun]

What sort of totals are you expecting?

Ist inning totals at Durban
1. K11 - 158 [lost]
2. DD - 189 [won]
3. BRC - 168 [lost]
4. DC - 168 [won]

this was the first time when a team that scored less than 170 won! And there will always be some bowlers who would go for more runs. that's how the game goes even if you have Roberts, Holding, Marshall and Garnar bowling!

If top bowlers of any team will go for runs, there's no reason to have half-baked or non-regular bowlers in the scene. Dhawal Kulkarni looked woeful in that over, and even Sanath went for too many. In fact, this may have affected his batting in the match. Any top bowler may have a bad day, but if T20 is harsh on bowlers, it is extremely harsh on part-time and filler bowlers, as has been seen so often.

 

[ret]

Well when you have Roberts, Holding, Marshall, Garner and Dhawal Kulkarni it's pretty obvious where the runs are coming from.

it's already been identified where runs came from!

 

[ret]

If top bowlers of any team will go for runs, there's no reason to have half-baked or non-regular bowlers in the scene. Dhawal Kulkarni looked woeful in that over, and even Sanath went for too many. In fact, this may have affected his batting in the match. Any top bowler may have a bad day, but if T20 is harsh on bowlers, it is extremely harsh on part-time and filler bowlers, as has been seen so often.

But isn't that the case for most teams? DC had Harmeet and part-timers bowling, didn't they? And if you see the four top bowlers in the side are Malinga, Zak, Bhajji and Bravo. Kulkarni and Jayasuriya combine as 5th bowlers. How are you going to solve the 5th bowler problem? By replacing one of the top 4 batsmen with a specialist bowler to maintain the 4 overseas players balance, who too is likely to go for runs! That optio doesn't make much sense to me. Yeah Kulkani can be replaced if MI have better Indian bowling option in their squad

 

[oitoitoi]

The break is what won Deccan that game, been lots of ranting about it on the betfair forum (a lot of pissed off punters, myself included). Tendulkar come's back after the break, and suddenly has lost his timing. These close chases which should make good matches are being turned into one-sided finishes always in the favour of the side batting first. The only successful chases have been between mismatched teams, e.g. Punjab vs the truly terrible BRC.

 

[Arjun]

But isn't that the case for most teams? DC had Harmeet and part-timers bowling, didn't they? And if you see the four top bowlers in the side are Malinga, Zak, Bhajji and Bravo. Kulkarni and Jayasuriya combine as 5th bowlers. How are you going to solve the 5th bowler problem? By replacing one of the top 4 batsmen with a specialist bowler to maintain the 4 overseas players balance, who too is likely to go for runs! That optio doesn't make much sense to me. Yeah Kulkani can be replaced if MI have better Indian bowling option in their squad

DC got loads of runs from Sanath and Dhawal (economy of eleven, one wicket), while the others did fine (average economy of seven, total seven wickets). Moreover, we don't know if Sanath can take that load- they need runs more than wickets. JP may be a good batsman, but he wasn't up to the task of covering up for the massive bowling inadequacy- Gilchrist, Gibbs and (in other matches) Sharma, however, did just that. Besides, MI still have Sanath, Sachin, Bravo, Nayar and Dhawan isn't too far behind. Rahane is a good batting option, and with superlative performances season after season in FC matches, he shouldn't be left out. Kyle Mills, for all the trouble, is a full-fledged strike bowler who has done well for New Zealand on countless occasions, and is way ahead of the Kulkarni/Sanath/Raje combination. As for an Indian bowling option, there's Rahil Sheikh, but it's too big a risk.

 

[Maximus0723]

How much is Tendulkar getting paid?

Is there a link to see IPL players' salaries?