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***Official*** IPL 2009

ret

International Debutant
Kamran Khan 2/15 .... another fine performance .... if he continues to perform, he could see himself playing in the T20 world cup!

Other pacer to impress has been RP, who has played a big part in DC's success so far
 

kingkallis

International Coach
Kaif would have been the best option in such conditions. It should be one of Warne's dubest decision to send him back to India!
 

ret

International Debutant
RR 5 down with nothing much to show on the board

coming back to the Indian 11 for the T20 WC, how does the one below sound?

- Sehwag
- Gambhir
- Rohit
- ?
- ?
- Y Pathan
- Dhoni
- I Pathan / Zak / Kamran Khan / Munaf / ?
- Bhajji / Mishra / ?
- RP
- Ishant
 

Arjun

Cricketer Of The Year
What is Powar doing in the match? He's a frontline spinner, yet Yuvraj tries to take the initiative and send down two dull overs when Warne came in. He didn't get to bat and was a bit weak on the field, so resources are not being used fully here. Wilkin Mota is a strange selection. He's a steady medium-pacer, yet he bats at eight and doesn't bowl. Anyway, it's good to see Irfan and Chawla have a good match, though Sangakkara dominated with the bat and Abdulla also did his bit with the ball.
 

zaremba

Cricketer Of The Year
RR 5 down with nothing much to show on the board

coming back to the Indian 11 for the T20 WC, how does the one below sound?

- Sehwag
- Gambhir
- Rohit
- ?
- ?
- Y Pathan
- Dhoni
- I Pathan / Zak / Kamran Khan / Munaf / ?
- Bhajji / Mishra / ?
- RP
- Ishant
Numbers 4 and 5 are already pencilled in to play for England, as I understand it
 

ret

International Debutant
Numbers 4 and 5 are already pencilled in to play for England, as I understand it
I am not yet convinced with Yuvi's form though he seems to do well in England and Raina though a very good player throws it away at times so I am open to the idea of playing someone like Sachin in the middle order
 
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ret

International Debutant
RR get another thrashing when batting under the lights helping Mohali move in to the top 4

At this point, DC and DD look like the teams to beat and in the top drawer .... followed by CSK, which seems to be doing well even in the games that it loses
 

Arjun

Cricketer Of The Year
RR 5 down with nothing much to show on the board

coming back to the Indian 11 for the T20 WC, how does the one below sound?

- Sehwag
- Gambhir
- Rohit
- ?
- ?
- Y Pathan
- Dhoni
- I Pathan / Zak / Kamran Khan / Munaf / ?
- Bhajji / Mishra / ?
- RP
- Ishant
You need a strong top six and your top five bowlers, ideally. Yuvraj and Raina should fill those spots. I don't believe Yuvraj has taken an initiative to score runs, as he comes in a little too low. The bowling options may be Harbhajan, Zaheer, Praveen Kumar, Mishra and RP Singh. To stretch your batting lineup a little, you may bring in one of the Pathans, though there may be a case for both in the team.
 

Sanz

Hall of Fame Member
What is it with Indians in T20? I've never seen a good T20 innings by an Indian recently, except by non-prospect 'has-beens' like Tendulkar and Dravid. Time and again, an Indian is out cheaply, before even breaching 50, even as players from other countries regularly get scores over 50. You find a century by most top batsmen from other teams, but never by an Indian. At times, it's frustrating. Sometimes, it looks plain silly.
This whole post is Silly.
 

Sanz

Hall of Fame Member
That's not what he said.
He suggested that Mills should be brought, well given that there are only 4 non-Indian Players allowed, and that he wants Kyle Mills to be picked one of the international has to be dropped and he has been cribbing about Sanath's bowling and also said that he doesn't rate Duminy very highly, it is kind of obvious that Mills has to be brought at the expense of one of these two. Infact if you look at his lineup, it has indeed Duminy missing from the lineup and Mills replaces him as the International selction and that weakens the already weak batting lineup for a bowler who doesn't have a gret T20 record anyway.

Here's my lineup, with a bowling fix in mind

* Sanath
* Sachin
* Bravo (RMF)
* Dhawan
* Rahane
* Nayar (RM?)
* Harbhajan (OB)
* Mills (RMF)
* Pinal (WK)
* Zaheer (LFM)
* Malinga (RF)
 
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Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
He's always looked quite mediocre to me. Today he was unsuccessfully targeted- credit to him for coming out on top- but what's his use in real cricket? In the ODIs i've seen him in he's been quite easy to milk without really threatening, and he's unlikely to ever have it in him to take test wickets.
He is useful in T20 cricket. Has an average of 17 and a RR of below 7 in T20 cricket. I disagree regarding the ODI part. I think that he can make it into a decent ODI bowler, things going his way of course. He has made a good start. In the 8 matches he has played versus Sri Lanka, he averages 29 and his economy is only 4.18. At least he has the promise for it from what I have seen of him. Tests are a long way away though.
 
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