***Official*** IPL 2009

[four_or_six]

These guys are on the way from Dubai to join the IPL from Saturday

Andrew Symonds( Deccan Chargers)
Brett Lee (Kings XI Punjab),
David Hussey (Kolkata Knight Riders),
Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals),
Nathan Bracken (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
James Hopes (Kings XI Punjab)

Hussey in for Henriques looks like the biggest change coming up there, a bit too late for KKR which is unlucky. KingsXI will be pleased to get a bit more depth in their internationals too, and Watson in should be good for Rajasthan.

 

[Jono]

JB is the captain of a sinking ship. The ship was full of holes when it left port, he couldn't repair them and now its 'man the life boats'. There is only much the captain can do when the ship is going under to begin with.

What exactly were the holes before this? They were hardly this bad last year.

If there were holes, he's punctured more. I can't see how that can be denied. He shouldn't have tried to be the complicated dick he always is, and just left singular captaincy. Everyone's laughed at his decision before the tournament began (Warne, Gavaskar etc.) and he's made to look like a fool now.

 

[oitoitoi]

Symonds will play, don't know who good he'll be.
Lee will play, I expect him to be good in this format.
Dussey probably won't play with Van Wyck firing, they should really play Mortaza ahead of Henriques, shocking selection.
Watson will deffo play, expect him to be very good
Bracken might play, don't think he'll be too great, potentially thumped
Hoped might get a game but I doubt it unless Punjab start struglling/

 

[oitoitoi]

What exactly were the holes before this? They were hardly this bad last year.

If there were holes, he's punctured more. I can't see how that can be denied. He shouldn't have tried to be the complicated dick he always is, and just left singular captaincy. Everyone's laughed at his decision before the tournament began (Warne, Gavaskar etc.) and he's made to look like a fool now.

Buchanan's been unbelievably bad this tournament, I've never seen a coach make so many bad decisions. If it is him picking the playing XI's he needs to be sacked ASAP. Hasn't gotten a single thing right, making me realise just how good that australian side was to win so often despite him.

 

[social]

Buchanan's been unbelievably bad this tournament, I've never seen a coach make so many bad decisions. If it is him picking the playing XI's he needs to be sacked ASAP. Hasn't gotten a single thing right, making me realise just how good that australian side was to win so often despite him.

Buchanan's career record makes interesting reading

Queensland - great record with an incredibly strong team

Australia - ditto

Middlesex - sacked

KKR - should be heading out the door

Must be some question about his ability

 

[Briony]

Warne sent Bangalore in. Morkel replaces Harwood and Patel comes back in for Trivedi. The Bangs are unchanged.

 

[Briony]

Bangs 3/29 after six. Kallis made ten and Dravid a duck.

 

[pasag]

Disaster.

 

[ret]

Irrelevant to the issue at hand. Posters are enjoying their cricket by following their favorite players, and don't care about the team. Only you have a problem with that.

it doesn't mean that you start calling a premier domestic tourney of a country, along with the t20 format, as a kind of joke. if it is then why the hell are ppl wasting their time on it? .... there are ppl who enjoy all formats of cricket, understand the competitiveness in the IPL and identify/connect with the teams.

 

[ret]

that was a comic dismissal!

 

[Briony]

Bangs bowled out for 105 with Singh starring again with 4/19.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Disaster.

Serves them right for having no faith in the kiwi boys.

 

[ret]

what a dumb run out! .... for 1 stupid run, he ran out the other batsman!!

 

[silentstriker]

it doesn't mean that you start calling a premier domestic tourney of a country, along with the t20 format, as a kind of joke. if it is then why the hell are ppl wasting their time on it? ....

Because their favorite players are in it, and they want to see them play.

there are ppl who enjoy all formats of cricket, understand the competitiveness in the IPL and identify/connect with the teams.

Good for them, no one is stopping them......

You're the only one who so far has had a problem with other people enjoying their cricket a certain way. No one has stopped you from supporting your favorite team.

Anyway, why is anyone in this thread - there is a Test going on FFS!

 

[Uppercut]

Great revival from RR lately. Getting Watto back soon too, albeit in limited capacity.

 

[Arjun]

Sangakkara's wicketkeeping has been utter rubbish throughout the IPL, and weakens the Arsenal bowling attack a lot. Look at what his missed stumping of Matthew Hayden has done to them. They're missing a quality wicketkeeper, and Uday Kaul should play the next match.

 

[Arjun]

Wet wet wet...Chennai at 68/1 and umpires' coats are flapping hard.

 

[Evermind]

Any idea when/if it's gonna let up?

 

[Evermind]

The rain stopped a HALF HOUR AGO. Get on with it FFS. Haven't got all day.

 

[alternative]

It's raining now again. ****ing hell. I'm going to bed, cbf anymore.