*Official* Champions League Twenty20 2011

[Z-Man]

This game epitomizes everything which is wrong with T20 cricket.

What..a..joke..of..cricket

 

[Jayzamann]

Bah the worst bit is Kohli's grandstanding.

Bed b4 that happens.

 

[jan]

How the ****?

 

[Howe_zat]

Bloody hell. Easy.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Pretty much confirms a not-in-least-bit evil IPL team will win this thing. Shame.

 

[jan]

Who do you blame it on when your team makes 200 and then loses in a t20 game?

Poor bowling? Bad fielding? Unfriendly pitch? BCCI?

 

[Cabinet96]

Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli just ruined my weekend.

QUOTE=jan;2669149]Who do you blame it on when your team makes 200 and then loses in a t20 game?

Poor bowling? Bad fielding? Unfriendly pitch? BCCI?[/QUOTE]

The opposition having 4 overseas players, playing in their home ground, a lot of young players in your team, poor bowling and fielding, brilliant batting and unfriendly pitch.

Brilliant from Warner btw. What a champion deserved to be on the winning side.

It's amazing how you can go from liking a cricketer to despising him in one match @Virat Kohli.

 

[Xuhaib]

This game epitomizes everything which is wrong with T20 cricket.

What..a..joke..of..cricket

I thought this was the best advertisement of T-20 cricket.

I hate the IPL as the next guy but T-20 is not that bad. It does not pretend to be some sort of high class snobbish, sophisticated entertainment it is about slam bang entertainment and you get what its suppose to provide, its very similar to a slut who knows that everyone knows she is a slut so she goes on to behave like a slut.

 

[Z-Man]

I thought this was the best advertisement of T-20 cricket.

I hate the IPL as the next guy but T-20 is not that bad. It does not pretend to be some sort of high class snobbish, sophisticated entertainment it is about slam bang entertainment and you get what its suppose to provide, its very similar to a slut who knows that everyone knows she is a slut so she goes on to behave like a slut.

You couldnt get a better example.
It would help if you looked at the situation from bowlers Point-of-View and if you analyse, the Obsession with T20 is the reason India has failed to produce good bowlers since 2007 - Basically the beginning of T20.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next year BCCI suggests an option for bowling-machines.

 

[Xuhaib]

You couldnt get a better example.
It would help if you looked at the situation from bowlers Point-of-View and if you analyse, the Obsession with T20 is the reason India has failed to produce good bowlers since 2007 - Basically the beginning of T20.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next year BCCI suggests an option for bowling-machines.

India has always struggled to produce good fast bowlers this is like Yusuf saying 20-20 has destroyed Pakistani batsman technique eventhough the likes of Farhat and Faisal he was pointing to had all made their debuts way before 20-20 started.

 

[Z-Man]

India had good bowlers, bowlers who had a future i.e Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, were those who could become good bowlers, the only bowler who succeeded was Zaheer. Irfan Pathan had a lot of talent, and got wasted due to their emphasis on batting.

The example you gave of Yusuf, is poor. Farhat and Faisal were always pathetic.

 

[Jacknife]

Got to admit I don't particularly like these 200+ T20 scores, where they may as well get a bowling machine to fire down the deliveries. Even in this form of the game I like to see a little competition between bat & ball but the again I love to see great bowling full stop.

 

[Prad100w]

Pretty much confirms a not-in-least-bit evil IPL team will win this thing. Shame.

Gold reactions. This is why i love it when IPL teams win. wow. Come on Mumbai, Beat the crap outta Somerset.

 

[Cruxdude]

MI will have only 4 overseas players for the SF and Finals.

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[Spikey]

all smith's fault

 

[Jono]

Kohli > NSW

 

[adub]

Obviously disappointed due to the blatant leg up the IPL sides get more than anything. Would have been nice for NSW to finish their last game in T20 with a second Champions League, but not to be. You can't ask much more than to force your opponents to chase down 200 though so no shame. Can't take anything away from Bangalore's batting on the night.

 

[Spikey]

can't decide which one of smith, starc and clark will let us down

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[Jayzamann]

It's amazing how you can go from liking a cricketer to despising him in one match @Virat Kohli.

Will p much go back to thinking he's supercoolies when and if he loses to Mumbai and gets a big sulk on screen.

 

[nsniks]

So who do you guys think will win today, Somerset or MI?

My pick Somerset