ankitj
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Mods please ?@mods will appreciate if all the posts on this topic in Indian cricket tea lounge thread are moved here.
Mods please ?@mods will appreciate if all the posts on this topic in Indian cricket tea lounge thread are moved here.
Don’t be jealous. David will win them the next 4 IPLs.The thing about MI, and Gaurav Sunderraman alluded to it in a TIC way in the cricbuzz live Auction review, is that they always seem to have insider trading style power in the IPL. They have bought Archer but Sunderraman basically said "as long as Archer does not miraculously recover to play this season, we are all good". Tells us what you need to know how this franchise is viewed even in the IPL circle. Also, they always get shady "trades" done every year when there is no mega auction. I think they are banking on those stuff for next year and are basically letting this year go.
And btw, even stronger MI sides have usually sucked across IPL seasons, including last year in the two legs. They go for template based signings and while it may come off spectacularly one season, quite often it causes them to be pretty bad in others.
Or Arjun. Almost same in terms of talent, isn't it?Don’t be jealous. David will win them the next 4 IPLs.
Don’t be jealous. Dravid will win them the next 4 IPLs.
mhmmOr Tendulkar. Almost same in terms of talent, isn't it?
Example?The thing about MI, and Gaurav Sunderraman alluded to it in a TIC way in the cricbuzz live Auction review, is that they always seem to have insider trading style power in the IPL. They have bought Archer but Sunderraman basically said "as long as Archer does not miraculously recover to play this season, we are all good". Tells us what you need to know how this franchise is viewed even in the IPL circle. Also, they always get shady "trades" done every year when there is no mega auction. I think they are banking on those stuff for next year and are basically letting this year go.
And btw, even stronger MI sides have usually sucked across IPL seasons, including last year in the two legs. They go for template based signings and while it may come off spectacularly one season, quite often it causes them to be pretty bad in others.
Getting all money trades for Boult.. You can literally listen to Bond, Boult talk about how they wanted to get him and influenced through Bond. It kinda defeats the spirit of the auction and the "level playing field" arguments, doesn't it? TBF, Delhi had done the same thing that year. Ganguly literally gave an interview how he as a high ranking BCCI official discussed with Ashwin Rahane and Axar and got them to Delhi.Example?
just wants to get rid of all the talk from the indian chai lounge imoQuite an irony that it is Ankit who starts a thread for IPL auction
He secretly loves it and wants it all in one place so its easier for him to follow.just wants to get rid of all the talk from the indian chai lounge imo
i'm not sure that's even possible if they were made before the first postMods please ?
That's oki'm not sure that's even possible if they were made before the first post
will take a look tho
edit: it can be done but the OP will be changed (cnerd's post will be first) lmk if that's ok
lol its like we all only request her to do mod dutiesPeople can hate IPL as much as they want to but these stories keep happening and keep making me happy.
Meet Ramesh Kumar, KKR's left-arm Narine from Jalalabad
An ability to turn the ball both ways and to smack it big has taken this allrounder all the way from Punjab's small-town tennis-ball circuit to the IPLwww.espncricinfo.com
A guy for whom even the base price of 20 L is life changing. Please be more stories like this, please.
And @Magrat Garlick can you please change the thread title to ***Official*** IPL 2022 ? We can perhaps sticky it when it starts.
tbf she's the only competent onelol its like we all only request her to do mod duties