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*Official* Indian Premier League 2010
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Bobisback
International Regular
No matter when Collingwood comes in, he will still play the same role. From Delhi's point of view, they're hoping he doesnt need to come in.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Raina must be in the bad books. Demoted down the order and underbowled.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Furball
Evil Scotsman
**** all to do with Dhoni, Raina is Chennai's captain.
Jayzamann
International Regular
No, he isn't.
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
I only caught the match in text, but if Gambhir was dissatisfied with his home pitch, he may have had quite a surprise in Chennai. Delhi's planning has been a bit questionable- they have erred in persisting with Warner at the top so long, even with both Sehwag and Gambhir back together. Consequently, all three are struggling for runs, and that's weakened the once-formidable top order. A revert to the regulars Dilshan and AB in the middle would help them. There's also an alternative of beefing up the bowling by playing Nannes, McDonald and Vettori together- and Collingwood is an under-rated T20 seam-up bowler.
Mithun Manhas is a bit of a surprise package for this team. He's done well as a steady partnership-builder in low-scoring matches, but lacks striking power for the high-scorers. He's built a valuable partnership for his team, and may be best suited as the man at the other end of the crease, rather than the more glamorous striking end. His less-experienced counterpart Kedar Jadhav, one of Maharashtra's new breed of T20-ready cricketers, may be more useful at either end, but needs to be more consistent.
Then there's the question of choosing between Umesh, Sangwan and Yo Mahesh. For some reason, after one bad match, Umesh (fair, he's not quite ready for T20) was benched for the very average Sangwan, who's stayed there after one good game. He's taken his chances, but the quality isn't really there. They can continue to invest in Yadav or revert to the more useful Rajat Bhatia for their full XI- there's no way Sangwan or Yo Mahesh can add much to their places.
As for Chennai, they've got it wrong on a few counts. Bollinger's hardly the ideal T20 bowler, and his pre-IPL stats suggest so. I wouldn't be too critical of Dhoni coming in ahead of Raina- he's a better pick at three, being the smarter batsman, and he's done little, when he sends Albie Morkel ahead of himself. The bowling changes may be a bit questionable, as he's not getting much out of Balaji, who is one of India's better (albeit expensive) T20 bowlers, while the lower order, though productive, hasn't been tested.
Mithun Manhas is a bit of a surprise package for this team. He's done well as a steady partnership-builder in low-scoring matches, but lacks striking power for the high-scorers. He's built a valuable partnership for his team, and may be best suited as the man at the other end of the crease, rather than the more glamorous striking end. His less-experienced counterpart Kedar Jadhav, one of Maharashtra's new breed of T20-ready cricketers, may be more useful at either end, but needs to be more consistent.
Then there's the question of choosing between Umesh, Sangwan and Yo Mahesh. For some reason, after one bad match, Umesh (fair, he's not quite ready for T20) was benched for the very average Sangwan, who's stayed there after one good game. He's taken his chances, but the quality isn't really there. They can continue to invest in Yadav or revert to the more useful Rajat Bhatia for their full XI- there's no way Sangwan or Yo Mahesh can add much to their places.
As for Chennai, they've got it wrong on a few counts. Bollinger's hardly the ideal T20 bowler, and his pre-IPL stats suggest so. I wouldn't be too critical of Dhoni coming in ahead of Raina- he's a better pick at three, being the smarter batsman, and he's done little, when he sends Albie Morkel ahead of himself. The bowling changes may be a bit questionable, as he's not getting much out of Balaji, who is one of India's better (albeit expensive) T20 bowlers, while the lower order, though productive, hasn't been tested.
pasag
RTDAS
Yeah, Chennai got it wrong big time with Bollinger, as his figures for the tournament suggest. Was hopeless last night as well, kept a very weak Delhi top order to a huge 15 runs in his first three overs. Pretty poor tbh.
Sir Alex
Banned
Yeah agree. Dire post by Arjun.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
6 into 4 doesn't go.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You feel Vettori is a bit surplus to requirements with Ashwin there, plus Sehwag's pretty decent. Wouldn't be playing the ginger plus he's not very good anyway. So that basically leaves the 4 plus Warner to pick from barring injuries or freak conditions.