*Official* Indian Premier League 2010

[Noble One]

Watching the game on delay. Cricket viewing in India is always a shock after a summer of Australian cricket. Batsman can just live on the front foot, and any shot that beats the infield is an automatic boundary.

Tait looks horrible. Funny how three weeks ago he was almost unplayable. Take him out of his comfort zone and he struggles. Anyone recall his short lived county stint with Durham? The Home of CricketArchive and The Home of CricketArchive

 

[Sir Alex]

Yeah singh's injury has really been a big hit on mi. Sachin had done whatever he could from the main ones. It's harsh.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Malinga is so good at T20 cricket.

 

[ret]

2 sixes needed of 5 balls

 

[Arjun]

More aggressive running by the Royals, again taking the fielders on. Hang on, not out? That's so 50-50, the fielding side may get the benefit of the doubt!

 

[King Pietersen]

Good luck getting anymore than 10 off Malinga's over.

Told ya. Looking very unlikely that the Royals will get there from here. I'm still blaming Dogra.

 

[Arjun]

A match involving Malinga seems incomplete without a wide. Well, at least he didn't bowl the one that missed everything.

 

[The_roc]

Terrible death bowling from MI. Full tosses, leg side crap and wides

But class tells in the end from the Slinga

 

[King Pietersen]

Great effort from Malinga at the death. Shame for Royals as Yusuf deserved to be on the winning side after his innings, but the terrible bowling from Rajasthan buried them. Great game of cricket, so much more entertaining without all the gimmicks of last year.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Bye bye, RR.

 

[Nate]

Well bowled Malinga.

 

[Sir Alex]

Awesome game. I am so chuffed for Sachin's gang.

 

[ret]

what a game! Just one six separated the two teams .... The game looked going RR's way but the strategy to take too many singles by Dogra to give YP strike probably worked against RR in the end as it not only resulted in to YP getting RO but RR also missed out on getting boundaries of some of the balls of which singles were taken as some of them were quite hittable .... May be sending in Dimi ahead of Dogra could have been good move too

 

[Manee]

Pretty epic game, tbh. Yusuf Pathan is in vicious form.

 

[The_roc]

Have been watching the game in England on Channel 4

Who's the muppet in the studio wearing the red dress. I don't mind who they have giving informed opinion, so long as they have half an idea of what they are talking about. She was terrible, talked about a player scoring their first maiden half century. Come back Atherton and Hussain, all is forgiven.

 

[Pratters]

Didn't watch the Pathan inning but has to be said, he should be a lock in for the Indian ODI squad. Best hitter in international cricket right now bar none.

 

[Arjun]

Have been watching the game in England on Channel 4

Who's the muppet in the studio wearing the red dress. I don't mind who they have giving informed opinion, so long as they have half an idea of what they are talking about. She was terrible, talked about a player scoring their first maiden half century. Come back Atherton and Hussain, all is forgiven.

Was that muppette short-haired? If that was who I think it was, I sure escaped something nightmarish.

 

[Shri]

Warne should have batted before Dimi.

 

[The_roc]

Was that muppette short-haired? If that was who I think it was, I sure escaped something nightmarish.

Yep. Short hair, nicely turned out and very well spoken. It's just that the individual words didn't make a lot of sense.

 

[Arjun]

Didn't watch the Pathan inning but has to be said, he should be a lock in for the Indian ODI squad. Best hitter in international cricket right now bar none.

After the Champions' Trophy debacle, some news channels were running a disgusting campaign which went "Why is Yusuf in the team?" That was more or less a wave that seemed to have been generated, and hopefully, with his recent return into the ODI team, he stays there. He's got Sunil Gavaskar's support, if nobody else's.