***Official*** IPL 2009

[andyc]

Dunno, one boundary early in the over and it blows it wide open.

 

[TT Boy]

Never in doubt with Bouch.

 

[Jono]

Dunno, one boundary early in the over and it blows it wide open.

Yeah true. I was being cynical cos I had money on Bangalore, and they often lose matches with a run rate required of over 5

 

[Corli]

Never in doubt with Bouch.

Yes indeedy

 

[Jono]

Never in doubt with Bouch.

He can see a team home, that's for sure.

Pandey held his nerve, unlike van der Merwe

 

[pasag]

Great stuff! Made a meal of it but got there in the end thanks to Boucher. Bit dirty at the end there from Gayle.

 

[Jono]

Haha I think Gayle was cut he copped a bat to the face tbh.

 

[NUFAN]

Feel sorry for Dinda.

 

[Jono]

How awesome was Ishant btw.

Give him a pitch with bounce and he's lethal, doesn't matter what the format is.

 

[TT Boy]

He can see a team home, that's for sure.

Pandey held his nerve, unlike van der Merwe

His South Africa's answer to Shahid Afridi. They can carry him but he might need to tighten his game up playing for this outfit.

Should get better for Bangalore now, KP is going home and Kallis can be shifted aside. Make Bouch captain and bring in Ryder and Steyn (or du Preez).

 

[Jono]

I can see why they got him. Criticised for a lack of hitters last year, they've tried to change it up (Ryder, him, KP).

Btw, I've been out of the loop, but has Cam White played this tournament? If not, is he on tour?

 

[Athlai]

Keep Ryder and Taylor there IMO.

 

[Jono]

Keep Ryder and Taylor there IMO.

Agreed. As a Bangalore man, I was excited to see Ryder picked up. Think they've lost faith in them too early.

With KP gone, the 4 intls I'd play regularly are:

Boucher
Ryder
Taylor
Steyn

 

[Athlai]

You tend to cover most of the bases with those guys.

You get an aggressive keeper.
A batsman with controlled aggression that can also bowl a few tight overs.
A fantastic strike bowler.

And Rossco the T20 slogging machine.

 

[Jono]

Yep. Bangalore can be a good team.

Punjab 2 down now. Yuvraj to the crease with Sanga, should be good now

 

[Maximus0723]

lol now Bopara gone...

Mumbai too good?

 

[Maximus0723]

I would bring back Malinga...after this.

edit: No, JP in. Let's see how this works.

 

[pasag]

You tend to cover most of the bases with those guys.

You get an aggressive keeper.
A batsman with controlled aggression that can also bowl a few tight overs.
A fantastic strike bowler.

And Rossco the T20 slogging machine.

It's fine on paper but it doesn't really happen with this team. Their internationals, even the ones that are supposed to be good at Twenty20s (White etc) never do anything. I reckon it's probably the team culture or management or something like that.

 

[Maximus0723]

JP strikes!

 

[Athlai]

It's fine on paper but it doesn't really happen with this team. Their internationals, even the ones that are supposed to be good at Twenty20s (White etc) never do anything. I reckon it's probably the team culture or management or something like that.

That team culture is the main reason I throw Ryder and Taylor together, these guys have been playing with each other since youth grade cricket and through playing with each other should find a sense of comfort in the team setup. Boucher seems to succeed quite well in his own right while Steyn is worth the gamble considering he is possibly the best out and out quick bowler in the world (though I'd argue Malinga is the best in limited overs).