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*Official* IPL 2021
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SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Shakib's been precise and no wonder he got the breakthrough.
aitorita12
Cricket Spectator
Kishan can't play short balls, lol. MI will get hammered today.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
WhO iS A MoRe InFlUeNtIal CapTaIn?
72% Rohit
28% Morgan
Asking that question in the IPL and you sure as well know the answer before the polls are closed.
72% Rohit
28% Morgan
Asking that question in the IPL and you sure as well know the answer before the polls are closed.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
They really gotta push on here...
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
That Safari looks like a knock-off Honda CRV
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
How many sixes can these two hit before the end of the innings:
My guess is 12
My guess is 12
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Morgan's captaincy in this match has been superb so far...
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
That was the fastest 5-wicket haul in the IPL?
Daemon
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Tewatia was one of the best finishers in the previous season though. This feels a bit hindsighty to me.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
hmm the innings that brought him to prominence last year was literally jekyll & hyde, and the jekyll part was so bad as to have put his career on notice. A little wary buying into the finisher label just yet.
Bumrah's still a good enough bowler but can't shake the vibe that the shine's off the apple somewhat.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
How do you win a T20 game where you drop Dre Russ twice when opponent needed 31 off 31?
KKR should be renamed KSA... New kings of choking.
KKR should be renamed KSA... New kings of choking.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I think KSA are the kings of dismembering.
Spikey
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I mean, I consistently stated my view on this matter during the BBL (the Jimmy Pierson case) and while Tewatia is a better batsman than usual when I talk about this stuff, Samson was already 100 off 60 balls which isn't usually the case either. I just think set batsmen need to be smarter in how they manage the strike in overs before the 20th, instead of doing it in the last over.
I wouldn't necessarily blame the decision to not take that single but I actually typed up yesterday but didn't post that the little passage of play there - the last ball of 18th over to halfway through 19th you had 2 runs off the 4 balls and that had a greater impact on the result than that final ball I think. Also had the single been taken you'd have needed 3 to win - an all-run 3 is very unlikely so effectively 2 to tie or a boundary to win with Morris on strike. I mention the 2 as I do think if it was 3 needed off 2 I'd have definetly said Samson should take the single, if Morris then mistimes the ball you can still run for 2 and know if you get the single you get a super over.
Samson with a 100 to his name and Morris has just come in. Had Samson taken the single and Morris missed the final ball would Morris have received the same level of stick as Samson? If not this debate seems to be more about Samson doing something people don't like (turning down runs) rather than whether Samson's actions helped his side.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Did they intentionally drop Andre Russell?
Nah.
They (KKR) batted like Bangladesh did at the 2016 WC versus India.
Thinking to the 2022 mega auction who would you retain at RCB? I'm presuming the system is based on the last mega auction in which cause you can retain 3 players pre-auction and use 2 right to match (or 3 if you retain fewer than 3 players pre-auction)
The deductions worked that from an 80 crore budget, if you retained 3 players they cost 15cr, 11cr and 7cr respectively, 2 players 12.5 and 8.5 crore respectively and 1 player 12.5 crore. If an uncapped player is retained they cost only 3 crore.
In the case of RCB Kohli got a higher salary so 17 crore was deducted for him and Sarfaraz was retained who was uncapped so cost only 3 crore.
Working on the assumption of those same numbers for simplictiy who do you retain?
I think last year it was a much easier decision with the mega auction planned for before this season pre-pandemice and I'd have gone with Kohli, ABD and Chahal.
However, whilst I think Kohli is a certainty I have slight doubts over the others.
ABD is immense and RCB would be far weaker without him and if not for his age I wouldn't have a nagging doubt over him but if you retain him and he doesn't last for 3 years you are weakening your side and especially your bowling. Sure, ABD can be replaced by an overseas bat once he retires but simultaneously retaining Kohli and ABD does mean your side would be somewhat centred around them and if ABD leaves before 3 years its much harder to change the balance of your side and recruit top Indian seamers. Having said all of this I would probably still retain him.
I think the 3rd player to retain is a tough one. Chahal has done very well for RCB but I think with Sundar's age and better batting Sundar may be a better choice to retain pre-auction and then try to get Chahal as a right-to-match bid. A slight curveball is retaining Paddikal if he remains uncapped he would cost you 3 crore instead of 7 crore (presuming same numbers as 2018). Performance of Siraj will be interesting as well, you could only retain 3 capped Indian players in 2018 both pre-auction and through RTMs but if Siraj does well he'd be a big player to keep and try to build a stronger Indian bowling core around him. However, if you keep him it means one of Sundar/Chahal could not be retained.
The deductions worked that from an 80 crore budget, if you retained 3 players they cost 15cr, 11cr and 7cr respectively, 2 players 12.5 and 8.5 crore respectively and 1 player 12.5 crore. If an uncapped player is retained they cost only 3 crore.
In the case of RCB Kohli got a higher salary so 17 crore was deducted for him and Sarfaraz was retained who was uncapped so cost only 3 crore.
Working on the assumption of those same numbers for simplictiy who do you retain?
I think last year it was a much easier decision with the mega auction planned for before this season pre-pandemice and I'd have gone with Kohli, ABD and Chahal.
However, whilst I think Kohli is a certainty I have slight doubts over the others.
ABD is immense and RCB would be far weaker without him and if not for his age I wouldn't have a nagging doubt over him but if you retain him and he doesn't last for 3 years you are weakening your side and especially your bowling. Sure, ABD can be replaced by an overseas bat once he retires but simultaneously retaining Kohli and ABD does mean your side would be somewhat centred around them and if ABD leaves before 3 years its much harder to change the balance of your side and recruit top Indian seamers. Having said all of this I would probably still retain him.
I think the 3rd player to retain is a tough one. Chahal has done very well for RCB but I think with Sundar's age and better batting Sundar may be a better choice to retain pre-auction and then try to get Chahal as a right-to-match bid. A slight curveball is retaining Paddikal if he remains uncapped he would cost you 3 crore instead of 7 crore (presuming same numbers as 2018). Performance of Siraj will be interesting as well, you could only retain 3 capped Indian players in 2018 both pre-auction and through RTMs but if Siraj does well he'd be a big player to keep and try to build a stronger Indian bowling core around him. However, if you keep him it means one of Sundar/Chahal could not be retained.