When is the start date again?
Is it worth keeping track of?
Is it worth keeping track of?
Indian League whatiscalled.
- Thread starter Spoony
- Start date
No
there's a game today
Who's playing? Bombay Bastards?
ICL India XI vs ICL World XI
icl is fecking wank with retired players playing FFS
i have not watched a fecking ball being bowled yet in that.
i wont watch it even if i was being paid to watch it.
i have not watched a fecking ball being bowled yet in that.
i wont watch it even if i was being paid to watch it.
Not now maybe. But kids will definitely get influenced by the amount of money thats up for offer in 20-20. So don't expect any future generations of Bradman's and Tendulkar's. Everyone is going to want to be a Dhoni/Afridi. And that can't be good news.
wont comment on afridi, but dhoni has matured into a brilliant one day player.. a true finisher, ala bevan. and a very good start as a captain too..
He is no Bradman or Tendulkar though, is he? Twenty twenty is the worst thing that could've happened to cricket. Honestly, I don't understand the fuss about 20/20 and one dayers. Test cricket is far more interesting.
The IPL should be a bit of fun...go Hyderabad
VVS Laxman (Capt)
Andrew Symonds
Herschelle Gibbs
Shahid Afridi
Scott Styris
Adam Gilchrist
Rohit Sharma
Chamara Silva
RP Singh
Chaminda Vaas
Nuwan Zoysa
VVS Laxman (Capt)
Andrew Symonds
Herschelle Gibbs
Shahid Afridi
Scott Styris
Adam Gilchrist
Rohit Sharma
Chamara Silva
RP Singh
Chaminda Vaas
Nuwan Zoysa
the only thing I don't understand is how Laxman would be automatic choice in that side. Some real big hitters in there. At least 5 better 20-20 batsmen than Laxman in that list, surely. Symonds, Gibbs, Afridi, Gilchrist, Sharma.
Problem is, your in a HUGE minority
thats an oxymoron..
but the ripper is correct.. TEST cricket is easily the toughest.. (thats another oxymoron for you)
You think Laxman will be a better 20-20 player than Afridi?
No, but you said 'batsman' and Afridi is nowhere near Laxman at batting.
I said 20-20 batsman.
http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/current/story/346772.html
Oh my fecking .......
What a fecking circus. They are going to kill the sport. Someone needs to stop this, even if it is at the expense of Indian cricket.
Oh my fecking .......
What a fecking circus. They are going to kill the sport. Someone needs to stop this, even if it is at the expense of Indian cricket.
It will kill the sport for the test match lovers, but it may reach out for the many people that haven't been intrested in cricket thus far, which is ALOT of people.
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight RidersThey should ban cricket in India. Will do good for cricket as a whole and India.
It's a fecking circus. Spotlights on the captain for the toss...feck off.
The news channels here are full off this bullshit.Cheerleaders, music videos, player interviews....utter garbage.They've ruined the sport forever.Good job, twats.
We are Chennai Chennai Soooper Gings, We waer yelllllow jaarsey while we're playing...
Dhoni transforming into a lion was a particularly nice touch...
what time does it start today?
The circus begins at 6.30 pm IST.
feck off
I saw the 'show' for 30 minutes. Cricket's going to die very soon.
Liked the reception Sachin got, though.
last night i watched one of the games and it was pretty interesting (dry and dusty wicket) the thing that ive noticed the most is that every second indian is gay i think.
I'm up for this. In the sense of watching it... no-one's asked me to play as yet.
Got to be more exciting than the county championship
Got to be more exciting than the county championship
The dancing... not really the dancing in general... but the way alot of them dance... not just the boy cheereleaders but some of the fairies in the crowd as well. They move as if they are grinding up against another man.
To be fair, a game of checkers with your old grandma would be more interesting than the county championship.
I'm afraid this is going to change cricket forever, and not necessarily in a good way.The amount of money in it now is hard to believe now.
ICL is where the real show is at.
ICL is where the Twenty20 purists go.
IPL is for Johnny-come-lately upstarts who don't understand the beautiful intricacies and traditions of Twenty20, and only watch it for dancing girls.
IPL is for Johnny-come-lately upstarts who don't understand the beautiful intricacies and traditions of Twenty20, and only watch it for dancing girls.
Well, the IPL has achieved what it has set out to do. I am not the biggest cricket lover by any stretch of imagination, however a glitzy event like this sure has excited me and gotten me watching the odd-match...nothing wrong with sport being entertaining IMO
Those of us who follow ICL don't need the hype, the celebrities, the Bollywood screech-fests, and the lycra clad rent-a-slappers to distract us from the action.
We're Twenty20 purists who are content simply to enjoy the unique rhythms and poetry of the Twenty20 game, as played out by top drawer cricketers such as Chris Harris, Ian Harvey, Manoj Tiwary and Rohan Gavaskar.
Has the ICL even started?
Thick
Just looked it up on wikipedia....sounds boring as fcuk! Can't believe I didn't even notice it till now...IPL all the way, might be just me, but I need the glitz, glamour.....and coverage!!