Meh he deserved nothing, this approach of taking games deep will fail a lot of times in t20's . It makes no sense to let it get to 55 of 3 overs , you will lose 9 out of 10 times from there
IPL 2018
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MI lost 2 wickets off the 1st two deliveries off the match but finished with 213
Kohli Imo made a big mistake, only gave Woakes 3 overs(Woakes is the leading IPL wicket taker), even Corey Anderson who just came back from injury got his 4overs
Kohli Imo made a big mistake, only gave Woakes 3 overs(Woakes is the leading IPL wicket taker), even Corey Anderson who just came back from injury got his 4overs
Laughin, gopal, gowtham, unadtak and.kulkarni. Cannot think of more uninspiring bowling attack than that. I sometimes feel what the team management plan before auctions. Joke of a bowling attack that for Rajasthan royals.
I see that Sairaj Bahutule also got a job under IPL employment scheme.
feck.. That's a blast from the past!!
CSK back on top of the table!
One of CSK, KXIP or SRH will win this.
One of CSK, KXIP or SRH will win this.
Too early to say. Honestly no team look extremely strong as a whole so far. As much as I hate seeing mumbai lift trophies , too early to write them off. They have been slow starters for many seasons and I feel have a strong shout of turning things around.
Kkr who I predicted will finish bottom of the pile are suddenly raising their game. Meanwhile ashwin has been a revelation as a captain and punjab look strong. Srh have probably the best bowling attack but their batting looks vulnerable and as predicted by many they will miss Warner. As for CSK , well they are one weird team, no one raises their game like them. So yes they can go all the way but their squad is far from great. And rcb, well , are doing a rcb. I still feel the tournament is open for all the teams to win. Too early to say who will win.
CSK’s bowling options are insane. Yesterday Jadeja and Karn Sharma could have not bowled and they could still have got through 20 overs through Watson bravo chahar thakur and Tahir. Three pacers in chahar thakur and Watson. Medium pacer in bravo. Spinners in Karn, Tahir and Jadeja. Part timers in Raina and Rayudu. That’s killer options
Right now bravo and Jadeja are sort of doing their job as all rounders. Maybe give Santner a game over Tahir (Santner a good spinner too and sort of a t20 specialist and a better batsman to boot)
Right now bravo and Jadeja are sort of doing their job as all rounders. Maybe give Santner a game over Tahir (Santner a good spinner too and sort of a t20 specialist and a better batsman to boot)
So csk brings in Faf du plessis for Imran Tahir. Stronger batting though where does Faf play is a question
If I am not wrong santner was ruled out of ipl because of injury and csk replaced him with David Willey
More of a pinch hitter than anything else. Hits a long ball and is destructive against mediocre bowling.
Whistle Podu!
Willey replaced Jadhav. Santer is also injured and out.
Batting is great in depth too. Bravo, Billings, Watson, Dhoni and now Rayudu have all made important contributions with Raina and Jadeja in the mix too. If Faf come good and we still have Willey as backup.
Willey replaced Jadhav. Santer is also injured and out.
Batting is great in depth too. Bravo, Billings, Watson, Dhoni and now Rayudu have all made important contributions with Raina and Jadeja in the mix too. If Faf come good and we still have Willey as backup.
Last 2 matches were a welcome change. Low scores defended successfully by the KXIP and the SRH.
Cauvery derby today.
Selfless man. Sad it had to end like this for him. Strange to give the captaincy to Shreyas. Another poor season for DD or is it a start of something special for them. Being a DD fan I hope it is the latter
RCB vs CSK yeah?
Yes.
Virat v Dhoni. Should be a good match and a run fest.
Apparently billy stanlake is ruled out for the tournament
Right hand pinky fracture or something, supposedly?
What a fecking finish. Dhoni just playing himself into form in this IPL.
Virat’s captaincy here is extremely poor.
Vintage dhoni that. Rayudu terrific all season.
So true. The whole team selection was bizarre to say the least. Bringing in negi and grandhomme was a joke. Why not play southee and strengthen your bowling. Also, not bowling sundar was strange considering the pitch was turning. Kohli strangely has underperformed as a captain everytime he wears a rcb Jersey.
Same with Indian jersey except he has a much better team around him.
Rcb would be better served dropping the two fake all rounders and trusting their Indian batsmen more. Southee and woakes both should play.
RCB are and will always be the 2014/15 version of Man United with Falcao, Van Persie & Rooney up front.
hey, there’s no way Kohli, AB & QdK are all past it With both Bhuvaneshwar and Stanlake iut, will wait to see in SRH can keep up the pace.
Just one winner there!
Indeed. Great finishing by Dhoni.
CSK vs KXIP for the final.
Aa a massive cricket fan but new to the IPL, I'm wondering which team to support.
Always liked Mumbai for some reason. Is that like supporting Barca or Real Madrid (ie the dominant team) though?
Always liked Mumbai for some reason. Is that like supporting Barca or Real Madrid (ie the dominant team) though?
The key I suppose is to support a player or two that you like and follow that team to see if you like them. If you like AB De Villiers for instance follow RCB. That’s how I started supporting csk back in 2008 due to them buying MS Dhoni.
Mumbai is always a crazy team. They will have the best squad but a lot of times they flatter to deceive which may seem surprising considering they won it thrice
Yeah fair point. I should follow Rajasthan given all the English players they've got.
It's great that England have finally embraced IPL. We now have more players in the comp than any other country. We've got a golden generation of white-ball cricketers ATM and this is the perfect finishing school. Pietersen was right about that.
Yeah good advice, cheers. I guess i should support Rajasthan given their English players and the fact that Warne, one of my heroes, is mentor.
Looks like RCB have the strongest team, certainly the strongest batting lineup. But there isn't one outstanding team it seems.
What the feck has happened to Dhoni. Holy shit.
2005 Dhoni is back.
He's facing worse bowlers but even at his best he was infuriating getting a move on. He is scoring rapidly throughout.
The best I've seen him bat.