Comments on: Indian Premier League—Team Reviews

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:43:56 +0000

Mcgrath – Mean spirited Swiss Matchmaker?? I think you mean Watchmaker.

I have read through all your posts and reached this one just now. Awesome writing.

By: ccluri

ccluri — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:42:25 +0000

http://iplconspiracytheory.blogspot.com/

By: Anirban

Anirban — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:47:29 +0000

can we expect one revised review after 2/3rd of the tournament is over

By: bharat

bharat — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:20:18 +0000

rajasthan royal ko jeetne me shane warne ka bahut hi hath hai aur unke comfidence ke vajah se team jeet rahi hai

By: Rajiv Iyer

Rajiv Iyer — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:49:15 +0000

Great set of Team Reviews – but as you said it yourself, the tournament still has the second half and we may see the consistent performers drop their forms as they slacken off due to lost momentum or complacence.

And we just about see the weak under performers breaking into the top with their renewed determination/purpose.

By: Is T20 Different? « Life Is a Street Car Named Desire

Is T20 Different? « Life Is a Street Car Named Desire — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:41:56 +0000

[...] question is interesting because Rahul Dravid has been accused of packing his team with test players. And that is apparently why his Bangalore team is languishing at the bottom of the points table. [...]

By: Deeps

Deeps — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:17:54 +0000

Yourfan, I would agree with most of the points. Especially on fielding and running between the wickets perspective, the four dont match and are not 20-20 class. Its so exciting to see the young guns running between the wickets with the Aussies. Saurav in the last match was a pain. It was hard to miss when he batted with the hussey, who almost always grounded and took a start for the second and dada wouldnt bother.

And I partially agree with youngsters scoring lesser but at a higher clip. But then they will have to do that everytime they bat. A 75 strike rate like Dhonis yesterday wont help.

All in all, Im neither completely for the old warhorses nor for the young extreme dashers like the Jadejas and pathans. Im all for Rohit Sharmas who blend, show potential for any kind of a game. Doesn he look a mix of Dravid and Tendulkar.I wont be surprised if he does well in test cricket. As for Raina, hes not done as well as Rohit in IPL, but I would back myself and say hes got the same potential from what I have seen.

By: Deeps

Deeps — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:04:11 +0000

To add to my above comments, the leader of the current pack and the most expensive player of IPL is a case in point. Dhoni was all at sea against the up and coming under 19 player Pragyan Ojha, it was an eye sore as he got tied up on leg stump line and finally succumbed. Scored 20odd but at a strike rate of 75!

Or how about Gilly, looked most devastating yesterday but hes got two great innings and failed in the rest.

By: Vaibhav

Vaibhav — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:28:28 +0000

All cricketing logic has already been thrown to the wolves. Dhoni’s team has suffered 3 consecutive losses, the latest one from Deccan Chargers, Preity’s hugs are working for Punjab, Dravid has scored a quick 50 in recent matches.
Though sadly cheerleaders have not reverted to teir original attire.
And I wanted the last one the most

By: yourfan2

yourfan2 — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:37:25 +0000

@Deeps- We shall see. Some people are put on a pedestal. But performances will tell the tale. Hope you remember Greame Hick. Again, my personal view is that Rohit Sharma is a much much better batsman. Till now Raina has nothing much to show- except great accolades showered by an ex India coach. The only remarkable thing about him is probably his fielding. My point is that he deserves only as many opportunities as his performances warrant after a fair run. Anything else would be an injustice to other youngsters who are not quite put on a pedestal like him.

You did not quite get my point about the seniors. In a team like Bangalore, a Rahul Dravid will always score more in the long run than a talented youngster even when he is 45. Same with Saurav Ganguly at 40, in current form vis a vis a Debabrata Das. But when we aggregate people for choosing the national side, there are enough players to fill 11 people comfortably who can bat at a faster rate and run faster b/w wickets for 20 overs. We don’t need SG, VVS or RD here. We don’t need Rahul Dravid scoring a 50 ball 60 in an India 2020. We would rather have 2 youngsters who would each score 25 ball 45s. Rahul Dravid’s 50 here would be significant statistically. But he cannot bring down the asking rate from 13 to 11 to 9 and so on. Instead while he bats on, the asking rate actually increases. Think about it. And they would field better too. In a local team like Bangalore, the dearth of such ideal cases of replacement is understandable. Maybe you would have 5 players flopping, making that 50 ball 60 look real precious. At a national level, there more contenders than places. Contenders who are of higher class than the local team contenders. Contenders whose performances are likely to satisfy the law of large numbers. We have Sachin, Sehwag, Gambhir, Sharma, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Uthappa, and so many other upcoming youngsters (people like Raina included) to choose from. Why take the retrograde step and include the 3 of them?