The official IPL Thread

[eggman]

Lets Discuss about anything and everything about IPL here!!

Well I'm going to attend the first match of IPL on 18th April ...Bangalore vs Kolkata.
Anyone else attending any match!!!

[Pathik]

I hear that they weren't able to even sell the tickets..
Is IPL going to flop?

[eggman]

^^Is it??
I hope its not a flop!!!

My thousand rupee will go down the drain!!!

[2kewl]

Go DC! :D

[mail2and]

What are you guys going on about? Mumbai Indians are going to win. Easily.

:p

[gagandeep]

I hear that they weren't able to even sell the tickets..
Is IPL going to flop?
Who said that??

All of my friends have IPL tickets........

Delhi Daredevils are going to pawn everyone and win the title.....:twisted: :twisted:

[shashank_re]

Tickets for Blore RC Vs Kol Knight Riders ranges from Rs.200 to ~Rs.5500!!!!!

[gagandeep]

Tickets for Blore RC Vs Kol Knight Riders ranges from Rs.200 to ~Rs.5500!!!!!
I don't even need tickets for watching matches at Feroz Shah Kotla......I'll watch every match for free.......:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

That even in the VIP zone...:p

[chesss]

ICL rulz ;)

[gagandeep]

ICL rulz ;)
I don't care whether it is ICL or IPL.......I just watch cricket....;)

[amd64_man2005]

KNIGHT RIDERS gonna kick everyuns arses..big time.. :D

[prasad_den]

My turn..... Chennai Super Kings are gonna rule IPL.. :D :D

[iMav]

the commercials simply rock, the new bus 1 and even the dentist 1 :D

[drgrudge]

King of Sixers - Mathew Hayden
King of Dosra - Muthiah Muralitharan
King of T20 - MS Dhoni

King of IPL - Chennai Super Kings.

Chennai Super Kings are gonna win the inaugural IPL like Chennai Superstars won the ICL. :D

[ratedrsuperstar]

guyz any idea of the draws?? when is mumbai's first home game

[gagandeep]

King of Sixers - Mathew Hayden
King of Dosra - Muthiah Muralitharan
King of T20 - MS Dhoni

King of IPL - Chennai Super Kings.

Chennai Super Kings are gonna win the inaugural IPL like Chennai Superstars won the ICL. :D
I disagree........

1) Shahid Afridi.........:D
2) Saqlain Mushtaq.....who invented it...;)
3) King of T20.......No-one........:D
4) King of IPL or 'Kings' of IPL.......We can't have so many Kings........;)

[debsuvra]

KNIGHT RIDERS gonna kick everyuns arses..big time.. :D
Yeah I though they missed Kolkata Knight Riders. :D

[drgrudge]

I disagree........

1) Shahid Afridi.........:D
2) Saqlain Mushtaq.....who invented it...;)
3) King of T20.......No-one........:D
4) King of IPL or 'Kings' of IPL.......We can't have so many Kings........;)
It's the Ad of Chennai Super Kings. :p And I do agree with it. :p

Ads apart.. I like Chennai has one of the strongest teams around. It's a young team (except Steven Fleming none of the members have retired from active cricket).

In terms of Team strength:
Chennai>Hyderabad>Kolkata>Delhi>Chandigarh>Mumbai>Bangalore>Jaipur (Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata seem to have nice and strong combination).

[2kewl]

Muahaha...Chargers are gonna run over everyone, just like the bull in their logo :evil:

[mehulved]

King of Sixers - Mathew Hayden
I thought there was no competition for Yuvraj on this one. Where did this idiot pop up?

[ravi_9793]

King of Sixers - Mathew Hayden
LOL..... Think about Yuvraj , Shahid Afridi.


Chennai>Hyderabad>Kolkata>Delhi>Chandigarh>Mumbai>Bangalore>Jaipur (Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata seem to have nice and strong combination).
What made you think this rating??

[chesss]

Chennai Super Kings are gonna win the inaugural IPL like Chennai Superstars won the ICL
It was hyderabad heros who won ICL this time :)
and ICL india is in the final of ICL world series! :D Just look at T.P singh and stuart binny(in ICL ) and tell me how come they never made into indian team.

I don't care whether it is ICL or IPL.. if it weren't for ICl there wldn't have been any IPL!

[shashank_re]

Guys even Bangalore Royal Challengers is good team with pllayers like:
Dale Steyn(though he wont be available for 1 week)
Misbah etc

[amd64_man2005]

^^bangalore has 3 SA recruits..first game is DRAVID vs DADA.. :D

what a game..we will rock..

KORBO LORBO JITBO-translation-KARENGE LARENGE JEETENGE

and after dada's performance in tests...i dont think anyone will have any doubts in believing whos gonna rock...ponting and dada are gonna outmind the oppositions

[prasad_den]

The schedule for IPL:

Schedule
April 18: Bangalore v Kolkata at Bangalore
April 19: Mohali v Chennai at Mohali and Delhi v Jaipur at Delhi
April 20: Mumbai v Bangalore at Mumbai; Kolkata v Hyderabad at Kolkata
April 21: Jaipur v Mohali at Jaipur
April 22: Hyderabad v Delhi at Hyderabad
April 23: Chennai v Mumbai at Chennai
April 24: Hyderabad v Jaipur at Hyderabad
April 25: Mohali v Mumbai at Mohali
April 26: Bangalore v Jaipur at Bangalore; Chennai v Kolkata at Chennai
April 27: Mumbai v Hyderabad at Mumbai; Mohali v Delhi at Mohali
April 28: Bangalore v Chennai at Bangalore
April 29: Kolkata v Mumbai at Kolkata
April 30: Delhi v Bangalore at Delhi.
May 01: Hyderabad v Mohali at Hyderabad; Jaipur v Kolkata at Jaipur
May 02: Chennai v Delhi at Chennai.
May 03: Hyderabad at Bangalore at Hyderabad; Mohali v Kolkata at Mohali
May 04: Mumbai v Delhi at Mumbai; Jaipur v Chennai at Jaipur
May 05: Bangalore v Mohali at Bangalore
May 06: Chennai v Hyderabad at Chennai
May 07: Mumbai v Jaipur at Mumbai
May 08: Delhi v Chennai at Delhi; Kolkata v Bangalore at Kolkata
May 09: Jaipur v Hyderabad at Jaipur
May 10: Bangalore v Mumbai at Bangalore; Chennai v Mohali at Chennai
May 11: Hyderabad v Kolkata at Hyderabad; Jaipur v Delhi at Jaipur
May 12: Mohali v Bangalore at Mohali
May 13: Kolkata v Delhi at Kolkata
May 14: Mumbai v Chennai at Mumbai; Mohali v Jaipur at Mohali
May 15: Delhi v Hyderabad at Delhi
May 16: Mumbai v Kolkata at Mumbai
May 17: Delhi v Mohali at Delhi; Jaipur v Bangalore at Jaipur
May 18: Hyderabad v Mumbai at Hyderabad; Kolkata v Chenna at Kolkata
May 19: Bangalore v Delhi at Bangalore
May 20: Kolkata v Jaipur at Kolkata
May 21: Mumbai v Mohali at Mumbai; Chennai v Bangalore at Chennai
May 22: Delhi v Kolkata at Delhi
May 23: Mohali v Hyderabad at Mohali.
May 24: Delhi v Mumbai at Delhi; Chennai v Jaipur at Chennai
May 25: Bangalore v Hyderabad at Bangalore; Kolkata v Mohali at Kolkata
May 26: Jaipur v Mumbai at Jaipur
May 27: Hyderabad v Chennai at Hyderabad
May 28 and 29: Rest days
May 30: First semi-final at Mumbai
May 31: Second semi-final at Mumbai
June 1: Final at Mumbai

Team squads:

Chennai: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338085.html
Kolkata: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338088.html
Hyderabad: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338087.html
Mohali: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338083.html
Jaipur: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338084.html
Bangalore: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338086.html
Delhi: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338089.html
Mumbai: http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/squad/338082.html

[neelu09]

Like the least expected team(for me atleast) won the inaugural T20 world cup, IPL will go to Rajasthan Royals.

[ray|raven]

Go DC!

[shashank_re]

Go RC!

[neelu09]

Go RR!!!!

[drgrudge]

I thought there was no competition for Yuvraj on this one. Where did this idiot pop up?
That slogan is one of the Ad for the Indian Cements/Aircel franchisee Chennai Super Kings. :D

Seeing the response here, I think they've achieved their objective. :p

[2kewl]

IPL giving Shah Rukh 'sleepless nights' (http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/14shah.htm)

[ray|raven]

^Guess the dude thought it would be easy money. :p

[BBThumbHealer]

I m with the Delhi Daredevils ... :evil: :D

Here's the IPL Karmayudh Song Link :::

http://www.divshare.com/download/3999055-869


BTW , u ppl like the IPL ads shown on television ? For me , that ad featuring a doctor and patient is best :) Delhi Daredevils v/s Mumbai Indians ! :D

[amd64_man2005]

they r crap..but the knight riders ads are awesum...chk them out in youtube..i wud have linked them but no mouse for me.. :(

[2kewl]

I m with the Delhi Daredevils ... :evil: :D

Here's the IPL Karmayudh Song Link :::

http://www.divshare.com/download/3999055-869


BTW , u ppl like the IPL ads shown on television ? For me , that ad featuring a doctor and patient is best :) Delhi Daredevils v/s Mumbai Indians ! :D

Did you see the Manoranjan ka baap Ad...its hilarious :D

[gagandeep]

^^ Yeah.........:lol:

[ancientrites]

kolkata looks too strong but still GOOOOO BANGALURUUUUUUU

[amd64_man2005]

bangalore wont be having kumble,boucher ,styn and kallis for the frst match tho..

[sourav123]

Kolkata Knight Riders Wins!!!

[gaurav_indian]

abey hata sawan ki ghata.:mad:

Delhi Daredevils. :D

bangalore wont be having kumble,boucher ,styn and kallis for the frst match tho..

hehe both boucher and kallis are playing in the first match.

http://cricketnext.com/news/kallis-boucher-wont-miss-initial-ipl-action/30965-13.html

IPL giving Shah Rukh 'sleepless nights' (http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/apr/14shah.htm)

Dard-e-ticket.:p

[mail2and]

Dhirubhai ka sapna, IPL ka cup apna. :)

That should be the slogan of Mumbai Indians. :p

[gaurav_indian]

Dhirubhai ka sapna, IPL ka cup apna. :)

That should be the slogan of Mumbai Indians. :p

dhirubhai ke toh bahut sapne hai.
Har sapna poora nahi hota.:D

[2kewl]

dhirubhai ke toh bahut sapne hai.
Har sapna poora nahi hota.:D

hehe..right! Dhirubhai ne kabhi nahi socha hoga ke dono bete jhagad kar Reliance ko adha-adha baant lenge :eek:

[gaurav_indian]

But you must remember only 4 four foreign players can make it to the playing 11.So lot depends on the local players.

[gagandeep]

I didn't really like the team-name Mumbai Indians. Its like naming non-Indians as Indians and disrespecting their nationality.

[gaurav_indian]

I didn't really like the team-name Mumbai Indians. Its like naming non-Indians as Indians and disrespecting their nationality.

Yeah the better name would be Maratha Warriors or Shivsena warriors.:p

[gagandeep]

Yeah the better name would be Maratha Warriors or Shivsena warriors.:p
Lol.....:lol:
It would have been more worser.......

[amd64_man2005]

should have been Reliance Cricket.. :D

[ancientrites]

Yeah the better name would be Maratha Warriors or Shivsena warriors.:p

maratha warriors hmmm...i like that sounds viking

[gaurav_indian]

maratha warriors hmmm...i like that sounds viking

hehe this name was used by a hockey team in Premier Hockey League.

[mail2and]

should have been Reliance Cricket.. :D

That's what it should have been! :D

[eggman]

Maratha Indians.WTH???

[BBThumbHealer]

Did you see the Manoranjan ka baap Ad...its hilarious :D

yeah.. :D

[gagandeep]

You know what I feel about Indian sports...

Cricket is like religion in India, it is played in each and every part of India but are we best at it??....NO

Its due to cricket that each and every sport is being neglected in India...especially our National Sport Hockey.

And I should say that we must take a small initiative of watching indian hockey and football in stadiums so that the players also feel motivated. Personally, I had gone to watch the Nehru Cup last year.

Look at Australia. Cricket isn't too famous there and still they're consistent & good in the international arena. (PS: Don't say that they're cheaters. I admit they are but we need to also accept that they also play equally good.)

I would like to also ask one question.....How many of you play hockey regularly??........probably no-one......

We must try to give equal attention to other sports too as they're also equally important.

I'm not saying that stop watching cricket, I'm saying do watch cricket but also watch and play other sports........At least it would help improving the sport status of India.......

[amd64_man2005]

^^^thts a noble thought..but can we really forbid ourselves to the tv sets when sachin,dada or dravid scores a century????
i am a huge fan of indan hockey and football..we know everyone here follows the epl..but how many of us actually follow the I-league..the indian nfl...i myself am a supporter of east bengal...do u guys by any chance know that east bengal has recently defeated two foreign teams in the afc cup and that too their own backyard..now they r strong contenders to go the quarters..east bengal was also the only indian club to ever break into the asian top five clubs..winning the asean cup and going into the afc semis..is a dream cum tru for indian football..but noun cares..

and why should they..we have cricket to worry about..and so many other distractions...an olympic bronze is enough to send the whole country into shivers of joy...and if its a silver...we replace him as god and then in the next olympic...hes no more....as much as the government is to blame we ourselves are to be blamed the same..if evryun cared,evn the gov would have..and then mayb we wud have been a world power..

[alok4best]

hey guys,
just saw a new IPL ad on TV.
It goes like "Kab aayega Mano aur Ranjan ka baap"?? hehehehe...
and then it says...
"Aa gaya IPL...ManoRajan ka baap"....lol...Damn funny ad..
It wus be nice is anyone of u can rip this ad from DishTv or TataSky and upload it somewhere..

[2kewl]

^^ It's on Youtube (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AHByZLDbPiw) :D

Check out the IPL spoof Tees here, Guys. They are awesome, especially the one on Knight Riders :lol: Very cheap as well...149/- shipped.

http://www.bigadda.com/cricfest/index.php

[2kewl]

Jaiput, Mohali, Kolkata, Bangalore tickets available on futurebazaar now. Mohali tickets start as low as Rs.50!

http://www.futurebazaar.com/b2c_futurebazaar/catalog/FB_Images/campaignPage.jsp?campaignPage=iplhome

[eggman]

Hi guys......
I'm going for the first match between Bangalore and Kolkata. Plz clarify me the
the followings:

1)When is the opening ceremony, 17th or 18th. What time??

2) Which team out of the two has more chance to win the game , I'll support that team only. :)

3)Plz suggest some catchy slogans, so that I can be on TV!!!

Thnxx

[gaurav_indian]

Hi guys......
I'm going for the first match between Bangalore and Kolkata. Plz clarify me the
the followings:

1)When is the opening ceremony, 17th or 18th. What time??

2) Which team out of the two has more chance to win the game , I'll support that team only. :)

3)Plz suggest some catchy slogans, so that I can be on TV!!!

Thnxx
1) opening ceremony is on 18th.

2) I think we will know that after the first match.:)

3) I have yolkes not brains(quote by great eggman) :p

[amd64_man2005]

best quote to be on tv..

East or west SET MAX is the best

or

best quote to be on tv...

East or West SET MAX is the best

or

Set max commentators are the best

or

U rock mandira

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[gagandeep]

3) I have yolkes not brains(quote by great eggman) :p
ROFL...:lol:

[eggman]

But It wont be funny until I look like an eggman too......

U rock Mahindra is great.

I actually thought of this 99% of Women won't have sex with me, the rest 1% are in this stadium.

But I know that I wont come alive from the ground if i take this!!

[amd64_man2005]

stadium gals are real hotties..u r a lucky dude.. :D

[gaurav_indian]

But It wont be funny until I look like an eggman too......

U rock Mahindra is great.

I actually thought of this 99% of Women won't have sex with me, the rest 1% are in this stadium.

But I know that I wont come alive from the ground if i take this!!

hehe 99% of women ki jagah Cheerleaders kar de. :D

[2kewl]

Hi guys......
I'm going for the first match between Bangalore and Kolkata. Plz clarify me the
the followings:

1)When is the opening ceremony, 17th or 18th. What time??

2) Which team out of the two has more chance to win the game , I'll support that team only. :)

3)Plz suggest some catchy slogans, so that I can be on TV!!!

Thnxx

Get this Tee for the match. It's friggin cool :lol:

http://www.myntra.com/bigaddatees/1

[eggman]

^^Ha ha. thanks but I dont have anymore money to shop as I spent all my savings on the ticket.

Can anyone tell me if I can also enjoy the Opening ceremony , as I have the tickets for the first match or I gotta have another one for that??

And teill when PUBs are open in bangalore. My friend says its till 11.30!!
Too bad if its true!!

[2kewl]

But yeah, Even I need suggestions for slogans. ;)
Bought tickets for the May 1st match b/w Hyd'bad & Mohali.

Go DC! :D

[eggman]

MANDIRA, WILL YOU MARRY ME??

[gaurav_indian]

MANDIRA, WILL YOU MARRY ME??

abey woh shaadi shuda hai :mad:

[alok4best]

^^ It's on Youtube (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AHByZLDbPiw) :D




Thanx Dude.

[eggman]

abey woh shaadi shuda hai :mad:

Mujhe kaunsa shaadi karna hai.Mujhe to TV mein aana hai.

[narangz]

Kings XI Punjab!!! We are going to win it :p

[mail2and]

Guys just accept that Mumbai Indians will win :p

[narangz]

Guys just accept that Kings XI Punjab are going to win :p

Go Yuvi Go!!! I want 8 or more sixers in one over :D (Free Hits :p )

[Sunny1211993]

^^
LOL!!
I too am very excited abt IPL!
can anybody tell me Punjab team's lineup?

[narangz]

^^Yuvraj Singh(Captain), Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, S. Sreesanth, K Sangakara, Mahela Jayawardene, Ajitesh Argal, Piyush Chawla, Pankaj Dharmani, Rishi Dhawan, Karan Goel, James Hopes, Simon Katich, Uday Kaul(WK), Sahil Kukreja, Shaun Marsh, Kyle Mills, Wilkin Mota, Luke Pomersbach, Romesh Powar, Nitin Saini, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Vikram Singh, Sunny Sohal, Tanmay.

Coach- Tom Moody

We will, we will rock you :p

[Sunny1211993]

^^
nice and what bout my team??Delhi daredevils?any body has the list of players in this team>

[Third Eye]

^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_DareDevils

[prasad_den]

Chennai daa machi.....!!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2411534534_0bdff4baed_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2411534366_6c0189f7d0_o.jpg

[narangz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_XI_Punjab :)

[gaurav_indian]

wow what an opening ceremony i have never seen this kind of ceremony in any indian venue.Vijaya Mallaya rocks.:)

[desiibond]

^^ Full credit to Dr. Vijay Mallya. But what the hell is Set Max doing here. Audio & Video sync issues, Jadeja coming in between. When opening ceremony happens, you don't talk about the pitch. It felt disgusting when Rameez said "what's gonna happen to ground and pitch when these people walk on sticks".

[prasad_den]

McCullum blockbuster in the 1st match....!! A century in the inaugural T20 IPL match... with 7 sixes..!! :D :D That was simply ROCKING..

[Sunny1211993]

mccullum ka test karao ,drugs leke aaya hoga!

[prasad_den]

OMG.....!! 158 runs off just 73 balls...! This is AWESOME..!! Getting 220 runs in a 20 over game.... phenomenal..!

[amd64_man2005]

what a match..we rock...KOLKATA rocks... :D

[dd_wingrider]

truly amazing batting:-)

[neelu09]

bangalore 38/5. The match seems finished

38/6 now

[gaurav_indian]

abey yeh shahrukh khan ne team pe full kharcha kiya hai cheerlaeders pe nahi :mad:

itni sasti quality ki cheerleaders :mad: mohalle ka match chal raha hai kya :mad:

Vijay Mallaya ki cheerleaders rocks baaki test team achi banai hai Bangalore ne.Wasim Jaffer opening in a T20 match :lol:

[motobuntu]

mccullum ka test karao ,drugs leke aaya hoga!

haa, aur royal challengers ka bhi test karwao, mallya ki daru pee kar to nahi aaye hai, ball he nahi dikh rahi hai.:D

[sourav123]

Knight Riders Wins!!!

Shahrukh Khan Rocks!!!

Kolkata Rocks!!!

No competition whatsoever!!!

[gaurav_indian]

Knight Riders Wins!!!

Shahrukh Khan Rocks!!!

Kolkata Rocks!!!

No competition whatsoever!!!

Abhi toh Akhtar aur Gul nahi thay team mein.:)

[drgrudge]

Amazing match!

Didn't I say Kolkata has the best team around? Even Chennai and Hyderabad have a good team. Can't wait for our 'away' match against Punjab tomorrow. :D

I'm supporting Knight Riders if Super King screws up things. Thorough professional cricketing...

[amd64_man2005]

man..i really pity the royal challengers..i mean dravid and jaffer opening??..what is jaffer doing in the team anyway..good for the toher teams tho...keep jaffer on strike and the game is won..and if dravid tries to do a saurav and keeps on opening..dooms day for royal challengers..rather royal LOSERS..

nothing to say bout mccullum..i thought agarkar and ishant bowled pretty well followed by dinda and DADA..who really captained the side well and shud hae come up with 3 wickets if not ponting had spilled a chance..all in all a great game..GO KOLKATA..GET SCARED..GET SH*t SCARED

[confused]

bangalore boys played as if they were wasted on royal challenge ....... LOL

me firmly behind dada's boys. but dont judge them so soon, opposition today was very weak.......

[techani]

In the beginning only there was a difference in captaincy! Rahul chose to bowl whereas Ganguly told he was supposed to bat had he won the toss! RCB totally seemed in between RC-Kingfisher-Cheeleaders!!!

[confused]

Vijaya Mallaya rocks.:)....... and team totally sucks ........ [atleast in today's match]:p

[techani]

Yes Confused we should never go over board by seeing the first match only. They surely will come back strongly. Or else Dr. Mallya will put the team in his Force India cars without brakes and send them flying!!!

How many of u all are playing IFL?

s18000rpm it was a typo. I forgot to write `put`

[s18000rpm]

Or else Dr. Mallya will the team in his Force India cars witgout brakes and send them flying!!!

WTF??? :?

[debsuvra]

McCullum blockbuster in the 1st match....!! A century in the inaugural T20 IPL match... with 7 sixes...

He hit 13 sixes, not 7. :cool:

Kolkata rocks for the time being, lets see what happens next. ;)

[confused!!]

Mandira kidhar gayee???yeh jadeja kidhar se aa gaya...

[Dipen01]

Amazing match!

Didn't I say Kolkata has the best team around? Even Chennai and Hyderabad have a good team. Can't wait for our 'away' match against Punjab tomorrow. :D

I'm supporting Knight Riders if Super King screws up things. Thorough professional cricketing...


Infact i think that Kolkota doesnt have even 2nd or 3rd best team.. Today things clicked for them so it looked like a cakewalk else none of Sourav, Ponting , Hussey , Hafeez are Big Hitters (Symonds,Dhoni fame)..

Mccullum showed that he can hit everywhere but apart from that i dont see anything special.. They might be missing Akhtar though..

IMO Bombay seems to have the best team..

[confused!!]

No yaar Mumbai is not the best team IMHO...they dont even have a proper WK batsman and as much i love Sachin..i think he will not be a t20 hit...but in t20 you cannot predict anything ...it all depends on one person clicking

[gaurav_indian]

Infact i think that Kolkota doesnt have even 2nd or 3rd best team.. Today things clicked for them so it looked like a cakewalk else none of Sourav, Ponting , Hussey , Hafeez are Big Hitters (Symonds,Dhoni fame)..

Mccullum showed that he can hit everywhere but apart from that i dont see anything special.. They might be missing Akhtar though..

IMO Bombay seems to have the best team..

Bombay best team is this a joke? :lol:

[abhi.eternal]

^^ KKR or MI match mein pata chal jayega who is better.

[gaurav_indian]

^^ KKR or MI match mein pata chal jayega who is better.

aey bangalore wasi tu kyu itna excited ho raha hai?:shock: jao pehle apni team ko sambhalo jo match mein daaru pe ke aayi thi.:lol:

[abhi.eternal]

^^ummm... mera location zaroor b'lore hain... lekin mein yahan se nehi hoon... aami ekjon bangalee aar aami originally shillong theke... bujhte peyecho?...

[gaurav_indian]

^^ummm... mera location zaroor b'lore hain... lekin mein yahan se nehi hoon... aami ekjon bangalee aar aami originally shillong theke... bujhte peyecho?...

toh main kaunsa mumbai ya kolkata se hu :lol:

[Tech.Masti]

I am from kolkata, notice that both teams none of the batsmen got run except Mcculam.

[abhi.eternal]

i'd like to point out one thing here. see KKR lost only 3 wickets. mccullum himself played 73 balls = 12.1 legal overs. it left other batsmen to play 7.5 legal overs = 47 balls. as mccullum himself scored 158 runs, it means that four batsmen plus extras scored 64 runs in 47 legit balls, which is at a rate of 8.17 per over (btw this left six KKR batsmen enjoying the stokes from the dugout). now as the whole BRC was allout in 15.1 legit overs = 91 balls, tell me how can "one" say that BOTH teams batted badly with the exception of mccullum.

[prasad_den]

He hit 13 sixes, not 7. :cool:

Kolkata rocks for the time being, lets see what happens next. ;)
7 sixes at the time he reached his century... ;)

i'd like to point out one thing here. see KKR lost only 3 wickets. mccullum himself played 73 balls = 12.1 legal overs. it left other batsmen to play 7.5 legal overs = 47 balls. as mccullum himself scored 158 runs, it means that four batsmen plus extras scored 64 runs in 47 legit balls, which is at a rate of 8.17 per over (btw this left six KKR batsmen enjoying the stokes from the dugout). now as the whole BRC was allout in 15.1 legit overs = 91 balls, tell me how can "one" say that BOTH teams batted badly with the exception of mccullum.
Come on dude... thats just arithmetic...!! With McCUllum tearing apart the RC bowling attack, it was natural that others followed suit, given that the bowlers' confidence was at the lowest.. Yesterday's win was a one-man show, but still, nothing can be taken away from KKR. Thats the thing about T20 as someone already said.. Just one person clicking is enough... :D

[amd64_man2005]

Yea next day someone else will click and everyone will start whining again..grapes are sour guys..admit it.. :D

go knight riders..and we have one of the best captaincy and fielding units...laxman is by far a defensive captain..dravid showed how captaincy can bring dooms to the prospects of a match..dada showed how u can captain ur way to victory..anyway if mccullum had got out early and the knight riders scored 150 runs..they hwould have won still.. :D

dada tow wickets and 10 runs..captains contribution,taking out cameron white..

[karnivore]

^^ kintu bowling dept. ektu weak lagche. (Our bowling dpt. seems a little weak). Yesterday we had the benefit of that mammoth total. But Hayden, Dhoni, Symonds are quite capable of making mincemeat of our bowling, any time. That bloody Akbtar ruined our bowling dept. Heard that we won't get Gul also. Damn. O btw, Chris Gayle is also out. Apparently he is injured. Damn again.

[amd64_man2005]

^^^aare na na..bowling compared to others besh bhaloi aache..next to next match theke umar gul ke pabo..aar matro to 4te foreigner ke khalano jai..

let me list the full team:

Sourav Ganguly(capt) bat/bowl
Ajit Agarkar bat/bowl
mohammad hafeez bat/bowl
ishant sharma bowl
ricky ponting bat
murali kartik bowl/bat
aakash chopra bat
Chris gayle bat/bowl(out for two weeks due to injury)
salmat butt bat
Tatenda taibu w/k
umar gul bowl
david hussey bat/bowl
ashok dinda bowl
laxmi ratan shukla bat/bowl
saurashish lahiri bowl
debabrata das bat
iqbal abdullah bowl
yashpal singh bat/bowl
chesteshwar pujara bat
siddharth kaul bowl
wridhimman saha w/k
rohan bannerjee bat


i think its a great combo..with batting as it lies..it can floor any team on a given day..and hyderabad..keep in mind have the choice of playing only 4 foreigners.and as far as i kno..their indian recruits are not that good...kolkata has some great indian recruits who can add to the razzmataz when the foreigners fall..umar gul and ishat followed by murali katik(economy of 5.6 in t20) and agarkar can spell dooms day for any team...laxmi shukla and dada are good partimers and mohamad hafeez can spin the ball well too..but we have the firepower..in t20 u never know..cum june 1st and we may see rajasthan royals and bangalore fighting it out in the finals..but we have a great chance...

[karnivore]

^^ ok. tobe boltei hocche DADA ZINDABAD. Ar kalke Dravid abar proman korlo.......dadar captaincyr kache akhono nangto-shishu. Nahole orokom high pressure mache keu fielding nay ??

[amd64_man2005]

^^^shotti tai..dravid aar jaffer ke open korte dekhe ami pray korchilam jeno ora out na hoy.. :D

out na hole opponentr jetar chance beshi...mccullum to bolte hobe ekebare ekta fatafati recruit..oke w/k kore arekta batsman khelano jete pare...PONTING+DADA+BUCHANAN=lethal trio..
shudhu ja chris gayle thakle bhalo hoto..kintu beta injured..

[narangz]

Oh boy I am loving it. What a spectacular start. Laser show, gymnasts, Shankar/Ehsaan/Loy... What a performance by Brenden! Congrats King Khan & team :)

Sharad Pawar & Ponting were booed :D & I loved it when Ishant was hugged by Poning when he bowled out Dravid. What a delivery it was.

2 mahine pehle gaaliyan nikalte the kal jaffiyan daal rahe the :D

Audio & Video sync issues, Jadeja coming in between. When opening ceremony happens, you don't talk about the pitch. It felt disgusting when Rameez said "what's gonna happen to ground and pitch when these people walk on sticks".

Exactly. SET sucked. We didn't want to see Jadeja & party ruining the wonderful event.

I'm supporting Knight Riders if Super King screws up things. Thorough professional cricketing...

Same here Doc! I am supporting King Khan's team if Kings XI Punjab screws up. But I want to see Sachin in T20 :) Want him to rock it. Also want to see competition between Bhaji & Symmo :D

[mrbgupta]

Who is Dr. Mallya?
When he earned his Ph.D. degree and on what topic? Liquor?

You never call Big B as Dr. Amitabh Bachchan .Why?

[narangz]

^^ LOL :D Money power, dude.

[ravi_9793]

Amazing match!

Didn't I say Kolkata has the best team around? Even Chennai and Hyderabad have a good team. Can't wait for our 'away' match against Punjab tomorrow.

I remember you said this once in this thread only...... :rolleyes:

In terms of Team strength:
Chennai>Hyderabad>Kolkata>Delhi>Chandigarh>Mumbai>Bangalore>Jaipur (Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata seem to have nice and strong combination).

[karnivore]

^^^shotti tai..dravid aar jaffer ke open korte dekhe ami pray korchilam jeno ora out na hoy.. :D

out na hole opponentr jetar chance beshi...mccullum to bolte hobe ekebare ekta fatafati recruit..oke w/k kore arekta batsman khelano jete pare...PONTING+DADA+BUCHANAN=lethal trio..
shudhu ja chris gayle thakle bhalo hoto..kintu beta injured..

ore....tor mukhe phul chondon, tor mukhe misti doi.

Thik bolechish McCullumer bapare.......ektu jodi form dhore rakhte pare.....bakider pindi chotke khabe. Isssh jodi Akhtar thakto.......shala shob kotar chal chariey bit nun are golmorich diye kacha khetam re.

[amd64_man2005]

arre KNIGHT RIDERS er mukhe phool chondon...next match against laxman..4tw foreigner..allowed..rp sing chara ekta bhalo pacer nei..nuwan zoysa aar vaas aache..expected ekjon khelbe...gilchrist khelbe,shahid and symonds...e chara laxman aache..bowling attack to besh inexpereienced bole mone hochche..kolktat pitch e ektu swing and bounce thaklei ekebare kella fote amader

[drgrudge]

I remember you said this once in this thread only...... :rolleyes:
Ohh yes. Kolkata has the best team. I did acknowledge that even before the match. Maybe I should have added "one of the best" to it. :p

My bet for the semis: Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad & Delhi.

IMO Bombay seems to have the best team..
Fairly speaking Mumbai team might not even reach the semis. They didn't have the money to 'buy' players as they got Harbajan & Sanath for a premium. They don't even have a Wicket Keeper. Chennai has 2 (Dhoni and Partiv Patel) and Kolkata has 3 (McCullum, Taibu and the new guy who rocked)!


Speaking of Wicket Keepers.. it would interesting to see what Rajasthan would do in the absence of Kamran Akmal.

[prasad_den]

@amd and karnivore: Please keep your discussions in English.. Let us also understand what you are discussing.. Its a request... :) No offence meant..!

[amd64_man2005]

^^^lol..no offence taken..my bad.. :D

as i was saying..we were actually discussing the knight riders' chances against the deccan chargers tomorrow..as a matter of fact.the hyderabad team may look pretty awesum..but keep in mind that only 4 foreigners are to be player from the numerous they have.they have rp singh,zoysa and vaas in the ranks..expected they play zoysa..so they have to leave out wither styris or gibbs..coz gilly is the w/k..symonds is too big a man to be kept out..so choice between afridi and styris and gibbs...and theres laxam..a formidable batting line up..but they lack in the bowling deptartment on paper...our team tho has IMO a great balance...if mccullum and keep and we get one more batter in...prospects seem high..in t20 tho u need only a couple of batsmen to click...

[BBThumbHealer]

Yesterday's match was just awesome ... Now i hope to see more fireworks from Sehwag rather than McCullum :D

I bet on Delhi Daredevils v/s Kolkatta Knight Riders for the Final ! :)

[confused]

Who is Dr. Mallya?
When he earned his Ph.D. degree and on what topic? Liquor?

You never call Big B as Dr. Amitabh Bachchan .Why?no he earned PhD in "art of buying mediocre sports teams" !!!

first force india now bengaluru royal whatever.........:D

I bet on Delhi Daredevils v/s Kolkatta Knight Riders for the Final ! :)arey we have seen only 2 teams perform till now, how can you jump to such a conclusion???:confused:

[karnivore]

@prasad, LOL.....sorry dude, of course no offense taken.

no he earned PhD in "art of buying mediocre sports teams" !!!

first force india now bengaluru royal whatever.........:D


+1 million :D:D:D

[confused]

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
is same as
MS Dhoni vs Yuvraj Singh


winner takes deepika!!! :D

[prasad_den]

:D :D :D CSK smash 240 runs...!! :D This one is called a team effort...!!

[neelu09]

And i thought MEK was a slow player.

[prasad_den]

@amd and karnivore: no probs...!! :D

[Dipen01]

Fairly speaking Mumbai team might not even reach the semis. They didn't have the money to 'buy' players as they got Harbajan & Sanath for a premium. They don't even have a Wicket Keeper. Chennai has 2 (Dhoni and Partiv Patel) and Kolkata has 3 (McCullum, Taibu and the new guy who rocked)!


Speaking of Wicket Keepers.. it would interesting to see what Rajasthan would do in the absence of Kamran Akmal.

Frankly i havent checked over all team ..i just know the star players..

and Combo of Sachin/Jayasuriya/Pollock/Bhajan made me think its the best team.. Although it seems too sketchy at the moment as most of the players might not be available all the time.. Gayle is missing, Akhtar is missing..


Btw one doubt -> Is there gonna be only 1 IPL tournament per year ? as in 44 days of cricket and so much hype ?

Btw what are these guys paid ? The bidding amount goes to BCCI i guess.. and these guys are paid per match !! ?

[prasad_den]

Now lets see how King's XI responds..!! Hope they put up a good fight..!

@Dipen: Ya.. Only 1 IPL per year...!

[amd64_man2005]

yea..hopefully they dont skittle pout for less than 82.. :D

mike hussey was not considered in the initial list of auction...came back real strong...

[neelu09]

Good match today........better than the inaugural match
punjab was in the game till 13th over than they slowed down....atleast they didn't give up like bangalore.

[prasad_den]

Good match...!! King's XI gave CSK a real scare in the mid overs...!

[amd64_man2005]

yea...a good un..but kings XI dont have big hitters like the other teams do..this pitch tho was abelter..nothing for the bowlers..the inaugural match was played on a juicy pitch..atleast there should be something for the bowlers..else it becomes a happy-go-lucky series... hopes and yuvi were the only prospects

[jamifahad]

whoa...amazing match kings XI vs super kings..enjoyed every bit man..n wat...no sooner the match is over...delhi daredevil vs rajasthan royal started. man they gonna put cricket down our throat!! n i have an issue with commentator..wat was amir sohail asking mathew hayden? totally unpro. nyway next match starts now...Bring it ON!

[drgrudge]

Amazing match. Super Kings have a good side and I knew they would win today. SET MAX is 'wasted' time on the Delhi match. They should have shown the presentation ceremony of the Super Kings match.

I'm going to act as a soothsayer. Rajasthan Royals are going to be royally thrashed. :D

[sam_1710]

guys.. jus checked the IPL's official website.. http://www.t20.com/ (www.iplt20.com also works)
They show the match live.. :) :cool: check it out!!

[Tech.Masti]

Rajasthan ki haal to bahut kharab hai, Mcgraph is quite ok even in this age....

[jamifahad]

ya...rajasthan got thrashed...wait game is not over yet! n i saw presentation on www.iplt20.com they show it live.

[prasad_den]

whoa...amazing match kings XI vs super kings..enjoyed every bit man..n wat...no sooner the match is over...delhi daredevil vs rajasthan royal started. man they gonna put cricket down our throat!! n i have an issue with commentator..wat was amir sohail asking mathew hayden? totally unpro. nyway next match starts now...Bring it ON!
I probably missed that part..? What did Sohail ask anyway..?

[jamifahad]

well he sorta asked hayden wats the area in which ur team will b looking to improve...so he answer him watever he felt he would like improved..so next sohail ask him wat about the bowling section...and hayden answer (..in a way..din i say wat i wanna like improved..stop repeating question..)...oh ya that too. it appeared dey were novice commentators!

[drgrudge]

They wasted time showing unnecessary stuffs of the Delhi match. Almost 10-15 mins gone to the drain when they could've showed the Chennai match ceremony.

[karnivore]

Chennai is going to give us (KKR) a bit of a headache.

But Mohali did put up a brave fight.....considering the fact that they were fighting for a lost cause........it was impressive.

[gaurav_indian]

Rajasthan Royals didnt have their full squad.
Kamran Akmal,Sohail Tanveer,Younus Khan,Graeme Smith,
Dimitri Mascarenhas,Morne Morkel were missing:)

Look at this news.This T20 is going to be so big.
Stanford to pump in $100m for five T20 games

London: England are set to be offered $100 million (£50 million) to play five Twenty20 matches against a West Indies all-star side, according to reports here on Saturday.


The England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) this week revealed they were "very likely" to accept around £10 million ($20 million) for a one-off match in the Caribbean that would be the richest single game in the sport's history.


The idea is the brainchild of Sir Allen Stanford, the billionaire banker from Texas, who finances the Stanford 20/20 Tournament in the West Indies, and who wants to expand the concept.


Stanford wants England to play five Twenty20 games against his West Indies all-star side, the first to coincide with Independence Day in Antigua on November 1.


And he held talks with ECB chief executive David Collier on Tuesday. "I talked to David about the first game and then how we could collaborate in the future," Stanford told The Times.


"I said that it could be an annual event, maybe we could come to Lord's in 2009 and then alternate. I would be happy to make a five-year commitment."


Asked if that meant a total input of US dollars 100 million, he said: "I would be willing to do it. The money is real and I think we will get a game. David is a great guy and we seem to be on the same page."



http://www.cricketnext.com/news/stanford-to-pump-in-100m-for-five-t20-games/31067-13.html

Thats 20 million US dollars (80 crore RS) for one T20 game. :shock: This will be the richest game ever played. :shock:

[confused]

Btw what are these guys paid ? The bidding amount goes to BCCI i guess.. and these guys are paid per match !! ?even i had the same doubt, a few months back. as it turns out, bidding amount is what "players actually get per year". and each contract is for min three years ..........

symonds and dhoni have made the most ...........:)

[gagandeep]

Just got back home......I was there at Feroz Shah Kotla.......:D :D :D :D

I wanted to see some big Six hitting and I didn't enjoy much.....:(

[gaurav_indian]

Just got back home......I was there at Feroz Shah Kotla.......:D :D :D :D

I wanted to see some big Six hitting and I'm didn't enjoy much.....:(
How was the atmosphere there?And lighting was good there?It was looking dark.

[gagandeep]

How was the atmosphere there?And lighting was good there?It was looking dark.
It was fine for me but I didn't enjoy the match......An easy match I must say

Were you also there at Kotla???

I didn't like the way a few people reacted when Kaif got out........

[gaurav_indian]

It was fine for me but I didn't enjoy the match......An easy match I must say

Were you also there at Kotla???

No.I was watching at home.Watched both the matches.Hussey played a brilliant inning today.:)

It was fine for me but I didn't enjoy the match......An easy match I must say

Were you also there at Kotla???

I didn't like the way a few people reacted when Kaif got out........

lol this is what this IPL is all about.People supporting their own cities.And i
dont find anything wrong in that.

[Tech.Masti]

Both Royals (Bnagalore Royal and Rajasthan Royals) struggling :)

[raina_rocks]

well guys wudnt it be btr if they change d ipl format...... d days during which matches r played..... continuous 44 days is tiring..... shudnt they make it like epl..... that way it will b more interesting..... n no semis n finals.....

[Tech.Masti]

^^^BCCI is looking for money, not your suggestion;)
Set Max wale :MAD:
even if someone got out, they didn't giving a chance to replay the out, that time they showing AD :(

[neelu09]

even if someone got out, they didn't giving a chance to replay the out, that time they showing AD :(

And i thought only DD1 did it. But starting the next match instantly was absurd.

[amd64_man2005]

Ahhhh todays the DAy...KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS VS HYDERABAD DECCAN CHARGERS!!

What a match..kkr has some real catching to do today..

[abhi.eternal]

i hope KKR will rape (no pun) Hyderabad too... For 2nd match I think it will be Mumbai riding (again no pun) B'lore.

[Tech.Masti]

See todays ABP last page, even Ganguly said in a interview that he was not surprised about Bangalore's opening partners because they dont have any good opening batsman for short term cricket match.

[prasad_den]

KKR's got some work to do today..!! DC have some great hard hitters in Gilli, Symonds, Styris and Gibbs. Their bowling is a little weak though, Vaas and RP Singh being the only ones mentionable.

[Dipen01]

Gibbs and Afridi arent there today..

[drgrudge]

My predictions: Kolkata and Bangalore will win. :D

[amd64_man2005]

Deccan Chargers Wins The Toss And Are Batting!!!! ****!!!!
:((

[shashank_re]

This is the problem guys.Most of the players are not available. Bangalore team has EXCELLENT Bowling attact with Dale Steyn, Nathen Bracken, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan. But Dale Steyn, Nathen Bracken are not available even for todays match
Even in batting Cameron White is a good batsman.He held the record for highest runs in T20 till McCullum crossed it.

[sourav123]

Edens pitch is a problem. As of now, DC seems down with 5 wickets.

[neelu09]

What a pitch. It was worse than the kanpur one. It started breaking in the 2nd over itself. I think this will be a good fighting match cause scoring anything is difficult on this pitch.

[drgrudge]

This is the problem guys.Most of the players are not available. Bangalore team has EXCELLENT Bowling attact with Dale Steyn, Nathen Bracken, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan. But Dale Steyn, Nathen Bracken are not available even for todays match
Even in batting Cameron White is a good batsman.He held the record for highest runs in T20 till McCullum crossed it.
All the teams are not in full strength inc. the 'strong' teams like Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.

[jamifahad]

well..andrew symonds said pitch isnt made for 20-20 game..even commentator said so..i dunt get it...who said 20-20 is all about hitting sixes n fours...y cant it b of taking wickets? well i know it doesnt go down well...but think abt it.

[debsuvra]

Deccans are all out for 110. Sure win for KKR. :D

[neelu09]

well..andrew symonds said pitch isnt made for 20-20 game..even commentator said so..i dunt get it...who said 20-20 is all about hitting sixes n fours...y cant it b of taking wickets? well i know it doesnt go down well...but think abt it.

umm....T20 is all about hitting sixes and fours.:D
Well i don't feel like audience wants to see a batting collapse. Such kind of thing is good to see if your country is playing. But IPL is for entertainment. Kolkattans might be happy with this but for neutrals like me, 5 mis hits are not fun.

[prasad_den]

@debsuvra: Lets hope so..! Pitch looks difficult to bat on.. commentators were mentioning that 110 is a defendable target on this pitch.!

[neelu09]

Deccans are all out for 110. Sure win for KKR. :D
I don't think so

[sourav123]

Deccans are all out for 110. Sure win for KKR. :D

I am not so sure but it is definitely achievable. KKR batsmen have to be careful on this pitch.

[drgrudge]

Who was the Man of the Match in yesterdays Delhi match?

[krazzy]

I'm with Mumbai Indians.

[jamifahad]

ok...one of the flood lights has gone off...ground in partial darkness....wow..is tis scripted?

[neelu09]

Yeh batti kisne band kari.

[Dipen01]

They are bloody tied with D/L method lol

[jamifahad]

man...karan johar is gay...beyond shadow of doubt.! no its not decided yet..but if lights dont come back it will b D/L system.

[Cool G5]

The play has started........yahoo !!!
SRK looking tensed. :D

[neelu09]

KKR win

good match

[mrbgupta]

Hail KKR !

[amd64_man2005]

KORECHI LORECHI JITECHI...

MAN!!!We do have some matchwinners..BRILLIANT!!!!!

the indians however dont seem to perform at all..dissapointing..but ganguly and hjussey shared a matchwinning partnership IMO!!

[karnivore]

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Kicked some hydrabadi @ss. But, pheeew, that was bloody close

[digi23]

Idiots set max they are not showing the presentation ceremony of kkr and dc match....Who gona win the next match

[jamifahad]

MUMBAI ALL THE WAY. damn sachin is not playing. nyway V gonna WIN.

[Dipen01]

Mumbai looks very vulnerable..

Pollock + Jayasuriya - Thats it ??!!

Its 90-10 in favor of Bangalore

[amd64_man2005]

AMRA KOLKATA....WE RUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Yous hould have seen laxman's face..lol...but i really want the indian players to perform..rather tahn the foreigners..dissapointing start for ponting...

[jamifahad]

Daryl Harper a.k.a Bruce Willis...lol! WTF...fireworks entertainment caused trouble...player ground boys are picking stuff like rag pickers...lol. crazy.

[karnivore]

But at one point of time, Deccan really had us in their crosshair.......but Symonds lost his cool......that over was the turning point.

[amd64_man2005]

yea..but we won..lets kick sum more a** :))

[prasad_den]

It was a very close win for the KKR.. Too close to be comfortable, in fact..! Credit to both the teams for putting up a good fight, but in the end the one that maintained its cool, managed to win..!

[drgrudge]

Idiots set max they are not showing the presentation ceremony of kkr and dc match....Who gona win the next match
Same thing happened yesterday. Didn't show the presentation of Chennai match. Who wants their unprofessional preview show of the match.

[amd64_man2005]

david hussey has to be the MOM..cant be anyone else..

[jamifahad]

ok...i think utthappa knows only one type of short..wat was he thinking? and btw did u guyz see shaun pollock...he had been sitting in dug up wid full gear on including helmet for quite sometime..

[digi23]

Yesterday chennai match presentation was shown online in www.Iplt20.com guys

[Cool G5]

Fingers crossed.
I am by Mumbai Indians. :D

[s18000rpm]

hmph. sappae pasango
taking 19 overs to chase a pathetic 110

biscoth indians scoring 165 .
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL


Chennai Super Kings all the way.

:p

[drgrudge]

^^
IMO, Kolkata has the best team. Chennai has a good batting line up but we need to pull up the socks in the bowling department. Hopefully when Makaya Ntini and L Balaji returns to the side, things should look good.

[sourav123]

Kolkata Wins Again!

Kudos to KKR!

And as I said, NO COMPETITION WHATSOEVER!!!

[Dipen01]

Nehra is bloody waste..

[jamifahad]

damn i hate mumbai india.. infact everytime i supported a team dey lost. shaun pollock is an amazing bowler thou...4-0-17-4.25 wats an astonishing figures!

[shashank_re]

Who else is still saying bangalore has a Test team?
Misbah and Dale Steyn is joining the team for the next match.That makes Royal Challengers a more COMPLETE and BALANCED team.

[drgrudge]

Haha.. till now I've a 100% of predicting as who would win the matches. :D With Royals playing tomorrow, it's easy to guess that Punjab will win.

Who else is still saying bangalore has a Test team?
Misbah and Dale Steyn is joining the team for the next match.That makes Royal Challengers a more COMPLETE and BALANCED team.
Every team is playing without full strength. Mumbai was an ordinary team. Let them beat Kolkata (which they've lost), Hyderabad, Chennai, Punjab or Delhi. :p

[smit]

if those SA members of royals are playing, there is chance you will be wrong about tommorrow, but if not well there is no meat in that team without them.

[drgrudge]

if those SA members of royals are playing, there is chance you will be wrong about tommorrow, but if not well there is no meat in that team without them.
I don't think they're playing. Royals 'approached' Mark Ramprakash of England as a replacement for G Smith but he refused to play. IMO, even with full strength, Royals are not a strong side.

[gaurav_indian]

Kolkata still isnt playing to their strengths.Chris Gayle,Umar Gul and Akhtar are not in the team.:)

I don't think they're playing. Royals 'approached' Mark Ramprakash of England as a replacement for G Smith but he refused to play. IMO, even with full strength, Royals are not a strong side.

Darren Lehman is a replacement for Graeme Smith and he played in the first match.

[shashank_re]

Chris Gayle and Akhtar are completely out from IPL. Gul was brought as replacement to Akhtar.
Chris Gayle is out due to injury.

[Tech.Masti]

@drgrudge
good prediction ;)

[gaurav_indian]

Chris Gayle and Akhtar are completely out from IPL. Gul was brought as replacement to Akhtar.
Chris Gayle is out due to injury.

hehe Gul was brought at the auctions on the same day.He isnt coming as a replacement to Akhtar.He is originally in the Kolkata squad.While Akhtar can still play for kolkata if the ban is lifted from him.And what happened to Gayle?

But one thing which i dont like about crowd at Kolkata they dont appreciate good cricket.Once the opposition team hits a four or six they all go silent.
Kolkata there is lot to learn from Chennai,Mumbai,Bangalore people on how to appreciate good cricket rather than only few stars like Ganguly.Mumbai was amazing today.Looking forward to matches in Chennai, the most knowledgeable and appreciative crowd in India.

[confused]

close shave for KKR.
2 won, 12 to go ............... yippie.........

[confused!!]

Set Max and it's anchors are driving me crazy....i am missing that ICL chick...

Offtopic:the new hutch ad is really cute

[gaurav_indian]

Set Max and it's anchors are driving me crazy....i am missing that ICL chick...

Offtopic:the new hutch ad is really cute

:lol: too many confused people here :lol:

[confused]

Offtopic:

@confused!! - hello

[jxcess2]

My prediction is that the Kolkatta team will win. I'm not saying this bcoz I support Kol. I am actually frm Mumbai. The reason, I feel, it would win is that no matter which team u put Ricky Ponting in it will surely win.

[gagandeep]

:lol: too many confused people here :lol:
:lol:

My prediction is that the Kolkatta team will win. I'm not saying this bcoz I support Kol. I am actually frm Mumbai. The reason, I feel, it would win is that no matter which team u put Ricky Ponting in it will surely win.
So, are you a Ponting fan??....Put Ponting in the Bangladesh team....They'll also surely win the next World Cup........:lol:

[confused!!]

:lol: too many confused people here :lol:

I am the senior confused..:D

@confused :Hi

:lol:


So, are you a Ponting fan??....Put Ponting in the Bangladesh team....They'll also surely win the next World Cup........:lol:

Or still better put him in Bermuda team :D

[gagandeep]

Or still better put him in Bermuda team :D
:lol:

I'm also going to Feroz Shah Kotla to see the next match Bangalore vs Delhi at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi........:D :D :D

[confused!!]

From the same VIP stand???

[gagandeep]

From the same VIP stand???
Yeah.....

Its exactly in front of the new pavillion. If we turn our faces back, we could see the team sitting in the balcony. There is a small lane which divides the VIP stand int two parts. Players go out to play and go inside the pavillion from there. And if you sit beside that lane, you'll be just 2 feets away from the player who is walking in that lane. :D:D:D:D

But the camera is rarely taken over the people sitting there.

[confused!!]

beta tu sone ki kismat leke paida hua hai..

[jxcess2]

I'm not a Ponting fan. I am just saying that Ponting carries some of sort of lucky charm on him. If u check the games played by Australia whenever he is included, u will notice they always seem to win and when he is out they are thrashed so badly. Do u remember their one day series with new zealand just before the world cup when Ponting was not included? If I'm not wrng they were beaten 3-0 in the tourny and when Ponting was again brought back in the world cup they won the series without a single loss.

If u check the IPL series also u will notice the Kolkatta team has gone undefeated. I think Ponting carries some sort of charisma which inspires other players in the team. He seems to have some sort of overbearing and haughty attitude which shakes off the timidness in other players.

[amd64_man2005]

hehe..me will go for the KKR vs mumbai match at 29th..well..we kolkattans have some grudges against mumbaikars..expect a gruelling match..and the crowd... :D :D ..its gonna be arsenal vs tottenham.. :))

go gunners..gun the totts down.. :D :D

[drgrudge]

The best match is on April 26th. Super Kings Vs Knight Riders at MAC, Chepauk. I'll try to go there. :D

[amd64_man2005]

yea..that will be a tough un..Dhoni vs DADA..MIKE VS DAVID HUSSEY!!!..man..gonna be a grueller..go DADA..GO KKR... :D

[rak007]

Why does the wicketkeeper has Mic and earphone in IPL matches for the whole innings and the commentators keep on talking with them intermittently ?? :D

[desiibond]

did you guys see Ajay Jadeja in Extra Innings. In my opinion, he is the worst anchor I ever saw, nonsense talk by him.

[amd64_man2005]

jadeja is n a**..did u hear his comment on dada during the pre match analysis..when that correspondent of theirs..lekha or sumthin was interviewing dada..jadeja remarked.."saurav is looking closely at lekha"..what kind of an ill comment is that in such a professional event...crap..!!!

[narangz]

Kings XI Punjab will beat Rajasthan Royals today :D

SET Max Sucks!!! ESPN & STAR are the best.

[mail2and]

Bah.. Mumbai Indians are going to win. :p

Remember it's Mukesh at the helm :D

[confused!!]

Bah.. Mumbai Indians are going to win. :p

Remember it's Mukesh at the helm :D

Mumbai not winning against Bangalore and expecting to win IPL??:D :D

[slugger]

Why does the wicketkeeper has Mic and earphone in IPL matches for the whole innings and the commentators keep on talking with them intermittently ?? :D

to get on-field opinion during the match - was it so hard to guess

Requesting MODs to delete/merge it with the Official IPL thread

[desiibond]

^^ +1.

Can't say who can win the title but the final will be between Hyderabad and Chennai.

[madjeri]

business is one thing..yeas mukesh is kick ass business man..but sports is another matter....


look at mallya...business -- +1 but F1 --- not so good...but justa year..got time..may surprise all...

me for King's team....first in office to get a jersey of team colours....

[narangz]

Where can I get Kings XI Punjab's T-Shirt?

[chesss]

In other news boundaries have been shortened to 65 yards in IPL :x..which is the minimum allowed by ICC..:(
cld sixers lose their 'value' coz of this??

[narangz]

^^ many small stadiums have the min. boundaries...

[The Conqueror]

Hey i didnt understand IPL in first place....i dont watch tv and news so can u please tell me what is IPL and which cricket teams are there etc..

[desiibond]

^^iplt10.com

[Sunny1211993]

^^
its http://iplt20.com/

[desiibond]

yep. sorry

[drgrudge]

Can't say who can win the title but the final will be between Hyderabad and Chennai.
I don't think so. What about Kolkata? I'm predicting this:

1st in league games: Kolkata
2nd in league games : Chennai
3rd in league games: Hyderabad
4th in league games: Punjab/Delhi

Semi 1: Kolkata Vs Punjab/Delhi -- Winner: Kolkata
Semi 2: Chennai Vs Hyderabad

So the finals will be Kolkata Vs Chennai/Hyderabad

IMO, Kolkata has a balanced side. Chennai (dunno when Ntini and L Balaji will join the squad) and Hyderabad lacks in bowling dept.

[gagandeep]

jadeja is n a**..did u hear his comment on dada during the pre match analysis..when that correspondent of theirs..lekha or sumthin was interviewing dada..jadeja remarked.."saurav is looking closely at lekha"..what kind of an ill comment is that in such a professional event...crap..!!!
Yeah, and I think he should had been slapped at that time by someone......

[madjeri]

^^ LOL..look who spk.....someone wants media attention..he sold his country off and now pass judgements...hehhehe

[confused!!]

The anchors are behaving as if they are drinking a bucket load of Beer before coming to studio...and that Lalit Modi...sala mohali wale match mein Preity Zinta ko l!ne maar raha tha..being an IPL chairman and celebrating with the owner of a team when her team plays well..

[narangz]

^^LOL! Yeah even I noticed that :lol:

[rak007]

But this was never the case in any other form of the game uptil now, or is it that i dont know ??

[gaurav_indian]

did you guys see Ajay Jadeja in Extra Innings. In my opinion, he is the worst anchor I ever saw, nonsense talk by him.

Yes he is the worst infact all the anchors :mad: Extra fittings i mean extra innings s****
Anchoring ke beech beech mein comedy hoti hai kabhi spot boy ka head nazar aata hai kabhi ajeeb ajeeb si sound.:mad: For example "oye chotu 2 chai laa" :mad:

jadeja is n a**..did u hear his comment on dada during the pre match analysis..when that correspondent of theirs..lekha or sumthin was interviewing dada..jadeja remarked.."saurav is looking closely at lekha"..what kind of an ill comment is that in such a professional event...crap..!!!

And did you hear him saying that before the first match "these cheerleaders of Bangalore team are hot i am in Vijay Mallaya's side" :mad:

jadeja is n a**..did u hear his comment on dada during the pre match analysis..when that correspondent of theirs..lekha or sumthin was interviewing dada..jadeja remarked.."saurav is looking closely at lekha"..what kind of an ill comment is that in such a professional event...crap..!!!

And did you hear him saying that before the first match "these cheerleaders of Bangalore team are hot i am in Vijay Mallaya's side" :mad:


And good news for Hyderabaad fans Afridi will play for them on Tuesday.:D

The anchors are behaving as if they are drinking a bucket load of Beer before coming to studio...and that Lalit Modi...sala mohali wale match mein Preity Zinta ko l!ne maar raha tha..being an IPL chairman and celebrating with the owner of a team when her team plays well..

Aur andar ki khabar hai us din Lalit Modi nahake nahi aaya tha.:mad:Gadha hai Lalit Modi apni taarif karta rehta hai ICL ka concept chori karke IPL banayi.:mad: