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IPL 2012 Discussion thread

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  • #92
    Rjd2
    Registered Users Posts: 12,000 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    Giggsy11 wrote: »
    What we need is not a foegien bowler, a local or Indian bowler as our 4 foreign spots are as good as fixed.
    Gayle, Delivers, Murali are untouchable and in some games Murali will be out for Vettori. And for some reason we are sticking up with Dilshan who has done ok but I'm not fully convinced. So if we replace Dilshan it has to be with foreign batsman, otherwise our batting will be poor.

    Mc Donald can bat as well,opened quite a bit in England last year IFIRC.

    Not saying he is a world beater but he is a very handy player, crafty bowler and quite destructive when he gets in.


  • #93
    Giggsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 7,521 ✭✭✭Giggsy11


    Rjd2 wrote: »
    Mc Donald can bat as well,opened quite a bit in England last year IFIRC.

    Not saying he is a world beater but he is a very handy player, crafty bowler and quite destructive when he gets in.

    Yeah I watched him play in 2-3 games. In one game I think he opened and rest lower down the order.

    I'm saying to maintain balance we need quality allrounder or a quality Indian bowler as Gayle, Delivers, Murali are superb players and it is very very hard to get better players than them. So 1 slot should be a quality allrounder, someone like Watson, Morkel. Its not possible just saying what we need to do to maintain the balance.


  • #94
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    It was kinda inevitable wasn't.......

    Thank you Deccan:)

    Come on You Superkings


  • #95
    Ares
    Site Banned Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Ares


    booth70 wrote: »
    It was kinda inevitable wasn't.......

    Thank you Deccan:)

    Come on You Superkings

    Shockng stuff from RCB. I love watching Chris Gayle and the playoffs will be a poorer place without him.


  • #96
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    Ares wrote: »
    Shockng stuff from RCB. I love watching Chris Gayle and the playoffs will be a poorer place without him.

    Well...RCB have been so reliant on Gayle scoring all the runs this season that it comes as no surprise that they messed up when he finally failed....

    All Gayle had to do on the other hand was to play Steyn out safely...if he had done that rather than letting his ego get the better of him he could have finished it in 15 overs!

    Can't believe that 3 teams had a chance to overhaul CSK after CSK had finished all their matches and none of them did:)

    Still CSK have been rubbish this year and will need to play a lot better in the playoffs to win the IPL again this year

    Come on CSK:)


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  • #97
    Placebo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭Placebo


    DALE STEYN


  • #98
    Rjd2
    Registered Users Posts: 12,000 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    Its all well and good smashing Indian trundlers Mr Gayle, but doing it against real bowlers like Steyn is a different story.:)

    Anyways Delhi lost today,that innings from Rao was dismal. Taylor looked much more destructive when he was playing for RCB as well.:confused:

    Kolkata look very good, no real concerns for them in the final, maybe Lee instead of Shakib, but to be fair their Indian bowlers have done a decent job all campaign.


  • #99
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    That was a special innings from 'Helicopter' Dhoni just when it mattered most:)


  • #100
    B1gft
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭B1gft


    booth70 wrote: »
    That was a special innings from 'Helicopter' Dhoni just when it mattered most:)

    He did it in the world cup and today. He can always produce the goods when is needed the most. He is some player and captain.


  • #101
    Rjd2
    Registered Users Posts: 12,000 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    Great start as well by Mumbai in today's match as well.


    Pleased for Badrinth, classy innings when they were on the brink. Very underrated player who probably deserves more respect really.


    Its sad that harby and RP Singh are so average these days.

    Still not sure why they kept picking James Franklin as well.:confused:


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  • #102
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    How not to play a knockout match.....Some bizarre decisions from Delhi....no Morkel , then Sehwag decides not to open , woeful fielding

    So after what seems an eternity it is KKR v CSK on Sunday night

    KKR have been the best team in the tournament so far and are deservedly in the final

    CSK....well...they are always in the final:)


  • #103
    Rjd2
    Registered Users Posts: 12,000 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    booth70 wrote: »
    How not to play a knockout match.....Some bizarre decisions from Delhi....no Morkel , then Sehwag decides not to open , woeful fielding

    So after what seems an eternity it is KKR v CSK on Sunday night

    KKR have been the best team in the tournament so far and are deservedly in the final

    CSK....well...they are always in the final:)

    Sehwag has had a horrid week, not playing 2 spinners on a spinning pitch against Kolkata was bonkers and today he was a disgrace. Morkel is their best bowler easily and should always play. Taylor who has been in awful form could have been dropped to accomadate Russell.

    Not opening as well:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    And Sunny Guptil???


    At least it proves him as captain of India would be a disaster, another rason for dhoni to smile.:)


  • #104
    petersf
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭petersf


    It would be a great exciting match on sunday, CSK vs KKR. And CSK will be full focused on Narine and Gambir as these two are awesome in this season for KKR. And I am glad that today Vijay made a huge turnover. Hope he continue the same on finals


  • #105
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    I thought this match was over when Gambhir went in the 1st over

    Big call from KKR not playing McCullum but what an innings by Bisla

    I reckon it's KKR's match to lose now


  • #106
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    Easily the best IPL so far and what a final

    KKR have the best team in the tournament and are deserved winners


  • #107
    Giggsy11
    Registered Users Posts: 7,521 ✭✭✭Giggsy11


    Bisla was the star and Chennai were really lucky to qualify for the playoffs, but once they were in, they were just superb even in finals. But it was just KKR day. Awesome finals and run chase. Deserving winners.


  • #108
    booth70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭booth70


    KKR have been excellent because they spent wisely this year getting the likes of Narine and Shakib

    On a different note Morgan didn't get a match and given that they won without him he is unlikely to play next year as well:(

    Great to see a relatively unknown local lad play the match winning innings

    Happy for SRK as well....he's lived and died every minute of the IPL over the last 5 years and what a decision to lure Gambhir away from Delhi last year

    Well played KKR and as for CSK there's always next year:)


  • #109
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    Glad KKR won, but the tournament is just too long, dipped out for the middle weeks.


  • #110
    Ares
    Site Banned Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Ares


    Jesus that final was great wasn't it. Maybe the tournament could be shortened by a week or two and force teams into using their squads more but meh if it ain't broke don't fix it.

    I'm glad we got a great final worthy of the tournament itself.


  • #111
    B1gft
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭B1gft


    Do not say it goes on for to long. Next game of cricket I will see, will be in Clontarf on July 5th.


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  • #112
    petercena
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 37 ✭petercena


    Anky2930 wrote: »
    Hey guys, Don't you think that I.P.L. is loosing it's charm? Do we have so much time to watch it for 54 days?
    Yes with time IPL loosing its charm, and that is because of some match fixing news and frequently changes in teams.


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