IPL 2014

booth70

Well....that's that......SL are deserved winners:)

Now it's time for the circus that is the IPL:pac::pac:......it's that time of the year when that all that is wrong with Indian cricket and the way it is run is forgotten and forgiven as we Indians enjoy 6 weeks of mind numbing entertainment :D..... what better way for India to prepare for a full 5 test series in England this summer

Kohli looked all but ready to bludgeon his RCB team mate Yuvraj to death during the last 4 overs yesterday......Will the RCB want their money back?:(

As usual CSK will be the team to beat this year but I am really looking forward to the way Kings XI Punjab do this year with Maxwell and Johnson

Jonny_Darcy

Is it on Sky Sports this year? I have never had the pleasure due to not having the channels. Need to pick to team to support , any suggestions???

pajor

Haven't watched IPL for two years now since it was on Setanta. Is it still shown live on Youtube?

Back then I always rooted for the top and bottom. CSK and Punjab Kings XI.

Edit: It'll be on ITV4 for the last time.

Richard Hillman

Jonny_Darcy wrote: »

Is it on Sky Sports this year? I have never had the pleasure due to not having the channels. Need to pick to team to support , any suggestions???

No next year it is on Sky. I think ITV4 are covering it.

Jonny_Darcy

That's a shame I don't have ITV4 , I was quite looking forward to it. I have been a bit of lumbering dinosaur with regard to T20. Never really took it as it's so far removed from Test cricket but it has really grown on me in the past year

Lovely Bloke

when is it kicking off?

pajor

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

when is it kicking off?

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, this Wednesday @ 15:30.

Giggsy11

Jonny_Darcy wrote: »

Is it on Sky Sports this year? I have never had the pleasure due to not having the channels. Need to pick to team to support , any suggestions???

RCB

Gayle, Kohli, AB De in the batting unit along with Yuvraj (who might be a huge flop). Never a dull moment supporting them as every game is a thriller and end up choking big time every season.

Safe bets? Chennai Super kings and maybe Mumbai Indians.

Mint Sauce

Watching the Kolkota Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians. No idea who to support overall just yet, leaning towards one of the 'Kings' or 'Delhi Daredevils', but will just enjoy the 5-6 weeks of it for now.

Already disapointed it wont be on ITV4 next season.

PS, are we allowed spoilers here?

Rjd2

Not sure Mumbai fans will be to happy with the business done, Smith,Sachin Maxwell, Johnson Karthik out and in comes Hussey, Anderson and a few not so exciting names.

Kolkata looked quite good today, they do have the bowling and if Kallis is not as crap last year they could be dangerous and of course if they can get Yusuf into form, then great news.

Also they must be confident about their squad because they have signed a specalist fielder in Andre " ALL ROUNDER " Russell.:P

UAE grounds look quite lifeless get it to India ASAP.

Mint Sauce

Is there any of the Irish names involved this year? Including any of the ones who have moved to the England side.

Dozen Wicked Words

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Is there any of the Irish names involved this year? Including any of the ones who have moved to the England side.

None that I'm aware of. Pietersen is only player eligible for England to get picked.

Rjd2

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Is there any of the Irish names involved this year? Including any of the ones who have moved to the England side.

Zero.

Morgan withdrew from the auction to focus on four day cricket to make a push for test cricket this summer. He did well for Kolkata last year so I think he would have been picked up this summer.

Rjd2

Maxwell and Miller at the crease vs Indian bowlers:P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUY1J8KizU

Rjd2

pajor wrote: »

Haven't watched IPL for two years now since it was on Setanta. Is it still shown live on Youtube?

It is btw:D:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzTT4RdFarY

y0ssar1an22

Rjd2 wrote: »

Maxwell and Miller at the crease vs Indian bowlers:P

Yeah great stuff. Pity (or not) cos I'm meant to be studying

amritesh11

hii friends i am new to this forum and want to share my views regarding ipl burning topic in cricket now-a-days well i support rajasthan royals any ipl lover can tell his or her favorite team .
thank you

Rjd2

Rjd2 wrote: »

Not sure Mumbai fans will be to happy with the business done, Smith,Sachin Maxwell, Johnson Karthik out and in comes Hussey, Anderson and a few not so exciting names.

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Look totally clueless today, the summer business does not look at all clever now.


Want to see Bangalore defend before I got excited about them.

pajor

Knew this would happen, can't watch on ITV4 with UPC. :mad:

Youtube it is.

pajor

Rjd2 wrote: »

Want to see Bangalore defend before I got excited about them.

In the driving seat now anyway.

Rjd2

Not watched every ball, but for most part have had it in the background, apart from Mumbai batting which was sooooooooo ugly in both matches its been a really fun start, lots of good games.

Giggsy11

Major difference in RCB bowling attack in 2 games was Chahal. He was impressive in both game and is not afraid to flight the ball. He hasn't conceded a boundary in 2 games if I heard it correctly.

Varun, Chahal, Starc are bowling well something we lacked big time last season. Also biggest plus is local bowlers, we had **** bowlers last time, at least this time looks like we have decent ones.

y0ssar1an22

anyone know if the match today is on any of the ITV channels? And if not what is the youtube page for the live steaming?

Thanks

pajor

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

anyone know if the match today is on any of the ITV channels? And if not what is the youtube page for the live steaming?

Thanks

If you have sky, then ITV4.

Otherwise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t4A2OTAa7Y

y0ssar1an22

pajor wrote: »

If you have sky, then ITV4.

Otherwise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t4A2OTAa7Y

unfortunately itv4 are showing motor sports :mad: I figured it might have been on 1 of the other ITVs. Youtube will do. Wish now I had a smart TV.

I hope Watto gets some runs

booth70

If Sanju Samson isn't a future India player I do not know who is.....classy lad and a potential wicketkeeper batsman for India:)

y0ssar1an22

maxwell on the charge again. 28 off 13. hopefully he'll last the innings

edit: 35 off 15

Rjd2

Painful watching Pujara bat here, they need Miller or Bailey in quickly.

y0ssar1an22

Rjd2 wrote: »

Painful watching Pujara bat here, they need Miller or Bailey in quickly.

if maxwell keeps milking the strike it wont matter. 85 off 40

Rjd2

Awful, awful from Che.

Seriously hit out or get the **** out, ffs:mad:

y0ssar1an22

Rjd2 wrote: »

Awful, awful from Che.

Seriously hit out or get the **** out, ffs:mad:

great innings by pujara, anchoring it like that

booth70

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

great innings by pujara, anchoring it like that

Every team needs an anchor like Pujara:pac::pac:

Considering how messy the Mumbai Indians look this season they'll be kicking themselves for letting Maxwell go.......must rank as one of the worst management decisions of all time:(.....in their defence it must be said that they did win the IPL and Champions League last year without playing Maxwell much in the eleven

Kings XI bowling remains a concern...will be interesting to see how they defend.....Johnson needs to start earning his keep

Kings XI look good but are they already over reliant on Maxwell and Miller?

Most teams run out of steam after the early matches but RCB and Kings XI look the teams to beat this year......I am going to wait and see how CSK do tomorro before I write them off....not getting the same vibes off them like the previous seasons......too many changes and if Bravo is injured they'll really struggle

Rjd2

booth70 wrote: »

Every team needs an anchor like Pujara:pac::pac:

Considering how messy the Mumbai Indians look this season they'll be kicking themselves for letting Maxwell go.......must rank as one of the worst management decisions of all time:(.....in their defence it must be said that they did win the IPL and Champions League last year without playing Maxwell much in the eleven

Kings XI bowling remains a concern...will be interesting to see how they defend.....Johnson needs to start earning his keep

Kings XI look good but are they already over reliant on Maxwell and Miller?

Most teams run out of steam after the early matches but RCB and Kings XI look the teams to beat this year......I am going to wait and see how CSK do tomorro before I write them off....not getting the same vibes off them like the previous seasons......too many changes and if Bravo is injured they'll really struggle

What I will say about Pujara he deserves a chance at ODI cricket for sure, his List A stats are super and surely enough is enough with rahene in that format?

He does not look like a 20/20 player at the moment, sadly although hopefully he can adopt like Dravid, he knew he did not have the power but he picked off singles and picked holes in the field to get boundaries.

Sehwag should also be a concern for Punjab, not exactly at his peak these days.

Johnson is just back from injury, so I would back him to get his form back, he was a beast last year for Mumbai lets not forget. Bailey has not had a bat yet, and he also do savage things in this format and of course they have Perera and Marsh waiting to come im:)

Chennai? The batting with Smith and MC Cullum looks monstrous, they have no need to play Faf, Henry is decent and Hilfy had a solid big bash so either one of them or both should come in if Bravo is injured.

Giggsy11

booth70 wrote: »

Every team needs an anchor like Pujara:pac::pac:

Considering how messy the Mumbai Indians look this season they'll be kicking themselves for letting Maxwell go.......must rank as one of the worst management decisions of all time:(.....in their defence it must be said that they did win the IPL and Champions League last year without playing Maxwell much in the eleven

Kings XI bowling remains a concern...will be interesting to see how they defend.....Johnson needs to start earning his keep

Kings XI look good but are they already over reliant on Maxwell and Miller?

Most teams run out of steam after the early matches but RCB and Kings XI look the teams to beat this year......I am going to wait and see how CSK do tomorro before I write them off....not getting the same vibes off them like the previous seasons......too many changes and if Bravo is injured they'll really struggle

Kings 11 reminds me of RCB of last year and previous. Awesome batting line up with Gayle, AB De, Kohli and to an extent Dilshan but very poor bowling which cost so many games.

I can't wait for Kings 11 to bat first and watch Miller, Maxwell batting together.

y0ssar1an22

Giggsy11 wrote: »

Kings 11 reminds me of RCB of last year and previous. Awesome batting line up with Gayle, AB De, Kohli and to an extent Dilshan but very poor bowling which cost so many games.

I can't wait for Kings 11 to bat first and watch Miller, Maxwell batting together.

hope your watching them now. unbelievable stuff.

Rjd2

Supposedly bowling yorkers towards the end is not aggressive wicket taking bowling according to Ramiz.:(:rolleyes::mad:

fail.

Maxwell had luck but just so much fun to watch. Snobs will sneer and say he is merely smashing average bowlers on small pitches and their would be some truth in that, but its still incredible hitting and incredible strike rate.

Pujara still needs so much work in this format, but I definitely seen some promising signs, needs work of course but their is hope.

Anyways think they could get close to this, Punjabs bowling is meh on paper.

y0ssar1an22

I was watching the interview thing he did before the match. He reckons of he wasn't a cricketer he may have ended up as a pro golfer. Good hand eye coordination and all that. Would probably be a good baseball player

Rjd2

He has got lots of slagging over the years but fantastic performance from Balaji, three massive wickets, Warner, Finch and Sammy.:eek:

Giggsy11

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

hope your watching them now. unbelievable stuff.

Shame it didn't last long. Maxwell is just unbelievable.

Rjd2 wrote: »

Supposedly bowling yorkers towards the end is not aggressive wicket taking bowling according to Ramiz.:(:rolleyes::mad:

fail..

Ian Bishop couldn't stop laughing, Ramiz completely ****ed it up and tried to make some argument out of nothing but he just made it worse.

saucers82

I have a fleeting interest in IPL but would like to watch the other game. Last night ITV4 was geoblocked. who shows it in ireland or is it available at all?

pajor

saucers82 wrote: »

I have a fleeting interest in IPL but would like to watch the other game. Last night ITV4 was geoblocked. who shows it in ireland or is it available at all?

Youtube channel gocricket shows it live.

Davei141

Anyone see the pitch for RCB vs KKR? It looks like marble!

booth70

RCB are to the IPL what South Africa are to international cricket:pac:

If Yuvraj was hopeless as usual today AB was trying to be too smart for his own good......too overconfident#

booth70

......and was that the greatest or most freakish catch of ALL time by Chris Lynn:):)

y0ssar1an22

booth70 wrote: »

RCB are to the IPL what South Africa are to international cricket:pac:

If Yuvraj was hopeless as usual today AB was trying to be too smart for his own good......too overconfident#

That was frustrating to watch. Yuvraj just going sooo slow, and refusing easy 2 runs on a few occasions.
AB dancing all over the place :mad:

contrast that with maxwell (granted he's in the form of his life and has gotten lucky) who, apart from the occasional reverse sweep, just stands still and hits the ball.

Rjd2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA0wgDvgwXo

Bloody hell:P

booth70

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

That was frustrating to watch. Yuvraj just going sooo slow, and refusing easy 2 runs on a few occasions.
AB dancing all over the place :mad:

contrast that with maxwell (granted he's in the form of his life and has gotten lucky) who, apart from the occasional reverse sweep, just stands still and hits the ball.

........And what about Albie Morkel......a renowned big hitter who has gone from bad to worse in the last year......could not understand what his role in the South African team was at the T20 World Cup........no surprises that CSK let him go.....likely to be his last IPL I reckon unless he produces something big soon

Rjd2

booth70 wrote: »

........And what about Albie Morkel......a renowned big hitter who has gone from bad to worse in the last year......could not understand what his role in the South African team was at the T20 World Cup........no surprises that CSK let him go.....likely to be his last IPL I reckon unless he produces something big soon

He is an all rounder in the Daniel Christian and Andre Russell sense.

They were at least a batsman light today, Starc is 7 is silly, Would be a little concerned in future if they play Dinda and Murali as well. Dinda is awful, while sadly Murali is finished.

Gayle coming back will be a plus for them, they still look quite formidable however, Kolkata need Uthapa or Gambhir to fire soon, beginning to give up on Yusuf sadly.

Rjd2

Was impressed with Chennai last few games as well, dropping Nehra was sensible, Hilfy and Pandey have done well.
I will say the chase yesterday was awful, so much slogging and little patience, Watson bloody captain biggest culprit.

booth70

Kings XI , CSK , KKR and RCB look likely to be the 4 semi-finalists......

Warner , Dhawan and Finch need to get their fingers out and make some runs for the Sunrisers......they look like the definite wooden spooners to me

Sanju Samson looks a class player for the RR's but Watto needs to open the batting and make some runs

KP coming back may not make a huge difference to the DD's but would be happy to be proved wrong:)......would be great to watch if he can get going:)

MI look a complete mess this season and if they lose to CSK today it's time to write them off

booth70

Rjd2 wrote: »

Kolkata need Uthapa or Gambhir to fire soon, beginning to give up on Yusuf sadly.

Warney once said that Pathan's century in the IPL a few years ago was the greatest one day innings he had ever witnessed!!!!??????

He really said that believe me!!!!!!

Sadly.....Pathan's career has gone downhill ever since!!!!!!