Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[Fenil]

Well he was a puppet too

Didn't utter a single word against Rohit Sharma's form in test matches infact was giggling when Rohit Sharma gave that interview and said "2 bacche ka baap hu".

I read an article which reported that he was excluded from IPL commentary team as he said something about a few high profile players and the players complained to BCCI about him being critical about them. What fragile ego if true.

 

[Fenil]

Sky's go to shot is the shot over fine leg and GT have got fine leg in the circle for him. Inexplicable.

Nevermind. Doesn't matter now.

MI be like losing first few games is:

 

[Bigby Wolf]

I read an article which reported that he was excluded from IPL commentary team as he said something about a few high profile players and the players complained to BCCI about him being critical about them. What fragile ego if true.

In that Australia series he was criticising Kohli and superstar culture.

 

[Fenil]

Hope Dhoni 'playing for the fans' doesn't end up being a roadblock for CSK in future.

As the great Adam Gilchrist said: it's always best to go when the fans ask why instead of why not?

Dhoni situation in CSK

 

[Viper.]

It has been since like 2020

Dhoni hasn’t been a proper batsman since 2019.

 

[icyman]

It has been since like 2020

Dhoni hasn’t been a proper batsman since 2019.

Since CWC2015 actually

 

[Fenil]

Dhoni is slotted to bat after Overton. Well, Ashwin can bat too so might as well bat let him bat before Thala. There is still few overs left until the 19th over begins.

 

[Fenil]

45 off 18. This uncapped player is spoken about very highly. He might well finish this!

 

[Fenil]

The 'youngster' turning it on.

EDIT: or maybe not.

 

[Fenil]

16 runs scored. 1+6=7. Thala for a reason. Thank you, Good night, good bye.

 

[Viper.]

Since CWC2015 actually

He scored 416 runs in ipl 2019 tbf

 

[icyman]

He scored 416 runs in ipl 2019 tbf

If you go by stats, then ,yes, he has scored, however, let us try and look at his role as an impact player(not the current sub rule). I am purely looking at MSD from the lens of him being a player whose role is to come in as a floater and bail the team out. I believe he has lost his zing and that shows terribly now.

I have made a mention of this previously as well-CSK has been playing the brand of cricket that brought them a lot of success earlier. However, oppositions have become smarter and have understood CSK's gameplan- save wickets and go hard later. Bowlers too, have become smarter and have bowled tighter to pre-meditated displays from CSK.

 

[icyman]

The league's popularity is waning. Actually, too much cricket for anyone to follow- especially someone like me, who tends to look at the international games mostly.

 

[asprin]

Strategic timeout at a time when 1 is needed to win off 24 balls with plenty of wickets in hand ought to be the silliest thing to do in IPL.

 

[Aravind.]

Someone is finally trusting and giving a long rope to Sai Kishore & he is delivering.