Aravind.
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Indian Premier League - General Discussion
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Defending champions eliminated from the IPL. To be fair their messed up retention+ auction is to blame. The over reliance of Russell and Narine proved them costly this season. Add to that the consistency of failures from Rinku and Venky hasn't helped their cause either. Rahane and Raghuvanshi were probably the better players in the setup.
Fenil
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I don't see GT going too far from here. The loss of Buttler and Rutherford is fatal when you don't have able backups. Yes this means more chances to Washington and maybe Mendis getting a look-in but they are no Buttler/Rutherford. It would be interesting to see if Shanaka gets a nod in the team.
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Fenil
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Oh wow! Both Buttler and Rutherford are back and Rabada joins in too. Now this is interesting though I still think Punjab are a more balanced side and favorite to win.
Punjab qualifies for the play-offs. Lot of talk of Shreyas and rightly so. It baffles me how the board could discard his captaincy credentials/ ambitions here. A lot of us thought that the DC march to the finals was a flash in the pan, but then he followed it up with a KKR victory and now PBKS. I understand that T20 captaincy is different than ODI and Test, but the man has led Mumbai to Ranji, India A and countless others. I would be happy if the BCCI considers him for a leadership role. Brilliant head! Here's hoping for the best!
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I am a bit surprised at the scheduling of the playoffs here- Mullanpur and Ahmedabad?
Mullanpur is close to the border and that was the very reason they had to shift some of the games out. Punjab & Ahmedabad won't be complaining here for sure, but the real question is- why not Hyderabad? Kolkata should have gotten the final, unless the rains in the region are expected to be super heavy. If not, they could simply have moved the entire juggernaut to a neutral location-Ranchi, Nagpur,Pune, Vizag, Trivandrum?
Mullanpur is close to the border and that was the very reason they had to shift some of the games out. Punjab & Ahmedabad won't be complaining here for sure, but the real question is- why not Hyderabad? Kolkata should have gotten the final, unless the rains in the region are expected to be super heavy. If not, they could simply have moved the entire juggernaut to a neutral location-Ranchi, Nagpur,Pune, Vizag, Trivandrum?
