IPL 19th Match: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders

[Pranav]

I was actually laughing while I was seeing the match. When the tournament started, I though this team will surely make their way into the semi's. But, now it seems Kolkata will finish at the bottom.

 

[Dare]

lol at McCullum getting out 1st ball to KP.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

What does WC has to say about today's performance?? Heard McCullum had offered Dada the captaincy after the mumbai match but Dada rejected..

 

[McLOVIN]

yeah Dada has pride! why would he take it now. and why McCullum doesnt give up already? why wait till they misses out on Sami-Finals?

and whats up with gettin out in 1st ball? on the 2nd match today, Jaya got out on the 1st ball, the other day Rayder. who else? there is 3 other. oh..Kallis vs DDD ...

 

[King Cricket]

I'm shocked. Totally, completely shocked. Buchanan needs to answer a hell lot of questions- A HELL LOT. And he should better not return to Kolkata. Everyone here knows Kolkata is the most moody city of the world. I'm not saying anything, but I asked a few people of my neighbourhood- they are just furious. The public is acting as if they would right now eat Buchanan alive if they see him.

Anyway, your question paper, Mr Buch.

1. Why was Brad Hodge given the 18th over? I admit, he did take 3 wkts in this match. But he's just a part time spinner. And these type of spinners are bound to get hit in the slog overs. Why was he given the ball? That six from Boucher was the turning point of the game. It's a thing of common sense. Even if Hodge had taken 10 wkts in this match, I would never have given him the slog over. It's like gambling. If you win, you win plenty, if you lose, you're a beggar. Hodge won in his third over, but lost in the fourth. It's natural. Spinners are bound to get hit at this point of time. Why should we do this when we have heaps of talented full time bowlers waiting?

2. What was the role of Dinda in this match? Is this some joke? You have in your team one of the most talented youngsters of India, yet you don't give him a over and go with part timers like Gayle and Hodge. You make them bowl their full quota of four overs- yet you don't even give Dinda a ball. When you have one of the most successful bowlers of Bengal in your team- you give the last over to a spinner! What sort of fu** is this?????!!!!! Then why pick him in the first place? Real ridiculous.

3. Why was Gayle given the last over? I don't understand. You have Dinda who has not bowled even a ball, yet you go with a part time spinner. What nonsense? If your bowling department is this weak, and this type of dependant on part timers- then why not pick Mortaza, why not pick Langeveldt, why not pick Parmar??????? Why go on with Agarkar??? What's so special in him that you are picking him in every match????? Why not give Dinda the ball???? WHY??? Are we some guienapigs of some experiment? Why are you doing this to us? It's hard to believe that the same "you" won Australia three World Cups. We call ourselves "knights", but we are playing like "cats".

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

What does WC has to say about today's performance?? Heard McCullum had offered Dada the captaincy after the mumbai match but Dada rejected..

What you will say after trodays match.

We dont have Shaun pollock or Rhodes neither we have a thrower in our team, who continously throw from one end and claim wickets still you couldn't win :laugh

 

[McLOVIN]

why Shukla didnt bowl?? he was most successful on the last game,how could McCullum not let him bowl? thats retarded!

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

why Shukla didnt bowl?? he was most succesfull on the last game,how could McCullum not let him bowl? thats retarded!

I am just waiting for tomorrows newspaper

 

[SaiSrini]

Horrible. KKR's fortunes is nosediving everyday. Ganguly must be laughing within himself. They sacked him as captain and gave to McCullum, who has been failing even bigger. SRK needs a slap on his face. He should have backed Ganguly to try it one more time.

 

[irottev]

the NZ fans were blaming the rest of the team, blaming the local Indian players for KKR's lose, and trying to covor up McCullums performance. well McC scoring 10 ducks in a row isnt helping either. skipper suppose to lead his team, but 1st thing he does is gets out.

he should be dropped in the next game ...

I'm not blaming the rest of the team, i'm blaming the WHOLE team. It's not just his fault because no one else is performing either. McCullum has had a terrible tournament, there's no denying that. I'm actually glad, because if he's going to go through a form slump it's better to do it in the IPL then for his country. Good timing.

Not his fault he got out either. The ball was short and wide and deserved to be hit, sadly it bounced a little extra and he didn't quite middle it. It's T20 you go after it.

And to the people who are talking about Ganguly, his 8 ball 1 was actually worse in the context of T20, he wasted 7 balls whereas McCullum wasted 1. Ganguly's had no batter of a tournament with the bat. Exactly my point, no one's performed.

why Shukla didnt bowl?? he was most successful on the last game,how could McCullum not let him bowl? thats retarded!

You really hate McCullum don't you. Don't blame you after he took Bangladesh to the cleaners. Or maybe you're just bitter overpriced Mortaza can't get a game.

 

[Ari]

I think the reason Dinda didn't bowl and probably Shukla as well was that spin had been so sucessful in the game, everyone saw how well Bangalore did with it. While KKR batted poorly again they lost the match in the field, not with the bowling but with their fielding I recall four or five big miss fields when Bangalore managed to steal an extra run that was the game right there.

 

[aussie1st]

Was expecting so much more from McCullum, he has been really disappointing this tournament. Him being captain has probably saved him getting the chop as I suspect he would have been dropped after this latest failure.

 

[McLOVIN]

I'm not blaming the rest of the team, i'm blaming the WHOLE team. It's not just his fault because no one else is performing either. McCullum has had a terrible tournament, there's no denying that. I'm actually glad, because if he's going to go through a form slump it's better to do it in the IPL then for his country. Good timing.

Not his fault he got out either. The ball was short and wide and deserved to be hit, sadly it bounced a little extra and he didn't quite middle it. It's T20 you go after it.

And to the people who are talking about Ganguly, his 8 ball 1 was actually worse in the context of T20, he wasted 7 balls whereas McCullum wasted 1. Ganguly's had no batter of a tournament with the bat. Exactly my point, no one's performed.



You really hate McCullum don't you. Don't blame you after he took Bangladesh to the cleaners. Or maybe you're just bitter overpriced Mortaza can't get a game.

dude, whats there not to blame on him?? he is making stupid decisions. he doesnt let his MOST SUCESFUL bowler bowl! a stupid captain would know better then that. and dont blame Ganguly for his one run. he actully scored some runs, unlike McCullum who hasnt done any thing. and dont blame rest of the team. a captain should do his job 1st. if he had made good decisions, scored some runs, and rest of the team failed, then it wasnt his fault. now its just his fault b/c he is stupid and he was even stupider by not letting 2 of his best bowlers bowl. why were they in the team any ways.

and dont go there with overpriced crap. he deserved what he got. if any one is over priced, then its crappy McCullum who shoudnt even be in the main XI after that many low scores. he is just takin up a spot just b/c he is a captain.

and you know who i dont like? i dont like you, not McCullum. you cant take creatism, when your player definitely deserves it. every time some one says any thing about NZ player, you whine about it. but then you go creatise other national players

 

[Howsie]

and dont go there with overpriced crap. he deserved what he got.

Hahahaha, Mashrafe Mortaza is rubbish at 20/20 look at his bowling stats.

His played nine 20/20's and his bowling average is 51.2, with an RPO of 9.2.
Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Mashrafe Mortaza

if any one is over priced, then its crappy McCullum

Yeah someone that averages 30 in 20/20 with a strike-rate of 146 isn't worth the 850,000 he got.

I do agree that if McCullum was making runs this team would be better, but because he isn't they have no one else, well except for Gayle. They only have three current internationals in there team at the moment, thats why they suck.

 

[McLOVIN]

just throwing it out there.. are you trying to be irottev's beatch? well you arnt doing a good job either.

dont bring up stats. Mash only played 9 matches, and that is almost 3 years ago in T20 WC. look at Mc recent IPL form. doesnt matter, how much he made before. he is shet now ... and a skipper who doesnt let his strick bowler bowl. but lets not talk about his captaincy. or else it will take up a whole page of writing...