Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

What the hell will you be happy if MI LOOSE

The hell I will be happy because I wanted Rohit to score since I want him in form for World Cup and the hell I will be happy if MI lost because I am a KKR supporter

 

[Aalay]

Beast mode is on for Hardik. Please save some because India will definitely need this Hardik to turn up in WC.

Form watch for India:

Rohit: Ok
Dhawan: Good
Kohli: Ok
Shankar: Horrible
MSD: Amazing
Jadhav: Horrible
Hardik: Beast mode
Kuldeep: Horrible
Chahal: Ok
Bumrah: Good
Shami: Good
Bhuvi: Ok
Rahul: Good
Jadeja: Ok
DK: Very good

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Andre Russell has been taking a lot of swipes at the KKR management and DK as a leader. They need to shut him up in press conferences.

I do not think so, what he said is absolutely correct. Also he never pointed fingers at anyone, he always said WE have made wrong decisions. Also he mentioned that KKR fielding has been absolutely pathetic, he is right in saying so. Dhoni openly says that post match presentations, why cannot Russel tell that? Also management decided him to be at press conference which means they gave him the freedom to talk.

When we take the freedom away, Indian cricket team situation arises, where people keep doubting themselves, never express and get bogged down.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

DK: Very good

Very good
Good

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Very good
Good

Agree, he isnt in exception form. His 90 was very fluent but and his six yesterday was hit so clean. We need DK in playing XI of Indian team.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Agree, he isnt in exception form. His 90 was very fluent but and his six yesterday was hit so clean. We need DK in playing XI of Indian team.

It's difficult to accommodate him though. If we are playing Dhoni at 4 then go ahead with DK or Jadhav and 5 & 6 respectively

 

[SaiSrini]

Beast mode is on for Hardik. Please save some because India will definitely need this Hardik to turn up in WC.

Form watch for India:

Rohit: Ok
Dhawan: Good
Kohli: Ok
Shankar: Horrible
MSD: Amazing
Jadhav: Horrible
Hardik: Beast mode
Kuldeep: Horrible
Chahal: Ok
Bumrah: Good
Shami: Good
Bhuvi: Ok
Rahul: Good
Jadeja: Ok
DK: Very good

I am disappointed with Shankar's form. I hope he has not let all that adulation get to his head. Real concern over Jadhav's form. Already the middle order is susceptible and Jadhav's poor form compounds the worries.

I am not really concerned about Kuldeep's poor run. I am backing him to come back roaring into form when he gets back into blue colors. It also has to do with his handling and with MS Dhoni around and behind the stumps, I am pretty confident Kuldeep will return back to form. Same with Chahal.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Same with Chahal.

But, when was he out of form ??

 

[Bevab]

Ashwin pulling out of a delivery there when Warner was moving around the crease to stop him from playing a sweep or switch hit was absolutely disgraceful.

 

[asprin]

There's no way SRH is losing this. Should help them in their quest for the top 4 a little.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Punjab keep playing Miller ahead of Nair. 2 years of terrible decision making. They need a new captain.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Punjab keep playing Miller ahead of Nair. 2 years of terrible decision making. They need a new captain.

Any sane Captain would play David Miller ahead of any other player because they know on his day how he can play. And it's not like Nair hasn't got a game at Punjab. Infact he was played ahead of Mayank Agarwal last season. And replacing an Overseas player with a domestic player doesn't make sense

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

There's no way SRH is losing this. Should help them in their quest for the top 4 a little.

I think Pooran's wicket was the turning point of the match as he was taking the game away from SRH pretty quickly !!!

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

They need a new captain

And they should make you the Captain isn't it ? If anyone who has watched this IPL from a neutral point of view would definitely say that Ashwin is amongst the best Captains this season. Stop getting Ashwin hate in here !!!!

 

[SaiSrini]

If MSD rests again tomorrow, I hope Faf takes over the captaincy instead of Raina and slots into the XI. Faf is a better leader and he would also be a better fit for a sluggish Chepauk track. A break (rest) can be given to Watson so that he can be fresh and ready for the playoffs. My XI for CSK tomorrow (if MSD does not play) would be this

Faf (c)
Vijay
Raina
Rayudu (wk)
Jadhav
Bravo
Jadeja/Santner
Chahar
Harbhajan
Tahir
Mohit

If MSD returns for tomorrow's game, I would have MSD in for Jadhav with MSD taking over captaincy and keeping duties. Mohit is a good option on Chepauk's slow wicket. And we've had games in this IPL before where CSK have fielded only 3 overseas players and so its not a necessity to play Santner or Watson forcibly (unless Jadeja's illness continues, in which case Santner plays for Jaddu).

Need a win tomorrow against Delhi to consolidate position in the Top 2. Same for Delhi too. Tomorrow's clash is a fight for the "Top 2". With MI having a chance to enter Top 2 if they win both their remaining games, CSK and DC will be on their toes tomorrow to get their spot in the Top 2. This is where CSK need to use home advantage as DC's team is built for wickets where the ball comes onto the bat and Chepauk has been super sluggish this season for the most part.