Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[icyman]

Tomorrow is the day, when Mushfiqur Rahim goes unsold for the 14th time running....

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Tomorrow is the day, when Mushfiqur Rahim goes unsold for the 14th time running....

He hasn't even signed up in the auctions.

 

[CooldiPargi]

He hasn't even signed up in the auctions.

So he knew the consequences.

 

[icyman]

He did! Unless, he was culled in the final list, that is...

 

[SaiSrini]

Its criminal that Sai Kishore did not play a single game for CSK in three years. I know all of the praise the franchise gets and deserves for overachieving in the previous cycle but the mismanagement of him and to a lesser extent Gaikwad and Jagadeesan is really shameful.

Also it seems like Otswal has a suspect action. Not like it will stop franchises from going after him but it is something to look out for.

Yes. Sai Kishore needs a new team desperately. He won’t move forward at all, with CSK when Jadeja is around. He’s an excellent bowler who even bowls Powerplay, while Jadeja always comes after PP is done.

 

[icyman]

I read on Cricinfo that few players might be up for the auction through a secret bid. Well- that sounds a little interesting!

By the term secret bid I can understand that the teams are going to submit a list of players with the amount they are willing to spend on that player. Now if 2 teams come up with similar amounts for a certain player then there would be a second round bid where the team that comes up with a higher bid gets to retain the player.

Correct me if wrong

The 2 teams bidding must have also exhausted their purses, it seems. Last time round, for Flintoff and Jadeja, the rules were very different. I do not foresee this situation taking place this year.

Yes. Sai Kishore needs a new team desperately. He won’t move forward at all, with CSK when Jadeja is around. He’s an excellent bowler who even bowls Powerplay, while Jadeja always comes after PP is done.

That's been my grouse with CSK. They have some pretty good players on the bench, who are otherwise not given a chance by MSD. It has happened with Baba Aparajith over the years and was happening to Ruturaj as well. Had CSK not been badly battered + media pressure, we might not have seen Ruturaj in yellow tbh.

 

[Aislabie]

I thought I'd have a look through the IPL auction list and pick out the players I'd try to sign if I had my own IPL franchise. I'll try to pick at least one player from each set until I reach 18 to keep things realistic.

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - stock spinner
2. Devdutt Padikkal - young, expensive, future face of the franchise
3. Wanindu Hasaranga - three-dimensional player; foreign spinners usually cheaper ( 1)
4. Krunal Pandya - a vital cog in balancing any team
5. Nicholas Pooran - a personal favourite player; middle-order specialists are important ( 2)
6. Mark Wood - pace is pace, yaaar? ( 3)
7. Amit Mishra - still an excellent spinner; fields at short third
8. Priyam Garg - honestly if I mamaged to get those first seven then I probably couldn't afford Garg
9. Kamlesh Nagarkoti - horrible injury history could make him a bargain
10. KS Bharat - an easy pick for a pure gloveman
11. Jitesh Sharma -scores very fast indeed
12. Tushar Deshpande - could be a really good off-pace option to balance the seam attack
13. Sandeep Lamichhane - again, not being Indian could make him a bargain ( 4)
14. Marnus Labuschagne - class player, but admittedly unproven in T20s ( 5)
15. Ajinkya Rahane - my franchise caprain if I could get him
16. Odean Smith - possibly the next Dre Russ; won't be cheap ( 6)
17. Chetan Sakariya - a clever left-arm option
18. Shahbaz Nadeem - very much a back-up spinner
19. Ricky Bhui - hits a large cricket ball
20. Rinku Singh - whatever money it takes, empty the purse to get him in
21. Alex Hales - just a huge pick this late in the game ( 7)
22. Tim David - such a clean hitter, absolutely worth a punt ( 8)
23. Atharva Taids - sneaky late uncapped player; scores fast, bowls dots
24. Raj Bawa - could sneak through as a bargain
25. Akshay Karnewar - ambidextrous.

Looking at that I definitely come out a bit light on Indian seamers, but my best XI looks very good

1. Alex Hales OR Marnus Labuschagne
2. Devdutt Padikkal
3. Ajinkya Rahane
4. Rinku Singh
5. Nicholas Pooran
6. Krunal Pandya
7. Wanindu Hasaranga OR Odean Smith
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Mark Wood
10. Chetan Sakariya
11. Amit Mishra OR Tushar Dashpande

And that's why I'm not paid the big bucks.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

I thought I'd have a look through the IPL auction list and pick out the players I'd try to sign if I had my own IPL franchise. I'll try to pick at least one player from each set until I reach 18 to keep things realistic.

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - stock spinner
2. Devdutt Padikkal - young, expensive, future face of the franchise
3. Wanindu Hasaranga - three-dimensional player; foreign spinners usually cheaper ( 1)
4. Krunal Pandya - a vital cog in balancing any team
5. Nicholas Pooran - a personal favourite player; middle-order specialists are important ( 2)
6. Mark Wood - pace is pace, yaaar? ( 3)
7. Amit Mishra - still an excellent spinner; fields at short third
8. Priyam Garg - honestly if I mamaged to get those first seven then I probably couldn't afford Garg
9. Kamlesh Nagarkoti - horrible injury history could make him a bargain
10. KS Bharat - an easy pick for a pure gloveman
11. Jitesh Sharma -scores very fast indeed
12. Tushar Deshpande - could be a really good off-pace option to balance the seam attack
13. Sandeep Lamichhane - again, not being Indian could make him a bargain ( 4)
14. Marnus Labuschagne - class player, but admittedly unproven in T20s ( 5)
15. Ajinkya Rahane - my franchise caprain if I could get him
16. Odean Smith - possibly the next Dre Russ; won't be cheap ( 6)
17. Chetan Sakariya - a clever left-arm option
18. Shahbaz Nadeem - very much a back-up spinner
19. Ricky Bhui - hits a large cricket ball
20. Rinku Singh - whatever money it takes, empty the purse to get him in
21. Alex Hales - just a huge pick this late in the game ( 7)
22. Tim David - such a clean hitter, absolutely worth a punt ( 8)
23. Atharva Taids - sneaky late uncapped player; scores fast, bowls dots
24. Raj Bawa - could sneak through as a bargain
25. Akshay Karnewar - ambidextrous.

Looking at that I definitely come out a bit light on Indian seamers, but my best XI looks very good

1. Alex Hales OR Marnus Labuschagne
2. Devdutt Padikkal
3. Ajinkya Rahane
4. Rinku Singh
5. Nicholas Pooran
6. Krunal Pandya
7. Wanindu Hasaranga OR Odean Smith
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Mark Wood
10. Chetan Sakariya
11. Amit Mishra OR Tushar Dashpande

And that's why I'm not paid the big bucks.

I think even Kings Xi could do better.

 

[Aislabie]

I think even Kings Xi could do better.

It was not a success

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Really missing Richard Madley

 

[wasteyouryouth]

It was not a success

In fairness, just refreshing myself with who has been retained it is a tough ask to find Indian players that haven't already been taken.

Going off the top of my head (and eventually looking up some stats) and completely ignoring any rules.

My first XI

1 Padikkal
2 YJB
3 Ishan Kitchen
4 Nitish Rana
5 Liam Livingstone
6 Mahipal Lomror
7 Lord Tewatia
8 Lord Woakes
9 Deepak Chahar
10 Rabada
11 Harshal Patel

My second XI

1 Dhawan
2 Warner
3 Tripathi
4 Rayudu
5 Shahrukh Khan
6 Tim David
7 Odean
8 Lord Thakur
9 Ashwin
10 Lockie Ferguson
11 Chahal

 

[Bevab]

Did not know that @Aislabie was Rinku-sexual too.

 

[Ashutosh.]

My first XI

1 Padikkal
2 YJB
3 Ishan Kitchen
4 Nitish Rana
5 Liam Livingstone
6 Mahipal Lomror
7 Lord Tewatia
8 Lord Woakes
9 Deepak Chahar
10 Rabada
11 Harshal Patel

My second XI

1 Dhawan
2 Warner
3 Tripathi
4 Rayudu
5 Shahrukh Khan
6 Tim David
7 Odean
8 Lord Thakur
9 Ashwin
10 Lockie Ferguson
11 Chahal

Iyer?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Iyer?

Oh, definitely. Forgot him.

He'd be my captain and #4.

 

[Life Warrior]

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