Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[Till Valhalla]

I am gonna complain because I think I know better.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

England play Jonny Bairstow out of positionn. He is better than Steve Smith at 1-4 (probably 5-7), keeps wicket or is a gun fielder.

The argument is not about who is the better white ball cricketer or who can hit em further. It's a price vs value comparison.

Steve Smith at 3 vs Jonny Bairstow as an opener? Sign me up for JB even if I am paying JB 7 to Smith's 2/3 as on date.

But, cricket is more than that and this is a mega auction where you will be playing on all sorts of tracks in the coming years and considering who PK have picked with their India contingent (all India batters almost have it in their contract to bat top 2/top 3) then in that situation Smith becomes a better fit for PK.

I still feel JB should open for England and Buttler should finish but what do I know?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The argument is not about who is the better white ball cricketer or who can hit em further. It's a price vs value comparison.

Steve Smith at 3 vs Jonny Bairstow as an opener? Sign me up for JB even if I am paying JB 7 to Smith's 2/3 as on date.

But, cricket is more than that and this is a mega auction where you will be playing on all sorts of tracks in the coming years and considering who PK have picked with their India contingent (all India batters almost have it in their contract to bat top 2/top 3) then in that situation Smith becomes a better fit for PK.

I still feel JB should open for England and Buttler should finish but what do I know?

No one wanted Steve Smith, so I'd suggest that's a good indication of his value.

At this point, honestly, anyone who still thinks Buttler should be a finisher in T20 hasn't been paying attention to Buttler opening in T20s.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Had MI retained Ishan Kishan, would Surya Kumar Yadav have gone for Rs. 15.25 crores?

 

[SaiSrini]

Expecting some very involved action from the likes of MI, CSK, SRH tomorrow.... Maybe I should've stayed awake for Day 2 rather than Day 1, which for the most part was all about the hype/big bucks buy. I feel the squads for the respective franchises will crystallize tomorrow. Maybe I should cram in some good sleep in the afternoon today and keep myself up for Day 2.

I am still kinda hopeful that CSK will make better buys tomorrow! They have only 20 crores to play with, but in 2018, they made similarly smart buys on the second day of the auction when other teams exhausted their purses and in the end, CSK ended up with a few crores in their pocket. Still a chance to recover from a nasty Day 1.

Had MI retained Ishan Kishan, would Surya Kumar Yadav have gone for Rs. 15.25 crores?

200% no. But SKY is a Mr. 360 guy and with MI letting go of Hardik, maybe they thought of SKY to be more useful at multiple spots than Ishan? Who knows? Or did Ishan want to go into auction, pursuing higher money (I know it sounds stupid if this is true, as staying with a franchise like MI confers a lot of growth as a player(

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Seeing Charu Sharma very reminded me of this.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

No one wanted Steve Smith, so I'd suggest that's a good indication of his value.

At this point, honestly, anyone who still thinks Buttler should be a finisher in T20 hasn't been paying attention to Buttler opening in T20s.

Not the first time you've made an arrogant post. People are buying blokes like Tewatia and Pooran for 9-10 crore while guys like QdK and Warner have gone for peanuts.

If the IPL auction is your barometer to measure cricketing value, I suggest you pay attention to the number of people who have had a big pay day and then vanished into cricketing oblivion.

Buttler is a valuable asset no matter where he bats. He is just a gun gun white ball player. But the white ball game can name about 20-30 legendary openers but you can count on the fingers of one hand how many great finishers have graced the sport. That is where his value becomes immense.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Expecting some very involved action from the likes of MI, CSK, SRH tomorrow.... Maybe I should've stayed awake for Day 2 rather than Day 1, which for the most part was all about the hype/big bucks buy. I feel the squads for the respective franchises will crystallize tomorrow. Maybe I should cram in some good sleep in the afternoon today and keep myself up for Day 2.

I am still kinda hopeful that CSK will make better buys tomorrow! They have only 20 crores to play with, but in 2018, they made similarly smart buys on the second day of the auction when other teams exhausted their purses and in the end, CSK ended up with a few crores in their pocket. Still a chance to recover from a nasty Day 1.



200% no. But SKY is a Mr. 360 guy and with MI letting go of Hardik, maybe they thought of SKY to be more useful at multiple spots than Ishan? Who knows? Or did Ishan want to go into auction, pursuing higher money (I know it sounds stupid if this is true, as staying with a franchise like MI confers a lot of growth as a player(

Looks like my support is the IPL jinx. Now that I have left Bangalore and finally can back my favourite team, they have gone ahead and had a disastrous auction. The damage for CSK is done. The heart breaking part is that the damage will remain for years and cannot be transformed in the next 2-3 years. The India core is the heartbeat of a franchise and I don't see anyone in yellow apart from Gaikwad in say three years? Jadeja is a legend and very fast but also fragile.

 

[Till Valhalla]

I am glad I don't take much part in the cricket discussions.

 

[SaiSrini]

Looks like my support is the IPL jinx. Now that I have left Bangalore and finally can back my favourite team, they have gone ahead and had a disastrous auction. The damage for CSK is done. The heart breaking part is that the damage will remain for years and cannot be transformed in the next 2-3 years. The India core is the heartbeat of a franchise and I don't see anyone in yellow apart from Gaikwad in say three years? Jadeja is a legend and very fast but also fragile.

After that first line of yours, the rest of your message seems to be giving an implicit indicator. Dont wanna ruin it, if my guess of what you're trying to do is actually true...

 

[CooldiPargi]

The less I know the better.

 

[Till Valhalla]

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[LiveLoveABD]

Does anyone else feel that Indian cricket has depth but not the depth of a 10 team format IPL? You could ruin a lot of careers by dishing out this much cash to players who might not give a toss about cricket in a season or two. Irfan Pathan is a fine example.

You live and you learn and I feel it might not be a bad idea to tweak it a little bit next year and make it 6 Indians and 5 foreigners.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Can anyone explain why RCB did not retain Hasaranga for 6 and then were prepared to pay 10.75 in the auction? Anyone?

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I have a feeling CSK will pick up Hales/Billings for base price.