Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[icyman]

Funny how almost all Indians selected for the WT20 have flunked in their 1st outing, post the announcement of the squad.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Funny how almost all Indians selected for the WT20 have flunked in their 1st outing, post the announcement of the squad.

Pressure released. Free trip to America booked, now they can go back to being mediocre as the only thing they now have to do is lose the WC!

 

[Fenil]

What a brilliant over from Cummins and an amazing last ball from Bhuvi under pressure.

Pat Cummins brought SRH back into the game out of nowhere.

 

[SaiSrini]

IPL 2019 FINAL deja vu.... This time, Bhuvi delivers it for SRH against RR!!!!

Brilliant overs from Natarajan and Cummins towards the end! If Powell had connected even one of those 3 dots in that 19th over, this would've been RR's game.

 

[Umair7]

The review at end, what was the point of that? Isn't the ball dead if the umpire gives you out?

 

[Bevab]

The review at end, what was the point of that? Isn't the ball dead if the umpire gives you out?

Agreed, it was a pointless review out of emotional desperation.

Natarajan’s exclusion is going to look even more silly with every passing game IMO.

 

[Till Valhalla]

Natarajan’s exclusion is going to look even more silly with every passing game IMO

I like Natarajan and he is the leading wicket taker but he is so hot and cold.

 

[icyman]

The review at end, what was the point of that? Isn't the ball dead if the umpire gives you out?

Tactical move actually. If the umpires give you out, the match is effectively over. If not out, then run taken as a leg bye doesn't count.

 

[Umair7]

Tactical move actually. If the umpires give you out, the match is effectively over. If not out, then run taken as a leg bye doesn't count.

The umpire did gave it out though? The match was done at that point.

 

[CerealKiller]

The review at end, what was the point of that? Isn't the ball dead if the umpire gives you out?

That rule should be looked into. If the review overturned it to not out, they would have lost unfairly.
If you’re given out and overturn it on review, the ball should be re-bowled

 

[icyman]

That rule should be looked into. If the review overturned it to not out, they would have lost unfairly.
If you’re given out and overturn it on review, the ball should be re-bowled

Yeah, it is a ticking time-bomb. Something like that could potentially happen in a World Cup final. Well, if New Zealand is at the receiving end, nothing will change, but imagine if India is at the receiving end of this....

 

[cricfan123]

Bhuvi getting tonked by Pakistan in 2021 20 20 world cup made the selectors upset

 

[scoodledoodle]

Who actually enjoys this crap, seriously? And the whole cricketing world is not just forced to stop for this circus but most of them glorify it to stay relevant. this is a JOKE of a tournament

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Who actually enjoys this crap, seriously? And the whole cricketing world is not just forced to stop for this circus but most of them glorify it to stay relevant. this is a JOKE of a tournament

According to BARC data, Disney Star has registered a cumulative reach of 44.8 crore viewers for the first 22 days (26 matches) of IPL 2024, garnering 18,800 crore minutes of total watch-time on TV. Such a joke of a tournament! Only 18800 crore minutes, should be atleast 30000 crore.

 

[icyman]

Who actually enjoys this crap, seriously? And the whole cricketing world is not just forced to stop for this circus but most of them glorify it to stay relevant. this is a JOKE of a tournament

The entire format is a joke. It was ok earlier, I genuinely miss international cricket from the 2000s-2012 ish

According to BARC data, Disney Star has registered a cumulative reach of 44.8 crore viewers for the first 22 days (26 matches) of IPL 2024, garnering 18,800 crore minutes of total watch-time on TV. Such a joke of a tournament! Only 18800 crore minutes, should be atleast 30000 crore.

Just TV, check the same figures for Reliance Jio, bound to be far more since they have the mobile/digital rights.