Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[icyman]

For all the hype and rumor mongering about Rishabh Pant and CSK, I am very happy that CSK didnt even raise a paddle for him. I feel that his T20 record is grossly overvalued and the same can be said about his captaincy potential. It's weird that LSG has stacked up Pant, Pooran, Miller for a track like the Ekana stadium. I am thinking that they might be revamping the pitch for better returns for these batters?

Mate, they didn't have the money to go for him.

 

[SaiSrini]

Mate, they didn't have the money to go for him.

Yeah, but seeing how they didnt even raise a paddle for him, pretty sure that he was NEVER in their plans even if they had a bigger purse than 55 crores.

 

[Fenil]

Abhinav Manohar seems to be in good hands at SRH now. He looked like an exciting prospect to me but never really got an extended run at GT. Hopefully SRH gives him enough chances to shine just like they did with Abdul Samad.

 

[Fenil]

Can CSK overhaul Vijay Shankar's batting prowess in T20 as Rahane's reinvention with them? Interesting pick this.

 

[Fenil]

Don't understand to burn up a spot with Kumar Kushagra. Yes he is a keeper but he averages only 11 and strikes at 110 in T20s. He is a potential No.11 who doesn't bowl.

Wished Asutosh Sharma got more. He was absolutely fantastic for Mohali last season.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

 

[wasteyouryouth]

SRH looking really strong, picking Kishan, Shami, Rahul Chahar, Harshal Patel, Simarjeet Singh. Always looked quite light when it came to domestic talent but those added to Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Reddy make them look pretty strong.

 

[SaiSrini]

On Day 1 performance, I would give CSK a 7/10.

Great picks: Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra
Good Picks: Devon Conway, Ravichandran Ashwin
Average Picks: Noor Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Khaleel Ahmed

I felt that CSK splurged a bit too much on Noor Ahmed, seeing how frugal they were after that! Vijay Shankar and Khaleel have a 'not so good' reputation, but I wont call them bad picks because CSK have a glorious history of turning mediocre and past their peak players into IPL powerhouses. Thats why that extra point to take us to 7/10 for Day 1.

Plan of Action for Day 2: Need quite a few bargain picks, especially among seamers and an additional overseas batsmen (preferable an allrounder).