IPL Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[manee]

Are you serious? He's a far superior player.

In T20, I'd probably say Dhawan has the edge.

 

[Dare]

Bravo will be available for the entire IPL season

Cricinfo - Bravo jets off to IPL after tour omission

 

[shravi]

This is my cricinfo fantasy team; the only possible weak link is Pradeep Sangwan.

Gautam Gambhir
Jesse Ryder
Suresh Raina
JP Duminy
+MS Dhoni
Ravindra Jadeja
Albie Morkel (TRUMP PLAYER)
Praveen Kumar
Zaheer Khan
Ajantha Mendis
Pradeep Sangwan

 

[Ari]

My cricinfo team

SK Raina
JD Ryder
V Sehwag
G Gambhir
LR Shukla
RA Jadeja
JA Morkel
BB McCullum (Trump Player)
P Kumar
Z Khan
DL Vettori

 

[Cricketman]

Here's mine -

Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils)
Robin Uthappa (Bangalore Royal Challengers)
Virat Kohli (Bangalore Royal Challengers)
Yuvraj Singh (Punjab Kings XI)
MS Dhoni (Chennai Superkings) [WK]
(O) Albie Morkel (Chennai Superkings) [TRUMP]
(O) Dwayne Bravo (Mumbai Indians)
Praveen Kumar (Bangalore Royal Challengers)
Zaheer Khan (Mumbai Indians)
(O) Shaun Tait (Rajasthan Royals)
(O) Ajantha Mendis (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Still prone to some edits, but i'm relatively happy with the side. $1000000 on the dot, so I think I managed the money pretty well.

I have Uthappa in as a surprise selection (at least to me). I feel with the ball coming on to the bat in South Africa he'll have a nice time, and get some runs. Gambhir is in bradmanesque form and is oozing with confidence, he had to be in there. Sehwag misses out due to his bad records in South Africa.

Virat Kohli was an absolute steal at just $55000, considering the form he's in and his almost guaranteed inclusion in the B'lore side. I've got Yuvraj in there, who's basically the best T20 batsman in the world, followed by Dhoni who is a close second. I just can't see a T20 side without the both of them tbh. Albie Morkel is my trump, partly because he's an absolute god and that he's a star allrounder. A big hitter, a fiery bowler, and is a home grown saffer so he knows the conditions well. Bravo a sure pick after the announcement, a big part of the MI side and is a good t20 player.

Praveen is a solid bowler, keeps the batsman quiet, and will work wonders on responsive SA tracks. He was a good bargain as well at just 75k. Zaheer is one of the best bowlers in the world, just had to be there. Tait's raw pace got him into the side, considering most domestic Indian batsman haven't faced fast bowling like Tait's, especially on quicker pitches, he'll be dominant. Mendis is magic, he'll bamboozle the best and simply eat the inexperienced alive.

I REALLY wanted Raina in there, he's gotten so good over the past few months and can basically hit sixes at will the little man. But unfortunately the funds don't want to cooperate...

Still not perfect, but for now it is what it is.

 

[shravi]

TBH, my team pwns all. I would have liked to have Yuvraj in there but I know he's going to fail this time round.

Rohit, I wouldn't have Dwayne Bravo in there. He still hasn't fully recovered from his injury.

 

[Cricketman]

Yuvraj + Durban will be awesome. All he needs is a bowler similar to Broad (hopefully not Albie :upray) and we might see rockets fly again.

 

[IloveGilly]

Upgraded to HD! Now able to watch every game on OneHD. Totally worth my recession money! =P

 

[1086]

Am looking forward to playing the cricinfo fantasy team Will there be a planetcricket league ?

 

[Cricketman]

TBH, my team pwns all. I would have liked to have Yuvraj in there but I know he's going to fail this time round.

Rohit, I wouldn't have Dwayne Bravo in there. He still hasn't fully recovered from his injury.

Sangwan and Ryder aren't even sure starters.

 

[shravi]

Sangwan and Ryder aren't even sure starters.

He's a U-19 player. I think each team has to field 1/2 of them.

 

[stefan]

Apparently there's some issue with the corporate box holders especially those at Newlands. These guys are just greedy, they would have no cricket to go to in this time period anyway. The IPL organisers are giving them tickets so its not like they can't attend the games they just can't use the corporate suite.

IPL could be derailed
2009-04-08 22:17
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IPL drama (Gallo)

By Altus Momberg - Die Burger

Cape Town ? The Indian Premier League could be derailed because of a dispute over the use of pavilion suites.

Organisers of the Twenty20 tournament and suite holders are currently at logger heads over who will have the use of the suites during games.

The IPL are also embroiled in a dispute with the media over restrictions the organisers want to impose on reporting and photographic material.

One of the demands put to the local unions is that all the seats in the suites will belong to the IPL for the duration of the tournament.

That was the clear message on Wednesday after a meeting at Newlands in Cape Town involving the IPL, Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC).

Andre Odendaal, chief executive of the WPCA, sent suite holders a letter in which he said Newlands would lose its eight games in the tournament if the suites are not given to the IPL.

The IPL have offered to compensate suite holders.

?The IPL?s non-negotiable position is that if we want to hose the eight games, they will require the right to the suites,? Odendaal wrote.

In exchange the IPL are offering the following:

- Each suite will receive its ticket allocation en bloc in the main pavilion;

- Suite holders will also receive access to a tent near the field where they can eat and drink for free.

According to Odendaal the deadline for a decision is Thursday.

It is not only at Newlands where the problem has arisen.

Johann van Heerden, chief executive of Free State Cricket, confirmed the suites are also a problem for the two games that will be played in Bloemfontein.

?I received correspondence from the IPL about the issue. My suite holders are not happy,? said Van Heerden.

Lions chief executive Alan Kourie confirmed he will meet the IPL on Thursday to get clarity on the issue.

The IPL is also in dispute with the WPCC, who are the owners of the members pavilion at Newlands.

Chairperson Paul Burton said that the WPCC had discussed issues related to the 14 suites in their pavilion, ticket prices and rights to the supply of food and drink.

The Twenty20 series was moved to South Africa last month after the Indian government could not guarantee the safety of players. The tournament starts at Newlands next week with games on Saturday and Sunday.

 

[Cricketman]

It'll be sorted out. The BCCI has money, and money talks. After coming so far with all the hurdles its been through this year, it'll be solved.

 

[McLOVIN]

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Knights win, Sourav makes impact

KKR plays their 1st warm up

 

[Ollie_H]

Thats actually there third warm up ML. But there first win of the 3.