Pepsi IPL 2013 Discussion

[TheNameisNiru]

it was good innings by watto & binny not to forget the wall who actually did see o f the first few overs

 

[Epic]

What's this thing about 'travel'? When the IPL is being played all over the country, why should the teams worry about travel. Its all air travel and they spend bucketfuls of money to move players from one place to another. In a cash rich tournament like IPL, do they even worry about travel?

Yeah they do, the players are human ffs, if you have an opportunity at reducing ones travel then you do it by all means necessary, which is what they've done.

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On yesterday's game, well played Rajasthan, deserved victors.

 

[Sahil 7]

cheering mumbai to win today

 

[zeustrojanstark]

Cheering any team against Mumbai always

 

[Sahil 7]

lol today if srh wins they will put rcb under the pump so its important for rcb fans that srh to have some bad results from here onwards. but at the moment srh got to a good start 113 for 2 after 13

 

[SaiSrini]

Good going so far from Hyderabad. Hope they get a big enough total here. With the kind of bowling attack Hyderabad have, they can harbor hopes of winning this game if they get to 170+. Come on SRH!

 

[Epic]

Hyderabad could've very well got a little more had they approached the 2 overs from Malinga a bit better, but that's easier said than done, another thing to note is that the team batting first at the Wankhede has won every time this season and every time that team has been Mumbai... well, until today.

 

[SaiSrini]

Mumbai, Chennai and Rajasthan have now entered a three way clash to battle out for the top two spots in the league phase. Mumbai will have it easier because their next game is a home game vs Rajasthan who have been ordinary travellers, while their last league game is against Punjab at Dharmashala. Won't be surprised if Mumbai end up with wins in both games, which will put them at the top.

CSK have a game against Delhi next, which they should (hopefully!) win. Their last game is against RCB in Bangalore. A mighty tough one, with Bangalore being a batting feast. But CSK won last year chasing 206 odd in Bangalore, so won't be impossible for them. Royals have the toughest job, as they face Mumbai in Mumbai and Sunrisers in Hyderabad. Sunrisers and RCB are in a two way battle for 4th spot, and Sunrisers have done really well in Hyderabad (except for the thrashing from CSK). So basically, now the IPL has multiple subplots which makes it highly interesting. I feel Mumbai and CSK will make it to the Top 2, and Rajasthan and RCB will battle out the eliminator.

 

[zeustrojanstark]

Monsterous knock by Pollard yesterday night.I thought SRH would be home easily but for the start they got they were atleast 15 to 20 short and those would have made the difference.And MI are not mighty teams for them to win easily against any opposition.They bought the umpires for the game against Punjab earlier when Asad Rauf was drunk and dint bother to give a no ball even after 4 beamers,given which Punjab would have won.Though RR have been poor travellers,they are no more the underdogs,so people need to mind their words when they talk against RR.And Punjab would surely look to upset some team and it has to be MI.So its not a cake walk for MI as people say due to undue biased feelings.

 

[sahilnatu]

MI will be all pumped up for tomorrow's home fixture against RR, I reckon. As improbable as it may sound, KKR & KXIP are still in the hunt. In a hypothetical scenario (which may not be so hypothetical in this format given how DC knocked off RCB last year in spite of them performing well all through the season) SRH & RCB losing the next 2 and KKR or KXIP winning all their remaining matches with a healthy runrate, it puts 4 teams in contention for the 4th spot at 16pts each.
It's a contest within a contest. MI, CSK, RR fighting for the top 2 slots and RCB, SRH, KKR, KXIP fighting for the 4th slot. So, it promises to be an entertainer, high with emotions, in this business end of the tournament.
Backing KXIP (for I don't want KXIP & KKR to get outta the tournament so early) & DD (for I want MI to retain the top spot) today. Having said that, may the best team win!

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Monsterous knock by Pollard yesterday night.I thought SRH would be home easily but for the start they got they were atleast 15 to 20 short and those would have made the difference.And MI are not mighty teams for them to win easily against any opposition.They bought the umpires for the game against Punjab earlier when Asad Rauf was drunk and dint bother to give a no ball even after 4 beamers,given which Punjab would have won.Though RR have been poor travellers,they are no more the underdogs,so people need to mind their words when they talk against RR.And Punjab would surely look to upset some team and it has to be MI.So its not a cake walk for MI as people say due to undue biased feelings.

To put a few things right, the MI game against KXIP, those were 4 full tosses with just 1 exceeding the waist high limit, which unfortunately the umpire failed to understand. It happens to everybody, just as Sachin was ruled LBW against CSK at Chepauk, when he had actually got an inside edge to it. Moreover, KXIP would love to upset others, but they haven't got a particularly impressive record at Dharamshala. RR would like to set their away record right, but MI winning 7/7 home fixtures & RR winning 2/6 away fixtures settles the argument on paper pretty well. And, I don't think RR has got the firepower to breach the MI fortress that withstood the assaults of RCB, CSK and many others.
All I mean to say is that there's no bias towards MI, but on paper, it wins against both RR & KXIP, hands down.

 

[zeustrojanstark]

MI will be all pumped up for tomorrow's home fixture against RR, I reckon. As improbable as it may sound, KKR & KXIP are still in the hunt. In a hypothetical scenario (which may not be so hypothetical in this format given how DC knocked off RCB last year in spite of them performing well all through the season) SRH & RCB losing the next 2 and KKR or KXIP winning all their remaining matches with a healthy runrate, it puts 4 teams in contention for the 4th spot at 16pts each.
It's a contest within a contest. MI, CSK, RR fighting for the top 2 slots and RCB, SRH, KKR, KXIP fighting for the 4th slot. So, it promises to be an entertainer, high with emotions, in this business end of the tournament.
Backing KXIP (for I don't want KXIP & KKR to get outta the tournament so early) & DD (for I want MI to retain the top spot) today. Having said that, may the best team win!

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To put a few things right, the MI game against KXIP, those were 4 full tosses with just 1 exceeding the waist high limit, which unfortunately the umpire failed to understand. It happens to everybody, just as Sachin was ruled LBW against CSK at Chepauk, when he had actually got an inside edge to it. Moreover, KXIP would love to upset others, but they haven't got a particularly impressive record at Dharamshala. RR would like to set their away record right, but MI winning 7/7 home fixtures & RR winning 2/6 away fixtures settles the argument on paper pretty well. And, I don't think RR has got the firepower to breach the MI fortress that withstood the assaults of RCB, CSK and many others.
All I mean to say is that there's no bias towards MI, but on paper, it wins against both RR & KXIP, hands down.

Let me RIP these MI biased people after my team performs well.If RR win tomorrow,dude i tell,you would need to repent badly for telling such low stuffs about a team that has my GOD DRAVID.You would need to face it if RR wins tomorrow.And Sachin was gone for all money in Chepauk.I just hate to speak to such biased fans.Get lost.

YET ANOTHER A TYPICAL SACHIN FAN disrespecting RAHUL DRAVID.You and your Sachin!Get a life!

 

[zeustrojanstark]

Rahul dravid haters get a life

Cricket will be missed.Let there be greater players than him as people claim but surely no one till now was such a true sportsman,gentleman and no one will ever be.Higher runs or higher average doesnt reflect on betterness or worserness.

P.S: Dint mean anyone in particular.Maybe i put this up for their fans who dont consider any player as a player other than their hero.

 

[Pat]

YET ANOTHER A TYPICAL SACHIN FAN disrespecting RAHUL DRAVID.You and your Sachin!Get a life!

Lol. Since when is stating that a side is more powerful (at least on paper) is a sign of disrespect against the captain of the opposite side? I think you need to take a chill pill and relax. Deep breathing and meditation might also help.

 

[zeustrojanstark]

Lol. Since when is stating that a side is more powerful (at least on paper) is a sign of disrespect against the captain of the opposite side? I think you need to take a chill pill and relax. Deep breathing and meditation might also help.

He told MI can hands down defeat RR.What does he think of himself?Can he tell that to a team that has the GOD DRAVID?

 

[Sahil 7]

wow that was a monstrous innings from pollard 7 balls and he 6 sixes wow wonderful stuff and with that innings he still kept rcb in the tournament. I hope today rcb come out and play well and beat punjab