DLF IPL Season2 -- 2009 ((Part3))

Inge idhu varaikkum yaarum sponsor peyarai kondu varaliye...En peyarai CSK, DD, DC, MI, BRC ellathukkum gourava urippanara pottukunga...respettive captains note.

Enna Maddy, DLF evlo vettinaanga? Smile

hahaha i felt it was mighty funny on commentry team to use DLF DLF for everything

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From: hamid on Fri May 8 5:41:28 2009.

Reserve some posts for Winner/Runner-Up
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 5:43:58 2009.

Maddy, points table, schedule posts elam eduthu podunga...Daily update pannanum....
From: hamid on Fri May 8 5:45:22 2009.

"Two overs remaining. That's 12 balls, folks."
Alistair Campbell joins the dots for the segment of the audience that thought they were watching the Superbowl
May 8, 2009

"He's not a big hitter of the ball."
Ramiz Raja lets us in on a secret about Karan Goel, a man who scored at a mere two runs a ball or so in his first innings of the tournament
May 7, 2009

"When you can't succeed with the orthodox, try the unorthodox."
Alistair Campbell stumbles upon an eternal truth of batting, and indeed life itself
May 6, 2009

"That's a Citi moment of disaster."
Robin Jackman misplaces his script while attempting to describe a dropped catch
May 6, 2009

"I'm wondering who is this smart dude and bewitching damsel in South Africa."
Endorsing fours and sixes seems to have got to the Set Max presenters as well. Saba Karim greets his on-field colleagues, Gaurav Kapoor and Mandira Bedi with fulsome praise, IPL style.

May 3, 2009
"Superman's here tonight as well." "...He took that catch flying like Batman."
Ever mindful of potential comedy-tag-team opportunities, Ravi Shastri chips in with a witty description of a Suresh Raina catch immediately after Alistair Campbell has remarked on a spectator in fancy dress
May 3, 2009

"He has managed to clear the deep long-off"
Further proof of how revolutionary the IPL is: Ranjit Fernando invents a new fielding position
May 2, 2009

"Irfan Pathan... knocked the Citi moment of success over. The building... the building went down."
Jeremy Coney produces that rare creature that all commentators strive for - the moment of inspired, total incomprehensibility
Apr 30, 2009

"Shades of that triple-hundred from Chennai a few years ago."
Danny Morrison provides a fine illustration of the phrase "jumping the gun" as soon as Virender Sehwag hits his first ball of the innings against Deccan Chargers. Sehwag was dismissed for 20
Apr 30, 2009

"That was a serious shot."
Pommie Mbangwa can tell the difference between a lofted drive which means business and other strokes that are just looking for a good time
Apr 29, 2009

http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/site/iplpage2/hearhear.html
From: hamid on Fri May 8 5:46:02 2009.

sourav wrote:

Maddy, points table, schedule posts elam eduthu podunga...Daily update pannanum....

thread aarambikama wait pannathukku kaaranam puriyala pola
From: MADDY on Fri May 8 5:50:43 2009.

sourav wrote:

Maddy, points table, schedule posts elam eduthu podunga...Daily update pannanum....

koechhikaadhinga ophicer - points table link poduren......schedules dhaan already fixtures-nnu link pottuirukkene....

daily update andha link open panna theriyum
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 5:51:15 2009.

hamid wrote:

sourav wrote:

Maddy, points table, schedule posts elam eduthu podunga...Daily update pannanum....

thread aarambikama wait pannathukku kaaranam puriyala pola
Maddy sports varrathey rare, appuram enga update panrathu....
onnum prob illa...intha thread disc.ku vacchikalaam....GP vanthathum points and results updates-ku mattum seperate-a oru thread open pannikalaam...like googly-08 threads....

From: Sourav on Fri May 8 5:53:03 2009.

MADDY wrote:

koechhikaadhinga ophicer - points table link poduren......schedules dhaan already fixtures-nnu link pottuirukkene.... Wink

Maddy, points table, schedule posts elam eduthu podunga...Daily update pannanum.... Twisted Evil

daily update andha link open panna theriyum Razz

sellathu...sellathu....cricinfo, iplt20 links ellamae enga office-la blocked...

From: Kalyasi on Fri May 8 6:01:52 2009.

Dhoni 2 votugal vithyasathil munnaniyil ullar!!
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 6:10:15 2009.

gilly...gillly...gilly da....
From: hamid on Fri May 8 6:11:33 2009.

sourav wrote:

gilly...gillly...gilly da....

een McCullum-ku vote podalaya
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 6:12:35 2009.

hamid wrote:

sourav wrote:

gilly...gillly...gilly da....

een McCullum-ku vote podalaya
dada captain illanathum naan kkr aatharu vaabas vaangitten...
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 6:15:34 2009.

MADDY wrote:

Special thanks to Plum for supporting from outside for multiple teams

Plum, kkr kings xi ellam kooda support panreengala?
From: Plum on Fri May 8 6:30:26 2009.

KKR, KXI and RR ellam avanga jeikkara maadhiri irundha kavukkaradhukkaga support pannuven
From: villan007 on Fri May 8 8:50:34 2009.

Maddy, KKR list la yen pera eduthuitu Chennai la podunga
From: crajkumar_be on Fri May 8 8:54:30 2009.

villan007 wrote:

Maddy, KKR list la yen pera eduthuitu Chennai la podunga

Thambikku Fosters odaingada
From: ArulprakasH on Fri May 8 9:09:03 2009.

Plum wrote:

KKR, KXI and RR ellam avanga jeikkara maadhiri irundha kavukkaradhukkaga support pannuven

ennala CSK, MI thavira matha teams ah support panra maathiri nadikkka kooda mudiyala..
From: Vivasaayi on Fri May 8 9:49:33 2009.

MADDY,

Im primarily a chennai supporter
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 10:06:16 2009.

Mumbai to bat
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 10:09:17 2009.

yEdhAvadhu vambu valakkuradhukkE poll aarambicha mAdhiri irukku
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 10:13:50 2009.

J.S out...Ronchi in....
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 10:20:29 2009.

sourav wrote:

J.S out...Ronchi in....

pOna IPL-E velayaandaan. Oru thandappaya.. innikku sachin gillinA oooooooo dhAn. Duminy test match aaduvaan..
From: MADDY on Fri May 8 10:22:42 2009.

Vivasaayi wrote:

MADDY,

Im primarily a chennai supporter

kool down, kool down , i have changed it

Quote:

Maddy, KKR list la yen pera eduthuitu Chennai la podunga

ctrl-x from KKR and ctrl-v to CSK - done
From: Vivasaayi on Fri May 8 10:26:45 2009.

fine
From: VENKIRAJA on Fri May 8 10:37:20 2009.

I'm in for CSK!
From: Plum on Fri May 8 10:39:42 2009.

Best Captain - Warne dhaan. Sandhegame illai. erumbulerundhu ennai eduppan avan. Bale killadi.
From: Vivasaayi on Fri May 8 10:40:22 2009.

Plum wrote:

Best Captain - Warne dhaan. Sandhegame illai. erumbulerundhu ennai eduppan avan. Bale killadi.

idhu podhum..idhu podhum...
From: ArulprakasH on Fri May 8 10:47:13 2009.

Plum wrote:

Best Captain - Warne dhaan. Sandhegame illai. erumbulerundhu ennai eduppan avan. Bale killadi.

ungalai erumbalerndhu eduppaana.. periya thillalangadi thaan..
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 10:50:07 2009.

Score-a seck panna marandhuttEn, ippO pAthA 3/2. Edhu run edhu wicket-nE puriyala..
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 11:04:58 2009.

First boundary at 4.2

Yaarayum kaanOm, ellArum pub'lic place??
From: villan007 on Fri May 8 11:07:42 2009.

Ronchi ellam team la edukanuma
From: ajithfederer on Fri May 8 11:09:07 2009.

No jayasurya/zaheer!!!
From: directhit on Fri May 8 11:09:55 2009.

Sachin out as well
DK
From: villan007 on Fri May 8 11:10:58 2009.

matter over
From: littlemaster1982 on Fri May 8 11:11:35 2009.

Sachin
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 11:11:36 2009.

Sachin Pinal shah's mistake?
From: directhit on Fri May 8 11:11:55 2009.

slight drizzle now ....
From: littlemaster1982 on Fri May 8 11:12:08 2009.

Sachin's mistake
From: directhit on Fri May 8 11:12:52 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Sachin Pinal shah's mistake?
nope he took it a bit casual to return back, infact even DK and sachin thought he had made it and even the appeal wasnt strong etc - but he was well short at the end
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 11:13:39 2009.

directhit wrote:

slight drizzle now ....

Konjam force-A..

Sachin-kku enna avasaram?? Naansanssss
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 11:15:55 2009.

romba pramadham

Sachin nalla vilayadittu irundaru... konjam hope build aagaradhukulla thEvai illAma run out
From: MADDY on Fri May 8 11:26:05 2009.

pinal shah gone too

KKR range-kku poittuirukkaanga mumbai
From: wrap07 on Fri May 8 11:28:41 2009.

43 off first 10 overs.

jayasurya not in team
From: hamid on Fri May 8 11:29:17 2009.

going to be a one sided boring match
From: Plum on Fri May 8 11:48:02 2009.

Harbhajan before today's match:
"If we make it to semis from this position, we'll end up the champions"
Rotfl!
Paalaiyangottaikku vazhi ketta aruppukottauila athai veedu irukkubnbanam.
Oru match jeyikka vazhiyakanom. Idhula championamla vennai. Modhalla spin poda kathiukkada
From: wrap07 on Fri May 8 12:17:16 2009.

116 all out
From: Plum on Fri May 8 13:52:57 2009.

Well, luck in captaincy can be explained today. 3 captains brogught on part time spinners to take the pace off the ball and make runs scoring difficult. All 3 of them made clever moces here. The captaincy was spot on in all 3 cases. Yet, whil dhoni and gilly saw rohit and raina win the match, sachin lost the match as a part time spinner. So, even if you make the right moves as captain, you need luck to get through. Unfortunately, people misinterpret lucky as "he has no talent and is only lucky". These 3 sample cases illustrate that you need to be competent AND lucky to succeed. While dhoni and gilly were competent AND lucky, sachin was competent. He made the same astute move a the other 2. But he didn't have the additional luck factor.

From: Vivasaayi on Fri May 8 13:54:11 2009.

Well, luck in captaincy can be explained today. 3 captains brogught on part time spinners to take the pace off the ball and make runs scoring difficult. All 3 of them made clever moces here. The captaincy was spot on in all 3 cases. Yet, whil dhoni and gilly saw rohit and raina win the match, sachin lost the match as a part time spinner. So, even if you make the right moves as captain, you need luck to get through. Unfortunately, people misinterpret lucky as "he has no talent and is only lucky". These 3 sample cases illustrate that you need to be competent AND lucky to succeed. While dhoni and gilly were competent AND lucky, sachin was competent. He made the same astute move a the other 2. But he didn't have the additional luck factor.

raina dint bowl full tosses

its about execution plum

From: Nerd on Fri May 8 13:57:33 2009.

Sachin-Oda idea ellAm OK, but in Dhoni's case all his bowlers were going for plenty so he resorted to Raina. Inga Bravo bayangarama oru over pOttirukkAn. Chai, extremely dissappointed.
From: ajithfederer on Fri May 8 13:57:37 2009.

Sachin bowled bad and an additional 20-30 runs was needed for Mumbai. Basically the batsmen screwed it in the top order. Zaheer also wasn't there. 116 is a Mediocre score in t-20.
From: sivank on Fri May 8 13:57:57 2009.

Thanks to Captains "Knock" Delhi won the match.
From: littlemaster1982 on Fri May 8 13:59:46 2009.

Getting so close and losing it Completely sucks
From: sivank on Fri May 8 14:01:27 2009.

I simply can�t understand Sachin�s logic. Bravo bowled a good over 1 0 2 0 and he wasn�t given another chance. Dawal Kulkarni bowled really well 3 0 9 0 and he wasn�t given another chance. Raje who went for 11 runs in the first over at a crucial stage was given another chance.

Suthamaa logic puriyala
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:03:07 2009.

Sachin's over was the turning point again. 19 runs. Costly over....

Illatti kooda win pandra chances kammi thaan as DeV was on the crease.... yer, try panni irukkalam... worst captaincy... he should not have bowled at all...

From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:04:23 2009.

sivank wrote:

I simply can�t understand Sachin�s logic. Bravo bowled a good over 1 0 2 0 and he wasn�t given another chance. Dawal Kulkarni bowled really well 3 0 9 0 and he wasn�t given another chance. Raje who went for 11 runs in the first over at a crucial stage was given another chance.

Suthamaa logic puriyala

Worst captaincy... I was expecting Kulkarni/Maling for 16th over... anga thaan kadhaila twistu...

From: ajithfederer on Fri May 8 14:04:28 2009.

Sachin bowl panna vara idea kooda parava illa. He bowled absolute dollies adhan matter-ae. Just literally gave away 19 runs in one over.
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 14:05:55 2009.

yEmpA defending a paltry 117, reducing the opponents to be needing 43 off 30, is that not good captaincy????

Agree that he made a fatal error towards the end.
From: wrap07 on Fri May 8 14:11:59 2009.

with the ball spinning, sachin took the chance. when duminy could spin and make batsmen unsettle, why not him. unfortunately they were rank bad balls. he also admitted the same and said he did not want to give it to pacers.
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:12:58 2009.

Illa nerd. frankly speaking, he was shuffling the overs really well and restricted the score. But oru chinna decision turned the whole thing upside down.

Why I said that captaincy was bad is, last time he did the same with BRC. Appo i blamed him not his captaincy. But yErkanavE anubava pattachu. Then why again doing the same mistake??? I don't know how to call this as!!!
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:15:02 2009.

Also, I don't know if Sachin was forced to replace JS with Ronchi. I guess that is not his decision.

From: Nerd on Fri May 8 14:17:18 2009.

wrap07 wrote:

with the ball spinning, sachin took the chance. when duminy could spin and make batsmen unsettle, why not him. unfortunately they were rank bad balls. he also admitted the same and said he did not want to give it to pacers.

I was waiting to hear something like this from those who saw the match live. Ball spinning/assisting slow bowlers/pace of the wicket could have been the only reason I thought. But bringing himself on was a pathetic idea, especially considering his record in this IPL.

Vir, bad captaincy dhaan but worst is a strong word. The moment you score 117 all out against a formidable batting line up the match is as good as over. But...

Anyway andha over worst-nu sollunga, nyaayam!

From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:19:40 2009.

//bad captaincy dhaan but worst is a string word//

Hmmm..

pannina thaapayE thiruppi panninadhala, konjam upset aayitten. adhAn knojam vArthai dhadichuduchu.
From: sivank on Fri May 8 14:27:47 2009.

It was perfectly logical that Sachin wanted to bowl since JPD and Bhajji bowled some decent overs. What I can�t understand is not using Bravo or Kulkarni during the final overs

From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:30:09 2009.

sivank wrote:

It was perfectly logical that Sachin wanted to bowl since JPD and Bhajji bowled some decent overs. What I can�t understand is not using Bravo or Kulkarni during the final overs

AdhE logic thaan naanum kekkaren... when Kulkarni and Bravo, even Malinga had overs, why did he come to bowl?

indha 4 pEra vache he could have managed those 5 overs. isn't it?

From: Sanjeevi on Fri May 8 14:31:01 2009.

Sachin better to stick only with batting. This will be good for him and his team .

And regarding his captaincy, when dhoni became Captain, I readly surprised because I wanted Sachin again as Captain. But thanks to Sachin, since he was not interested, we has got a cool & good captain MS Dhoni.
From: hamid on Fri May 8 14:35:13 2009.

sad to see mumbai losing again..seems semi final slots are getting confirmed..

Goos win by Delhi
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:36:23 2009.

hamid wrote:

sad to see mumbai losing again..seems semi final slots are getting confirmed..

From: sivank on Fri May 8 14:36:37 2009.

Kasi, I too watched the game live. It was not spinning that much, but there was some good bounce which was used by Bhajji and esp Duminy. But Sachin was offering AB full tosses and dollies

wrap07 wrote:

From: hamid on Fri May 8 14:36:40 2009.

wrap07 wrote:

Jayasuriya wud have been handy.. itz a blunder to leave him. anyway he did play well in few matches as like others..hmm.. sure he;'ll come for next match

From: Ramakrishna on Fri May 8 14:38:50 2009.

y was Jayasurya dropped injury yaa?
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 14:41:35 2009.

Sivan,
Sachin bowled a bad over. No two ways about it. I was confused about the choice of the bowler, i.e. himself. So I was wondering if there is some assistance to slow bowlers..
From: sivank on Fri May 8 14:47:09 2009.

Kasi, I don�t say anything about Sachin opting to bowl himself. Any good captain would have taken the same decision. I find it pity that he didn�t use the service of Bravo and Kulkarni at the death overs and giving the ball to Raje who was blasted the over before.

Jeyichu irukka vendiya match a ippadi thothaangale ngradhu thaan en aadhangam
From: hamid on Fri May 8 14:51:11 2009.

I think captaincy is pressurising his game. he wud have played way better if he is not the captain and the team cud be in a better position..

I dont say he shd be sacked fro captain.. dont get me wrong..
From: Ramakrishna on Fri May 8 14:53:08 2009.

IMO, Sachin can simply retire from all kinds of T20 cricket
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:55:56 2009.

Hamid, did he not play well in four matches and won 3 matches? He was captain only.

I don't think that captaincy pressurizes him. Batting order konjam weak aa irukku... Too dependent on Sachin. Sachin out aana, game kandippa kai vittu poidudhu... JS not in a great form this year...

Opening'la sachin score yEthi kodukkalai'na team struggles to score even a small 150.
From: viraajan on Fri May 8 14:56:50 2009.

Ramakrishna wrote:

IMO, Sachin can simply retire from all kinds of T20 cricket

enga Odureenga

From: Nerd on Fri May 8 14:58:29 2009.

sivank wrote:

Kasi, I don�t say anything about Sachin opting to bowl himself. Any good captain would have taken the same decision. I find it pity that he didn�t use the service of Bravo and Kulkarni at the death overs and giving the ball to Raje who was blasted the over before.

Jeyichu irukka vendiya match a ippadi thothaangale ngradhu thaan en aadhangam

Bro enakkum adhE aadhangam dhaan. I never considered sachin to be a great captain, even when he captained India. Dhoni of course is a better captain, no two ways about this one too.

Are you talking about the 19th over with 10 runs to go? Even a Malinga could not have done it with ABD in the crease. Raje bowling that did not make that big a difference. Even when sachin was bowling the 16th they just needed 8.5 RPO so not that big a deal with ABD/Dilshan batting. But he made it way too easy for them.

Right now MI supporters are in a position where Indian supporters were in 2007 WC. Expecting BD to lose to Namibia so that india might qualify for the super eight. Well, we need KKR to win many games and expect Kings/RR/DC to lose many

idhula adikkadi mazhai vera varudhu, sutham.

RK, right sachin should retire from IPL, idha naan pOna varusathila irundhu sollittu irukkEn..

From: hamid on Fri May 8 15:00:00 2009.

vir.. i dont want to debate here.. i said what i felt.. he seems to have the fear of consequences.. and when things go right thr is not much issue.. when things dont go your way which is what happening now it affects his game..
From: Plum on Fri May 8 15:00:09 2009.

Result vechi captaincy edai poda mudiyaadhu. The decision was logical - execution was bad. This is not a captaincy mistake. Namma epdina, win panna nalla captain illaina worst captainnu solliduvom. Decision making needs to be evaluated on the soundness of logic. Adhula sachinku enda koraichalum illai.

From: crajkumar_be on Fri May 8 16:40:29 2009.

Result vechi captaincy edai poda mudiyaadhu. The decision was logical - execution was bad. This is not a captaincy mistake. Namma epdina, win panna nalla captain illaina worst captainnu solliduvom. Decision making needs to be evaluated on the soundness of logic. Adhula sachinku enda koraichalum illai.

I remember quite a few decisions he made (actually remember na thorayama) in tests, too defensive, sometimes inexplicable etc... He did right by shying away from captaincy the last few years

Also, if Dhoni gives the ball to Raina with the rationale of slow/spin bowlers being difficult to score off, and if Raina bowls long hops, one can say its an execution gone awry - Dhoni didnt bowl, meaning to say, there's only so much you can blame him for. OTOH, Sachin himself is the captain here and he is the one bowling. adhuvum thodarndhu rendu muraya? And Raina was asked to bowl because others were struggling (correct me if im wrong)...

From: crajkumar_be on Fri May 8 16:42:47 2009.

Sanjeevi wrote:

Sachin better to stick only with batting. This will be good for him and his team Smile

.

And regarding his captaincy, when dhoni became Captain, I readly surprised because I wanted Sachin again as Captain. But thanks to Sachin, since he was not interested, we has got a cool & good captain MS Dhoni.

Sanjeevi,
FYI, it was Sachin who put forward MS's name for captaincy. Not that Ms wouldn't have made it otherwise, mentioning it just for the record

From: crajkumar_be on Fri May 8 16:48:57 2009.

Mods: Please amend as deemed fit.

Not sure if this has already been discussed. There is a youtube video where Ashish T.P Nehra uses MC/BC against MS for conceding a bye or something. In today's match, when Thamizhan(??) KKD Karthik dropped a difficult chance off Nehra, the latter let loose a mouthful. The evry next ball, he bowled the batsman, Bhajji. Bhaji veliya po solla, he clearly says -------- to KKD. It didnt look like he said it to Bhajji.

Nehra ozhiga. KKD, maanam nu onnu irundha......
From: Nerd on Fri May 8 17:04:59 2009.

Actually PR idhayellAm padikkirathillai. We can talk about anything including politics

Btw,nehra said, MC, easy catch bhi nahin pakkadthi yaar when Dhoni dropped a Dolly. Innaikku I read in cricinfo that Nehra hurled abuses at KKD, veettukku pOyi ilites pAkkanumnu nenachittu irundhEn..
From: crajkumar_be on Fri May 8 17:06:57 2009.

Singame, run out ellam....
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 22:06:20 2009.

Shane Warne sips beer during match

WATCH: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videoshow/4498809.cms

Warne goes against 'spirit' of cricket!

CENTURION: Consumption of alcohol by a cricketer while a game is on may not come under anti-doping rules governed by WADA and practised by the International Cricket Council but for most, it will go against the spirit of the game.

Shane Warne, no stranger to controversies, went against the 'spirit' of the game when he decided to take a quick swig from a glass of beer offered by a fan when Team Jaipur was walking out to field after the first strategy break in the game against the Royal Challengers on Thursday. ( Watch )

It didn't seem to bother Warne that he would be the focus of countless TV cameras, leave alone the eyes of the tournament organisers.

Warne's beer-consuming act caught everybody's interest as the cameras caught it live. Though it wasn't shown again on TV, IPL officials did admit to the incident happening and said that the matter has reached the governing body. Nothing came of it, though, as of Thursday.

Warne was on a high already because Jaipur had reduced RC to 50-5 before the strategy break. A few sips of beer simply added unnecessary controversy to a superb victory.

When a senior official was asked about it, he simply said: "I don't think that the incident should be against the rules or something. Because, just like dope tests, if cricketers were to be asked to go for alcohol tests, I wonder how many would actually pass it!"
http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Warne-goes-against-spirit-of-cricket/articleshow/4497023.cms
From: Sourav on Fri May 8 22:47:54 2009.

SREE AT IT AGAIN
Dwaipayan Datta I TNN

East London: Things haven�t yet turned as ugly for Kings XI pacer Sreesanth as they were in the last IPL, but the maverick cricketer is once again treading the controversial path. Last year, it was the slapgate episode with Mumbai Indians offspinner and skipper Harbhajan Singh that created many a headline. This time Sreesanth had a tiff on the field with his skipper Yuvraj Singh as Matthew Hayden and MS Dhoni went on the rampage at the Centurion on Thursday.
According sources, Yuvraj had asked Sreesanth to bowl to a plan which he was not comfortable with. And as he started bleeding runs, tempers flared. The skipper, obviously unhappy with the Kerala pacer�s performance, gave him a public dressing down.
There was no way Sreesanth, who is only making his comeback after a long injury lay-off, could have a go at Yuvi as well, but the moment the Team Chennai innings closed, the Kerala medium-pacer gave vent to his anger in front of other team members in the dug-out.
�Sree couldn�t take it at all. He said in Hindi �I should be allowed to do what I am comfortable with...I know how to do it,�� a source, present in the dug-out, informed.
�He was clearly unhappy with the field that was given to him. But with coach Tom Moody present right there and the Chennai innings about to start, that is where the tiff ended,�� the source added. But after the game, Moody didn�t sound too pleased with the way Sreesanth bowled. �When you allow the opposition to score 80 runs off the last five overs, you�re asking for trouble,�� Moody said.
Hayden when asked about it, he promptly said, �Sreesanth is an extremely over-rated bowler. And so he was a great target for us to go at.��
The Aussie opener added that Sreesanth �Always loses his cool under pressure and it was a perfect example of that��. According to Hayden, Sreesanth�s sledging was �all so meaningless��. �Mate, I am a Test and an ODI veteran, I have got nothing to answer to him, that�s for certain.��

A BLACK PAST
There have been numerous instances when Sreesanth has crossed the line in terms of player behaviour. TOI checks out

SEPTEMBER 2006: During the Challengers, he sledged Sachin Tendulkar. Apparently, Sachin told him, �never come that near to me ever again.�

DECEMBER 2006:
After the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg, was fined for �conduct contrary to the spirit of the game� after giving a send off to Hashim Amla. In the same game, he hit paceman Andre Nel for a six and performed a unique dance to ridicule him.

JUNE 2007: After the second Test against England at Trent Bridge, was fined half of his match fee for deliberately
shoulder barging England captain Michael Vaughan. Also bowled a lethal beamer at Kevin Pietersen.

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From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 0:00:38 2009.

naa oru naal leave eduthadhula ivvalavu nadandhuduchA?
Maddy, points table, result yellAm update pannunga.
From: MADDY on Sat May 9 0:44:52 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

naa oru naal leave eduthadhula ivvalavu nadandhuduchA?
Maddy, points table, result yellAm update pannunga.

gokul, request you to please update the results and points table in old thread itself and give the link in your signature as before. I will request prabhu ram not to lock the old thread, so that people can still use it and view it. Please let me know if you think otherwise
From: Sourav on Sat May 9 0:47:15 2009.

We can ask PR to move that points, results posts to 1st page of this thread...
GP, send a pm to PR reg this.
From: MADDY on Sat May 9 0:51:19 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Btw,nehra said, MC, easy catch bhi nahin pakkadthi yaar when Dhoni dropped a Dolly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQ32wj9r5M&feature=related

Nehra seriyaana ^%%*(&......the only ball he knows to bowl is L.K.Ball......good that dhoni is not even considering him for the team

kaetta delhi kaaranukku "garam khoon"-aam......naangellam enna firdge-laya blood vechiituirukkom call me racist, i dont care, but i hate delhiites
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 2:14:37 2009.

sourav wrote:

We can ask PR to move that points, results posts to 1st page of this thread...
GP, send a pm to PR reg this.
PMed to PR.

From: Nerd on Sat May 9 2:22:37 2009.

MADDY wrote:

Btw,nehra said, MC, easy catch bhi nahin pakkadthi yaar when Dhoni dropped a Dolly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQ32wj9r5M&feature=related LOL

Nehra seriyaana ^%%*(&......the only ball he knows to bowl is L.K.Ball......good that dhoni is not even considering him for the team Laughing

kaetta delhi kaaranukku "garam khoon"-aam......naangellam enna firdge-laya blood vechiituirukkom Mad

call me racist, i dont care, but i hate delhiites Razz

Saw the highlights of today's match. Nehra was like, Ek catch thO pakad yaar

. Actually KKD did drop a dolly couple of balls earlier but Nehra's this comment was after he dropped a tough catch off a no ball! And yeah the BC was towards KKD (after Bajji got out). Moron

From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 2:58:00 2009.

You will regret for this statement.

Ramakrishna wrote:

IMO, Sachin can simply retire from all kinds of T20 cricket
From: directhit on Sat May 9 3:02:53 2009.

MADDY wrote:

Nehra seriyaana ^%%*(&......the only ball he knows to bowl is L.K.Ball......good that dhoni is not even considering him for the team
and there is no way MSD wud consider him
From: Ramakrishna on Sat May 9 3:07:33 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

You will regret for this statement.

Ramakrishna wrote:

IMO, Sachin can simply retire from all kinds of T20 cricket

Thalaivar 20-20 ellaam aadanumaa?

From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 3:09:03 2009.

Policy basis - Hell No

Performance basis : hell yea, Oru 2 season aabadhu aadanum. I am more inclined to the ferformanss now a days. Ella Gothalayum erangi aadanum. "Greatest batsman tag" vendaama. Its only the team that is hurting now. If not now nesst season paapom. Sachin will surely have a roll. BTW, Naan ingae captaincy pathiae pesala.

Ramakrishna wrote:

You will regret for this statement.

Ramakrishna wrote:

IMO, Sachin can simply retire from all kinds of T20 cricket Yes Sir

Thalaivar 20-20 ellaam aadanumaa?

From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 5:16:01 2009.

PR for moving my posts (Points, Results and Records) to the new thread.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 6:12:01 2009.

IPL pull-out disappoints Australian players

May 8, 2009

Shane Watson, Nathan Bracken and James Hopes will not contest Cricket Australia's move to stand them down from the IPL, despite being left disappointed and out of pocket by the decision. The trio had hoped to join Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab respectively from this weekend, only to be ruled out after undergoing medical examinations by Australian team doctor, Trefor James.

Bracken and Hopes were in line to earn in excess of $100,000 in pro-rata payments for a fortnight's work, having signed deals worth $325,000 and $300,000 with their IPL franchises. Both were hopeful of receiving medical clearance to join their teams in South Africa, but were informed prior to Australia's Twenty20 match against Pakistan - a game in which they both batted and bowled - that minor knee injuries would rule them out.

"He was keen as mustard to play with Bangalore," Rob Horton, Bracken's agent, said. "He was prepared to go and get the release from Cricket Australia, but he was not granted medical clearance so couldn't go. He's disappointed, but he can also see the bigger picture here. While he did have a knee injury last year, and it has since come good and not given him much trouble, there is also a heavy schedule coming up. He understands their reasoning. Apart from the dollars at stake, he had signed an IPL contract and wanted to fulfil it.

"There is no point trying to appeal the decision. Cricket Australia has the final say. I was talking to [Bracken] last night, and he knows there is a busy schedule coming up, which also includes the Twenty20 Champions League, because NSW qualified. He understands the reasoning behind it. Moves like this can help provide longevity for his career. He's not a young chicken anymore. At the top level of the game, he probably has another four good years and he wants to get the maximum out of it."

Hopes, a regular in Australia's limited-overs squads in recent seasons, was similarly resigned to forgoing IPL earnings to ensure his fitness for the World Twenty 20. "He's certainly disappointed, because he was looking forward to playing in the IPL," Peter Rogers, Hopes' agent, said. "He's disappointed in terms of not being able to play, but he is comfortable with [Cricket Australia's] decision. He has tendonitis in his right knee and he's been playing a fair bit recently, so he knows the rest will do him good. There comes a time when the body says it needs a break."

Watson had expressed his desire to join Rajasthan, with whom he has a $125,000 contract, after Australia's limited-overs series against Pakistan, and apparently passed an initial fitness assessment. But the allrounder injured his groin while compiling 33 from 14 balls in the series finale in Dubai, and was subsequently stood down from the final stages of the IPL; a tournament he dominated in 2008.

Watson's injury is not expected to restrict his involvement in the World Twenty20, but is nonetheless unwelcome in a year that has already seen him miss successive series against South Africa on account of stress fractures of the back. He has yet to return to competitive bowling - the IPL, he felt, would have been the ideal platform - and could now head to the Centre of Excellence to continue his rehabilitation.

"I spoke to him briefly before he got on the plane from Dubai, and he was pretty philosophical about it," Dave Flaskas, Watson's agent, said. "His view was that that he would have liked to play, but now a decision has been made and he wants to make the best of it. Obviously there is a commercial downside to it. But he is running into some pretty good form now, and there are obviously some big series coming up, so he pretty pragmatic about it all. He wants to start bowling and make sure he's 100 percent fit and healthy with the Ashes coming up. There is obviously a downside in terms of the cash, but I think he realises there is more at stake here."

From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 6:38:42 2009.

TEAM HYDERABAD
OUT: Fidel Edwards, Dwayne Smith IN: Andrew Symonds

TEAM CHENNAI
OUT: Andrew Flintoff

KNIGHT RIDERS
OUT: Chris Gayle IN: David Hussey

ROYAL CHALLENGERS
OUT: Kevin Pietersen IN: Nathan Bracken

KINGS XI
OUT: Ravi Bopara IN: James Hopes

TEAM DELHI
OUT: Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah

TEAM JAIPUR
IN: Shane Watson

* Note: The Australians will join after the T20
against Pakistan in Dubai on Thursday

Shane Watson, Nathan Bracken and James Hopes wont return for this IPL.

From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 6:41:18 2009.

Deccan Chargers team
+Gilchrist(c), Gibbs, RG Sharma, Y Venugopal Rao, A Symonds, DB Ravi Teja, TS Suman, PP Ojha, SM Shoaib, RP Singh, RJ Harris

Kings XI Punjab team
S Sohal, SM Katich, Yuvraj Singh(c), DPMD Jayawardene, +KC Sangakkara, IK Pathan, B Lee, PP Chawla, RR Powar, WA Mota, S Sreesanth
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 6:52:09 2009.

Gilly
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 6:55:28 2009.

Brett Lee playing for Punjab
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:19:00 2009.

End of over 10 (2 runs) - Deccan Chargers 72/3
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 7:22:25 2009.

Symonds playing for Deccan. So brett lee and symonds didn't make it to the T20 World cup squad.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:26:49 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Symonds playing for Deccan. So brett lee and symonds didn't make it to the T20 World cup squad.
IPL la velayaadaradhaala Symmonds and B.Lee didnt make it to WC?
Or is it other way round. since Symmonds and B.Lee dropped from WC, they are playing in IPL?
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 7:29:53 2009.

GP,

Even i am confused. Wasn't watson, hopes and another australian stopped bcos of wc?.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:32:25 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

GP,

Even i am confused. Wasn't watson, hopes and another australian stopped bcos of wc?.
Watson, Hopes and Bracken stopped due to minor injury as per Cricket Australia.
From: dinesh13284 on Sat May 9 7:40:04 2009.

I think Symonds may play in WC
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 7:44:29 2009.

Thanks gp,

But how sure are we that lee and symonds are gonna play wc?
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:46:05 2009.

End of over 15 (11 runs) - Deccan Chargers 100/4
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:46:58 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Thanks gp,

But how sure are we that lee and symonds are gonna play wc?
not sure. their final squad is yet to be announced.
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 7:52:36 2009.

Symonds sixxx
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 7:55:04 2009.

Symonds blasting sreesanth
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:58:00 2009.

16.5 Sreesanth to Symonds, FOUR, drops it short and he swivels and biffs him across the line, the short arm pull sends the ball scorching to the deep midwicket boundary
16.4 Sreesanth to Symonds, 2 runs, slams it hard square of the wicket and Mota does brilliantly at deep cover to slide and cut it off just inches from the rope
16.3 Sreesanth to Symonds, SIX, Sreesanth suffers again by bowling a half volley outside off, Symonds lofts hard through the line and gets enough bat to clear the rope at long-off
16.2 Sreesanth to Symonds, SIX, he goes big, he goes half a dozen! Sreesanth bowls him a friendly half volley and he makes room and lofts him through the line and deposits it a mile over the wide long-on
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 7:58:26 2009.

End of over 17 (20 runs) - Deccan Chargers 133/4
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 8:05:52 2009.

lee
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 8:11:51 2009.

Symmonds
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 8:35:58 2009.

End of over 20 (9 runs) - Deccan Chargers 168/5 (RR: 8.40)

Last 5 overs: 68 runs
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 8:36:20 2009.

End of over 3 (9 runs) - Kings XI Punjab 29/0 (140 runs required)
From: Plum on Sat May 9 8:39:12 2009.

Yappa iLavarasa, powar powarnu oruthan teamla irukkan marandhuttiya? When slow bowlers were ruling, iLavarasan didjnt give an over to powar:-)
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 8:48:21 2009.

4.5 Sharma to Katich, OUT, Sharma's on a wicket-taking spree! Katich makes room and tries to loft him downtown but the ball straightens after pitching and Katich fails to get the elevation, Rao runs forward from long-on and takes the catch
SM Katich c Venugopal Rao b Sharma 9 (11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

4.3 Sharma to Sohal, OUT, very soft dismissal! Sohal makes a bit of room and tries to loft him straight but instead he goes inside out and gets a tame top edge down Rao's throat at mid-off
S Sohal c Venugopal Rao b Sharma 30 (17b 4x4 1x6) SR: 176.47
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 8:48:58 2009.

End of over 6 (3 runs) - Kings XI Punjab 45/2 (124 runs required)
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 8:50:25 2009.

KXI had a very gud start. they were 40/0 in 4 overs.
Rohit Sharma's double strike in 5th over pegs back KXI.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:06:15 2009.

9.6 Shoaib to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, at the stroke of the strategy break! Yuvraj swings across the line and goes for broke and he gets a thick top edge and the ball swirls to Gilchrist who takes the skier and that sparks off wild celebrations
Yuvraj Singh c +Gilchrist b Shoaib 18 (14b 1x4 1x6) SR: 128.57

9.4 Shoaib to Sangakkara, OUT, Sangakkara gets too cheeky and gives it all away! Shoaib comes round the wicket and bowls it full and angles it in, Sanga moves a long way across his stumps, gets on his knee and tries to paddle it away but the ball clips the edge and cannons onto his legstump
KC Sangakkara b Shoaib 25 (18b 1x4 1x6) SR: 138.88
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:06:36 2009.

End of over 10 (6 runs) - Kings XI Punjab 86/4 (83 runs required)
From: Sourav on Sat May 9 9:07:19 2009.

9.6 Shoaib to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, at the stroke of the strategy break! Yuvraj swings across the line and goes for broke and he gets a thick top edge and the ball swirls to Gilchrist who takes the skier and that sparks off wild celebrations
Yuvraj Singh c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Shoaib 18 (14b 1x4 1x6) SR: 128.57

9.4 Shoaib to Sangakkara, OUT, Sangakkara gets too cheeky and gives it all away! Shoaib comes round the wicket and bowls it full and angles it in, Sanga moves a long way across his stumps, gets on his knee and tries to paddle it away but the ball clips the edge and cannons onto his legstump
KC Sangakkara b Shoaib 25 (18b 1x4 1x6) SR: 138.88

Kings XI Punjab 86/4 (10.0/20 ov)
Kings XI Punjab require another 83 runs with 6 wickets and 60 balls remaining
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:16:02 2009.

Wow! Great going Chargers

Symonds

Vengayam for a change
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:29:55 2009.

14.2 Suman to Pathan, OUT, nice catch! Irfan steps down the track and tries to mow him against the turn, Suman cuts back on the pace and a desperate heave finds the thick edge and Shoaib charges to his right and takes it falling forward
IK Pathan c Shoaib b Suman 10 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

FOW: 116/5
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:30:51 2009.

End of over 15 (4 runs) - Kings XI Punjab 119/5 (50 runs required)
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:31:40 2009.

Great!

Come on Gilly, use more slow/spin bowlers increase the Req.RR!
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:31:42 2009.

DC
Advance wishes for CSK.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:33:52 2009.

I want CSK to win the next match! just for Mr.SGP!
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:35:01 2009.

4 Overs 45 runs required...2 more quiet overs will do!
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:37:04 2009.

Jayam out!
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:38:22 2009.

Oh correction, its Mota.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:39:09 2009.

29 from 18 balls, Two 6's
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:44:26 2009.

Jayawardane out
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:44:54 2009.

Shabba! Jaya out aaitaan. 19 from 2 overs, 3 wickets in hand. Paapom!
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:45:38 2009.

End of over 18 (10 runs) - Kings XI Punjab 150/7 (19 runs required)
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:46:10 2009.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Shabba! Jaya out aaitaan. 19 from 2 overs, 3 wickets in hand. Paapom!
crucial 19th over coming up.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:46:43 2009.

Gokul, is Jakati from CSK is an Indian?
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:47:03 2009.

Harris bowling 19th over. he has already given 19 runs in 2 overs, but new batsmen at the crease.
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:47:31 2009.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Gokul, is Jakati from CSK is an Indian?
yeah, from Goa.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:47:38 2009.

17 from 10...man this is getting
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:48:38 2009.

Brett Lee hits a six.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:49:04 2009.

Harris!
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:49:33 2009.

End of over 19 (11 runs) - Kings XI Punjab 161/7 (8 runs required)
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:50:00 2009.

8 runs of 6 should not be a big ask! Lets see....
From: ThalaNass on Sat May 9 9:50:45 2009.

8 from 6
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:50:45 2009.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Harris!
that over cud have been given to someone else. there were more option Rpsingh, Rohit...
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:51:48 2009.

Matter Over 4
From: sgokulprathap on Sat May 9 9:52:11 2009.

4 of the 1st ball.
Punjab surely gonna win.
anyway it makes spots for the semis still wide open.
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:53:54 2009.

3 of 3
From: ThalaNass on Sat May 9 9:55:39 2009.

1 of 2
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:56:06 2009.

RP has to bowl 2 good balls.
From: ThalaNass on Sat May 9 9:56:42 2009.

ada pOngappa
From: Sanguine Sridhar on Sat May 9 9:57:24 2009.

Thothutaainga, jeikka vendiya match!

Anyway all the best csk

sgp, tn!
From: ThalaNass on Sat May 9 9:58:25 2009.

Punjab now 4th but one match more than Deccan..

Good luck to Rajasthan camaan kaatan!
From: hamid on Sat May 9 10:18:31 2009.

RR won toss and elected to bat..
From: hamid on Sat May 9 10:19:20 2009.

Vijay & Oram comes in
From: directhit on Sat May 9 10:22:32 2009.

ThalaNass wrote:

Good luck to Rajasthan camaan kaatan!
From: hamid on Sat May 9 10:24:01 2009.

Good win by Punjab.. they came so close in many games, but unable to finish it off.. they badly needed this win..
Mahela is playing great.. his innings in the las few games are fantastic
Symonds and Lee
From: hamid on Sat May 9 10:27:16 2009.

CSK being a great batting side didnt chase well so far..

Both captains says the pressure is on the other team Clash of the best captains in IPL.. mind games have started.. would be a cracker of a game.. and chennai will emerge winners

From: hamid on Sat May 9 10:32:52 2009.

IPL 2009 Records - As on May 04, 2009

Highest total:
Delhi - 189/5 v Chennai, Durban 23 Apr 2009
Mumbai - 187/6 v Kolkata, Port Elizabeth 27 Apr 2009
Deccan - 184/6 v Bangalore, Cape Town 22 Apr 2009
Chennai - 180/9 v Delhi, Durban 23 Apr 2009
Chennai - 179/5 v Bangalore, Port Elizabeth 20 Apr 2009
Chennai - 178/3 v Deccan, East London 4 May 2009

Largest Victories
Chennai - 92 runs v Bangalore, Port Elizabeth 20 Apr 2009
Mumbai - 92 runs v Kolkata, Port Elizabeth 27 Apr 2009
Chennai - 78 runs v Deccan, East London 4 May 2009
Bangalore - 75 runs v Rajasthan, Cape Town 18 Apr 2009
Chennai - 38 runs v Rajasthan, Centurion 30 Apr 2009

Most Runs
Hayden (Chennai) - 289 runs
Raina (Chennai) - 264 runs
Hodge (Kolkatta) - 230 runs
Kallis (Bangalore) - 220 runs
Gilchrist (Deccan) - 210 runs
Sachin (Mumbai) - 209 runs

Most Sixes
S.Raina (Chennai) - 13
Gilchrist (Deccan) - 13
R.Sharma (Deccan) - 11
Hayden (Chennai) - 10
Gayle (Kolkatta) -10
D.Smith (Deccan) - 10
Y.Pathan (Rajasthan) - 10

High Scores
AB De Villiers (Delhi) - 105* v Chennai, Durban 23 Apr 2009
S.Raina (Chennai) - 98 v Rajasthan, Centurion 30 Apr 2009
RS Bopara (Punjab) - 84 v Bangalore, Durban 24 Apr 2009
BJ Hodge (Kolkatta) - 73 v Mumbai, East London 1 May 2009
AC Gilchrist (Deccan) - 71 v Bangalore, Cape Town 22 Apr 2009

Best Bowling Figures
Kumble (Bangalore) - 5/5 v Rajasthan, Cape Town 18 Apr 2009
L Balaji (Chennai) - 21/4 v Rajasthan, Centurion 30 Apr 2009
RP Singh (Deccan) - 22/4 v Kolkata, Cape Town 19 Apr 2009
SB Jakati (Chennai) - 22/4 v Deccan, East London 4 May 2009
SB Jakati (Chennai) - 24/4 v Delhi, Johannesburg 2 May 2009
YA Abdulla (Punjab) - 31/4 v Bangalore, Durban 24 Apr 2009
YA Abdulla (Punjab) - 36/4 v Bangalore, Durban 1 May 2009

To add a few

Fastest Fifty:
Hayden 22 balls against Vs Delhi
Hayden 22 balls against Vs RCB
Dhoni 24 balls against Kings XI
Thilshan 24 Balls against CSK

Most Sixes
Hayden has taken over other
Hayden : 16 Sixes
Raina :14 Sixes
Gilchrsit : 14 Sixes

From: hamid on Sat May 9 10:44:34 2009.

Somehow( dont know how ) Smith escapes the first ball

3rd ball Ojha out
Morkel Strikes
From: directhit on Sat May 9 11:57:13 2009.

that was superb take by Oram
From: sivank on Sat May 9 11:58:49 2009.

Bowlers are doing a neat job for CSK tonight.

Great catch by Raina and Oram
From: hamid on Sat May 9 12:00:37 2009.

Good catch by Oram & by Raina

Good bowling by CSK..

Dhoni used his bowlers effectively. .not one batsman was allowed to get away..

another wicket gonbe. runout

Chennai all the way
From: hamid on Sat May 9 12:02:55 2009.

a score of less than 140 shd be a cakewalk for chennai. letz see what warne does
From: hamid on Sat May 9 12:03:38 2009.

another one gone.. jakati
From: sivank on Sat May 9 12:06:38 2009.

Dhoni one moe stumping.

BTW, which wk has made the most stumpings so far in this tournament?
From: hamid on Sat May 9 12:14:09 2009.

sivank wrote:

Dhoni one moe stumping.

BTW, which wk has made the most stumpings so far in this tournament?

Dhoni
From: hamid on Sat May 9 12:16:03 2009.

RR :140

141 Target
From: directhit on Sat May 9 12:19:00 2009.

141 - tricky! shud be an interesting chase
From: hamid on Sat May 9 12:23:27 2009.

directhit wrote:

141 - tricky! shud be an interesting chase

i think we shd win it easily.. I belive we wont complicate and make a mess of it and win it in the last over
From: Nerd on Sat May 9 12:27:14 2009.

Did BCCI and Modi show such generous philanthropy last year in India?
From: Vivasaayi on Sat May 9 12:27:51 2009.

Return of Rambo

Finally a Pakistani presence at the IPL, and the "clessiest ect" at that, as Ramiz "Rambo" Raja duly took his place alongside the spin doctors and cheerleaders also known as the IPL commentary team. Sporting an Amitabh Bachchan circa-70s hairdo, Rambo was straightaway in touch: Shadab Jakati was mistaken for Manpreet Gony, Karan Goel was not a big hitter (as he only had a strike-rate of about 200 in his first game), and Rohit Sharma "may not have the purple cap but he's in the middle of a purple patch". Even "Yovraaj" is now "Yooovraj". Legend.

Why the IPL is good for you
Because Lalit Modi says so. Obviously.

Why the IPL is good for you other than because Lalit Modi told you so

Because Ravi Bopara says it helped him score a Test hundred at Lord's.

hilarious stuff

http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/current/story/403655.html
From: ajithfederer on Sat May 9 13:04:54 2009.

directhit wrote:

ThalaNass wrote:

Good luck to Rajasthan camaan kaatan!
From: hamid on Sat May 9 13:18:59 2009.

67/2 after 10 overs chasing 141.

Warne first over but hayden handled him pretty well in his next over

hayden crossed 400 runs in IPL 2009

pitch has become very slow and it is hard to bat.. but Chennai shd win it but not so easy as expected.
From: directhit on Sat May 9 13:24:36 2009.

Haydos stepping out to Warne
From: directhit on Sat May 9 13:25:27 2009.

Miss Bollywood for today's match was
From: hamid on Sat May 9 13:26:58 2009.

directhit wrote:

Miss Bollywood for today's match was
From: VENKIRAJA on Sat May 9 13:35:43 2009.

kadaisi over varaikkum poganum-ngaradhukkagave aadura maadhiri irukudhu.. Yesterday's case was different but still... :confused:
From: directhit on Sat May 9 13:43:10 2009.

VENKIRAJA wrote:

kadaisi over varaikkum poganum-ngaradhukkagave aadura maadhiri irukudhu.. Yesterday's case was different but still... :confused:
its a tuf pitch to bat on - infact i still think we gave away 10-15 runs xtra
From: directhit on Sat May 9 13:45:27 2009.

Badri Harwood
From: Nerd on Sat May 9 13:49:55 2009.

Harwood does a tendulkar

But thamizhan badri What batting yaa.. Great improvizations early on (couple of boundaries to third man), and cutting loose towards the end. He did struggle a bit against warne but he is still there. Badri, take a bow

From: directhit on Sat May 9 13:57:47 2009.

Warne wrote:

Rajasthan have won the toss and opted to bat. Warne thinks around 160 is a par score. He made sure he emphasised that Chennai don't chase well, a nice dig at the opposition before the start. Dhoni says the pressure is on Rajasthan to set a target.

podaaaa poi shilpa shetty kitta sollu idhellaam

Haydos

Badri

From: directhit on Sat May 9 13:58:52 2009.

MOM - Badri
From: hamid on Sat May 9 14:00:48 2009.

Badri finishes in style
From: hamid on Sat May 9 14:02:18 2009.

CSK
5 wins in a row.. whoz next? RCB?

Haydos and Badri

very nicely paying back to rajasthan.. one more in the finals waiting
From: littlemaster1982 on Sat May 9 14:02:41 2009.

Badri
From: ArulprakasH on Sat May 9 14:04:18 2009.

Haydos and Badri

Finally Badri comes to form with the match winnin knock..
From: directhit on Sat May 9 14:04:34 2009.

Thanks to Miss Bollywood
From: hamid on Sat May 9 14:04:36 2009.

Badri and Haydos : awesome batting in not so good conditions..

always kept runrate under control
when it seems like going a bit out of control immediately it was brought down and was a comfortable win in the end
From: hamid on Sat May 9 14:07:02 2009.

Chennai on top of table
with the best runrate
From: hamid on Sat May 9 14:07:47 2009.

Badri also hit the most no of sixes rt?
From: hamid on Sat May 9 14:09:32 2009.

no.. so many people have hit one six..

actually nine batsmen has hit a six each
From: omega on Sat May 9 14:14:22 2009.

Great win for CSK..
Badri & Hayden
From: Sanjeevi on Sat May 9 14:28:29 2009.

CSK

Badri was good
From: sivank on Sat May 9 14:28:47 2009.

It seems like a good sign. Chennai lost both preround matches against RR last year and also the final match.

This year RR has lost both its matches against CSK. Would there be a final between CSK and RR and this time CSK would win the trophy

From: littlemaster1982 on Sun May 10 1:33:44 2009.

Fake IPL Player again.

Quote:

Appam's done it again. First, he messes with a guy twice his size who has just belted him for sixes & fours, and then he goes to Cool Dude asking about his chances of making it to the T20 WC team if the main bowler doesn't recover in time. Cool Dude just laughed it off saying that he doesn't plan on visiting the match referee during the T20 WC.

From: hamid on Sun May 10 2:25:30 2009.

Hayden and Badrinath mastermind tricky chase
The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga
May 9, 2009
20 overs Chennai Super Kings 141 for 3 (Badrinath 59*, Hayden 48) beat Rajasthan Royals 140 for 7 (Muralitharan 2-22) by seven wickets

Matthew Hayden and Shane Warne. Sixty-nine Tests together, the last 12 of them wins, but today they would decide who'd win this IPL game and go to the top of the table. There could be only one winner, and on the night it was Hayden. Chasing 141 Chennai Super Kings were in for a tough one, with the pitch turning square and staying slow and Warne looking like pulling off something special. Hayden, though, attacked clinically, played like a workman in between those assaults, and ensured Chennai beat Rajasthan for the second time in this IPL. He had with him S Badrinath, who went from being a supporting act to a lead player towards the end.

The two teams seemed inseparable till Hayden's one-on-one with with Warne. A disciplined Chennai, with a varied attack and well captained, had kept Rajasthan down to a total that - at the half-way mark - they would have backed themselves to chase. But Rajasthan were equally disciplined, smart, and well led. In the first eight overs, they had limited Chennai to 49 for 2, including Suresh Raina's wicket. Yusuf Pathan was bowling big turners at 95kmph.

More importantly Hayden had faced just 15 of those 48 deliveries. Even more importantly Warne had bowled an over of dip, drift and break when Badrinath couldn't even lay bat to ball. In the ninth over Warne bowled to Hayden for the first time, throwing the first ball wide, which was called wide despite big turn. The next one was flighted wide again, and Hayden decided to reverse-sweep late but perfectly. He then walked down to Warne, as if the keeper was standing back, and got to the pitch and hit him flat over long-on.

That over may have got Chennai only 12 runs, but the statement that Hayden made was huge. Warne was playable again, the required run-rate came back within manageable proportions, and soon Badrinath became comfortable too.

It showed in how Badrinath overtook Hayden's pace in the 16th over, bowled by Shane Harwood. The first ball he scooped over fine leg for six, steered one wide of point for four, whipped another over fine leg, and then upper-cut one over the keeper. This was a man bracketed as a Test batsman yet improvising to each and every delivery of an over, and providing the final game-breaker. He had come a long way in one innings, from looking out of sorts against Warne to finishing the game off.

Warne finally got Hayden with a stumping down the leg side when Hayden walked down once again, but by then - in the 17th over - the game had been decided.

This was also a battle between the two best captains in this tournament. And they had set the tone by exchanging indirect sledges at the toss. Warne had a go at Chennai, saying they were not good chasers. Dhoni retorted, saying given his strong batting line-up, the Rajasthan batsmen would be under immense pressure to set a defendable total.
The Chennai bowlers did their bit in accentuating that pressure. Rajasthan struggled for momentum right from the start, when Albie Morkel struck in his first over - for the third time in three matches. Dhoni rotated his bowlers around smartly, using seven of them in first 10 overs, who gave away only five boundaries.

Swapnil Asnodkar and Graeme Smith added 53 in 50 balls, but there was no sense of restlessness because of the slow run-rate. The key moment came in the third quarter of the innings, when after both Asnodkar and Smith had wasted those slow starts, Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja looked to open up, hitting Shadab Jakati for a six each in the 14th over, but Chennai accounted for both of them in the next two overs.

Dhoni made two smart moves then - he brought in L Balaji from the other end, and let Jakati continue despite that over. Balaji, helped by a superb diving-in-front catch by Raina at point, accounted for Jadeja, and Jakati got Yusuf who went for a repeat of the six in the next over. Again this dismissal was made possible by smart work from Jacob Oram at the long-on boundary.

Dhoni went back to rotating his bowlers, the fielders stayed sharp, and Rajasthan struggled to get going again. Dhoni himself made two stumpings. Warne hit 21 off 11 deliveries to give Rajasthan something to bowl to. As far as the battle of captains goes, they were probably locked, but Dhoni was leading the better side on the night.
From: P_R on Sun May 10 3:45:29 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Mods: Please amend as deemed fit.

Hey ! What's the idea ?

You all know very well what is to be avoided here. What's the point in posting them then ? The above is hardly a disclaimer. Please desist from spelling out profanities and leave things to the inference of careful watchers and lip-readers.

You may not agree with the rules, but surely you'll agree there are many who would find such language inappropriate in a public forum. Is it that difficult to avoid ?

Lastly, I find it quite unenjoyable to have to go through these IPL posts to sanitize them
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 7:43:07 2009.

Match aarambichu remba neram aayiduchu... oru update kooda varala

Duminy

Sachin
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 7:48:04 2009.

Rahane maiden 50

Dum-Rah p'ship
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 8:00:36 2009.

MI 157 for 2. Good score!
From: littlemaster1982 on Sun May 10 8:10:44 2009.

Rahane could have gone for his shots in the end. Par score I think. Let's see.
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 9:03:11 2009.

4 wickets down. 58 from 10 overs.

New bowler Nanda
From: Nerd on Sun May 10 9:05:45 2009.

Sachin

From: Plum on Sun May 10 9:43:02 2009.

Vir, naanga appove sonnomla

4 wickets down. 58 from 10 overs.

New bowler Nanda Clap

Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 4:57 am

A further analysis of MI squad shows the presence of Chetanya Nanda. When I advocated dropping Harbhajan, I expected the question "Who instead of Harbhajan?". I have the answer now. Chetanya did pretty well domestically, and if I remember right, against a strong ROI lineup, playing for Delhi, he had the likes of Laxman and Dravid in knots early last season. Given that Bhajji has been bowling crap, and given that young spinners have done very well, and even Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina have had success as spinners, I think it is time for Sachin to take the hard decision of ditching the temperamental sardar, and take in Nanda. Nothing to lose, really.

From: Plum on Sun May 10 9:44:01 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Sachin

C'mon Nerd. Its not a big deal. Even Warne, the bowler is not in great form. Idhellam sagajam dhaan. Class is permanent. Even in T20.

From: viraajan on Sun May 10 9:58:34 2009.

Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 4:57 am

Vir, naanga appove sonnomla Smile

One more thing,

I wanted to search for your post where you predicted that MI will lose that particular match ( I think it is last to last match

Plum

) and reply to it to express both my anger (

) and my wish. Was bit lazy to search

. Let me post it now.

You prediction

Please dont predict for MI

J/k.

From: littlemaster1982 on Sun May 10 10:01:33 2009.

But the likes of Nanda are pretty sluggish in the field. MI gave lot of twos when there were only singles. Hope the fielding gets sharp enough in the coming matches.
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 10:04:43 2009.

MI now in 6th spot with +.44 NRR.

Hope they keep up this momentum and win all the forthcoming matches. In case this happens, MI is into semi.

//oru hope thaan... pls dont laugh
From: Nerd on Sun May 10 10:07:17 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

But the likes of Nanda are pretty sluggish in the field. MI gave lot of twos when there were only singles. Hope the fielding gets sharp enough in the coming matches.

The two's down the ground were because of the sun thingi I guess

Plum, sachin class pathi doubt-A? I was disappointed that he missed out on an opportunity to score big.
From: Nerd on Sun May 10 10:09:37 2009.

Next up is Kings. munnayE sonna mAdhiri semi's ellAm pOgalainA kooda we should beat Kings
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 10:11:45 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Next up is Kings. munnayE sonna mAdhiri semi's ellAm pOgalainA kooda we should beat Kings

Yeah. Last time 120 chase panna muidyama thothuttom... badhiladi kodukkkanum

Also to DD in the second match.
From: Plum on Sun May 10 10:13:00 2009.

Yeah, beating Kings XI is important. Konjam Kashtam dhaan - the Kings have just turned around from pathetic loss to close loss to a close win. So, the momentum, as IPL commentators cliche around, is with them. Assuming CSK, DD can make it easily. Two spots are up for grabs. RR are in prime position for one of them. The match vs KXI could be a 'six-pointer' for Mumbai. BRC look like not much of a challenge. So, essentially, it is KXI and DC that MI are fighting. DC look favourites for that 4th spot, though.

From: littlemaster1982 on Sun May 10 10:13:38 2009.

But the likes of Nanda are pretty sluggish in the field. MI gave lot of twos when there were only singles. Hope the fielding gets sharp enough in the coming matches.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

The two's down the ground were because of the sun thingi I guess Confused

No Nerd, Nanda was in the shades then. Today it was ok, but in close matches, we can't afford such lousy fielding. Especially, when the fielding coach is Jonty Rhodes

From: Plum on Sun May 10 10:13:40 2009.

Vir, I realised that so stopped prediciting for MI. Konjam adakkiye vaasikkiren.
From: Vivasaayi on Sun May 10 10:26:44 2009.

did jonty had a dig at chennai team today - was watching him talking to some guy in the strategy timeout

He told abt the fiedling efforts of his team and the efforts put in etc etc etc and atlast i heard something like "we are not dhonis men on the field"

Even before he was done with his interview , the ads showed up...did he really say that or I misheard it?
From: hamid on Sun May 10 10:31:55 2009.

Good win by Mumbai They really needed this win . they look like a more settled and balanced side now.. Bhajji back to form is a great news ..

When is Zaheer coming back to side?

3 wins out of the next four needed for mumbai to enter semis.. not so hard i believe

From: viraajan on Sun May 10 10:39:05 2009.

Yeah, beating Kings XI is important. Konjam Kashtam dhaan - the Kings have just turned around from pathetic loss to close loss to a close win. So, the momentum, as IPL commentators cliche around, is with them. Assuming CSK, DD can make it easily. Two spots are up for grabs. RR are in prime position for one of them. The match vs KXI could be a 'six-pointer' for Mumbai. BRC look like not much of a challenge. So, essentially, it is KXI and DC that MI are fighting. DC look favourites for that 4th spot, though.

Enakku ennamo RR konjam down aayidum nu feel pandren. Lets see..

Anyway, today's victory has made me look forward. Lets wait.

Plum, thanks

From: ThalaNass on Sun May 10 11:59:57 2009.

DADA this is why im still watching IPL!! 8 more runs to score 50!! now who cares for KKR
From: ThalaNass on Sun May 10 12:00:54 2009.

DADA please resign from KKR and join Mumbai or RR
From: ThalaNass on Sun May 10 12:06:52 2009.

From: crajkumar_be on Sun May 10 12:15:54 2009.

Mods: Please amend as deemed fit.

Hey ! What's the idea ?

You all know very well what is to be avoided here. What's the point in posting them then ? The above is hardly a disclaimer. Please desist from spelling out profanities and leave things to the inference of careful watchers and lip-readers.

You may not agree with the rules, but surely you'll agree there are many who would find such language inappropriate in a public forum. Is it that difficult to avoid ?

Lastly, I find it quite unenjoyable to have to go through these IPL posts to sanitize them Smile

Sorry hai!

From: ThalaNass on Sun May 10 12:16:57 2009.

Agarkar
From: crajkumar_be on Sun May 10 13:22:10 2009.

Mumbai
Innum hope irukka?

Thala's Bangalore jinx (venue and team) continues...
From: crajkumar_be on Sun May 10 13:23:53 2009.

CSK -
RR Aniyayathukku effective-a vilayaadi veruppetharainga. For the first 10 overs I thought we were never going to make it.

Dhoni's post-match interview (both the Kings XI match and yesterday's)
From: crajkumar_be on Sun May 10 13:25:10 2009.

Enna dhaan CSK veriyana irundhaalum i think DD are the deadliest... RR too... maberum imsaigal
From: viraajan on Sun May 10 13:28:00 2009.

ThalaNass wrote:

Agarkar

his batting was good today.. but i couldnt help but

evlo score panninomo, bowling la adhukku equal'a run koduthuruvomla
From: Vivasaayi on Sun May 10 13:51:10 2009.

cr,

may be ntini must be picked out leaving out jacob oram to strengthen our bowling attack in semis with a team like delhi....tniti,tyagi,murali,jakati,mrkel and raina would do.

we can chase or set a total with a good batting line.

From: Ramakrishna on Sun May 10 17:20:02 2009.

Vivasaayi wrote:

cr,

may be ntini must be picked out leaving out jacob oram to strengthen our bowling attack in semis with a team like delhi....tniti,tyagi,murali,jakati,mrkel and raina would do.

we can chase or set a total with a good batting line.

Balaji-ya enga vitteenga

From: ajithfederer on Sun May 10 17:27:00 2009.

Sollikuraanga

crajkumar_be wrote:

Mumbai
Innum hope irukka?
From: Ramakrishna on Sun May 10 17:30:07 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Sollikuraanga

crajkumar_be wrote:

Mumbai
Innum hope irukka?

Zaheer vanthaa strong aayidum... and the team management shouldn't make the grave mistake of dropping Surya once again
From: ajithfederer on Sun May 10 17:42:46 2009.

Innum 4 match irukku, Even if we win all the four, we have to expect both Kings Punjab and Deccan chargers to lose. Fortunately we have a better NRR than them. Idhellam nadakuma??. Yes we should not drop Jayasurya anymore.
From: ajithfederer on Sun May 10 18:13:08 2009.

Yes, we should win Punjab.

Nerd wrote:

Next up is Kings. munnayE sonna mAdhiri semi's ellAm pOgalainA kooda we should beat Kings
From: Sourav on Sun May 10 21:39:04 2009.

Dada...

From: ajithfederer on Mon May 11 1:38:31 2009.

http://fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-decision-time-folks.html

wrote:

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From: Sourav on Mon May 11 1:52:59 2009.

Innum 4 match irukku, Even if we win all the four, we have to expect both Kings Punjab and Deccan chargers to lose. Fortunately we have a better NRR than them. Idhellam nadakuma??. Yes we should not drop Jayasurya anymore.

I think DC wil qualify with out any prob....contest 4 the 4th place wil be btw MI,RR and Kings.

From: ajithfederer on Mon May 11 1:59:27 2009.

No Sourav,

I think 4th place will be fought between DC, Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai. RR may easily qualify for 3rd.
From: ajithfederer on Mon May 11 2:04:02 2009.

That said if DC wins over RR today the ekuesan will change.
From: viraajan on Mon May 11 2:09:40 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

That said if DC wins over RR the ekuesan will change, Naan edhukkum poruppu illa .

That's exactly what i feel. RR is almost qualified for 3rd position (provided they dont face continuous defeats in the forthcoming matches), but DC, K11 and MI are fighting for the 4th position. MI, on winning all the remaining four matches will automatically clinch 4th position. In case MI loses one of the remaining four matches, then it depends on the how K11 and Dc perform in their forthcoming matches. In case they both face two or more defeats, then they are disqualified i think.
From: viraajan on Mon May 11 2:10:50 2009.

RR should win today
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 2:11:26 2009.

RR 10 matches 11 points.
DC 9 matches 10 points.
Kings 10 matches 10 points.
MI 10 matches 9 points.

Today DC Vs RR, DC playing their 10th, RR playing their 11th...
DC One match & point behind....thats y i think DC have more chance....
Today's match is very imp4 both teams...Lets see...

The remaining matches 4 MI,RR,DC,KXI.

Mon 11 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
40th match - DC v RR
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

Tue 12 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
42nd match - K-XI v MI
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed 13 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
43rd match - DC v DD
Kingsmead, Durban

Thu 14 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
45th match - MI v RR
Kingsmead, Durban

Fri 15 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
46th match - DC v K-XI
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein

Sat 16 (4 PM IST)
47th match - CSK v MI
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Sat 16 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
48th match - DC v KKR
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sun 17 (4 PM IST)
49th match - DC v K-XI
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Sun 17 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
50th match - DD v RR
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein

Wed 20 (4 PM IST)
53rd match - KKR v RR
Kingsmead, Durban

Wed 20 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
54th match - CSK v K-XI
Kingsmead, Durban

Thu 21 (4 PM IST)
55th match - DD v MI
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Thu 21 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
56th match - BRC v DC
SuperSport Park, Centurion

From: viraajan on Mon May 11 2:13:41 2009.

RR 10 matches 11 points.
DC 9 matches 10 points.
Kings 10 matches 10 points.
MI 10 matches 9 points.

Today DC Vs RR, DC playing their 10th, RR playing their 11th...
DC One match & point behind....thats y i think DC have more chance....
Lets see... Smile

Yes.

From: Sourav on Mon May 11 2:22:01 2009.

Remaining MI matches...

Tue 12 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
42nd match - K-XI v MI
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Thu 14 Floodlit Match (8 PM IST)
45th match - MI v RR
Kingsmead, Durban

Sat 16 (4 PM IST)
47th match - CSK v MI
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Thu 21 (4 PM IST)
55th match - DD v MI
SuperSport Park, Centurion

All r tough ones.... paapom...
From: viraajan on Mon May 11 2:26:06 2009.

enakkennamO RR, CSK matches tougha irukkum'nu solla mudiyala...

K11 - cat on the wall.

DD - very less chance for MI.

So, if MI strives hard, 3 victories are sure.
From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 2:28:54 2009.

yendhendha team supporters Chennai paarthu kindal pannAngalO, avanga yellAm ippa avanga team semi ku pOgumaa nu equation pOttu paarthuttu irukaanga.
From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 2:30:36 2009.

viraajan wrote:

enakkennamO RR, CSK matches tougha irukkum'nu solla mudiyala...

K11 - cat on the wall.

DD - very less chance for MI.

So, if MI strives hard, 3 victories are sure.

neenga kaamedy keemady pannalayE.
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 2:31:42 2009.

viraajan wrote:

enakkennamO RR, CSK matches tougha irukkum'nu solla mudiyala...

VR, enna solreenga?
I feel CSK and DD r the strongest teams in this season...
From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 2:38:04 2009.

I feel MI wud beat KXI and RR, and lose to CSK and DD. its chance lies in how DC, KXI and RR fare in their remaining matches.
From: viraajan on Mon May 11 2:56:44 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

yendhendha team supporters Chennai paarthu kindal pannAngalO, avanga yellAm ippa avanga team semi ku pOgumaa nu equation pOttu paarthuttu irukaanga.

edhukkunga indha allusion...
neenga support pannina team semi'ku poyiruchu'nu aanavama illa unga team'a support pannadhavanga team disqualify aayittanga'ngra sandhoshathula pesureengala
From: viraajan on Mon May 11 2:57:39 2009.

sourav wrote:

viraajan wrote:

enakkennamO RR, CSK matches tougha irukkum'nu solla mudiyala...

VR, enna solreenga?
I feel CSK and DD r the strongest teams in this season...

Yeah. Chennai is stronger. theriyum But still, i felt that MI can win. Lets wait!
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 3:09:39 2009.

KKR,BRC mattha team-la yethachum onnula semis porathukku aappu vaikkura maathiri oru match jeichuduvaanga-nu patchi solluthu...

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 3:13:34 2009.

yendhendha team supporters Chennai paarthu kindal pannAngalO, avanga yellAm ippa avanga team semi ku pOgumaa nu equation pOttu paarthuttu irukaanga. hysterical

edhukkunga indha allusion...
neenga support pannina team semi'ku poyiruchu'nu aanavama illa unga team'a support pannadhavanga team disqualify aayittanga'ngra sandhoshathula pesureengala hysterical

oru emoticon nallA irukudhu nu adha kandapadi use panna koodadhu. u shud hav used icons like

instead of

and for ur question, answer is both.

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 3:14:15 2009.

sourav wrote:

KKR,BRC mattha team-la yethachum onnula semis porathukku aappu vaikkura maathiri oru match jeichuduvaanga-nu patchi solluthu...
yeah, like DC did to MI last season.

From: viraajan on Mon May 11 3:38:32 2009.

yendhendha team supporters Chennai paarthu kindal pannAngalO, avanga yellAm ippa avanga team semi ku pOgumaa nu equation pOttu paarthuttu irukaanga. hysterical

edhukkunga indha allusion...
neenga support pannina team semi'ku poyiruchu'nu aanavama illa unga team'a support pannadhavanga team disqualify aayittanga'ngra sandhoshathula pesureengala hysterical

oru emoticon nallA irukudhu nu adha kandapadi use panna koodadhu. u shud hav used icons like Huh?!

instead of hysterical

and for ur question, answer is both. Cool

Then your post definitely deserves

emoticon pathi nalla lesson nadathureenga... en emotion eppadi irukku'nu enakku theriyumnga... en emotionkku neenga emoticon podatheenga

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 3:44:53 2009.

yendhendha team supporters Chennai paarthu kindal pannAngalO, avanga yellAm ippa avanga team semi ku pOgumaa nu equation pOttu paarthuttu irukaanga. hysterical

edhukkunga indha allusion...
neenga support pannina team semi'ku poyiruchu'nu aanavama illa unga team'a support pannadhavanga team disqualify aayittanga'ngra sandhoshathula pesureengala hysterical

oru emoticon nallA irukudhu nu adha kandapadi use panna koodadhu. u shud hav used icons like Huh?!

instead of hysterical

and for ur question, answer is both. Cool

Then your post definitely deserves hysterical

emoticon pathi nalla lesson nadathureenga... en emotion eppadi irukku'nu enakku theriyumnga... en emotionkku neenga emoticon podatheenga Not That Way

was just kidding. kOvichuteengalA?

From: Sourav on Mon May 11 3:45:18 2009.

viraajan wrote:

en emotion eppadi irukku'nu enakku theriyumnga... en emotionkku neenga emoticon podatheenga

Athu unga emoticon-a? Neenga than hub-la rent-ku vitturukeengala?

From: viraajan on Mon May 11 3:47:12 2009.

naansense.... its emotion'ku

en emotion eppadi irukku'nu enakku theriyumnga... en emotionkku neenga emoticon podatheenga Not That Way

Athu unga emoticon-a? Neenga than hub-la rent-ku vitturukeengala? Yes Sir

ozhunga padinga

From: viraajan on Mon May 11 3:47:52 2009.

yendhendha team supporters Chennai paarthu kindal pannAngalO, avanga yellAm ippa avanga team semi ku pOgumaa nu equation pOttu paarthuttu irukaanga. hysterical

edhukkunga indha allusion...
neenga support pannina team semi'ku poyiruchu'nu aanavama illa unga team'a support pannadhavanga team disqualify aayittanga'ngra sandhoshathula pesureengala hysterical

oru emoticon nallA irukudhu nu adha kandapadi use panna koodadhu. u shud hav used icons like Huh?!

instead of hysterical

and for ur question, answer is both. Cool

Then your post definitely deserves hysterical

emoticon pathi nalla lesson nadathureenga... en emotion eppadi irukku'nu enakku theriyumnga... en emotionkku neenga emoticon podatheenga Not That Way

was just kidding. kOvichuteengalA? Confused

no gp

me too was kidding

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 3:48:21 2009.

I think u got confused between emotion and emoticon.

en emotion eppadi irukku'nu enakku theriyumnga... en emotionkku neenga emoticon podatheenga Not That Way

Athu unga emoticon-a? Neenga than hub-la rent-ku vitturukeengala? Yes Sir

From: Sourav on Mon May 11 3:49:11 2009.

Typo maathri ithu reado...
From: viraajan on Mon May 11 3:50:26 2009.

sourav wrote:

Typo maathri ithu reado...

yaaru adhigam typo pannuvanga'nu ungalukku theiryadha...
From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 3:50:45 2009.

viraajan wrote:

no gp
me too was kidding
ofcourse indha chinna vishayathukkellAm neenga kOvichukka maatteenga nu yenakku theriyum.
idha vida yevlO periya avamaanam vandhappa yellAm neenga asaraama irundheenga.

From: viraajan on Mon May 11 3:51:45 2009.

ofcourse indha chinna vishayathukkellAm neenga kOvichukka maatteenga nu yenakku theriyum. Smile

no gp

me too was kidding Razz

idha vida yevlO periya avamaanam vandhappa yellAm neenga asaraama irundheenga. Thumbs Up!

avamanama??? enakka?

eppo

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 3:54:09 2009.

ofcourse indha chinna vishayathukkellAm neenga kOvichukka maatteenga nu yenakku theriyum. Smile

no gp

me too was kidding Razz

idha vida yevlO periya avamaanam vandhappa yellAm neenga asaraama irundheenga. Thumbs Up!

avamanama??? enakka? Shocked

eppo

ippathAn correcttA emoticon use PANNI irukeenga.

[END DIGRESSION]

From: Vivasaayi on Mon May 11 3:58:05 2009.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Vivasaayi wrote:

Balaji-ya enga vitteenga Shocked

ohh ... appo innum semma strong aayidum bowling line up

From: Kalyasi on Mon May 11 4:00:11 2009.

I guess MI will have a very easy outing against Chennai and DD coz by that time both the teams would have qualified for the Semis and wud want to give some chance to the guys who have not played in this tournament so far... If MI can capitalize on that fact and win these two games then its Game over for KXIP....
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 4:02:37 2009.

Symonds has played well in his first match....DC is much stronger team now... I think DC wil win easily today.
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 4:05:18 2009.

Vivasaayi wrote:

ohh ... appo innum semma strong aayidum bowling line up
S...Bowling strength looks better after the inclusion of jakati and tyagi...

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 4:05:20 2009.

Kalyasi wrote:

I guess MI will have a very easy outing against Chennai and DD coz by that time both the teams would have qualified for the Semis and wud want to give some chance to the guys who have not played in this tournament so far... If MI can capitalize on that fact and win these two games then its Game over for KXIP....

it cud turn out to be negative for MI. new players coming in wud definitely give their best to brighten their career.
another Jakati or Tyagi wud emerge.

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 4:07:06 2009.

sourav wrote:

Vivasaayi wrote:

ohh ... appo innum semma strong aayidum bowling line up
S...Bowling strength looks better after the inclusion of jakati and tyagi...
yeah.
Tyagi shud be used in dead overs too as Albie is giving away runs at death and Tyagi is yet to be used in dead overs.

From: Sourav on Mon May 11 4:15:21 2009.

ohh ... appo innum semma strong aayidum bowling line up

Vivasaayi wrote:

S...Bowling strength looks better after the inclusion of jakati and tyagi...

yeah.
Tyagi shud be used in dead overs too as Albie is giving away runs at death and Tyagi is yet to be used in dead overs.

s... morkel run adikkirano illayo, bowling-la alli koduppan...last season avan bowling remmmbha adi vaanguchu...ippo paravallanu nenaikiren...Gilly-ku 1st ball-e yorker pottu gaali pannan...tried the same against smith too...
death overs-la block hole-la pottu contain panrathu 2,3 per than...malinga,zaheer etc...sreesanth yorker ellam try panrathey illa... last 3 matches-la his last over runs 24,22,20....improve aagitte varran...

From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 4:18:01 2009.

yeah, now Albie is more useful as opening bowler.
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 4:26:13 2009.

satni ennachu...
KKR mortaza kathai maathiri aagipocchu pola?....
From: crajkumar_be on Mon May 11 4:38:18 2009.

Giving the last over to Morkel was bava-bayaharam
From: hamid on Mon May 11 5:01:06 2009.

For MI to qualify the only chance is that DC shd win all matches and RR shd lose all their matches..
and most importantly MI shd win their matches too

-----------------------
Delhi with 7 wins and CSK with 6 wins ( match against KKR pending) shd be taken for granted that they qualify for the semis..

Following matches pending for the teams which are fighting for semifinal spots

--Mumbai--
KXI
RR
CSK
DD

--Kings XI--
MI
DD
DC
CSK

--DC--
RR
DD
KKR
KXI
BRC

--BRC--
KKR
CSK
DD
DC

--RR--
DC
MI
DD
KKR

DC with 5 wins have matches against KKR and RCB pending. So they have more chances than any other team in this list.

next Rajasthan have 5 wins and a draw have a match against KKR( oppukku Sappani team ) so with strong with leader they shd find it also relatively easy..

For MI it is tougher than these two.. For MI to make it to semis RR shd lose todays game and all other games.. thats their best chance. another hope is KXI has completed all their matches against KKR and RCB.
From: hamid on Mon May 11 5:03:55 2009.

Team -MP- W -L -NR -RR -P
Delhi --9 --7 --2-- 0-- +0.33 --14
Chennai --10 --6 --3-- 1-- +1.22 --13
Rajasthan--10 --5-- 4-- 1-- -0.11 --11
Hyderabad--9 --5 --4-- 0-- +0.13 --10
Punjab --10 --5 --5-- 0-- -0.45 --10
Mumbai --10 --4 --5-- 1-- +0.44 --9
Bangalore--10 --4 --6-- 0-- -0.44 --8
Kolkata --10-- 1 --8 --1 -- -1.11 --3
From: Plum on Mon May 11 9:10:15 2009.

Harbhajan complains that he doesnt know what his role in MI is
hmmm.. 10 years in Intl cricket, 500 intl wickets, 330 test wickets, senior spinnernu status, India's #1 spinnernu peru - you dont know what your role is? Just go and take wickets, man. See, Jakati is doing it, Rohit is doing it, Raina is doing it, Ojha is doing it? So whats the problem with you? It seems he is being asked to bowl in powerplay and take wickets - our man is complaining, and obliquely critcising Sachin. WTF, indha *&&^%%-ai support panninadhukku, sachinku idhuvum venum, innamum venum. Appove, amam monkey-nu sonnannu pottu koduthurndha, india-vai suthina peedai ozhinjirukkum
From: sgokulprathap on Mon May 11 9:20:50 2009.

I am a DC today.

From: crajkumar_be on Mon May 11 9:29:00 2009.

Harbhajan complains that he doesnt know what his role in MI is Smile

hmmm.. 10 years in Intl cricket, 500 intl wickets, 330 test wickets, senior spinnernu status, India's #1 spinnernu peru - you dont know what your role is? Just go and take wickets, man. See, Jakati is doing it, Rohit is doing it, Raina is doing it, Ojha is doing it? So whats the problem with you? It seems he is being asked to bowl in powerplay and take wickets - our man is complaining, and obliquely critcising Sachin. WTF, indha *&&^%%-ai support panninadhukku, sachinku idhuvum venum, innamum venum. Appove, amam monkey-nu sonnannu pottu koduthurndha, india-vai suthina peedai ozhinjirukkum

Eppo/enga/eppadi sonnaan????

From: Sourav on Mon May 11 9:34:55 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Eppo/enga/eppadi sonnaan????

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/05/11&PageLabel=17&EntityId=Ar01701&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T
From: littlemaster1982 on Mon May 11 9:38:40 2009.

�I DON�T KNOW MI ROLE�

Dwaipayan Datta | TNN

Port Elizabeth: Harbhajan Singh is a worried man. Mumbai Indians are not doing well and he is not too sure what his role in the team is. The team is on the brink of ouster in IPL-2 and the Sardar knows that one or two wins won�t mean anything for them. �We�ve to win all,�� he says, sounding concerned. He also talked about what�s going wrong in a heart-to-heart chat with TOI. Excerpts:

You have such a balanced side. What�s going wrong?

It�s the batting that has let us down. T20 is all about getting runs on the board and when that doesn�t happen, it becomes virtually impossible to make a fight of it. It�s not that we haven�t got the starts, but after that, things have fallen apart badly.

Shouldn�t the bowlers too accept some blame?

What can the bowlers do when there are not enough runs to bowl at. Take my case for example, I don�t quite know what my role in the team is. I am asked to bowl in the powerplays with the field up and asked to take wickets. When so much pressure comes along, I have to try too many things and nothing works.

But the spinners in other teams are doing the job?

It�s not the same. I haven�t got the opportunity to bowl the way I would like to, it�s as simple as that. In T20 cricket, a bowler�s job is to contain. The other day, Suresh Raina came in and bowled a couple of tight overs for Team Chennai and that won them the match. Somebody may feel pleased taking three wickets for 35 runs, but that don�t mean a thing.In some games, I have bowled only two overs and that doesn�t help my cause either. The basic problem is we have failed to play as a unit.

Do you think that it is possible to fight your way back from here?

If I get my chance, I can do my best. I think I was coming into my own in the East London game against Team Hyderabad. Even Gautam Gambhir was telling me that they, at one point, felt that the game is going away. But a couple of bad overs, which can happen in T20 cricket, turned things around. From now on, we�ve to be at our best and hope that the rest falls in place.

You�ve been very good in T20 cricket in general. What�s the secret?

You need to be sure what your role is and go according to that. And if one thing doesn�t click, then you have to try Plan B. A spinner has to be smart if he has to succeed in this format.

How do you define Anil Kumble�s success in T20 cricket?

He has played enough cricket to adjust to different situations. He has all the experience in the world and the determination to succeed. I�m not at all surprised that he has done so well.

The other day Sreesanth had a tiff with Matthew Hayden. Any comments?

There�s no need to react the way Sreesanth did. After giving away so many runs, if you start abusing the batsman, you only look stupid. It�s better to just appreciate the fact that the batsman has beaten you on the day and think how to get him out early the next time.

Are you happy with the way India�s World T20 players are shaping up?

RP has been excellent. The batsmen have looked in good touch. We have won everywhere around the world and now it�s a case of carrying that forward. I hope things go the way we want to and we retain the World Cup

Times of India

From: crajkumar_be on Mon May 11 9:43:11 2009.

Eppo/enga/eppadi sonnaan????

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2009/05/11&PageLabel=17&EntityId=Ar01701&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T

Sariya pochu po!

Bhajji, soopperabbu

From: crajkumar_be on Mon May 11 9:43:50 2009.

Ayya Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, idhukkuthaana???
From: littlemaster1982 on Mon May 11 9:45:42 2009.

Never heard anyone giving interviews like this
From: Plum on Mon May 11 9:46:50 2009.

"What can the bowlers do when there are not enough runs to bowl "
Amaam, sogusa batsmen 190 adichu kodutha, neer vandhu oyyarama 4 over pottu, run rate contain pannittu poveero? Dei vennai, low score defend panni kaattuda - adhu nalla bowlerku adaiyalam. Vaazhapazham urichi vaayila oottina dhaan sappduvenna, adhukku nee edhukku? Didnt KXI defend 119 against MI? Appo enge poneeru Bhajji thalaiyare? This man is a disgrace, and a shame; a blot on Indian cricket. Idhai kosu maraundhadichi Ottina dhaan Indian cricket urppadum.
From: Plum on Mon May 11 9:49:26 2009.

"It�s not the same. I haven�t got the opportunity to bowl the way I would like to, it�s as simple as that. In T20 cricket, a bowler�s job is to contain. The other day, Suresh Raina came in and bowled a couple of tight overs for Team Chennai and that won them the match. Somebody may feel pleased taking three wickets for 35 runs, but that don�t mean a thing.In some games, I have bowled only two overs and that doesn�t help my cause either. The basic problem is we have failed to play as a unit"

Enna oLArrAn ivan?
From: Plum on Mon May 11 9:51:46 2009.

"I am asked to bowl in the powerplays with the field up and asked to take wickets"
Hello, mathavangalam enna 9 players boundary-la vechukitta bowl pandaranga? BP romba egirudhu. yaaravadhu indha kosuvai maraundhadichi Ottungappa...krishnmachariputhrudugaaru, naattukku oru nalladhavadhu pannungo, indha *&^%$*&^-aiteam-ai vittu thortaqhungo
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 9:52:20 2009.

Utthappavai B'lore team-ku anuppuna maathiri ivanai avange Punjab kings XI-ke anuppidalaam...anga poyi ishtathukku aadattum..

From: crajkumar_be on Mon May 11 9:56:07 2009.

"I am asked to bowl in the powerplays with the field up and asked to take wickets"
Hello, mathavangalam enna 9 players boundary-la vechukitta bowl pandaranga? BP romba egirudhu. yaaravadhu indha kosuvai maraundhadichi Ottungappa...krishnmachariputhrudugaaru, naattukku oru nalladhavadhu pannungo, indha *&^%$*&^-aiteam-ai vittu thortaqhungo

Ellam neram Sir.

Ivanukku ellam poi vakkaalathu vaangi, saatchi solli

From: crajkumar_be on Mon May 11 9:57:18 2009.

I didn't know that Jayasuriya was *dropped* for the match the other day. Edho adi/kidi pattrukkum nu nenachen... I don't get this.. How can a team like MI afford to *drop* Jayasuriya???
Mudila....
From: Plum on Mon May 11 9:59:02 2009.

"Ivanukku ellam poi vakkaalathu vaangi, saatchi solli"
Yeah, lying to a judge to protect this nonsense phellow('waste of sp**m' apdinu yaaro edho Aussie blog-la thittinanga idhai - adhai vida apt-a solla mudiyadhu). It was Sachin's own "Ashwathama..." moment.
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 10:03:38 2009.

16.00 Toss Heads calls Shane Warne, it comes down as Tails and Gilchrist decides to bat.
From: Plum on Mon May 11 10:03:46 2009.

CR, yeah, I think Sachin is losing that itsy-bitsy bit of confidence in his own captaincy and taking decisions by consultation - thats what a history of lack of success does to you. Solvaar pechu kettu andha decision eduthuttaru pola. He needs to take decisions and stand by them. Screw the naysayers, I say. Idhukku dhaan iLamaila varumai koodadhungaradhu Dhoni ellam iLamaileye success parthadhunala Confidence pongi kedakkainga. Dhairyama decision edukkarainga. Nammalukku captaincy failure history irupadhal, committee decision eduthu fail aavararu. Unless he stands up for himself, he is doomed to further failure in captaincy. And ofcourse, he needs to cut Harbhajan's friendship. Immediately. Illaina namma "Sachinnu oru Manasthan inge irundhaann.."nu solla vendiirukkum
From: Nerd on Mon May 11 11:30:29 2009.

84/4. who should win it? That would make MI's chances brighter??
From: ajithfederer on Mon May 11 11:34:09 2009.

Nerd wrote:

84/4. who should win it? That would make MI's chances brighter??

RR
From: Ramakrishna on Mon May 11 12:09:16 2009.

Looks like DC is going to win. I feel it is better for MI if RR loses.
From: Nerd on Mon May 11 13:23:30 2009.

RR sure to lose.

Very very crucial match tomorrow
From: ajithfederer on Mon May 11 13:39:02 2009.

So Deccan will move to 3rd place now with 12 points and Rajasthan will be 4th with a more -ve runrate. So tomorrow's match is a battle for the 4th place between Mumbai and Kings XI. Mumbai can still get the 4th place if it wins tomorrow because of a +ve NRR.

Rama, You are right about Deccan.
From: ajithfederer on Mon May 11 13:42:42 2009.

Rohit Sharma - Again 3 wickets
From: omega on Mon May 11 16:19:24 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Rohit Sharma - Again 3 wickets

Who knows, at this rate he may end up being the highest wkt taker in the tournament. ( )

Is he any good? (>Harbajan??)
From: Sourav on Mon May 11 21:41:19 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Ramal, You are right about Deccan.

I wanted RR to lose because they wil finish 11 matches with 11 points, that happened. We should win today and move over RR and Kings XI 2 4ht place.

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue May 12 0:48:01 2009.

omega wrote:

Who knows, at this rate he may end up being the highest wkt taker in the tournament. ( Shocked

Rohit Sharma - Again 3 wickets Laughing

)

Is he any good? (>Harbajan??)

This tournament has helped India to find new talents. Sharma is ok. Since he is a part timer the opponents have attacked his bowling. This has helped Rohit to take more wickets.

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue May 12 0:51:04 2009.

So Deccan will move to 3rd place now with 12 points and Rajasthan will be 4th with a more -ve runrate. So tomorrow's match is a battle for the 4th place between Mumbai and Kings XI. Mumbai can still get the 4th place if it wins tomorrow because of a +ve NRR.

Rama, You are right about Deccan.

I want Mumbai to beat Punjab.

From: Sourav on Tue May 12 0:57:13 2009.

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

This tournament has helped India to find new talents...

Some new talents doing well/ok - tyagi,jakati,suman,naman ohja...

amit singh, kamran khan.....but, their bowling action is suspicious...
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 0:58:47 2009.

DD and CSK are sure to make semis.

DC with 12 points have matches against DD, KKR, KXI, BRC. So DC wud easily qualify to semis with at least 16 points.

Its now very difficult for KXI to qualify for semis.
their remaining matches are against MI, DD, DC, CSK. All the matches are difficult and wud lose 3 of these matches surely. so KXI wud end up with 12 points.

RR have matches against MI, DD and KKR. RR wud win against KKR and lose to DD. against MI 50:50. If RR lose againt MI and DD, they wud end up with 13 points.

MI have matches against KXI, RR, CSK, DD. it wud lose to CSK and DD.
So if MI can win against KXI and RR, it wud end up with 13 points and may qualify to semis with superior run rate.

So MI vs KXI and MI vs RR are going to be the most crucial matches.

From: Sanguine Sridhar on Tue May 12 0:59:56 2009.

This tournament has helped India to find new talents...

Sanguine Sridhar wrote:

Some new talents doing well/ok - tyagi,jakati,suman,naman ohja...

amit singh, kamran khan.....but, their bowling action is suspicious...

Indian team looks very strong now

Sehwag, Gambhir, R.Sharma, Raina, Y.Singh, Y.Pathan, I.Pathan, Dhoni, Zaheer, H.Singh ...

From: Sourav on Tue May 12 3:07:10 2009.

Disappointing Dozen: 12 flops of IPL 2
Vikas Singh - Saturday May 09, 2009

Yin has yang, the Jedi knights have the Sith lords and the Oscars have the Razzies. In short, the circle of life dictates that there must always be a balance between forces. And so, having recently compiled an all-stars XI, let's look at the flops of IPL 2, who have signally failed to live up to the hype surrounding them. Of course, the beauty of T20 is that a couple of games are all it takes to leap from dud to dude -- or vice versa! And so, as we wish them all the best, let's list the disappointing dozen:

Brendon McCullum: His blazing 158 was the talking point of IPL 1. This year, he will be lucky if he manages to score 158 from all 14 league matches put together. Looks like a man living through his worst nightmare. Certainly, nothing in New Zealand could ever have prepared him for the job of captaining a volatile, controversial side like Knight Riders.

Virender Sehwag: T20 is supposed to be tailormade for his bang-bang style, but he hasn't really fired in this edition. The finger injury hasn't helped.

Jesse Ryder: Was supposed to add heft to Royal Challengers' T20 credentials. But so far, has only managed to weigh down their challenge. The number of ducks he's lined up would please only a bird-lover.

Kevin Pietersen: Wasn't bad with the ball. Unfortunately, he was hired primarily for his batting, where he was distinctly underwhelming. With Bangalore actually doing better after he left, he seems to be carrying some kind of jinx when it comes to leadership.

Andrew Flintoff: Everyone acknowledges that he has a huge heart. He'll need it, if he's to emerge from the hammering he copped in IPL 2 without severe psychological damage.

Tyron Henderson: His superb performances for Middlesex convinced many that he could be the Shane Watson of IPL 2. Rajasthan Royals certainly thought so, shelling out $650,000 for him. But a series of disappointing performances have left them pining for the original Watson.

Paul Collingwood: England's T20 captain wasn't considered good enough to even get a spot in Delhi's playing XI and had to return to England without playing a single match. At least he had plenty of interesting company on the bench, in the form of Glenn McGrath and Owais Shah.

Mashrafe Mortaza: Yes, it's probably cruel to put him in this list, since it's not his fault that his team management refuses to play him. But his plight does beg the question: what was the point of getting into a bidding war for him -- and jacking up his price from $50,000 to $600,000 -- just to make him serve drinks? Poor Mortaza has picked up the unfortunate tag of being the world's most expensive waiter. But the real jokers are the Knight Riders think-tank.

Dale Steyn: Allegedly the world's best fast bowler. He was supposed to be the ace up Royal Challengers' sleeve, especially on his home tracks. But he has spent most of the time injured, and when he has played, hasn't done much.

S Sreesanth: His comeback was eagerly awaited by fans who still remember his previous exploits in South Africa. But his first 8 overs disappeared for 81 runs. He did unleash some verbals at Hayden after getting his wicket -- having first being taken for three sixers in the over. Uh-oh, looks like he's forgotten Harbhajan's love pat already.

Harbhajan Singh: And speaking of Bhajji, four wickets from eight matches don't really do credit to Team India's premier spinner. Forget the likes of Pragyan Ojha, Shadab Jakati, Piyush Chawla, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori and Amit Mishra, even Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina have better figures than the Turbanator.

Finally, the coach: For taking a team that fought gallantly while managing an honourable sixth place last year, and turning them into a bunch of complete no-hopers this time, let's hear it for John Buchanan (variously dubbed Bhooka-naan, or Boka-known by furious KKR fans). Still, at least one good thing has come out of his disastrous stint with KKR: you realize just how good Steve Waugh's Aussies must have been to stay on top of the cricketing world even with this weapon of mass destruction in their midst.

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ruebarbpie/entry/disappointing-dozen-12-flops-of

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 3:30:01 2009.

Disappointing Dozen: 12 flops of IPL 2

Finally, the coach: For taking a team that fought gallantly while managing an honourable sixth place last year, and turning them into a bunch of complete no-hopers this time, let's hear it for John Buchanan (variously dubbed Bhooka-naan, or Boka-known by furious KKR fans). Still, at least one good thing has come out of his disastrous stint with KKR: you realize just how good Steve Waugh's Aussies must have been to stay on top of the cricketing world even with this weapon of mass destruction in their midst.

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ruebarbpie/entry/disappointing-dozen-12-flops-of

From: Sourav on Tue May 12 3:39:12 2009.

Most Runs in IPL:
http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/stats.cms?statstype=5
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 5:16:04 2009.

Teamwise Lowest total of IPL 2009

Rajasthan Royals: 58 vs Bangalore (Apr 18, 2009)
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 87 vs Chennai (Apr 20, 2009)
Kolkatta Knight Riders: 95 vs Mumbai (Apr 29, 2009)
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad: 100 v Chennai (May 04, 2009)
Mumbai Indians: 116 v Delhi (May 08, 2009), 116/7 v Punjab (Apr 29, 2009)
Kings XI Punjab: 119/8 v Mumbai (Apr 29, 2009)
Delhi Daredevils: 143/7 v Rajasthan (Apr 28, 2009)
Chennai super Kings: 146/7 vs Mumbai (Apr 18, 2009)

Low totals in reduced overs matches are excluded unless the team was all out.
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 5:28:05 2009.

Teamwise Highest total of IPL 2009

Rajasthan Royals: 211/4 v Punjab (May 05 ,2009)
Delhi Daredevils: 189/5 v Chennai (Apr 23, 2009)
Mumbai Indians: 187/6 v Kolkatta (Apr 27, 2009)
Chennai super Kings: 185/3 v Punjab (May 07, 2009)
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad: 184/6 v Bangalore (Apr 24, 2009)
Kings XI Punjab: 174/3 v Chennai (May 07, 2009)
Kolkatta Knight Riders: 173/4 v Bangalore (May 12, 2009)
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 168/9 v Punjab (Apr 24, 2009)
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 5:30:01 2009.

rendu listlayum Rajasthan top la irukku.

From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 5:30:50 2009.

http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/story/400594.html

Quote:

"I always had faith in great cricketers like Rahul and Anil", said Bangalore team owner Dr Vijay Mallya, displaying the requisite IPL team-owner talent for backtracking and general denial. "Look, the top four buttons of my ridiculously colourful shirt are open!" he added, trying to change the subject before anyone asked uncomfortable questions.

Quote:

IPL chief Lalit Modi also expressed his happiness with the way the tournament has kicked off. "We are delighted that we were able to squeeze in the tactical breaks, even in a rain-shortened match," he grinned with a trademark wink. He also said that, in the future, even the tactical breaks will have a title sponsor of their own. "Just like 'Citi Moment of Success', and 'DLF Maximum Sixes', we plan to introduce sponsored events such as 'TVS Tactical Break', 'Reebok Run-Chase', and 'Dominos Dot-Ball'", said Mr Modi to a stunned audience. When a reporter asked if this didn't amount to rampant commercial exploitation, Mr Modi shot back "You mean 'Coca-cola commercial exploitation'. If you fail to mention the sponsor's name, I will hit you with a 'Lays Lawsuit'". This makes the IPL the first event in the world to commercially exploit the entity of "commercial exploitation" itself. Sources have revealed that for the next season even the sponsors themselves may be sponsored - opening up the possibility of sponsored brands such as "Pepsi Coca-Cola", and "Blackberry Nokia".

Most are in agreement, however, that the IPL is a success. "When you see Arun Lal in a commercial, you know that the money is really flowing", said a financial analyst, before trotting off to sell the IP rights to his just-uttered quote for a few crores.

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 5:31:35 2009.

Chennai and Delhi are yet to score below 140.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 5:31:41 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

rendu listlayum Rajasthan top la irukku.

Chennai and Delhi seems more consistent

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 5:33:29 2009.

http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/story/400594.html

Quote:

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 5:34:36 2009.

hamid wrote:

sgokulprathap wrote:

rendu listlayum Rajasthan top la irukku.

Chennai and Delhi seems more consistent

these two may clash for the title.

From: hamid on Tue May 12 5:35:33 2009.

possible.. but it will be great if RR and CSK clash at finals and CSK emerge as winner

rendu listlayum Rajasthan top la irukku. Laughing

Chennai and Delhi seems more consistent Cool

these two may clash for the title. Cool

From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 5:40:39 2009.

Sorry to interrupt the flow but this one is extremely, wickedly, funny

http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/story/403313.html

Quote:

While fans are used to post-match press conferences, where captains and coaches discuss the performance of their teams, they were taken by surprise when they were treated recently to the world's first post-commentary press conference. During this one-of-a-kind event, commentary team "captain" Sameer Kochchar held forth on the performance of his team, and threw light on future plans.

"We know that there are a lot of people listening to our commentary on TV, judging from the many empty seats in the stands. Heh Heh." he began, causing mild discomfort among the IPL officials present.

"Well, we're bringing in some changes for the next few games - Arun Lal sits out, and Aakash Chopra and Saba Karim will come in. We hope that their inclusion will help us improve our dismal performance in the earlier games. At the very least, we hope their commentary is more exciting than the cricket they're known for. Heh heh," he continued, causing mild discomfort among his fellow commentators.

When asked about Arun Lal's omission from the team for the recent games, Kochchar predictably denied that Lal had been dropped. "Not at all. He's merely being rested - he's suffering from an injury to his amygdala, and a mildly strained hypothalamus. Arun is a great commentator who brings a lot to the table (yeah, right), and we're confident he'll soon be back to his best (whatever that means). Heh heh," he added, managing the twin feats of using parentheses in spoken conversation and completing a hat-trick of Heh Hehs.

"It's a pity we can't combine Aakash Chopra and Arun Lal, which would give us all-time commentary great Aakash Lal," a grinning Kochchar signed off, before saying "Over to you, Mandira" by force of habit, causing mild discomfort to Mandira Bedi.

Meanwhile, the IPL commentary team is also facing a rather unique problem - having exhausted all their superlatives, such as "amazing", "unbelievable" and "tracer bullet" in describing unremarkable things such as edged boundaries and hits that barely clear the ropes, they're now running out of words to describe truly stunning feats, such as Rohit Sharma's hat-trick against Mumbai.

"It doesn't really work when you use the same word to describe a broad spectrum of events ranging from a quiet single to mid-on to far more impressive stuff, like a century off 50 balls.", said Danny Morrison, looking eerily like that singer from UB40. "So we've hit upon the imaginative solution of inventing whole new superlatives for this purpose. Among the early prototypes are "uberscafalicious", "fraggistamatic" and "corphulesteephalent", he explained, before wistfully adding, "Now there remains the major problem of getting Ranjit Fernando to pronounce the new terms without sounding like a creaking wrought-iron gate."

The past week also saw other noteworthy occurrences, such as John Buchanan's new idea of using hieroglyphics to fill out his credit-card application, Meiyang Chang's continued quest to be accepted into human society, and K Srikkanth setting a new world record for using the phrase "I think" 23 times in a single sentence.

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:04:03 2009.

possible.. but it will be great if RR and CSK clash at finals and CSK emerge as winner Cool

rendu listlayum Rajasthan top la irukku. Laughing

Chennai and Delhi seems more consistent Cool

these two may clash for the title. Cool

yeah, cud be a nice revenge.
if by any chance CSK and MI meet in finals, inga oru ratha aarE Odum.

From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:10:44 2009.

possible.. but it will be great if RR and CSK clash at finals and CSK emerge as winner Cool

rendu listlayum Rajasthan top la irukku. Laughing

Chennai and Delhi seems more consistent Cool

these two may clash for the title. Cool

yeah, cud be a nice revenge.
if by any chance CSK and MI meet in finals, inga oru ratha aarE Odum. Laughing

itz a bit silent since MI is not sure of reaching Finals.. if they are then all sort of arguments and justifications will come

Sachin will become a great Captain again

anyway hope the good team reach the finals.. Coz RR lost y'day I think MI still has chances..

KXI, RCB and KKR doesnt deserve to be in semis

The fourth spot will be fought between RR and MI i belive.. hope MI wins today's game and keep the fight for semifinal till the end

From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:13:08 2009.

seems RCB elected to field..anybody watching this match Hope Ganguly fires today and win single handedly

From: Plum on Tue May 12 6:16:57 2009.

http://content.cricinfo.com/iplpage2/content/story/400594.html

Quote:

This has the bosey stamp. Check http://bosey.co.in for similar stuff
Looks like that KA post quoted by Prabhu Ram on using the branding concept has been done by Bosey before. PR, chance-e illai and as GM says obliquely "brevity is the soul of wit", and here's the proof of both aspects of this.

From: Plum on Tue May 12 6:20:19 2009.

"It's a pity we can't combine Aakash Chopra and Arun Lal, which would give us all-time commentary great Aakash Lal,"
Wicked, wicked bosey humour, this. Thanks for unearthing this CR!
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:24:45 2009.

Royal Challengers Bangalore team
JD Ryder, JH Kallis, RV Uthappa, LRPL Taylor, R Dravid, V Kohli, +MV Boucher, B Akhil, KP Appanna, R Vinay Kumar, A Kumble (c)

Kolkata Knight Riders team
BB McCullum(c), SC Ganguly, DJ Hussey, +WP Saha, Yashpal Singh, AD Mathews, AB Agarkar, M Kartik, AN Ghosh, I Sharma, BAW Mendis
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:25:37 2009.

hamid wrote:

seems RCB elected to field..anybody watching this match Hope Ganguly fires today and win single handedly

Still no signs of Mortaza
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:26:37 2009.

KKR's only performer Brad Hodge is not playing today's match.

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:27:07 2009.

cricinfo wrote:

12.20pm: Right interesting comeback for Mendis, who has not played since he got hammered in the Super Over against Rajasthan, and got so royally dismantled by Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya. Mashrafe will soon become part of the IPL version of Dire Straits, and join the likes of Pul Collingwood in singing... you know what

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:28:25 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

KKR's only performer Brad Hodge is not playing today's match.

No worries.. Dada irukaarla
From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:28:31 2009.

ThalaNass wrote:

hamid wrote:

seems RCB elected to field..anybody watching this match Hope Ganguly fires today and win single handedly

Still no signs of Mortaza

plain stupidity Buchanan - have to find a new emoticon
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 6:29:10 2009.

cricinfo wrote:

Mashrafe will soon become part of the IPL version of Dire Straits, and join the likes of Pul Collingwood in singing... you know what

Aaha, "Raajasugam thedi vara......"
From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:29:53 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

KKR's only performer Brad Hodge is not playing today's match.

ithu veraya .. buchanan
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:30:12 2009.

ThalaNass wrote:

sgokulprathap wrote:

KKR's only performer Brad Hodge is not playing today's match.

No worries.. Dada irukaarla
Bukha nan irukaaga, McCullum irukkaaga
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 6:31:21 2009.

Plum,
Bosey kitta pidikkadha bayangara ketta vishayam is he is an Aandavar-hater Yet, like Vivek, ultimately the humor shines through...
From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:31:41 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:32:52 2009.

Brendon McCullum would have bowled too. To a degree, he says, they can start looking at the build-up for the next year. True dat, but somebody has not lived up to the promise of resigning if Kolkata didn't make it to the semis. Surely they are still not hoping, are they?

By the way, forget next year, we don't know their build-up for today also. It's time somebody cracked the whip on these commentators and got them to do their basic job - give a proper pitch report, and ask the captains about team changes at the toss.

The Centurion pitch has had a facelift, says Danny M. And doesn't tell anything else about the pitch, only gets L Siva to show various grips a legspinner uses. Uff why can't they do the job they are being paid for?
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:35:23 2009.

hamid wrote:

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?
innum KKR team support panra namma thalanass.
j/k

SRK is the main man to blame. he trusted Buchanan more than any one. If he had shown the same trust with dada, things cud have been different.
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:36:04 2009.

0.6 Vinay Kumar to Ganguly, FOUR, steps out, doesn't trust the bounce anymore, and slashes, gets a thick outside edge over slips, that's FOURtunate
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:37:43 2009.

hamid wrote:

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

What can Dada done when Bookha naan is controlling things here? We cant even blame McCullum, paavam nalla velayaadikittu irunthavana captain aaki, made him under pressure and lost his touches

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:38:46 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

innum KKR team support panra namma thalanass. Wink

j/k

SRK is the main man to blame. he trusted Buchanan more than any one. If he had shown the same trust with dada, things cud have been different.

Yes Shaarug also to be blamed..

sell the franchise and get lost!

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:39:35 2009.

Stadium'la oru ee kosu kooda illa

From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:39:49 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

What can Dada done when Bookha naan is controlling things here? We cant even blame McCullum, paavam nalla velayaadikittu irunthavana captain aaki, made him under pressure and lost his touches Sad

TN/SGP,

I didnt ask who is the reason for all these? everybody knows it.. Itz Buchanan

I asked whoz more stupid? SRK for believing Buchanan, McCullum for being a scapegoat or Dada for still playing for this team etc?

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:40:34 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

What can Dada done when Bookha naan is controlling things here? We cant even blame McCullum, paavam nalla velayaadikittu irunthavana captain aaki, made him under pressure and lost his touches Sad

true. last season he scored the individual best score of 158 runs. this team KKR as a team is yet to score above 154 runs. McCullum can not reach 150 in 10 matches this season, which he did in a single match alst time.

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:41:35 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

What can Dada done when Bookha naan is controlling things here? We cant even blame McCullum, paavam nalla velayaadikittu irunthavana captain aaki, made him under pressure and lost his touches Sad

TN/SGP,

I didnt ask who is the reason for all these? everybody knows it.. Itz Buchanan Evil or Very Mad

I asked whoz more stupid? SRK for believing Buchanan, McCullum for being a scapegoat or Dada for still playing for this team etc?

I clearly told its SRK for trusting Buchannan.

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:42:02 2009.

Dada out

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 6:42:56 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

What can Dada done when Bookha naan is controlling things here? We cant even blame McCullum, paavam nalla velayaadikittu irunthavana captain aaki, made him under pressure and lost his touches Sad

TN/SGP,

I didnt ask who is the reason for all these? everybody knows it.. Itz Buchanan Evil or Very Mad

I asked whoz more stupid? SRK for believing Buchanan, McCullum for being a scapegoat or Dada for still playing for this team etc?

SRK thaan..

From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:43:25 2009.

actually whoz more stupid here?

SRK? McCullum? Buchanan? or Dada?

What can Dada done when Bookha naan is controlling things here? We cant even blame McCullum, paavam nalla velayaadikittu irunthavana captain aaki, made him under pressure and lost his touches Sad

TN/SGP,

I didnt ask who is the reason for all these? everybody knows it.. Itz Buchanan Evil or Very Mad

I asked whoz more stupid? SRK for believing Buchanan, McCullum for being a scapegoat or Dada for still playing for this team etc?

I clearly told its SRK for trusting Buchannan. Huh?!

mannichukkonganna

u told he is the one to blame.. athunaala thirumba kettutten

I think McCullum is more stupid than anyone else..

From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:44:36 2009.

ThalaNass wrote:

Dada out

Buchanan is dancing happily now..
From: hamid on Tue May 12 6:46:46 2009.

just a thought.. Dada could have pulled out of this IPL stating insult.... wud have been good.. Dada is the main crowd puller and all the money KKR can get through advertisements etc will have a huge hit if dada has pulled out..

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 6:56:37 2009.

just a thought.. Dada could have pulled out of this IPL stating insult.... wud have been good.. Dada is the main crowd puller and all the money KKR can get through advertisements etc will have a huge hit if dada has pulled out..

true.
bur for dada IPL is the only cricket left in him now.
wat can he do quitting KKR. he can just simply sit. its not possible for him to play in any other team without consent from KKR franchisee.
surely Buchannan wud be sacked for next season and again Dada have to build the team.

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:13:15 2009.

End of over 10 (12 runs) - Kolkata Knight Riders 69/2 (RR: 6.90)

DJ Hussey 33* (17b 2x4 2x6)
BB McCullum 25* (30b 4x4)
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:44:15 2009.

McCullum gets his half century.
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:44:50 2009.

16.3 Akhil to McCullum, SIX, not sure if that chat helped the bowler, this is short, into the pads, at gentle pace, and McCullum says thank you very much, pulling it over deep backward square, and gets his first 50 of the season
Boucher and Kumble call Akhil up for a chat
16.2 Akhil to McCullum, SIX, McCullum looks to get in his element, slog-sweeps Akhil over midwicket, not much pace on it anyway
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:46:59 2009.

End of over 17 (20 runs) - Kolkata Knight Riders 133/3 (RR: 7.82)
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:50:12 2009.

End of over 18 (4 runs) - Kolkata Knight Riders 137/4 (RR: 7.61)

2 overs left. can KKR better their best score of 154??
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:56:31 2009.

18.6 Vinay Kumar to McCullum, FOUR, and he has beaten fine leg again, this time moves across too early, and forces Vinay to bowl a slower delivery, and instead of scooping, McCullum pulls this over fine leg, what an innings this has been
18.5 Vinay Kumar to McCullum, FOUR, McCullum you beauty, repeats the daylight robbery, Vinay tries the yorker this time, but McCullum gets across again, and scoops it between keeper and fine leg
18.4 Vinay Kumar to McCullum, FOUR, lovely shot, the perfect scoop, walks across, gets into the infamous Misbah-esque posture, and scoops it over, straight over, the wicketkeeper's head
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 7:58:02 2009.

KKR's best score of the series.
McCullum's best score of the series.
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 7:59:43 2009.

intha match-a kooda eppadi ivlo interest-aa follow panreenga
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 8:01:09 2009.

McCullum
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:03:30 2009.

McCullum in top5 for high scores of the series

AB.De.Villiers-105(54)* (DD)
Raina-98(55) (CSK)
Hayden-89(58) (CSK)
Bopara-84(59) (KXI)
McCullum-84(64) (KKR)
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:03:52 2009.

Ramakrishna wrote:

intha match-a kooda eppadi ivlo interest-aa follow panreenga

matha teams jeikaradha yeppa vEnaa paakalaam, but this match is a rare one.
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:04:58 2009.

End of over 20 (20 runs) - Kolkata Knight Riders 173/4 (RR: 8.65)

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:07:20 2009.

Teamwise Highest total of IPL 2009

Rajasthan Royals: 211/4 v Punjab (May 05 ,2009)
Delhi Daredevils: 189/5 v Chennai (Apr 23, 2009)
Mumbai Indians: 187/6 v Kolkatta (Apr 27, 2009)
Chennai super Kings: 185/3 v Punjab (May 07, 2009)
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad: 184/6 v Bangalore (Apr 24, 2009)
Kings XI Punjab: 174/3 v Chennai (May 07, 2009)
Kolkatta Knight Riders: 173/4 v Bangalore (May 12, 2009)
Bangalore Royal Challengers: 168/9 v Punjab (Apr 24, 2009)

now Bangalore has to better its best score to beat KKR.

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 8:07:35 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

McCullum in top5 for high scores of the series

AB.De.Villiers-105(54)* (DD)
Raina-98(55) (CSK)
Hayden-89(58) (CSK)
Bopara-84(59) (KXI)
McCullum-84(64) (KKR)

yeppadiyum every year top high scorer'a vandhuduraan
From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:08:37 2009.

Last 5 ovs 71/1 RR 14.20

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:09:45 2009.

McCullum in top5 for high scores of the series

AB.De.Villiers-105(54)* (DD)
Raina-98(55) (CSK)
Hayden-89(58) (CSK)
Bopara-84(59) (KXI)
McCullum-84(64) (KKR)

yeppadiyum every year top high scorer'a vandhuduraan Razz

yennamO 7-8 years saa varra maadhiri solreenga. this is just 2nd year.

From: Kalyasi on Tue May 12 8:12:16 2009.

enna adi.... I guess KKR can cause some upsets and spoil some of the teams' semifinal dream......

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 8:14:15 2009.

McCullum in top5 for high scores of the series

AB.De.Villiers-105(54)* (DD)
Raina-98(55) (CSK)
Hayden-89(58) (CSK)
Bopara-84(59) (KXI)
McCullum-84(64) (KKR)

yeppadiyum every year top high scorer'a vandhuduraan Razz

yennamO 7-8 years saa varra maadhiri solreenga. this is just 2nd year. Cool

nesstu yearum varuvaan

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 8:14:38 2009.

Kalyasi wrote:

enna adi.... I guess KKR can cause some upsets and spoil some of the teams' semifinal dream......

From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 8:14:52 2009.

McCullum in top5 for high scores of the series

AB.De.Villiers-105(54)* (DD)
Raina-98(55) (CSK)
Hayden-89(58) (CSK)
Bopara-84(59) (KXI)
McCullum-84(64) (KKR)

yeppadiyum every year top high scorer'a vandhuduraan Razz

yennamO 7-8 years saa varra maadhiri solreenga. this is just 2nd year. Cool

nesstu yearum varuvaan Twisted Evil

nestu year avan IPL aadraannaannu paappom

From: Nerd on Tue May 12 8:45:15 2009.

itz a bit silent since MI is not sure of reaching Finals.. if they are then all sort of arguments and justifications will come Smile

Naanga sachin great captaincy-nu orE oru match dhAn sonnOm and many of us here even criticized his captaincy in other games. anga epdi? Someone drops a catch-dhoni did not shout at him - great captaincy. Hayden has scored more than 400 runs - Dhoni great captaincy. Dhoni has won the toss - great captaincy.

naanga summA irunthAlum sachin/sachin fans-a vambukku izhukka vENdiyadhu. appuRam sachin fans remmbbba mOsam-nu complain panna vENdiyadhu.. ellAm nEram

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 8:56:58 2009.

itz a bit silent since MI is not sure of reaching Finals.. if they are then all sort of arguments and justifications will come Smile

From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 9:02:26 2009.

Nerd.

Hamid,
Appadi enna Sachin mela kola veri???
As if its not enough to compare shoe-shine boys with The Lord, thirumba thirumba edhukku Sachin a edhavadhu sollitte irukkeenga?

Dhoni's blind persistence with Morkel, underbowling certain economical boelwers, over-reliance on Hayden, idha ellam pathi konjam pesungalen...

"anga epdi? Someone drops a catch-dhoni did not shout at him - great captaincy. Hayden has scored more than 400 runs - Dhoni great captaincy. Dhoni has won the toss - great captaincy."
Laughing

Dhoni thappellam othukkittaraampa ... LOL

One kostin: "If MI reach the final, Sachin will be a great captain again" - ennanga aniyayama irukku.
If CSK reaches final, Dhoni is a great captain. If MI do, Sachin wouldn't be???

P.S: Sachin captaincy pathi thevayaana alavu, thevaikku melaye naanga alasittom. Hyperboles and potri potris are from your side only Smile

itz a bit silent since MI is not sure of reaching Finals.. if they are then all sort of arguments and justifications will come Smile

From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 10:16:42 2009.

From: sgokulprathap on Tue May 12 9:05:03 2009.

End of over 10 (7 runs) - Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/2 (104 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.40)
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 9:27:00 2009.

sgokulprathap wrote:

End of over 10 (7 runs) - Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/2 (104 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 10.40)

Ungga kadamai unarchiku oru alavE illaama pOchu
From: Plum on Tue May 12 9:45:14 2009.

CR, ippo MI irukkara situation-lerundhu, Finals pona definite-a sachin great captain dhaan. But aana paranthu adhu nadakkadhu
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 9:46:25 2009.

Plum wrote:

CR, ippo MI irukkara situation-lerundhu, Finals pona definite-a sachin great captain dhaan. But aana paranthu adhu nadakkadhu

Naane indha vishayathula mosam, neenga enakku mela irukkeenga!
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 9:48:53 2009.

Indha Taylor'a tookungadaa.. alavukku athigamaa four/sixes adikiraan
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 9:49:56 2009.

Innaikku thOlvi dhAn-nu naanum ninaikkirEn hope am proved wrong..
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 9:51:38 2009.

AdappAvi mckallA, idhaiyum thOkka pOriya..
From: P_R on Tue May 12 9:53:07 2009.

Any other zoozoo haters... a show of hands..
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 9:54:17 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Innaikku thOlvi dhAn-nu naanum ninaikkirEn hope am proved wrong..

enna nerd ippadi solreenga... enakku ennamO equal chances irukkara madiri thonudhu...
Fresh from victory against BRC, i guess MI will make it today Lets see....
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 9:55:03 2009.

Kolkatta lost again onnum solradhukku illa..!!
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 9:57:26 2009.

BRC won
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:01:03 2009.

PR, ZooZoo kuzhandhai manadhu uLLavargaLukku mattum

MI is back to #7 now
From: Vivasaayi on Tue May 12 10:03:46 2009.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

Any other zoozoo haters... a show of hands..

modhalla nallathan irundhuchu...but overdoing it...

recently liked only the "placing food for the crocodile" ad
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 10:04:30 2009.

What an innings by Taylor
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:05:41 2009.

KKR bowling... lattu full tosses...
Ishanth ellam main bowler....kevalam...
Taylor & Mccullum...
From: Plum on Tue May 12 10:05:59 2009.

I oncur with vivs. I liked that ad for beauty tips. Aprama downhill dhaan - outliving its utility.
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:07:13 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

What an innings by Taylor
very strong leg side player...avanukku full toss-a pottu thallurange...adichu navuthittan... pona adi...
From: Plum on Tue May 12 10:07:14 2009.

L Balaji - 12 wkts at a good economy rate - not selected for WC T20
Ishant Sharma - proven failure in T20 in all levels. Selected.
Enna ezhavu selection process-o
From: Vivasaayi on Tue May 12 10:07:54 2009.

plum,

but the "hutch" dog never bored me....chanceless...

its inquisitive look on the face ....
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:09:11 2009.

sourav wrote:

KKR bowling... lattu full tosses...
Ishanth ellam main bowler....kevalam...
Taylor & Mccullum...

Ishant rembbba over-rated. He was excellent in the Australian tour. AppuRam onniyum sariyillai. Cricinfo-la asingamA kalAikkiRAnga bowlers-a.

Feel bad for mccullum.
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 10:09:33 2009.

sourav wrote:

littlemaster1982 wrote:

What an innings by Taylor
very strong leg side player...avanukku full toss-a pottu thallurange...adichu navuthittan... pona adi...

People were cheering up here like anything I felt bad when I saw McCullum sat on the ground with hands on his head
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:10:30 2009.

100 was needed of 50 balls...athai kooda defend panna mudilla....antha alavukku irukku kkr bowling...spinners have bowled well....pace bowlers than vaari vazhangittanuga...
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 10:11:46 2009.

Plum wrote:

L Balaji - 12 wkts at a good economy rate - not selected for WC T20
Ishant Sharma - proven failure in T20 in all levels. Selected.
Enna ezhavu selection process-o

yeah...Srikanth and Dhoni rendu perum kavuthuttaanga.
Dhoni always gave the ball to Balaji during the most crucial situations. Praveen Kumar ennatha pannaannu avana team la sethirkkaanga
From: hamid on Tue May 12 10:11:52 2009.

What an Innings by Taylor KKR bowlers also helped him

Seems BRC is well in contention for the fourth slot The forthcoming matches will be intresting .. all will be pressure games ..

poor McCullum i feel sorry for him..
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:12:03 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

I felt bad when I saw McCullum sat on the ground with hands on his head

Nerd wrote:

Feel bad for mccullum.

i also feel very bad 4 mccullum...rombha paavama irukku pa..
Avan vera yaar kitta than bowling koduppan..
From: hamid on Tue May 12 10:13:01 2009.

Ganguly's bowling shd have been tried in middle overs.. cud have helped......
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:13:51 2009.

hamid wrote:

Ganguly's bowling shd have been tried in middle overs.. cud have helped......
His econ. is under 7 in ipl....avarukku yen over thara matturaanganu therla...
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:15:47 2009.

Taylor-ku ithan first 50 in ipl...but, wat a match winning innings...82 of 33 balls...
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:16:28 2009.

Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

I felt bad when I saw McCullum sat on the ground with hands on his head Sad

littlemaster1982 wrote:

i also feel very bad 4 mccullum...rombha paavama irukku pa.. Sad

Feel bad for mccullum.

Avan vera yaar kitta than bowling koduppan..

From: Plum on Tue May 12 10:16:57 2009.

Agarkar > Innuma indha ooru ivanai nambikittu irukku?
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:17:15 2009.

KXP batting - sutham!
From: Vivasaayi on Tue May 12 10:17:47 2009.

Mathews to Taylor, SIX, Taylor has finished this one with what has been symbolic of the last five overs, he walks across, gets a fulltoss giftwrapped for him (to Ross Taylor, with love), and he picks it up - huge over midwicket, the story of this chase really
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:18:17 2009.

Plum wrote:

Agarkar > Innuma indha ooru ivanai nambikittu irukku?
Avan 2,3 matches-la death overs nalla than pottan...yorkers....intha match sotahppittan...
From: P_R on Tue May 12 10:18:20 2009.

I have seen the shower chota-credit, fashion tips, cricket update ads. Uniformly annoying.

Nerd wrote:

PR, ZooZoo kuzhandhai manadhu uLLavargaLukku mattum

kuzhandhaigaLai kEttA thaanE theriyum. idhellAm cookery program comment maadhiri irukku. The I'm-on-tv chef lets imagination loose and ends up with a scary looking concoction. adhu mEla reNdu mudhiri paruppai vachchuttu: " idhai kuzhandhaigaL virumbi saapduvaanga" appidinnu oru bit-ai pOduvaanga.
Too much liberty is being taken in their name.
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:19:31 2009.

Kings XI Punjab team
S Sohal, SM Katich, captainYuvraj Singh, wicketkeeperKC Sangakkara, IK Pathan, LA Pomersbach, B Lee, PP Chawla, RR Powar, WA Mota, S Sreesanth

Mumbai Indians team
captainSR Tendulkar, ST Jayasuriya, JP Duminy, AM Nayar, DJ Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, AM Rahane, RR Raje, wicketkeeperYV Takawale, DS Kulkarni, SL Malinga
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 10:23:54 2009.

Happy for Dravid/Kumble but Dada and McCullum
Not that i'm a fan of McCullum but like others said, to see him after the defeat was

From: hamid on Tue May 12 10:24:11 2009.

itz a bit silent since MI is not sure of reaching Finals.. if they are then all sort of arguments and justifications will come Smile

Nerd Bro,

sari..catch drop panna enna pannanum? poy rendu adi kodukkanuma .. Hayden 400 run adicha mattaiya pudungi vachikkanuma????

sari vidunga.. athaan Dhoni luckla thaan jeyichittu varaarnu evidenceooda sollitingale

merkondu enna pesa?

OK.. vambukku izukkala

enjoy the match

From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 10:25:31 2009.

Yes, the Zoo Zoo ads are going downhill, overdone etc... but the initial set of ads, "Star of the match" etc soopper

Utch naai was the best!
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:29:16 2009.

Santh is still in the team. Lee/Chawla are the only threats but Sachin/Surya irukkura team-kku adhellAm... (at least on paper)

From: Plum on Tue May 12 10:29:58 2009.

I have seen the shower chota-credit, fashion tips, cricket update ads. Uniformly annoying.

PR, ZooZoo kuzhandhai manadhu uLLavargaLukku mattum

kuzhandhaigaLai kEttA thaanE theriyum. idhellAm cookery program comment maadhiri irukku. The I'm-on-tv chef lets imagination loose and ends up with a scary looking concoction. adhu mEla reNdu mudhiri paruppai vachchuttu: " idhai kuzhandhaigaL virumbi saapduvaanga" appidinnu oru bit-ai pOduvaanga.
Too much liberty is being taken in their name.

apdiyellam solla padadhu. Naan indha critters-ai notice panninadhe ubhayam my daughter dhaan.
BTW, aNNa IPL thread-lam konjam close-ave meyarappala pola ippollam - neraiya post varudhe inga?

From: P_R on Tue May 12 10:31:04 2009.

Rounds vandhEn
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 10:31:50 2009.

Prabhu Ram wrote:

kuzhandhaigaLai kEttA thaanE theriyum. idhellAm cookery program comment maadhiri irukku.
Too much liberty is being taken in their name.

Plum wrote:

PR, apdiyellam solla padadhu. Naan indha critters-ai gavanichade ubhayam my daughter dhaan.

Adhe adhe!
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 10:32:43 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Santh is still in the team. Lee/Chawla are the only threats but Sachin/Surya irukkura team-kku adhellAm... (at least on paper)

Ippadiyellam avasara pattu solladheenga...

Sawla-a vida Padhaan nalla podraare, illaya?
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:38:05 2009.

TherilEyE.. Stats thilagam GokulPrathap kitta dhAn kEkkanum..
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 10:39:29 2009.

Plum,
Sachin retains Bhajji
Idhukku mela ennatha solla!
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 10:42:24 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Plum,
Sachin retains Bhajji
Idhukku mela ennatha solla!

It is not possible to drop Bajji now. He bowled well in the previous game. athuvum illaama Bajji ya drop pannittu yaara kondu vara?
From: ThalaNass on Tue May 12 10:43:21 2009.

Nerd wrote:

TherilEyE.. Stats thilagam GokulPrathap kitta dhAn kEkkanum..
From: Sourav on Tue May 12 10:44:15 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Sawla-a vida Padhaan nalla podraare, illaya?

chawla 10 wickets with 7.1 econ.
i.p 11 wickets with 8.1 econ.
From: crajkumar_be on Tue May 12 10:45:28 2009.

Good kostin Rama,
Caught between pragmatism and varikkudharai parambarai veeraappu, thanmanam etc...

By the way, Chetanya-o yaaro irukkaradha padichene...
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 10:49:29 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Good kostin Rama,
Caught between pragmatism and varikkudharai parambarai veeraappu, thanmanam etc...

By the way, Chetanya-o yaaro irukkaradha padichene...

Chetanya irukkaaru, he bowled well in the previous game. But even he has been replaced by Rohan Raje for today's game

Moreover, He is too inexperienced for these crucial matches as the main spinner.
Athuvum illaama Bhajji bat-a vera konjam suthuvaapla
From: hamid on Tue May 12 10:51:25 2009.

First wicket
From: hamid on Tue May 12 10:51:45 2009.

First wicket Katich Gone
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:52:42 2009.

Oruthan ozhinjAn. Savi/Sangu pOyittAingannA nimmadhi.
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 10:52:45 2009.

Katcih gone

From: P_R on Tue May 12 10:53:05 2009.

kuzhandhaigaLai kEttA thaanE theriyum. idhellAm cookery program comment maadhiri irukku.
Too much liberty is being taken in their name.

PR, apdiyellam solla padadhu. Naan indha critters-ai gavanichade ubhayam my daughter dhaan.

Adhe adhe! Smile

AhA oNNu koodittAingappA..

oru 10 varusham kazhichu meet paNrEn

From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 10:55:04 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Oruthan ozhinjAn. Savi/Sangu pOyittAingannA nimmadhi.

Sangu kooda paravaalla, Savi thaan more dangerous
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 10:58:37 2009.

Sohal. Who is that? Kosutholla thAnga mudila..
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:01:00 2009.

Malinga has been erratic these days
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 11:02:46 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Malinga has been erratic these days

antha maathiri action vechikittu eppovumey nallaa poda mudinjaa athu nyaayamaa ?
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:02:55 2009.

Irfan has gone.. stupid run out..
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 11:03:14 2009.

Pathan
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:04:16 2009.

Pinju hitter pOyttApla..
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:04:21 2009.

Good work by Bravo
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:06:48 2009.

Too many extras .. and a six..good shot
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 11:09:38 2009.

Dubaakoor bowlers-ayellaam podavechu torture panraangappa
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:10:25 2009.

Intha Sohal-ai mudhalla thookkanum
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:12:00 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Intha Sohal-ai mudhalla thookkanum

avan ella ballaiyum thukku thukkithaan adikkiraan.. after 6 overs( when the field spreads) eppadi aadaraannu paarpom.. adutha six
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:12:25 2009.

Ramakrishna wrote:

Dubaakoor bowlers-ayellaam podavechu torture panraangappa

Bhajji powerplay-la pOda mAttEnnu sollttAnE
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:12:39 2009.

JS missed a tough chance
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:13:41 2009.

yes..run out
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:14:30 2009.

Ozhinjaan
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:17:13 2009.

Thalaivar *idea misfielding*
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:18:25 2009.

Is mahela not in team?
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:18:31 2009.

It's going to be Yuvraj vs Harbhajan Bhajji avvalavu pesunadhukku innaikku avan YS-ai out aakkiye theeranum.
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 11:19:08 2009.

Yuvraj rendu moonu six adichittu poidauvaan
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:19:12 2009.

Raje Ivanai ellam thalaivar edhukku eduttharu
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:19:36 2009.

hamid wrote:

Is mahela not in team?

Injuryaam. Pomersbach is a big hitter.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:21:00 2009.

ooh. yes. he had some injury in the last match.. inform player...good news then
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:22:16 2009.

Bhajji-Duminy should bowl. Raje ellAm savikku easy pickings.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:23:30 2009.

Nerd,

Even JS is a good option.. he has bowled well in all the matches he has bowled...
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 11:24:10 2009.

Thalaivar bowling podanum
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:26:43 2009.

Nerd,

exactly what u have asked Bhajji and Duminy bowling
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:28:11 2009.

hamid wrote:

Nerd,

Even JS is a good option.. he has bowled well in all the matches he has bowled...

Yeh. Nayar is not bad too. Raje-kku badhilA innoru batsman eduthirukkalAm.

Sonna mAdhiriyE Duminy
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:28:56 2009.

Bhajji cleaned up sanga
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:28:56 2009.

Sangu oodhiyaachu
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:32:54 2009.

70/4 after 10 overs..

RR is fine.. but lost a bit too many wickets.. MI has good chance of winning this
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:33:12 2009.

70-4 at satterjee break. Not bad at all.
Yuvraj is the key
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 11:44:26 2009.

5th wick down
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:45:07 2009.

Duminy
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:45:27 2009.

Mota Gone.. Duminy gets a wicket

Bhajji finally caught it:)
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 11:46:27 2009.

6th gone. yuvi gone
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 11:46:27 2009.

ambuttuthaen
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:46:39 2009.

Yuvi Gone Duminy

everything seems going right for MI
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:47:01 2009.

Duminy-kku Mount Road-la oru Silai
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:49:48 2009.

MI came back very well in this game after the initial overs...

Spinners has done a great job
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 11:50:08 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Duminy-kku Mount Road-la oru Silai
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:50:22 2009.

naan oru strategy break eduthEn adhukkuLLa.. Duminy plis apply for Indian citizenship
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:50:39 2009.

Oops.. catch dropped
From: sivank on Tue May 12 11:51:24 2009.

Goel is a dangerous batsman. Indha partner ship a kazhattittaa KXI gadhi adho gadhi dhaan.

anyway, seems like a good chance for Mumbai. Hope they can win tonight
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:51:46 2009.

Ippo, I mean overs 17 and 19 Malinga pOttAnnA
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 11:51:55 2009.

Nerd wrote:

naan oru strategy break eduthEn adhukkuLLa.. Duminy plis apply for Indian citizenship

nerd, nAn sollala MI innikku jeikka chances irukku'nu
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:53:00 2009.

Hi Sivan ,
Goel? he has come opening before rt??? he is coming at No 8?
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:53:38 2009.

Sachin onniyumE sariyillai. Misfields, drop catches. Hope you make up for them with the bat.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:54:08 2009.

Irfan cud have handy now..sending him as pinch hitter backfired
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:56:07 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Sachin onniyumE sariyillai. Misfields, drop catches. Hope you make up for them with the bat.

RUnout has compensated the misfield.. and the man he got out was the one who scored most runs at fast pace

Another wicket
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 11:56:56 2009.

Rahane
I thought Bhajji would finish his spell, nevertheless..
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 11:57:00 2009.

Wohooo!!! I was wondering why is this Rahane bowling and he cleans up Pomersbach
From: sivank on Tue May 12 11:57:05 2009.

Hi hamid,

Goel first game polandhu kattinaapla, adhukku appuram konjam form out. ippo konjam late aa vandhaalum latestaa vandhu irukkaam. Punjaabin nambikkai ivanga rendu per kitta thaan irukku. Lee konjam kaattadi adippaan aana namba mudiyaadhu.

solli mudikkala pommersbach out
From: hamid on Tue May 12 11:59:01 2009.

Sivan,

Lee could be handy if there are max 2 overs left.. not with 5+ overs... he wont know whether to go for big hits or rotate and eventually lose the wicket This is normal for most tailenders
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:01:34 2009.

4-0-15-2 and the dude is a solid middle order batsman too
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:02:50 2009.

Spinner after spinjner konjdu varappla.edho oru spinner marana adi vaangi sachin-ai kavuthuda poraan
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 12:02:58 2009.

Nerd wrote:

4-0-15-2 and the dude is a solid middle order batsman too

It should have been 4-0-15-3. Umpire
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:03:37 2009.

Idhu enna tattis
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:04:11 2009.

How much will KXi score .. 125?
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:04:13 2009.

Also, kxi struggle aarangalennu mi supporters unarchi vasapada venaam. Mumbaikku 119-e podhumnu iLavarasan ninaichirukkalam
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:05:15 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Nerd wrote:

4-0-15-2 and the dude is a solid middle order batsman too

It should have been 4-0-15-3. Umpire

Yes.. that was plumb..
From: sivank on Tue May 12 12:05:52 2009.

idhann plum unga kitta pidicha oru nalla vishayam. konjam killal apparam aattal
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:06:50 2009.

Plum wrote:

Also, kxi struggle aarangalennu mi supporters unarchi vasapada venaam. Mumbaikku 119-e podhumnu iLavarasan ninaichirukkalam

Lee vERa irukkaan.. pAkkalaam!
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:07:33 2009.

what a catch.. just he was moved back
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:08:11 2009.

Malinga - Singamm-la..
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:09:04 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Plum wrote:

Also, kxi struggle aarangalennu mi supporters unarchi vasapada venaam. Mumbaikku 119-e podhumnu iLavarasan ninaichirukkalam

Lee vERa irukkaan.. pAkkalaam!

poyittan paarthukkunga

first look feel the catch was grassed.. but what an effort
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:10:17 2009.

maybe he had his fingers underneath.. not sure..

another run out
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:11:09 2009.

Lee bowling sonnEn
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:12:04 2009.

oh.. athaan santh irukkane.. lee overla vittu pidikkalaam

too many extras
From: sivank on Tue May 12 12:12:34 2009.

MI innikku normal form la aadina easy yaa jeikkalaam. edhaachum kasamusaa pannaathaan prachanaye
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 12:13:37 2009.

3 consecutive wides. Malinga Extras kuraichirundha 100-dhan vandhirukkum Punjab score.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:14:11 2009.

sivank wrote:

MI innikku normal form la aadina easy yaa jeikkalaam. edhaachum kasamusaa pannaathaan prachanaye

paathi formla aadina kuuda jeyichidalaam.. sure MI will win today..
From: Vivasaayi on Tue May 12 12:15:10 2009.

bhajji bowling to sreesanth
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:15:52 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Duminy-kku Mount Road-la oru Silai

Mhm.marine drive-la. Semsku qualofy aagi, chennai kitta 0ku out aagi, neraiya run bowlingla vaxzhangina, appo mount roadla silai consider pannalam
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:16:54 2009.

What was santh trying?
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 12:17:15 2009.

Plum
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:19:46 2009.

Malinga is the most expensive bowler it seems
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:21:45 2009.

119 again Bad omen!
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:22:17 2009.

Kxi 119. Sagunam sariyilliye
From: hamid on Tue May 12 12:22:38 2009.

Nerd wrote:

What was santh trying?

esp the last ball..

119.. same score like last time rt? shd not be a problem for MI...
From: vasanth2006 on Tue May 12 12:23:45 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Raje Ivanai ellam thalaivar edhukku eduttharu

I was wondering the same....MI have enough bowlers....we need only good hitters in the middle order....
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:24:03 2009.

sivank wrote:

idhann plum unga kitta pidicha oru nalla vishayam. konjam killal apparam aattal
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:35:15 2009.

JS and Bravo!
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 12:42:22 2009.

Maiden over
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 12:43:06 2009.

JS out
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:44:17 2009.

Maiden was the reason
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 12:48:46 2009.

119 not the same number again!!

Pathan over ellam maiden
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:50:24 2009.

Mhmm...mumbai! Sachinnu oru manasthan irundhaan...hmmm
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 12:51:10 2009.

These guys are over cautious
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 12:54:44 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

119 not the same number again!!

I thought the same when the last ball was a dot ball
From: Plum on Tue May 12 12:55:27 2009.

Thiru santhan ubhayathula konjam run - ipdi serndha dhaan undu
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:55:42 2009.

Sreesanth
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 12:55:44 2009.

Welcome to the bowling crease Appam
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 12:56:01 2009.

Bravo - what a straight drive followthrough and its a 6
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 12:56:29 2009.

what a flick on the legside

Prabhu Ram wrote:

edited
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 12:59:08 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

what a flick on the legside

Prabhu Ram wrote:

edited
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 12:59:41 2009.

Prabhu Ram post enga vandhuchu
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 13:00:18 2009.

Sreesanth
From: villan007 on Tue May 12 13:00:47 2009.

Sreesanth
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 13:01:19 2009.

Rahane out

next Singam?
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 13:01:35 2009.

Rahane
From: Ramakrishna on Tue May 12 13:02:32 2009.

Nerd wrote:

Rahane

nallathuthaan vidunga
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 13:03:26 2009.

Thalaivar at the crease. VarisaiyA ellArum pannunga
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 13:04:25 2009.

Thalaivar..

singam karai irangiduchu
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 13:13:08 2009.

Dwayne Bravo
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 13:13:21 2009.

singam crease ku vandha udane, inga oru posts kooda illa

Bravo 50
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 13:13:26 2009.

Bravo 50
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 13:13:40 2009.

Bravo 50
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 13:16:52 2009.

10 overs 74.
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 13:18:12 2009.

Thalaivar first boundary (though a little lucky)

4.6 RPO needed.
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 13:20:21 2009.

Time for you to open up the shoulders Sachin!!!
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 13:22:26 2009.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Agarkar-was-ill-treated-by-Bichel-Report/articleshow/4521285.cms

is ths true??/
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 13:24:17 2009.

Ajay Jadeja was hinting the same few days back. Might be true
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 13:28:31 2009.

Lee to Tendulkar, FOUR, whoah, Chinese cut (or French cut) for four, that was very close to offstump, Tendulkar was looking for a booming off-drive there
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:29:40 2009.

Sreesanth exactly what i expected.. He is a weak link..

bravo

Sachin shd have backed h imself and shd have opened.. thats wht i expetced.. anyway.. good going MI

Duminy cud have come at No3 or 4.. with good bowling figures, and possible fifty cud have won him another MOM
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:31:09 2009.

Irfan wud be kicking himeself for dropping bravo on 0..

KXI is in big trouble.. Yuvi shd bring back his strike bowler Sreesanth
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:33:06 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Ajay Jadeja was hinting the same few days back. Might be true

shd be true
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:34:48 2009.

Big six by Tendulkar
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 13:35:37 2009.

Sachin 6
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:38:44 2009.

Tendulkar is getting back to form.. good for MI..

2 boundaries in a row..
From: ajithfederer on Tue May 12 13:41:00 2009.

Sreesanth misfield
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:48:56 2009.

will be a good convincing win for MI.. MI looking dangerous.. with Zaheer's return MI has a good chance in this IPL
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:50:14 2009.

Free hit with 4 runs to win..
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:53:06 2009.

Bravo finishes it in Style

Bravo
Sachin, Duminy, Bhajji
From: littlemaster1982 on Tue May 12 13:53:56 2009.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:54:32 2009.

Middle order looks good and in form with Rahane, tendulkar and Duminy..
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 13:54:46 2009.

More than anything I m glad that Kings was at the receiving end today. ApdiyE maindain pannanum. NRR engeyO pOyirukkum. Can't afford to lose another anyway.
From: vasanth2006 on Tue May 12 13:55:46 2009.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:56:24 2009.

Now just 2 win out of 3 needed

If MI wins 2 out of 3.. can they make it to semis irrespective of whoever loses or wins in other matches?
From: hamid on Tue May 12 13:58:54 2009.

MI currently 4th position in points table
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 14:00:44 2009.

MI
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 14:01:10 2009.

hamid wrote:

MI currently 4th position in points table
From: hamid on Tue May 12 14:02:39 2009.

What are the pending matches for RR?
From: viraajan on Tue May 12 14:05:34 2009.

hamid wrote:

What are the pending matches for RR?

MI, DD, KKR
From: hamid on Tue May 12 14:07:55 2009.

So MI Vs RR shd be like a quarter final..

Bhajji is the MOM

i thouhgt it wud be Bravo
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 14:10:16 2009.

I thought it would be Duminy. If he had taken that third wicket.. Naansans umpire.
From: hamid on Tue May 12 14:15:26 2009.

Still Bhajji as MOM is He didnt take more than one wicket.. and even another 30+ runs wud not be a problem to chase.., it shd have been Bravo..

MI cant afford to lose against RR.. shd be a good match.. with CSK and DD it will be hard but shd win at least one..

I hope CSK shd win against MI
From: hamid on Tue May 12 14:17:11 2009.

OK.. good Night Guys.. c u t'row..
From: Nerd on Tue May 12 22:18:21 2009.

From the notorious rediff boards:

New slogan of KKR
by laddusingh on May 13, 2009 02:25 AM
Jail Buchanan, Fail SRK

Re: New slogan of KKR
by jaat on May 13, 2009 02:27 AM Permalink
AND YES NEW NAME
KOLKATA TRUCK DRIVERS
From: hamid on Wed May 13 1:26:07 2009.

Injured Warne out of Indian Premier League

Kimberely: Defending champions Rajasthan Royals were dealt a massive blow as captain-cum-coach Shane Warne was, on Tuesday, ruled out of the Indian Premier League for the next 10 days owing to a hamstring injury.

The Australian was injured while batting in their lost match against Deccan Chargers last night and will be out of action for the next 10 days, making him unavailable for the rest of the team's campaign unless his side makes the final.

South African captain Graeme Smith is most likely to lead the team in Warne's absence.

The Jaipur-based outfit needs to win all its remaining games to make the semi-finals and Warne's absence would severely hurt the team's hopes of advancing to the knock-out round, especially in the wake of two successive losses.

Besides, the team has also lost pacers Kamran Khan and Amit Singh due to suspect bowling action.

Rajasthan Royals director of coaching Darren Berry has reportedly said: "I think it is a balancing act that will be our focus to get it right. We can field just four overseas players and it is a difficult thing to manage. We have now put ourselves under pressure."

http://sify.com/sports/cricket/ipl/iplfullstory.php?a=jfmqo9jfdac&title=Injured_Warne_out_of_Indian_Premier_League

From: P_R on Wed May 13 4:26:26 2009.

Gayle not bothered by 'death' of Test cricket

Quote:

On the other hand Gayle, a fan of the short and often lucrative format, said he would not miss Test cricket, still regarded by most players as the pinnacle of the game, if commercial pressures caused its downfall.

"I wouldn't be so sad," he said. "Some other players would be. Maybe Andrew Strauss would be sad. Maybe he will be sad if Test cricket dies and Twenty20 comes in. Because there is no way he can make the change. So tough luck.

"I have liked Twenty20 since it came in. I like it. Who doesn't? Maybe a couple of the Englishmen wouldn't like to play Twenty20."

From: hamid on Wed May 13 4:32:37 2009.

Gayle not bothered by 'death' of Test cricket

Quote:

Strauss critisized him for coming at the last moment for the test match... to hit out at strauss he has said that.. he also said he may give up captaincy soon...

From: crajkumar_be on Wed May 13 4:33:32 2009.

Adhu seri!
From: P_R on Wed May 13 5:14:09 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Adhu seri!

One-one over matches nesst. adhukkum world cup nadakkum.

This way the whole world cup can be completed in one day. the greatest television event ever - appidimbAinga

We have decided to have a world cup every second saturday - Lalit Modi
From: ajithfederer on Wed May 13 5:15:14 2009.

Enna oru kolai veri
From: P_R on Wed May 13 5:19:20 2009.

Gayle's statement. bayandhadhu nadakkudhu. ulagam kaN munnAdi maarudhu. No country for old men etc.

From: hamid on Wed May 13 5:22:03 2009.

One-one over matches nesst. adhukkum world cup nadakkum.

This way the whole world cup can be completed in one day. the greatest television event ever - appidimbAinga

We have decided to have a world cup every second saturday - Lalit Modi

Adhu seri!

i remember one TV ad... toss pottatum cup koduthuduvaanga

From: P_R on Wed May 13 5:26:29 2009.

hamid wrote:

i remember one TV ad... toss pottatum cup koduthuduvaanga

Came in lollu sabha cricket

Santhanam wins the toss and the umpire sees "neenga jeyichitteenga"

Manohar (the bald guy) goes : "pooh ivvaLavu dhaanA" and tries to grab the cup

I know it is quite a mokkai but pretty funny the way he acts and speaks.

From: crajkumar_be on Wed May 13 5:29:24 2009.

idhu varaikkum idhu mattum dhaan nadakkala (player-e test cricket a podhaikkalaam nu official a solradhu), ippo idhuvum nadandhaachu... Manjathanni dhaanunga...

Adhu seri!

From: Plum on Wed May 13 7:12:20 2009.

Prabhu ram, I don't think chris gayle's statement needs to be taken at face value
1) The england test series was shoehorned in suddenly
2) Irritation at one-format pony strauss making lofty claims about test cricket when truth is he is not good enough for limited overs. Holier than thou pretensions of strauss will definitely irritate. Test cricket usathi t20 mattamnu sachin tendulkar sonna I don't think gayle would have made fun of it. Cutting your nose to spite your facengara maadhiri, stauss mela kobathula sollii irupparu. Naane indha maadhiri react panni irukken but test cricket setha varuthapaduven. Sometimes, holiere than thou people irritate you inmto saying things you don't seriously mean
From: Plum on Wed May 13 7:16:07 2009.

Secondly, if the world evolves to a stage where sporting events spanning days together are an anachronism, then that's what it is. Bow to change etc. Centuries ago, cricketnu onnu illave illai - maybe fencing was a premier sport adhukkaga fencing ippo minority sport aayiduthenu varutha pada mudiyuma? Embrace change avlo dhaan.
(To quote a fav comedian of yours, "enna kezhavan maadhiri pesareenga")
From: P_R on Wed May 13 7:56:39 2009.

Plum wrote:

Sometimes, holiere than thou people irritate you inmto saying things you don't seriously mean
Touch�
From: Sourav on Wed May 13 10:21:23 2009.

DC won the toss and elected to field...
Anja singam Viru is back to the team...

Deccan Chargers team
captainwicketkeeperAC Gilchrist, TS Suman, RG Sharma, DR Smith, Y Venugopal Rao, A Symonds, DB Ravi Teja, PP Ojha, SM Shoaib, RP Singh, WPUJC Vaas

Delhi Daredevils team
G Gambhir, DA Warner, captainV Sehwag, TM Dilshan, AB de Villiers, wicketkeeperKD Karthik, R Bhatia, A Mishra, P Sangwan, A Nehra, DP Nannes
From: directhit on Wed May 13 10:25:55 2009.

Quote:

"I'm sick of sitting out," says Sehwag

From: ThalaNass on Wed May 13 10:38:20 2009.

DC won the toss and elected to field...
Anja singam Viru is back to the team... Boo

Deccan Chargers team
captainwicketkeeperAC Gilchrist, TS Suman, RG Sharma, DR Smith, Y Venugopal Rao, A Symonds, DB Ravi Teja, PP Ojha, SM Shoaib, RP Singh, WPUJC Vaas

Delhi Daredevils team
G Gambhir, DA Warner, captainV Sehwag, TM Dilshan, AB de Villiers, wicketkeeperKD Karthik, R Bhatia, A Mishra, P Sangwan, A Nehra, DP Nannes

Any idea why Gibbsy is not playing??!!

From: Nerd on Wed May 13 10:40:52 2009.

Vaas/Symmo/Gilli/Smith are playing very well. Gibbs has to sit out.
From: ThalaNass on Wed May 13 10:46:41 2009.

OK
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed May 13 12:05:34 2009.

Dinesh Karthik has improved his batting it seems. Fabulous knock
From: sivank on Wed May 13 12:18:57 2009.

FIPLP mentions in his latest blog that Next season Punter will be the new captain and S. Waugh takes charge of the team as a sort of advisor and our one and only Dada has got no future with KKR.

If it is true what a pity
From: Nerd on Wed May 13 12:28:24 2009.

Gilly
From: ajithfederer on Wed May 13 12:29:48 2009.

Gilchrist
From: Plum on Wed May 13 12:31:50 2009.

Sehwag vandhan teamla. Delhi kavundikichi! Viru this year has been supeer flop - and also seems he brings bad luck to the team . Avan illadhappo delhi was looking invincible
From: ajithfederer on Wed May 13 12:36:53 2009.

Camaan Rohit you can dooyit
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed May 13 13:02:00 2009.

Gilly is turning this into a no-contest
From: Ramakrishna on Wed May 13 13:13:37 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Camaan Rohit you can dooyit
From: Nerd on Wed May 13 13:17:14 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Gilly is turning this into a no-contest

pOittAn
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed May 13 13:19:18 2009.

Ellam strategy break-dhan kaaranam
From: Plum on Wed May 13 13:26:22 2009.

When AB drops a dolly, tjen you are destined to lose that day. Deccan on top of table at the end of today? Not bad, not bad.
From: Nerd on Wed May 13 13:28:38 2009.

DC - Symmo return-kku appuram Much better team than Dilli which carries two burdens Vitu and Gauti
From: hamid on Wed May 13 13:45:02 2009.

Gilly Symonds is just continuing where gilly left..

seems like a comfortable victory for DC..

All teamsgetting into semis seem to have quality batting and semis and finals will be tough fought matches

symonds gone.. can there be a twist? the asking rate is very small and DC have 5 wkts in hand.. so stil shd be a comfortable DC victory.

another gone..
From: Nerd on Wed May 13 13:46:32 2009.

What an amazing turnaround. DC kku rembbba kastam!
From: hamid on Wed May 13 13:48:01 2009.

22 runs in two overs.. anything can happen
From: hamid on Wed May 13 13:50:44 2009.

one more gone..

couldnt believe it.. seems DC will lose..
From: hamid on Wed May 13 13:51:52 2009.

another one gone

19 from 8 balls..
From: hamid on Wed May 13 13:58:23 2009.

another one gone..

13 from 3 balls with last wicket..

Rajat Bhatia.. what a turnaround.. perfect Climax...
From: hamid on Wed May 13 13:59:54 2009.

last one also gone.. game over

Rajat Bhatia...
From: littlemaster1982 on Wed May 13 14:00:55 2009.

EKSI
From: bingleguy on Wed May 13 14:01:06 2009.

DDD won by 12 runs
From: viraajan on Wed May 13 14:01:53 2009.

Superb win by DD

Sangwan and Bhatiya especially the former who dismissed Symonds and the other guy in the same over that turned the match.
From: hamid on Wed May 13 14:02:41 2009.

Fall of wickets1-33 (Suman, 2.5 ov), 2-40 (Sharma, 4.2 ov), 3-86 (Gilchrist, 10.5 ov), 4-149 (Ravi Teja, 16.6 ov), 5-150 (Symonds, 17.2 ov), 6-151 (Smith, 17.4 ov), 7-155 (Venugopal Rao, 18.3 ov), 8-155 (Singh, 18.4 ov), 9-161 (Ojha, 19.3 ov), 10-161 (Shoaib, 19.4 ov)
From: viraajan on Wed May 13 14:02:59 2009.

littlemaster1982 wrote:

Ellam strategy break-dhan kaaranam

Yes. Idhe break than DC'ku edhira MI's victory'a parichuttu pochu

From: viraajan on Wed May 13 14:03:49 2009.

Fall of wickets1-33 (Suman, 2.5 ov), 2-40 (Sharma, 4.2 ov), 3-86 (Gilchrist, 10.5 ov), 4-149 (Ravi Teja, 16.6 ov), 5-150 (Symonds, 17.2 ov), 6-151 (Smith, 17.4 ov), 7-155 (Venugopal Rao, 18.3 ov), 8-155 (Singh, 18.4 ov), 9-161 (Ojha, 19.3 ov), 10-161 (Shoaib, 19.4 ov)

Yea. All happened after Teja was dismissed.

From: ArulprakasH on Wed May 13 14:05:21 2009.

DD a gr8 comeback.... :
From: hamid on Wed May 13 14:05:28 2009.

Seems Delhi just cannot lose it
From: hamid on Wed May 13 14:06:41 2009.

Dare Devils they are.. poruthamaana peer
From: bingleguy on Wed May 13 14:06:58 2009.

true guess they are already into the semis .... ! real devils
From: hamid on Wed May 13 14:08:52 2009.

Yes. .they are.. with 16 points.. they are already in Semis..

If CSK wins t'row they will also be in semis
From: ajithfederer on Wed May 13 14:16:17 2009.

Chaa

Gilly
From: viraajan on Wed May 13 14:22:46 2009.

Tomorrow, yet another crucial Match for MI

I hope MI wins tomorrow...
From: Nerd on Wed May 13 14:28:30 2009.

viraajan wrote:

Tomorrow, yet another crucial Match for MI

I hope MI wins tomorrow...

That will put them ahead of DC at #3

DC has a game in hand though.
From: viraajan on Wed May 13 14:32:04 2009.

Nerd wrote:

viraajan wrote:

Tomorrow, yet another crucial Match for MI

I hope MI wins tomorrow...

That will put them ahead of DC at #3

DC has a game in hand though.

I dint know this...

Wow... sounds good.

singame, eppadiyachum jeichudu

Tomorrow's win will almost confirm our entry to semis...

Heard warne is absent tomorrow... Good... But yes, i'll Sachin facing Warne over
From: Sourav on Wed May 13 21:55:43 2009.

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI....intha season bowling-la perusa onnum pannidala...irunthalum avaru captaincy than matteru...smith thane ippo captain? RR first batting panna koodathu...thookkam vanthudum,,.
From: Plum on Wed May 13 23:51:13 2009.

Teo thoughts;
1. Are RR's chances dim because Warne is 'injured' or is Warne 'injured' because he realised RR don't have much chances, and avoided bad name.Now people will say warne illai so RR thothudhu. So warne's image is maintained!
2.Is it a coincidence that warne cried off citing injury just when a match against sachin is coming around?nightmare, eh?
From: ajithfederer on Wed May 13 23:58:10 2009.

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

sourav wrote:

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..
From: Kalyasi on Thu May 14 1:03:13 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

sourav wrote:

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..
From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 1:06:24 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

sourav wrote:

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..

Well said
From: Thirumaran on Thu May 14 1:06:39 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

sourav wrote:

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..

KKR hai naa

From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 1:06:41 2009.

Teo thoughts;
1. Are RR's chances dim because Warne is 'injured' or is Warne 'injured' because he realised RR don't have much chances, and avoided bad name.Now people will say warne illai so RR thothudhu. So warne's image is maintained!
2.Is it a coincidence that warne cried off citing injury just when a match against sachin is coming around?nightmare, eh?

This and all too much-nga!

From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 1:08:08 2009.

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan
From: hamid on Thu May 14 1:17:15 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan

CR, miithi 6%la yaar yaarukku evvalo
From: Kalyasi on Thu May 14 1:19:29 2009.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan

aana nethikku they looked like a very weak team....Deccan threw it away...

Gilchrist: "We just handed the victory away with just bat and ball. You can't drop catches like that. We committed cricket suicide. The standard of catching in this tournament hasn't been high, and it was disappointing to release those two points today. We need to keep working hard, we're still in the mix."
From: Kalyasi on Thu May 14 1:20:54 2009.

hamid wrote:

crajkumar_be wrote:

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan

CR, miithi 6%la yaar yaarukku evvalo

avangalukku veena 94% talent moolama chance irukalaam.... but namakku 100% luck unthi... machakaaran is with us.... Go CSK!!

inniku Bangalore oda thokkama irukanam....

From: hamid on Thu May 14 1:25:54 2009.

Kalyasi wrote:

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan Sad

CR, miithi 6%la yaar yaarukku evvalo Laughing

avangalukku veena 94% talent moolama chance irukalaam.... but namakku 100% luck unthi... machakaaran is with us.... Go CSK!!

inniku Bangalore oda thokkama irukanam....

aaha.. aarambichittangayya

From: ajithfederer on Thu May 14 1:41:21 2009.

They have been extremely consistent. BTW, Whom did they lose their two matches to?.

crajkumar_be wrote:

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan

From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 1:44:07 2009.

They have been extremely consistent. BTW, Whom did they lose their two matches to?.

Pudhudilli look like RR of last year. 94% kOppai avingalukkuthaan Sad

RR and Sennai?

From: ajithfederer on Thu May 14 1:49:18 2009.

Yeah

Enna therdhal hangover eh?. Adhu enna 94%
From: ajithfederer on Thu May 14 1:51:42 2009.

KKR, to atleast prove a point will definitely try to win the remaining matches.

Thirumaran wrote:

ajithfederer wrote:

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

sourav wrote:

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..

KKR hai naa
From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 1:59:54 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

Yeah

Enna therdhal hangover eh?. Adhu enna 94%

Therdhal means crap to me!

Feddy/Hamid
idhellam valid pulli vivaramga...
From: Sourav on Thu May 14 2:05:10 2009.

Team Played Won Lost No Result Points Net Run Rate
Delhi Daredevils 10 8 2 0 16 +0.329
Chennai Super Kings 10 6 3 1 13 +1.222
Deccan Chargers 11 6 5 0 12 +0.382
Mumbai Indians 11 5 5 1 11 +0.543
Rajasthan Royals 11 5 5 1 11 −0.373
Royal Challengers Bangalore 11 5 6 0 10 −0.364
Kings XI Punjab 11 5 6 0 10 −0.570
Kolkata Knight Riders (O) 11 1 9 1 3 −1.042
From: Sourav on Thu May 14 2:28:26 2009.

ajithfederer wrote:

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

sourav wrote:

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..

ya...
oru guess than...mi bowling is good, RR batting is not consistent, sachin at 4, dum at 5, no warne... so, i feel mi wil win easily...paapom.

From: Plum on Thu May 14 2:31:13 2009.

Chumma ungalai seendi paaraklamnu dhaan

This and all too much-nga! Smile

. But ipdi cool-a respond pandreengale - pongi ezha venaam, naalu thittu, naalu cuss words pottu thakka venaava?

From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 2:31:33 2009.

The bad news from our POV (CSK/MI) is that Sehwag/Gambhir haven't fired and yet...

From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 2:32:39 2009.

. But ipdi cool-a respond pandreengale - pongi ezha venaam, naalu thittu, naalu cuss words pottu thakka venaava?

This and all too much-nga! Smile

Chumma ungalai seendi paaraklamnu dhaan Smile

Naan thirundhitten ,sports section la naa remba nallavan

From: viraajan on Thu May 14 2:32:41 2009.

No team is easy in Tonty 20. Don't underestimate any team.

No warne, wil be very easy 4 MI..

ya...

oru guess than...mi bowling is good, RR batting is not consistent, sachin at 4, dum at 5, no warne... so, i feel mi wil win easily...paapom. Razz

IMO, Warne's absence makes very less impact. OTOH, Yousuf is very powerful and may take the team single handed. poruthu irundhu paappom

From: Plum on Thu May 14 2:42:04 2009.

Adhavadhu sports section-la mattum thirundhitteengala? Measured steps dhaan edukkareenga
From: ajithfederer on Thu May 14 2:42:44 2009.

Neenga yen ippadi dilli mela oru kolai veri la irukeenga??

crajkumar_be wrote:

The bad news from our POV (CSK/MI) is that Sehwag/Gambhir haven't fired and yet...
From: crajkumar_be on Thu May 14 2:46:10 2009.

Plum wrote:

Adhavadhu sports section-la mattum thirundhitteengala? Measured steps dhaan edukkareenga

Thiruthittaanga ba

Feddy wrote:

Neenga yen ippadi dilli mela oru kolai veri la irukeenga??

1. Pudhudilli
2. Sehwag's game and success (vayatherichal nu sila per sollalaam. I'm just saying why does only Pathan get the flak and snide remarks?)
3. One look at Ashish Nehra's face (with context of course)
4. Dilshan

Extra: T.A Segar and KKD Karthik's "throgam"

From: directhit on Thu May 14 2:47:54 2009.