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[gouravk]

its a great unit. but when fidel edwards leaves it will leave a bit of a gap. will vaas be able to fill it ?

[12th_Man]

its a great unit. but when fidel edwards leaves it will leave a bit of a gap. will vaas be able to fill it ?

Agree. He seems to be doing great for DC till now.

[dave_dj]

It is good to see that DC is winning and at the top.  The owners deserve that.  Last year, they were at the bottom in spite of building an awesome team.  The owners never made outrageous statements like those of some other oweners - instead kept the faith in their team.  * happens and sometime without any reason.  That does not mean, you have to find a scapegoat.  The DC owners conducted themselves very respectably and I hope they win the IPL.

[ramshorns]

It is good to see that DC is winning and at the top.  The owners deserve that.  Last year, they were at the bottom in spite of building an awesome team.  The owners never made outrageous statements like those of some other oweners - instead kept the faith in their team.  * happens and sometime without any reason.  That does not mean, you have to find a scapegoat.  The DC owners conducted themselves very respectably and I hope they win the IPL.

Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.  The owner who bought the team against is not a hassle and a in your face person or persons since there are two of them.  They hired people to do the job for them.  They stay away from the media though they own a a newpaper publication that has big circulation.  Last year when they lost big time not a word was said to the players or displeasure expressed.  What the owners message was to his people was we need to treat the players the same way when they leave the way we treat them before the season started when they arrived no matter if they won the IPL or if they lost all the games.  The team will be evaluated only in the off season and decisions made.  That is why Gilchrist who has come with a winning background and never lost much in his playing days vowed to them at the end of last season that he will never allow this to happen again as long as he played for them.  He duly got the captaincy and the attitude and spirit behind Gilly shows on this team.  Not to say VVS is any less but it is a unit that is united and play for each other with a new voice at the top.  Got to give it up to them winning three out of three after winning just two the whole of last year.

[RicePlateReddy]

Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.  The owner who bought the team against is not a hassle and a in your face person or persons since there are two of them.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Deccan Chargers are owned by Deccan Chronicle, a worthless rag of a newspaper circa 1990 at least, when the Chairman of Deccan group was Venkatrami Reddy, nephew of colorful Congress MLA Subbarami Reddy. The latter consistently groveled before anything beneficial to the blue blood crew you like so much, Rams  Are these guys the people you are referring to?

They may manage brilliantly and have good cricketing insight, but calling them classy people begs for several clarifications.

[ramshorns]

Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.  The owner who bought the team against is not a hassle and a in your face person or persons since there are two of them.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Deccan Chargers are owned by Deccan Chronicle, a worthless rag of a newspaper circa 1990 at least, when the Chairman of Deccan group was Venkatrami Reddy, nephew of colorful Congress MLA Subbarami Reddy. The latter consistently groveled before anything beneficial to the blue blood crew you like so much, Rams  Are these guys the people you are referring to?

They may manage brilliantly and have good cricketing insight, but calling them classy people begs for several clarifications.

First off how does a rating of a newspaper has to do with anything for one and two what has a relation to TSR by the current owner(who does not have anything to do with TSR outside of the relationship) has do with evaluating their classy nature.  I do not get that.  I for one do not read DC all that much since my source is only 'The Hindu' and niether do I care for the Congress and do not think highly of TSR.

Just as an FYI...TSR has nothing to do with DC team and the other owner along with Venkatram Reddy is not even related to them and is one Mr Iyer.

But I do not google atleast in this case or go by media reports to rate them as classy.  They are based on the first hand reports I did get and am familiar with.  And also I do not know what in your opinion qualifies as classy.

[RicePlateReddy]

Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.  The owner who bought the team against is not a hassle and a in your face person or persons since there are two of them.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Deccan Chargers are owned by Deccan Chronicle, a worthless rag of a newspaper circa 1990 at least, when the Chairman of Deccan group was Venkatrami Reddy, nephew of colorful Congress MLA Subbarami Reddy. The latter consistently groveled before anything beneficial to the blue blood crew you like so much, Rams  Are these guys the people you are referring to?

They may manage brilliantly and have good cricketing insight, but calling them classy people begs for several clarifications.

First off how does a rating of a newspaper has to do with anything for one and two what has a relation to TSR by the current owner has do with evaluating their classy nature.  I do not get that.  I for one do not read DC all that much since my source is only 'The Hindu' and niether do I care for the Congress and do not think highly of TSR.

Just as an FYI...TSR has nothing to do with DC team and the other owner along with Venkatram Reddy is not even related to them and is one Mr Iyer.

But I do not google atleast in this case or go by media reports to rate them as classy.  They are based on the first hand reports I did get and am familiar with.  And also I do not know what in your opinion qualifies as classy.

I don't know who owns the Chargers. I have only read that it is the owners of the Deccan Chronicle.

I knew of the work of the owner (rather "promoter") of the Chronicle in the 80s and 90s, TVR, quite well. He was the worst type of genuflecting Congresswala (not all Congresswalas are bad, but this guy took the cake, and it was rather well known). I wouldn't have cared if he had his own political leanings but he used his leanings to completely compromise the quality of his OpEds and and lowered the newspaper to serve as a mouthpiece for the Congress party. So much is fact, not fiction.

If TVR is the owner of the Chargers, I would reject an assertion that he is a classy guy based on the way he ran his newspaper. If it is someone else, I stand corrected.

(Googling seems to indicate that I am right, TVR is indeed the owner of the chargers: http://www.deccanchargers.com/node/4900)

[ramshorns]

Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.  The owner who bought the team against is not a hassle and a in your face person or persons since there are two of them.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Deccan Chargers are owned by Deccan Chronicle, a worthless rag of a newspaper circa 1990 at least, when the Chairman of Deccan group was Venkatrami Reddy, nephew of colorful Congress MLA Subbarami Reddy. The latter consistently groveled before anything beneficial to the blue blood crew you like so much, Rams  Are these guys the people you are referring to?

They may manage brilliantly and have good cricketing insight, but calling them classy people begs for several clarifications.

First off how does a rating of a newspaper has to do with anything for one and two what has a relation to TSR by the current owner has do with evaluating their classy nature.  I do not get that.  I for one do not read DC all that much since my source is only 'The Hindu' and niether do I care for the Congress and do not think highly of TSR.

Just as an FYI...TSR has nothing to do with DC team and the other owner along with Venkatram Reddy is not even related to them and is one Mr Iyer.

But I do not google atleast in this case or go by media reports to rate them as classy.  They are based on the first hand reports I did get and am familiar with.  And also I do not know what in your opinion qualifies as classy.

I don't know who owns the Chargers. I have only read that it is the owners of the Deccan Chronicle.

I knew of the work of the owner (rather "promoter") of the Chronicle in the 80s and 90s, TVR, quite well. He was the worst type of genuflecting Congresswala (not all Congresswalas are bad, but this guy took the cake, and it was rather well known). I wouldn't have cared if he had his own political leanings but he used his leanings to completely compromise the quality of his OpEds and and lowered the newspaper to serve as a mouthpiece for the Congress party. So much is fact, not fiction.

If TVR is the owner of the Chargers, I would reject an assertion that he is a classy guy based on the way he ran his newspaper. If it is someone else, I stand corrected.

(Googling seems to indicate that I am right, TVR is indeed the owner of the chargers: http://www.deccanchargers.com/node/4900)

I think you are just passing opinions here about your likes and dislikes for aligining with someone.  I do that too since I do not like Deccan Chronicle obviously for aligining with the congress.  But VenkatRam Reddy I am not sure how influential he was in the 80's and 90's running the paper since he is as of now not that old and he I would be surprised was behind all the happenings of the 80's and 90's.  Even then I am not that interested to dig up the past to link to now since I do not see any relevence in the present context.

IMO their running other businesses has nothing to do with what happens with the Deccan Chargers and it is a clean slate.  They have conducted very well in running the franchise thus far and are classy that way for letting the people in charge do the job and treat everyone with dignity and respect.  That is all you can ask for.

Yes you sought of stand corrected since he is one of the owner's and there is another who has a share and that is the person who is more closely associated with the team relatively speaking since that was the person who was at the auction last year during the inaugural auction.  Now if Googling is only source you trust in then so be it.

[ramshorns]

After today's win:
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Team chief T. Venkattram Reddy gave the players their due, pointing out that they had done all the hard work. He said in a post-match interview that there had not been many changes to the team, and that the Chargers were playing better this year. Asked if making Gilchrist the captain was the tonic the Chargers needed, Mr Reddy said Gilchrist had captained matches last year too.(Rams:Very well answered since Gilly did captain 9 games last year and that also rules out any ambiguity about replacing VVS this year.  Takes out the media spin factor)

The generous praise was generally approved, with commentators pointing out that Team Deccan management was the only one that did not sulk in public or chop and change the team. Perhaps that is the secret behind the Bull run. 

[RicePlateReddy]

I think you are just passing opinions here about your likes and dislikes for aligining with someone.  I do that too since I do not like Deccan Chronicle obviously for aligining with the congress.

I clearly mentioned that I formed that opinion based on how he ran the newspaper. I am far from a minority voice on this -- there was and is consensus that Deccan Chronicle remains a poor newspaper with very low journalistic integrity. Even M.J. Akbar, pro-Congress for the most part, quit the newspaper conglomerate (he joined after Asian Age was acquired) mentioning that the owners had too strong alignments with the Congress, and did not mince words.

IMO their running other businesses has nothing to do with what happens with the Deccan Chargers and it is a clean slate.  They have conducted very well in running the franchise thus far and are classy that way for letting the people in charge do the job and treat everyone with dignity and respect.  That is all you can ask for.

Read my initial post where I said they may have managed the team brilliantly. I argued against your "Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.". If you constrain that to cricketing matters, I have no issue.

Yes you sought of stand corrected since he is one of the owner's and there is another who has a share and that is the person who is more closely associated with the team relatively speaking since that was the person who was at the auction last year during the inaugural auction.  Now if Googling is only source you trust in then so be it.

I only googled for who the owner of the Chargers was. The TVR and Deccan Chronicle editorial assessment has nothing to do with Google searches.

[ramshorns]

I think you are just passing opinions here about your likes and dislikes for aligining with someone.  I do that too since I do not like Deccan Chronicle obviously for aligining with the congress.

I clearly mentioned that I formed that opinion based on how he ran the newspaper. I am far from a minority voice on this -- there was and is consensus that Deccan Chronicle remains a poor newspaper with very low journalistic integrity. Even M.J. Akbar, pro-Congress for the most part, quit the newspaper conglomerate (he joined after Asian Age was acquired) mentioning that the owners had too strong alignments with the Congress, and did not mince words.

To each his own.  I do not know how you can come to the conclusion they by consensus are a low rated paper.  Actually there are a lot of people that swore by the paper not from a political stand point but for lots of other things like local classified ads, movie reviews, local sports in Hyd., regional coverage etc.  Personally I did not like the newspaper too since I always held everything to the standards of 'The Hindu' and IMO DC does not measure up to that.  But that means nothing here and the owners of the Chargers showed a lot of class with the team and the way they are running that enitity which is outside of the gamut of DC the newspaper.

IMO their running other businesses has nothing to do with what happens with the Deccan Chargers and it is a clean slate.  They have conducted very well in running the franchise thus far and are classy that way for letting the people in charge do the job and treat everyone with dignity and respect.  That is all you can ask for.

Read my initial post where I said they may have managed the team brilliantly. I argued against your "Take that from me.  They are hard to root against.  Class people.". If you constrain that to cricketing matters, I have no issue.

Ofcourse that is exactly what it is.  I never said a thing other than the cricket related stuff when I discussed about the owners.  That is the way IMO it is supposed to be since we jumble up everything nothing ever will ever get soughted out.

Yes you sought of stand corrected since he is one of the owner's and there is another who has a share and that is the person who is more closely associated with the team relatively speaking since that was the person who was at the auction last year during the inaugural auction.  Now if Googling is only source you trust in then so be it.

I only googled for who the owner of the Chargers was. The TVR and Deccan Chronicle editorial assessment has nothing to do with Google searches

ok that is what I thought too and no issues there.  But I am not sure if Mr.Iyer is listed as an owner but take it from me he does have a stake in this franchise.

[dextrous]

Rams faced with the dilemma of supporting a congress-wallah!

[dave_dj]

All Charged Up 
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:57 GMT

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Arnab

This year the "feel good" story of the IPL has been the rise of the Deccan Chargers, last year's spectacular failure. Whether they are able to continue on their steam-rolling path to the title of course still remains to be seen, but whatever be the outcome, they have definitely established themselves as the "underdog" team to root for.

Of course the Chargers were in the spotlight last year too. But in a wholly different way. At the start of the season, they were the red-hot favorites having assembled an almost dream team of T20 batsmen. Arguably the best wicket-keeper-batsman to have played the game, Gilchrist had just retired while still at his peak. Symonds was in swashbuckling form breaking jaws of streakers and bowlers alike.

The memory of Gibbs six sixes and his glorious innings against the Australians in the "greatest ODI ever played" was still fresh. There was Rohit Sharma, the then-rising star of Indian cricket and VVS Laxman, one of its established legends. And of course the menacing presence of Shahid "the Boom Boom" Afridi, whom God had made just for this form of the game (how many summers ago of course being a matter of conjecture) was the icing on the cake. Their bowling did appear a bit lightweight even though it was headed by the ever-reliable Vaas and RP Singh who had just returned from a sensational T20 World Cup.

But with a battling line-up like that and in Indian conditions when batters dominate in any case, who cared about the bowling?

However at the end of the season, it had all gone hopelessly wrong for the Deccan boys. The dream team just refused to charge up and lost virtually everything they played. Afridi exploded publicly, swung accusations at the captain and complained how distracting the cheerleaders were. Unclean linen was washed. Deccan Chargers became an often-cited example as how a group of even the most talented of players often makes for a lousy team. This was an example that contrasted sharply with that of the Rajasthan Royals, which emerged as the exact mirror opposite of the Chargers - a side of almost unknowns, performing many levels above their weight class, triumphing due to canny leadership and management.

At the start of 2009, the Deccan Chargers seemed even more decrepit. They had fired their captain, fired their coach and fired their CEO.

Such wholesale dismissals are typically perceived as a sign of desperation. They put Gibbs up for sale. No one bought him. As the season came near, their side looked the weakest, even weaker than the Knight Riders. And that's saying a lot.

For one, Gilchrist has been out of competitive cricket for a year. Rohit Sharma's career was in a downwards spiral. RP Singh had fallen out of favor. Pragyan Ojha, who had been noticed in IPL 2008 and had then made it into the national squad, had not done much of note since. Gibbs had come out of rehabilitation as an alcoholic. Afridi's services had been terminated. Symonds had self-destructed. During the player auctions, they did not go for any of the pricey new imports and quietly bought the services of Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Smith, both unknowns in the T20 format.

And perhaps in a move whose significance had yet to dawn on us, they got themselves a new uniform.

This season whenever they have taken the field, they have been a transformed team. Fidel Edwards has swung the ball at speed. RP Singh got his whippy in-dippers back. Ojha has totally controlled the middle overs with precise, pace-varying left-hand spin. Rohit Sharma has recovered his batting mo-jo. Gilchrist has been as devastating as ever with a bloodbath of an opening assault against Chennai being especially memorable. And Gibbs, sadder and wiser, has looked solid.

Now unless one is prepared to accept that everyone playing well together is nothing but a happy coincidence, we need to look at what is it that essentially helps 11 people to not only perform together synergistically as a team but also to re-inforce each other so that every player may level up individually.

And that enabler for the enhanced performance I believe is leadership (it could also be the new uniforms). Or more precisely on-field leadership.

First of all, the leader has to be one of the, if not the leading performer of the team, the first into the line of fire, the man at the center of the action. Gilchrist is that type. Laxman, last season, was most certainly not. Pietersen and McCullum have also fallen short on that count this season. The result is self-evident.

In addition, the leader has to be dynamic, enthusiastic and communicative. This also is something that Gilchrist does quite admirably (Shane Warne also does it exceedingly well). One of the most noticeable things about the Chargers has been how pumped up and chirpy they have been in each of their games.

This importance of an on-field dynamic leader is not a novel realization of course. But in a season when leadership "from the dug-out" by a non-playing entity whose role is less that of a leader and more that of a puppet-master has been touted as a successful strategy for the next generation of the game, it is worth noting once again that the true and trusted practice of a single general in the field of battle who commands the respect of his men and keeps up the esprit de corps remains the most sure shot way of success in cricket.

Based on the current evidence even Sun Tzu might perhaps agree to that, would he not Mr. Buchanan?

© Cricbuzz
http://www.cricbuzz.com/component/latest_cricket_news/Story/13498/All-Charged-Up-/
 

[ramshorns]

All Charged Up 
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:57 GMT

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Arnab

This year the "feel good" story of the IPL has been the rise of the Deccan Chargers, last year's spectacular failure. Whether they are able to continue on their steam-rolling path to the title of course still remains to be seen, but whatever be the outcome, they have definitely established themselves as the "underdog" team to root for.

Of course the Chargers were in the spotlight last year too. But in a wholly different way. At the start of the season, they were the red-hot favorites having assembled an almost dream team of T20 batsmen. Arguably the best wicket-keeper-batsman to have played the game, Gilchrist had just retired while still at his peak. Symonds was in swashbuckling form breaking jaws of streakers and bowlers alike.

The memory of Gibbs six sixes and his glorious innings against the Australians in the "greatest ODI ever played" was still fresh. There was Rohit Sharma, the then-rising star of Indian cricket and VVS Laxman, one of its established legends. And of course the menacing presence of Shahid "the Boom Boom" Afridi, whom God had made just for this form of the game (how many summers ago of course being a matter of conjecture) was the icing on the cake. Their bowling did appear a bit lightweight even though it was headed by the ever-reliable Vaas and RP Singh who had just returned from a sensational T20 World Cup.

But with a battling line-up like that and in Indian conditions when batters dominate in any case, who cared about the bowling?

However at the end of the season, it had all gone hopelessly wrong for the Deccan boys. The dream team just refused to charge up and lost virtually everything they played. Afridi exploded publicly, swung accusations at the captain and complained how distracting the cheerleaders were. Unclean linen was washed. Deccan Chargers became an often-cited example as how a group of even the most talented of players often makes for a lousy team. This was an example that contrasted sharply with that of the Rajasthan Royals, which emerged as the exact mirror opposite of the Chargers - a side of almost unknowns, performing many levels above their weight class, triumphing due to canny leadership and management.

At the start of 2009, the Deccan Chargers seemed even more decrepit. They had fired their captain, fired their coach and fired their CEO.

Such wholesale dismissals are typically perceived as a sign of desperation. They put Gibbs up for sale. No one bought him. As the season came near, their side looked the weakest, even weaker than the Knight Riders. And that's saying a lot.

For one, Gilchrist has been out of competitive cricket for a year. Rohit Sharma's career was in a downwards spiral. RP Singh had fallen out of favor. Pragyan Ojha, who had been noticed in IPL 2008 and had then made it into the national squad, had not done much of note since. Gibbs had come out of rehabilitation as an alcoholic. Afridi's services had been terminated. Symonds had self-destructed. During the player auctions, they did not go for any of the pricey new imports and quietly bought the services of Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Smith, both unknowns in the T20 format.

And perhaps in a move whose significance had yet to dawn on us, they got themselves a new uniform.

This season whenever they have taken the field, they have been a transformed team. Fidel Edwards has swung the ball at speed. RP Singh got his whippy in-dippers back. Ojha has totally controlled the middle overs with precise, pace-varying left-hand spin. Rohit Sharma has recovered his batting mo-jo. Gilchrist has been as devastating as ever with a bloodbath of an opening assault against Chennai being especially memorable. And Gibbs, sadder and wiser, has looked solid.

Now unless one is prepared to accept that everyone playing well together is nothing but a happy coincidence, we need to look at what is it that essentially helps 11 people to not only perform together synergistically as a team but also to re-inforce each other so that every player may level up individually.

And that enabler for the enhanced performance I believe is leadership (it could also be the new uniforms). Or more precisely on-field leadership.

First of all, the leader has to be one of the, if not the leading performer of the team, the first into the line of fire, the man at the center of the action. Gilchrist is that type. Laxman, last season, was most certainly not. Pietersen and McCullum have also fallen short on that count this season. The result is self-evident.

In addition, the leader has to be dynamic, enthusiastic and communicative. This also is something that Gilchrist does quite admirably (Shane Warne also does it exceedingly well). One of the most noticeable things about the Chargers has been how pumped up and chirpy they have been in each of their games.

This importance of an on-field dynamic leader is not a novel realization of course. But in a season when leadership "from the dug-out" by a non-playing entity whose role is less that of a leader and more that of a puppet-master has been touted as a successful strategy for the next generation of the game, it is worth noting once again that the true and trusted practice of a single general in the field of battle who commands the respect of his men and keeps up the esprit de corps remains the most sure shot way of success in cricket.

Based on the current evidence even Sun Tzu might perhaps agree to that, would he not Mr. Buchanan?

© Cricbuzz
http://www.cricbuzz.com/component/latest_cricket_news/Story/13498/All-Charged-Up-/

Of all the things written in this article the para outlined in bold is exactly what has been the difference for DC all things being the same personnel wise for most part.

[ramshorns]

Some buzz
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THE Deccan Chargers are setting standards off the field as well as on it. The team owners have hired a chartered flight for West Indian Fidel Edwards to help him join his national side in London quicker. It is common practice for football players in Europe to travel by such flights for national duty, but new to cricket. Fidel left by the specially arranged flight to Johannesburg shortly after the match against Rajasthan Royals.

[keep-it-cool]

The last two defeats must hurt more now that the table's become more congested

[justforkix]

CSK ahs found a good bowling combo - today's game will be interesting.

[dhruvdeepak]

ah but they are getting monkey soon.

[justforkix]

Monkey in the 5 ODIs vs. Pak : 4/94 in 18 overs and 82 runs in 4 games @ 20.5.

[dhruvdeepak]

Monkey in the 5 ODIs vs. Pak : 4/94 in 18 overs and 82 runs in 4 games @ 20.5.

at your own peril, you have forgotten that one of his knocks was match winning 

[keep-it-cool]

Forget batting and bowling ....Gibbs, Symonds and Rohit will make one heck of an offside cordon!!

[gouravk]

cant but help feeling chargers of 2009 are going as CSK did in 2008 !

[keep-it-cool]

cant but help feeling chargers of 2009 are going as CSK did in 2008 !

Yup ...it always takes some time to find your bearings when one of your leading players leaves ..although DC lost two matches with Edwards in the team. Their batting should still be able to pull them into the semis, I think ..although I hope their losing spree continues for atleast one more match

[dhruvdeepak]

dwayne smith was RIDICULOUS yesterday. WHAT AN EXHIBITION

appalling show overall by DC, though with the ball, they brought it back by about 15 runs in the end. and an even worse show by CSK in the field 

[gouravk]

hehehe .. that missed run out of dwayne smith ... anyone found a youtube of that

[gouravk]

ok .. here we go ..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videoshow/4484015.cms

[ganavk]

ok .. here we go ..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videoshow/4484015.cms

 ! how cool is MSD in that clip!! Most of the others would have been all over thees players or even shouting

[LosingNow]

When are Symmo, Watson et al coming?

[ramshorns]

When are Symmo, Watson et al coming?

Symmo joining this weekend.  Outside chance he will play this Saturday.  But certainly the final 5 games.  I am really excited at the prospect of seeing my favorite short game player play for my beloved DC team given how they are shaping up.  Life is good just about now.

[LosingNow]

Man, Harris can field.. once you add Symo.. this is the best fielding side in the IPL.

[dextrous]

Man, Harris can field.. once you add Symo.. this is the best fielding side in the IPL.

and how will they both play

[LosingNow]

AG, Gibbs/Smith, Symo, Harris

[keep-it-cool]

I think DC have a problem on the bowling front. MI goofed up big time yesterday. Most other teams will not oblige.

In a way, they are a mirror image of MI - the batting will have to do all the work in order to create some buffer for their bowlers.

[keep-it-cool]

How does it look for DC in terms of a semis slot:

DC has 12 points from 10 games - one more point in one less game vis-a-vis all teams below them.

Matches in hand: v/s DD, KKR, KXIP, BRC

If they win against DD today, they are practically through but need to win at least one more to protect themselves from the following scenarios:

a) Both BRC and KXIP win all their respective three matches
b) Both MI & RR win 2 out of their remaining 3 matches
c) a combination of a & b (i.e. BRC wins all 3 and MI wins 2)

If they lose against DD today, then they join the list of teams which have very little breathing space. An upset loss against KKR can be disastrous because that will leave them needing to win against both KXIP and BRC - both desperate teams with a chance to qualify.

It will be good for most other teams if DC loses today because that will mean that there are two spots realistically up for grabs rather than just one.

[ramshorns]

How does it look for DC in terms of a semis slot:

DC has 12 points from 10 games - one more point in one less game vis-a-vis all teams below them.

Matches in hand: v/s DD, KKR, KXIP, BRC

If they win against DD today, they are practically through but need to win at least one more to protect themselves from the following scenarios:

a) Both BRC and KXIP win all their respective three matches
b) Both MI & RR win 2 out of their remaining 3 matches
c) a combination of a & b (i.e. BRC wins all 3 and MI wins 2)

If they lose against DD today, then they join the list of teams which have very little breathing space. An upset loss against KKR can be disastrous because that will leave them needing to win against both KXIP and BRC - both desperate teams with a chance to qualify.

It will be good for most other teams if DC loses today because that will mean that there are two spots realistically up for grabs rather than just one.

Yeah today's win for all practical purposes put them into SF.  If not they put more pressure on themselves in the coming matches.

[dhruvdeepak]

How does it look for DC in terms of a semis slot:

DC has 12 points from 10 games - one more point in one less game vis-a-vis all teams below them.

Matches in hand: v/s DD, KKR, KXIP, BRC

If they win against DD today, they are practically through but need to win at least one more to protect themselves from the following scenarios:

a) Both BRC and KXIP win all their respective three matches
b) Both MI & RR win 2 out of their remaining 3 matches
c) a combination of a & b (i.e. BRC wins all 3 and MI wins 2)

If they lose against DD today, then they join the list of teams which have very little breathing space. An upset loss against KKR can be disastrous because that will leave them needing to win against both KXIP and BRC - both desperate teams with a chance to qualify.

It will be good for most other teams if DC loses today because that will mean that there are two spots realistically up for grabs rather than just one.

yes i hope delhi hammer them within an inch of their lives, and rajasthan royals' net runrate

[ramshorns]

This is what the headlines are in Deccan Chronicle the parent company of our beloved Deccan Chargers after their great win to lift the IPL edition II.

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Chargers Champs
May 25th, 2009
By Our Correspondent   

Johannesburg

May 24: Adam Gilchrist and his indefatigable Deccan Chargers lived a school boy’s dream on Sunday, winning the DLF IPL trophy by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tensest game of the 59-match tournament.

Hyderabad, the main base of the Chargers, erupted in joy and fireworks went off as Royal Challengers ended up six runs short of the target of 143. Thousands of viewers who stayed up close to midnight to cheer the Chargers, spilled out on to the streets to celebrate.

Last year’s bottom team gave its fans every chill, spill and thrill as it won seven matches and then floundered before making it to the semifinals on the run rate. If Gilchrist smashed his way to victory over Delhi Daredevils, Sunday’s final saw nail-biting excitement till the last two balls. Like they say, it ain’t over till the fat lady sings. Gilchirst and his boys fought it out ball by ball, run by run, from the seat of their pants before they prevailed in the end.

Just about everybody pitched in on Sunday. Herschelle Gibbs made 53 not out, Andrew Symonds 33. In the bowling department, Harmeet Singh took 2-23 and pulled off an amazing diving catch in the deep, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha took 3-28 and Symonds struck two telling blows for 18 runs. Purple Cap owner R.P. Singh and Ryan Harris picked up a wicket apiece.

That was in keeping with the Chargers’ tenor of the tournament, with every player putting his hand up when it counted, whether it was Rohit Sharma who hit a last-ball six to win the match and pulled a hat-trick, Herschelle Gibbs, hard-hitting T. Suman, Ravi Teja, late entry Andrew Symonds, and Fidel Edwards or even Chaminda Vaas and Dwayne Smith, who made fleeting appearances. A Bollywood writer couldn’t have thought up a better script.

[ramshorns]

Just got off a call.

All the players including Gilly, Symmo, Gibbs, VVS(Remember he was to reach England for his stint with Lancashire) and gang are flying to Hyderabad on Wednesday, IST.  There will be team dinner and everyone will be there.  Also lots of events planned.  Details to follow.

[LosingNow]

Hope they have an open bus ticker tape parade from Secunderabad to Begumpet to Panjagutta to Khairatabad to Lakdi-ka-pul to Secretariat .. and end it with a grand ceremony in the good old LBS stadium 

[ramshorns]

Hope they have an open bus ticker tape parade from Secunderabad to Begumpet to Panjagutta to Khairatabad to Lakdi-ka-pul to Secretariat .. and end it with a grand ceremony in the good old LBS stadium

That would be a good route. 

But we need to see what exactly these guys have in mind.

We will know for sure in the next 24-36 hrs.  They are on their way shortly.