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[Blwe_torch]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

[ramshorns]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

[ramshorns]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

Ganguly's penchant to open when there are better options available. There is no accountability there.

[Blwe_torch]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

[ramshorns]

And one more important thing and reason could be quoting Blwe is there is so much for Gayle and McCullum to learn from Ganguly on how to bat in the 20-20 game.

[ramshorns]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

[Blwe_torch]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

it is a management decision...and not Ganguly's alone.....thats what I am trying to say. May be, we shall discuss this after the tournament is over...........

[Cover Point]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

it is a management decision...and not Ganguly's alone.....thats what I am trying to say. May be, we shall discuss this after the tournament is over...........

ok .. totally agree.

In similar fashion ... never should another gangulian give even an ounce of credit to Ganguly for India's turn around under Wright (i guess we wont even call it under ganguly). He must have just been following coach's orders.

So really Ganguly is a glorified waiter/busboy. Can take good orders and lets other better qualified people make decisions and execute.

perfect. Now it puts india's 2003 success more in perspective.

[Blwe_torch]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

it is a management decision...and not Ganguly's alone.....thats what I am trying to say. May be, we shall discuss this after the tournament is over...........

ok .. totally agree.

In similar fashion ... never should another gangulian give even an ounce of credit to Ganguly for India's turn around under Wright (i guess we wont even call it under ganguly). He must have just been following coach's orders.

So really Ganguly is a glorified waiter/busboy. Can take good orders and lets other better qualified people make decisions and execute.

perfect. Now it puts india's 2003 success more in perspective.

I know, it pinches you hard, when you think abt those glory days, the legacy which is like a folk-lore in indian cricket. And compare that to Dravid's................who was busy hiding behind GC uncle at the slightest hint of trouble..............they never called it Dravid's team......it was always GC's.

[Cover Point]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

it is a management decision...and not Ganguly's alone.....thats what I am trying to say. May be, we shall discuss this after the tournament is over...........

ok .. totally agree.

In similar fashion ... never should another gangulian give even an ounce of credit to Ganguly for India's turn around under Wright (i guess we wont even call it under ganguly). He must have just been following coach's orders.

So really Ganguly is a glorified waiter/busboy. Can take good orders and lets other better qualified people make decisions and execute.

perfect. Now it puts india's 2003 success more in perspective.

I know, it pinches you hard, when you think abt those glory days, the legacy which is like a folk-lore in indian cricket. And compare that to Dravid's................who was busy hiding behind GC uncle at the slightest hint of trouble..............they never called it Dravid's team......it was always GC's.

and you just gave all the credit for those days to the great John Wright.  Thanks for being the first Gangulian to recognize that SG was not more than a glorified Waiter (baira as they call him in Delhi).

[Blwe_torch]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

it is a management decision...and not Ganguly's alone.....thats what I am trying to say. May be, we shall discuss this after the tournament is over...........

ok .. totally agree.

In similar fashion ... never should another gangulian give even an ounce of credit to Ganguly for India's turn around under Wright (i guess we wont even call it under ganguly). He must have just been following coach's orders.

So really Ganguly is a glorified waiter/busboy. Can take good orders and lets other better qualified people make decisions and execute.

perfect. Now it puts india's 2003 success more in perspective.

I know, it pinches you hard, when you think abt those glory days, the legacy which is like a folk-lore in indian cricket. And compare that to Dravid's................who was busy hiding behind GC uncle at the slightest hint of trouble..............they never called it Dravid's team......it was always GC's.

and you just gave all the credit for those days to the great John Wright.  Thanks for being the first Gangulian to recognize that SG was not more than a glorified Waiter (baira as they call him in Delhi).

humor yourself!

[Cover Point]

How can KKR not have McCullum + Gayle at the top? I mean, that is a dream combination for any international team ...leave alone KKR.

because SG cant think beyond himself.

It is the coach, who is deciding the batting line-up with inputs from captain, bowling coach, etc.

I see.  So he after all is a 20-20 clown.  Sitting in the circus ring and nodding when his coach decides on the batting line up.  And why is the bowling coach giving inputs into the batting line up? All part of the circus act I suppose if one were to take what Blwe is saying at its face value.

It is important that they decide the batting line-up considering the all-rounders and the batting prowess of the individual bowlers. For example, suppose they want to decide to drop a bowler inorder to strengthen the batting, they need the bowling coach's input whether that would compromise the bowling strength in a critical way...or whether the all-rounders can make up for the short-fall, etc.

There is huge difference in taking inputs from support staff to decide on the team composition before making the final call for one and two batting line up is a sub-set of that decided XI which a bowling coach would have nothing to do with one would think or very little if any to drag him into questioing on a wrong batting line up.  But when it is Ganguly in the thick of a conversation it is everyone but him the coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, computer analyst, vice-captain and the rest of the squad barring Ganguly.

I can understand your mental discomfiture, btw. The way DC is sucking big time can disturb a lot of fans and well-wishers....................imagine Andrew Symonds...built like a rugby player and yet unable to clear the field for sixers! That must be the anti-climax of the ipl!

LOL at the bolded part.

it is a management decision...and not Ganguly's alone.....thats what I am trying to say. May be, we shall discuss this after the tournament is over...........

ok .. totally agree.

In similar fashion ... never should another gangulian give even an ounce of credit to Ganguly for India's turn around under Wright (i guess we wont even call it under ganguly). He must have just been following coach's orders.

So really Ganguly is a glorified waiter/busboy. Can take good orders and lets other better qualified people make decisions and execute.

perfect. Now it puts india's 2003 success more in perspective.

I know, it pinches you hard, when you think abt those glory days, the legacy which is like a folk-lore in indian cricket. And compare that to Dravid's................who was busy hiding behind GC uncle at the slightest hint of trouble..............they never called it Dravid's team......it was always GC's.

and you just gave all the credit for those days to the great John Wright.  Thanks for being the first Gangulian to recognize that SG was not more than a glorified Waiter (baira as they call him in Delhi).

humor yourself!

why would i find humor in your great insult to a great Bengali ? Poor SG with so called supporters like you he needs real  help!

[LosingNow]

Wow.. quite a win by KKR today.

My prediction of DD, BRC, MI + KKR in semis could still come true..

NRR working against KKR.. they need to win 3 out of 4 against BRC, CSK, RR and MI.

Tough tough tough..

..that KXIP loss could come back and haunt them!

[keep-it-cool]

Would be tough to see a scenario without DD in the top 4. They have matches against KXIP and DC left.

[LosingNow]

Would be tough to see a scenario without DD in the top 4. They have matches against KXIP and DC left.

Of course.. in my mind, the top 2 are set - MI and DD .. and BRC barring a major eff up should be the third.
The real fight is between  CSK, RR and KKR..

[LosingNow]

Would be tough to see a scenario without DD in the top 4. They have matches against KXIP and DC left.

Of course.. in my mind, the top 2 are set - MI and DD .. and BRC barring a major eff up should be the third.
The real fight is between  CSK, RR and KKR..

The real fight still remains between RR, CSK and KKR.maybe we can add DC to mix too. KKR and DC NRR is not going to help them much

[ramshorns]

Would be tough to see a scenario without DD in the top 4. They have matches against KXIP and DC left.

Of course.. in my mind, the top 2 are set - MI and DD .. and BRC barring a major eff up should be the third.
The real fight is between  CSK, RR and KKR..

The real fight still remains between RR, CSK and KKR.maybe we can add DC to mix too. KKR and DC NRR is not going to help them much

If you win you will make that NRR up too.  Today DC has improved 15 basis points and for them or any other team 2 wins from now on will give them that adequate push to see them to the SF and an improvement in NRR.  I have seen that pattern last year and the year before too.

[LosingNow]

From the original predictions for semis..

I got 2 right, DD and Poondu got 3 right ..

[ruchir]

I got 2 right... CSK and DC.

[poondu]

From the original predictions for semis..

I got 2 right, DD and Poondu got 3 right ..

I don't think anybody would have got all right- i am pretty sure everyone must have picked DD

[LosingNow]

Yep DD were the most disappointing team of the ipl

[LosingNow]

No one picked CSK.. even Poondu, JFK.

What kind of fans are you guys?

[k-slice]

i am going with  chennai super kings,

Mumbai indians still remains the team i support though.

unfortunately my prediction came true. kudos to the winners.

[justforkix]

No one picked CSK.. even Poondu, JFK.

What kind of fans are you guys?

hehe, techncially you don't know who I picked since I didn't post here

[Cover Point]

well i had picked the madrasis! they made me happy. First they made Haydo struggle. and then they proved Inoc and kban wrong!

inoc where is that questionaire now?

[dhruvdeepak]

its tough to predict without seeing the teams in action for 2-3 games. id say blindly that:

MI
DD
CSK
RCB

would make it. however there are so many equations that have to fall into place.

REALLY looking forward to seeing Tait roar in for the RR MI game on saturday!!!

AAAAA IPL AAAAA

3 out of 4 baby. and it came down to one DD vs DC game.

[ruchir]

No one picked CSK.. even Poondu, JFK.

What kind of fans are you guys?

I did pick CSK. My IPL final was CSK v DD. So I picked the winner. 

[poondu]

No one picked CSK.. even Poondu, JFK.

What kind of fans are you guys?

Predictions is not the same as support .I can predict Australia to win the Ashes but can't I support England?

[dextrous]

No one picked CSK.. even Poondu, JFK.

What kind of fans are you guys?

Predictions is not the same as support .I can predict Australia to win the Ashes but can't I support England?

Lillee and Marsh used to do that!