Indian Premier League 2015

[Carbine Chaos]

lots of life in this track, leave out Dale Steyn :/

And Midge has his tail up now as well. This is going to be difficult

Okay, they want to play Boult, fair enough...

...but...

...why the hell would you play Bopara instead of Steyn? Surely you'd play Steyn AND Boult and bring in a local batsman.

 

[Zach Package]

Okay, they want to play Boult, fair enough...

...but...

...why the hell would you play Bopara instead of Steyn? Surely you'd play Steyn AND Boult and bring in a local batsman.

They're such a perplexing side to follow at the moment even though they won last night. Their moves at the auction weren't great and the way the side is made up at the moment just reflects that.

They played 3 seam bowling all rounders in Reddy, Mozz and Bopara last night, but only Henriques bowled (did alright too), so as an international player and an all rounder Bopara's contribution was a 2 ball duck. At least Reddy had the little flourish at the end with the bat which ended up being the difference.

I'm not sure how Moody views the young indian bats given they just chopped KL Rahul though, and he's probably the best of them.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Bad news for one often means good news for another!!!

Hoggy in for Narine!

 

[Zach Package]

Cummins in as well, and he looks on song too

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I hate the Super Kings! KKR bowl well to their top 3 and yet they manage to arse and edge their way to 53 off their first 6. Typical!

 

[Zach Package]

happier now thorne89?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

happier now thorne89?

Very!

Brilliant by Hogg - 1/18 off 4 against CSK!!!

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Cummins in as well, and he looks on song too

Didn't even know he was playing IPL this year, didn't see him on the list

Can't get excited about this, looking forward to the real cricket starting again.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hogg gets McCullum with his first ball in his 2nd match.

 

[Zach Package]

Bowling George

 

[Carbine Chaos]

...and he gets du Plessis a few balls later.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hogg turned the match, CSK are a lot weaker this year especially with Raina more concerned about eating the whole buffet!

 

[rapido]

Is Brad Hogg, sorry Brad Ironmonger, in career best form right now?

 

[Zach Package]

leg spin masterclass this is

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hogg 4/29 off his 4

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Kings XI are being a bit s**t this year. Johnson bowling like a dog and now been dropped. Maxwell did nothing and now Marsh is following in his lead.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Why the hell are Sunrisers playing Morgan ahead of Steyn? He'll save more runs than Morgan will score anyway!!!

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Dilip bharadwaj: "How about adding an uncapped foreign player slot? Scouting for talented youngsters would then truly become a global affair! "

I quite like this idea.

 

[Hamingja]

I quite like this idea.

If they unearthed a good one the IPL team would then put the pressure on not to take a cap from their country so they can continue being selected in that slot.

No player from WI/SL/Zim etc is going to forego a contract worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to play for their country. Did Pollard ever play for the WI before IPL/CLT20? Imagine how much that rule would inflate the worth of him (or any other player in that position) if he could have been picked as the 5th international.

Even from an Aus perspective a player like Sandhu or NCN (pre getting picked) would think twice about taking a short term call up for the Aus side. Well I am behind Johnson, Starc, Harris, Pattinson, Faulkner etc maybe I will wait until I'm a first XI player before ruling myself ineligible for the IPL slot...

 

[Carbine Chaos]

If they unearthed a good one the IPL team would then put the pressure on not to take a cap from their country so they can continue being selected in that slot.

Presumably anybody who had great success would probably only last one season in the slot anyway.

No player from WI/SL/Zim etc is going to forego a contract worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to play for their country.

The uncapped player would be on minimal pay one would think.

Even from an Aus perspective a player like Sandhu or NCN (pre getting picked) would think twice about taking a short term call up for the Aus side. Well I am behind Johnson, Starc, Harris, Pattinson, Faulkner etc maybe I will wait until I'm a lock to get an Aus contract before ruling myself ineligible for the IPL slot...

Well, if they choose to risk their international futures for a smaller-scale IPL contract, then that is their choice to make. It isn't one I imagine many would make.

 

[Hamingja]

They might be on a small pay scale to start with but if they had a breakout IPL they would be the hottest property on the market the next year if they stayed uncapped. All teams would clamour for the player eligible to play as a 5th international and their value would be artificially raised above other players in the same way that s**t Indian players earn more than the top internationals.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

They might be on a small pay scale to start with but if they had a breakout IPL they would be the hottest property on the market the next year if they stayed uncapped.

If. That's a big if. Given the number of T20Is played these days, even ODIs, it is unlikely that they would go uncapped for long. The IPL has been a big springboard for a number of players to spark (or revive - see Watson, Shaun Marsh) their international careers.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Nic Maddinson is the king of ugly dismissals. Has a long, long, long way to go.

 

[Torz]

Nic Maddinson is the king of ugly dismissals. Has a long, long, long way to go.

That doesn't sound like him.

 

[Hamez]

Just read the commentary, apparently an embarrassing innings.