That's a big problem with Indian players. No one, literally no one wants to announce their retirement and love to extend their career in every possible way. Most of the time because of their brand value.
He can say anything he wants but everything depends on the selectors and selection should be on merits. If he's fit enough to do yard hards with good form and compete for the slot with young players despite turning 40 then he has every right.
I agree as Indian cricket is touching new highs with their huge success in IPL and having good things adopted which are increasing their quality and consistency it's time for players as well they follow footsteps of English and Australian players while they feel they are going down they announce their time for retirement which helps selectors and also help youths to done hard work for filling their spot but here we have no sportsmanship just because of their big brands which are giving them huge funds and their lifestyle is completely luxurious due to them. As mentioned above he is currently 37 he needs to announce his retirement date, but he is insisting about he is going to play for 2 to 3 more years which is really shameful act for the legendary player like him with usually we have many players from SENA take retirement and started their new journey which helps them and also creating good atmosphere for the new generation players. They'll do exactly the opposite for obvious reasons. Even Pujara and Rahane are not announcing their retirement, despite knowing that their time is over and they generally have virtually no brand value. So in this regard, fans shouldn't expect much from established players like Rohit or Kohli. |
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That's a big problem with Indian players. No one, literally no one wants to announce their retirement and love to extend their career in every possible way. Most of the time because of their brand value. He can say anything he wants but everything depends on the selectors and selection should be on merits. If he's fit enough to do yard hards with good form and compete for the slot with young players despite turning 40 then he has every right. |
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Looks easy peasy for Lucknow but would be epic fun if they mess up from here lmao
Overall, in this season CSK looks like a weak outfit or at least performs below par when playing away from home. Their best hope is to make into finals and rely on some luck after all, the final is scheduled in their backyard.
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After a quick burst, Lucknow's blue-eyed boy Mayank Yadav seems to miss all the action. Not sure if he's going to last for long with these sorts of injuries. I was quite hopeful about Mayank. He had the rare combination of accuracy and raw pace. But if he can't keep himself away from injuries, then he will end up like Kamlesh Nagarkoti (he was unsold during the 2024 auction). If you remember, Nagarkoti was the star of U-19 World Cup in 2018. He played a dozen or so IPL matches for KKR and DC in the next 2-3 years, but now his career seems to have ended as a result of back stress fractures. I don't want the same thing to happen with Mayank. Arey yaar that 2018 batch had very promising bowling talent, now only Arshdeep is around and even Shivam Mavi is going sideways. Well, at least we got 3-4 batters from that batch (Abhishek (SRH), Gill, Prithvi and Riyan Parag). Surprisingly Jaddu is doing well tonight, had no hope seriously though but it's good news for ICT fans. |
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It's time for Jadeja to shine with a bat, it's been a while since he played any Impactful inning and surely not with a timid approach.
After a quick burst, Lucknow's blue-eyed boy Mayank Yadav seems to miss all the action. Not sure if he's going to last for long with these sorts of injuries.
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The match is completely under Punjab's control now. I don't see any possibility that Punjab will lose this match. How can you not? PBKS was already 7 wickets down and Ashutosh was only pure batter on crease (he just got out BTW) and now MI has advantage. This season their only job is to provide spectators a thriller and give Priti Zinta a heart attack.  Man, the way Ashutosh was going, I am sure many were rooting for him to take his team to victory. Imagine the viral meme content on social media, if they had won tonight. |
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Half side is already gone so clearly things are tough for Punjab.
Now they are left with only 3 recognized batters (Shashank, Jitesh and Ashutosh), asking RR is not out of control atm as 11rpo is hardly a daunting sight in the T-20 format but wickets are a big issue. They need some fine effort from these 3 batters otherwise the match is already gone.
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MI smooth sailing atm with about 9 rpr with Surya and Rohit on crease, with these two being destructive in themseleves plenty batting yet to come, I foresee 200-220 target.
Punjab might not be a top team but they give close chases, so should be entertaining.
I feel Punjab's bowlers doing a more than satisfactory job. I was expecting MI's top 3 to run through but the bowlers didn't allow them to. Mumbai got the big guns but only 30 balls left so they need to start moving before it's too late. Their bowling is not clicking like it used to be (Barring Bumrah) so they need an extra cushion of 10-20 runs for the bowlers. |
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This season teams are scoring 200 for fun and a new rule of Impact player also adds some runs into it but despite everything tonight we have a completely different scoreboard.
I am sure this pitch would get criticized as well and rightly so. Scorelines of 250+ and under 100 are 2 extremes and the pitch curator should avoid this in the T-20 format, otherwise, it won't be fun anymore. The problem here is that the curator who made 250+ is going to get accolades, while the one who created the pitch for today's match is going to get brickbats. T20 has changed, for better or the worse. 200 plus totals are the norm now. Yesterday we saw how the Royals chased down a target of 224. That makes today's match an exception. Capitals are not going to complain, as they benefitted from it. And I am not sure what the Titans can do about it, as this was a home match for their team and the curator took instructions from them. IPL is a 70-ish match-long tournament so I won't mind 7-8 such extreme scenarios be it a run fest or epic meltdown for the batters. These kinds of scorelines create a lot of buzz from every type of fan which is good for the overall business. As I said many times, Chinnaswamy Stadium has some unique problems and is considered a graveyard for bowlers. This must be addressed at some time because you can't have batters running riot like this every single time. Again, a one-off 250+ is completely fine with me and you are right about the curator getting some brownie points at first because of Batriarchy domination in cricket but there are consequences as well and the same goes for low-scoring (Under 100) venues. |
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This season teams are scoring 200 for fun and a new rule of Impact player also adds some runs into it but despite everything tonight we have a completely different scoreboard.
I am sure this pitch would get criticized as well and rightly so. Scorelines of 250+ and under 100 are 2 extremes and the pitch curator should avoid this in the T-20 format, otherwise, it won't be fun anymore.
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GT vs DC time! Am expecting DC to win this one primarily thanks to Khaleel, Kuldeep etc even though they are the clear underdogs in this particular match. Hope it turns out to be a thriller. The impressive thing was that he won the match with tailenders, normally teams win such encounters with 2 pure batters batting together where one plays second fiddle but batting with tailenders is another ball game and not everyone's cup of tea.
Yeah. He's truly something else. I was waiting to place a bet on KKR to win once Buttler got out, but he never got out and helped his team go all the way. KKR almost messed up in a similar manner against SRH sometime back. Some lucky punters might have made a killing when RR's winning chances were less than 1%, truly bonker and considering the outcome, I won't hesitate to say that one of the best 100 I've witnessed in recent times as far as T-20 is concerned. --------------------------- Surprisingly DC bossing the game atm, well these guys need 2 points badly. |
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The third ODI between South Africa Women and Sri Lanka Women has started, with South Africa batting first. Remember that South Africa had won the second ODI between the two teams (with the first one being washed out). Sri Lanka need to win this match to avoid a whitewash. But it looks unlikely as of now, with the two openers (Laura Wolvaardt and Lara Goodall) looking comfortable out there in the middle. A total of 250 or more would be enough for South Africa to win this match.
Their main problem is they are overdependent on Chamari Athapaththu, she's keeping together Lankan's batting lineup and whenever she fails, most of the time they end up losing the match. Sometimes they even expect her to do overtime with the ball as well. In contrast, Protea W comes hard at the opposition as a unit. |
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It's tough to believe that this is the same Buttler who was struggling like crazy last season and the initial part of this season. He is truly a proper legend who has saved RR on multiple occasions over the years.
KKR's bowling(Excluding Narine) and fielding were abysmal. The moment where Starc bowled a wide and Salt let it go for a boundary cracked me up. Pathetic stuff!
I don't remember his form in the last season but saw some stat that his 8 tons came in last 30-35 IPL matches, all in winning cause. The impressive thing was that he won the match with tailenders, normally teams win such encounters with 2 pure batters batting together where one plays second fiddle but batting with tailenders is another ball game and not everyone's cup of tea. |
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Oh boy! Buttler you beauty. Paisa wasool match.
The match was done and dusted for the Royals but madlad singlehandedly did it in style and that too after a dull middle order performance. This loss is going to sting KKR so much, Poor Starc is not having a good time.
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Chinnaswamy has been a graveyard for bowlers for ages but this time, a couple of other venues are also going in the same direction, which isn't a pleasant sight and at times, a bit surprising to me.
For Visakhapatnam, Wankhede (Traditionally, Which is good for bowlers) I'd like to believe that it's a one-off case and things should get easier for bowlers because the pitch will wear off and get old as the tournament progresses.
While high-scoring matches can be entertaining, this time around such things turn into this chaos. How about bowlers just improve on these pitches? Nowadays, pitches are becoming too flat. It's not ideal as there's no balance between batting and bowling, which makes the game less interesting. So, several changes could be introduced. I'd prefer to have a minimum boundary length enforced, but that might be unrealistic since stadiums worldwide vary in size. However, RR has the best bowling economy in the IPL this season so far. It's not like IPL is not innovating. 2 bouncers rule came out for a reason and it favors the bowler, from an innovation perspective Impact player is another one but it favors the batting side because with this you have 8 proper batters in the playing XI and from for ball one batter gets confidence and they go hard, knowing fully well that they still have 7 batters in the piggy bank. We can't do much about the boundaries line because of the small stadium, competitive pitches can solve this. For example, small stadiums should have a bowling-friendly pitch and the opposite for normal stadiums. |
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Impact player rule plays a big part here but
Short boundaries and flat pitches are equally responsible for this chaos. In White ball cricket or particularly T-20I/Franchise cricket i don't mind, bat dominating the ball or In a long tournament like IPL, 2-3 such matches are okay but this sort of humiliation should not become a norm at any cost and equation should be 60-40 in favor of batters.
Agreed. It's more like 80-20 in favor of batsmen currently in the IPL which is seriously crazy if you think about it. I fear that it will only get worse for bowlers in the IPL as time progresses. Chinnaswamy has been a graveyard for bowlers for ages but this time, a couple of other venues are also going in the same direction, which isn't a pleasant sight and at times, a bit surprising to me. For Visakhapatnam, Wankhede (Traditionally, Which is good for bowlers) I'd like to believe that it's a one-off case and things should get easier for bowlers because the pitch will wear off and get old as the tournament progresses. |
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It's crazy seeing the disparity continue to grow between the batsmen and bowlers in the IPL. It's great seeing batsmen go bonkers, but only upto a certain limit. At this rate, six 6s per over and 300 target in 20 overs could become common stuff.
The impact player rule needs to be removed and the powerplay needs to be shortened to 4 overs instead of 6 in order to give bowlers a bigger advantage.
Impact player rule plays a big part here but Short boundaries and flat pitches are equally responsible for this chaos. In White ball cricket or particularly T-20I/Franchise cricket i don't mind, bat dominating the ball or In a long tournament like IPL, 2-3 such matches are okay but this sort of humiliation should not become a norm at any cost and equation should be 60-40 in favor of batters. |
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SRH started off really well against RCB on their own turf courtesy of Head who scored 51 in just 20 balls while Abhishek is supporting him well. Looks like they will probably end up scoring 230+ at this rate.
If Bangalore loses this one too, their chances for making it to the playoffs will drastically decrease in my honest opinion.
Started off really well looks like an understatement now lol Head is butchering everyone without any discrimination. I won't mind another 250+ score here as long as RCB is on the receiving end. Interestingly they dropped Siraj here, very rare sight. |
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In RCB's match against RR, when Kohli made a century, there were lot of complains about his SR, meanwhile Rohit yesterday played with quite similar SR, and people are all praises. Chennai's batting and bowling order is strong enough. However, Mustafiz, one of Chennai's most important bowlers, could not bowl well in this match. However, due to excellent bowling by Pathirana and Tushar Deshpande, Chennai team managed to defeat Mumbai.
Deshpande surprised me, I thought he would be most expensive bowler, but he did well. Widish bowls seems to be this IPL season's meta (meta as in Most Effective Techniques, popular in video game culture). PR at work and it has become quite toxic with fan clubs like Viratians, Rohitans and same with Dhoni etc. They actually tighten the screw quite well in the latter part of the inning. Even Thakur Ji was thrifty and gave only 2 runs in the 15th over against Rohit and Hardik. |
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CSK's bowlers have to work their asses off to defend against MI's batting lineup because this batting powerhouse is back in form and can easily chase the 200+ target.
Dew is another big challenge for CSK's bowlers. Hope some Impact player does the trick for CSK.
Matheesha Pathirana has done the trick for CSK by picking 2 wickets in his opening over. Both Ishan Kishan and SKY are now back in the pavilion. Sharma Ji is the last hope left for MI, he is not out on 51 runs. After 9 overs MI are now 81/2 and suddenly win probability predictor has declared CSK favourite for this game. That's why T20 format is so unpredictable. Losing 2 wickets won't worry much MI. One of the CSK's bowlers needs to pick a bag of wickets or maybe perform as unit for a change when not playing at Chepuk. Because the next 4 batters are Pandaya, Tim David, Nabi and Romario Shepherd and most of them are known for their big hitting. Equation is very interesting atm.
Edit Bowlers are keeping things tight now, tricky situation for MI. |
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