India VS Westindies
The third and the final T20 match is scheduled for today. India are the favourite for this match but after seeing the last performance of the WI team I think today's match will be very close. WI will try their level best to win the last match of this tour. Virat Kohli has been rested I am not sure why he is being rested for the third match. He did score more than 50 runs in the last match and this match could have helped him to regain his form.
Win-Lose doesn't much atm but they won't complain if they end series with the clean sweep. They are more interested in trying new combination and its good to see they gave Pant-Kohli much needed rest before the SL series and included Ruturaj Gaikwad and Avesh Khan (Debut). It's actually nice to see that they are trying out new combinations and giving new players chances to prove themselves. And I am really interested to see how the debutante plays in the match. Probably another interesting aspect of Indian bowling. I am interested to see the skills of the right arm fast bowler. Indeed. Gaikwad and Avesh looked off color but they need a long rope. Some positives are SKY and Venkatesh Iyer in the middle order. Ishan and Iyer did okay too, Harshal Patel and Ravi Bishnoi were also impressive with the ball. As of now match is going down to the wire. |
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India VS Westindies
The third and the final T20 match is scheduled for today. India are the favourite for this match but after seeing the last performance of the WI team I think today's match will be very close. WI will try their level best to win the last match of this tour. Virat Kohli has been rested I am not sure why he is being rested for the third match. He did score more than 50 runs in the last match and this match could have helped him to regain his form.
Win-Lose doesn't much atm but they won't complain if they end series with the clean sweep. They are more interested in trying new combination and its good to see they gave Pant-Kohli much needed rest before the SL series and included Ruturaj Gaikwad and Avesh Khan (Debut). |
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^^ Point taken but hardly a early stage because points distribution system is based on match percentage, not series and also if we look at fixtures then Pakistan and SL are playing (5) majority of their series in subcontinent, which is favorable condition to them so one would expect them to perform well in subcontinent in comparison to SENA countries.
Indian squad for 2 test series against Sri Lanka * Ashwin's selection will depend on his fitness, he's injured atm. * Surprisingly India went with tested combination of Jaddu-Ash and Axar-Washi are left out from the squad so it seems pitches are going to be pace friendly, makes sense as Lankan's spinners are no dummy.  Thank God Pujara and Rahane have been excluded from the test squad. It is now official that Rohit Sharma will now be the test captain for India. Axar patel replacement is Saurabh Kumar, he is also a left arm spinner. He has been playing well in domestic cricket and that is why he was selected. Last I read Ashwin was still injured I am not sure why he was selected? Yeah their time is up, now not worried about middle order when playing at home but these young guys need to perform in overseas conditions too and they should be given long rope for that. If not then some selectors might try bringing Puji-Rahane back in the team and in such scenario it would look good choice for the Indian team. Personally i don't mind if Pujara keep travelling with the team when they are playing in the Australia for BG Trophy cause he had good outing there. Meanwhile Rahane scored a century in Ranji recently. Don't know much about Saurabh Kumar but i think pitches are going to assist pacer (one match is D/N) Spin track is reserved for SENA countries. |
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^^ Point taken but hardly a early stage because points distribution system is based on match percentage, not series and also if we look at fixtures then Pakistan and SL are playing (5) majority of their series in subcontinent, which is favorable condition to them so one would expect them to perform well in subcontinent in comparison to SENA countries.
Indian squad for 2 test series against Sri Lanka * Ashwin's selection will depend on his fitness, he's injured atm. * Surprisingly India went with tested combination of Jaddu-Ash and Axar-Washi are left out from the squad so it seems pitches are going to be pace friendly, makes sense as Lankan's spinners are no dummy. |
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Already did my bit when it came out early, not expecting much but might build our narrative on this 30% tax drama. our government didn't hear pleas of farmers for more than 15 months even when they were sitting on the roads blocking tolls and dying every day. After that much time also laws were repealed primarily only because of upcoming elections. These sort of petitions they wouldn't even give heed about which is pretty sad. They make laws based on what suits their overall agenda and thats it.
How dare this fascist government tried to open up farming sector in India, which was completely left out during the economic liberalisation. Crypto community should also block the highways and make the local resident's life hell for year or so but gov still won't hear us because majority of our community belongs to a category who happily pay taxes for their own exploitations. |
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-Sri Lanka at the top and they would like to draw 1 test against India. if it happens then they might fancy their chances. -Australia stat padded enough against Poms, now their majority of series are in Sub-continent. If they succeed then they deserve to be in the finals. -Pakistan has a strong claim. -Proteas chance are slim. -India is just hanging in there. -Kiwis are no different. -Windies, BAN and Eng seems dead already.  |
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@coinism, The New Zealand women's team played really well and won the series against the Indian women's team with two matches to spare. I think it was a really dominating performance by the New Zealand women's team starting from the T20 actually.
They won the matches very convincingly in the end. Let's see if the Indian women's team can salvage something from this series.
We can't say Indian women's team is bad in its performance. In 49.3 overs India lost all the wicket scoring 279 runs. New Zealand batted second even after winning the toss. They played in a much steady manner from the very beginning of the match. Finally New Zealand won the match by the 50th over first ball. Scoring 280 runs, New Zealand have lost 7 wickets. Indian team will give the best in the upcoming days. At best they are competitive, they do play some good cricket but at the same time these girls also expose chinks in their armour. I was hoping 300+ score in last match considering openers set the platform beautifully but then batting collapse, if it wasn't for Deepti Sharma then they wouldn't even able to touch 200 marks. Same with bowling department, despite early wickets every now n then, they keep failing to take wickets in the middle. |
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I guess but i don't see myself as a right candidate for Escrow, that's why i requested you to take this task.
You are very much active here, you have been in this section with us for a while. I wouldn't mind handover the escrow to you if Royse is having a busy time. Thanks for your vote of confidence bhai, i appreciate that but for now let Royse to do the tedious and responsible job.  I suppose fee should be similar to last one, right? $20 or 30$ bucks? 30 should be okay and i'll create IPL thread in last week of this month, till then we can discuss things here, if necessary. |
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I was under impression that Aussies were at their first overseas tour after 2 years, considering PAK tour is about to start soon but no they are still playing at home. Grand level of shitshow from the Lankans despite excellent start but again these types of collapse are more fun to watch.
Edit Guys we are going to have IPL pool again, feel free to stop by and drop your suggestions in discussion board. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5114470.0 |
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Why would BCCI look for profit through women cricket when they are making more profit every year through IPL? WIPL will not generate revenue for them as not many Indians watch women cricket within India. Have you ever seen a lot of crowds gathering in the stadium when women cricket is being played in India?
One of the concerns is that the WIPL may take away audience from the IPL or dilute the brand of the IPL. It is true that unlike some of the other countries such as England and Australia, women's cricket is not that popular in India. But similar to what happened with the IPL, if the WIPL is launched it can cause a spike in the popularity for the women's game. It will bring big bucks as well, as some of the corporates and celebrities who can't afford franchises or sponsorship in the IPL may opt for the women's variety. Arey didi you're throwing some fine wisdom here.  How hard is it to understand that so far BCCI policies are very ignorant as far as Women cricket is concern, they treat them as second class community. Although recently Dada and his deputy made some positive announcement about WIPL but judging from their track record its hard to take their words for granted. |
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LOL.. anyone watching the ongoing New Zealand vs South Africa test match? Kiwis prepared a minefield to welcome the Proteas and the latter got blown away for just 95 runs. Matt Henry picked up 7 for 23, while the other three pacers got one wicket apiece (Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner). When it comes to pace bowling, there is simply no competition to New Zealand. They are the best right now, and that too by a considerable distance. Reminds me of the Aussie attack two decades back, when they had McGrath and Lee.
Dark green pitch lol Watched only 15 mins of gameplay, apart from kiwis performance so far. I was more surprised that Amazon also jumping into cricket streaming. Have to say it was nice experience, they also broadcasted NZvsBAN game in the past. I thought it was one time thing but i guess no, they are exploring new territory. |
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~snip~
I figured but wanted to post anyway because of your previous comment, just to give full picture to other posters.
Ind vs WI Pocket dynamite aka Ishan Kishan is not doing well according to his reputation but India doing okay i suppose. India should win this game easily, i would be very surprise if this goes down to last over or India lose. I would like to hear Harsha more when India playing any test series. He's flagbearer for Indian commentators.
Edit Guess its getting tough for the Indians, 3 down including Kohli. |
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That's okay, i can understand that. We'll continue the pool like last time. Bhai you won't mind being our Escrow, right?
You should be fine by yourself but I have no problem if you want me to perform the job. Use this address (reserved for the event) when you make the final topic: bc1qyp77547rssg9rsxcdyfueleczntkl502w7lv28 I guess but i don't see myself as a right candidate for Escrow, that's why i requested you to take this task. A sponsor would be nice. We can use the extra cash to get more users onboard and to make the event for interesting. I am trying with BTC365 to check if they are interested and if yes then how much they will be able to put into the pot. I will try some other startups too but not promising anything yet. I would suggest everyone to give a try to the contacts you have your own. At the end, we will see who will be suitable. We can have more than one sponsor by the way, can't we? Sponsor are always welcome, doesn't matter if its 1 or 2 or more. I think everyone would be very happy if we even get close to $500-700 bucks for a final pot, considering 10-12 usual suspects coming along on board again as usual. I will try speaking with some managers here and there to see if any of them are interested in sponsoring this particular pool.
Would be great help bhai.
Edit Also on merit thingy, i think that regulars should also hand out some merits to valuable posts in our cricketing threads. Even if its 1 merit. This might encourage some posters to write good post from time to time. |
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~edited out~ I know that the franchise have a habit of spending and I absolutely agree because I really cannot see some of the players being worth the money that they were bid for. I think the bidding could have been smarter, to be honest. Yes, its true but we can't overlook other points too. Franchise inflate price for some players during bidding, just to fuck with opposition bidding strategy due to limited purse. Recent example is Khaleel Ahmad. Delhi was trying to mess with Mumbai but poor guys end up buying him for 5-ish crore. What do you guys think will be the current brand value of IPL? Last year due to the pandemic it did dip but with the current year it should again retain its old spot. I was going through some articles related to it and found out that in 2019 the value in INR was 47500 crore and in 2020 it was 45800 crore. With the inclusion of two new teams I guess it should surpassed the 50k mark. Do you guys think so?
I think these are media rights numbers for 1 cycle. I think overall BCCI earn minimum 500-600 Millon usd every year through IPL Anyway bidding for IPL rights are about to take place soon and if i go by BCCI estimates then they are expecting almost 3x amount of money when compare to 2018-22 cycle (16000-ish crore ). So additional 45000 Crore 2023-27 cycle. |
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I really don’t remember any spin bowler from Pakistan except for Afridi cause he used to bowl Spin, or was he a medium fast bowler always had trouble understanding his bowling. Also didn’t Shaun Tait have that weird action and despite having the pace he barely performed well, just googled and it was also injuries which effected his career, because I clearly remember he had the potential to succeed but he failed too. Abdul Qadir, Saqlain Mushtaq, Saeed Ajmal and Danish Kaneria are few name comes to my mind. Qadir and Mustaq were very good and last 2 guys also peaked for quite some time but disappeared for some reasons. In modern times Yasir Shah is my fav pakistani spin bowler but i can't see him anywhere nowadays and he seems to get into limelight due to some shady business irl. |
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I really think that Indian players are more prioritized here in the IPL auction and every other overseas player are kept as the second option.
And it doesn't matter who the player is most of the time. I really think that this is a good strategy by BCCI or anyone who ever thought this for the first time because in this way more and more Indian players are going to come to focus.
This happens in every mega auction, mini auction are completely different and tons of foreign players gets the priority. Each franchise have to fill complete squad with at least 17 Indian players (including uncapped +u19) and 8 foreign players. This season every team had to build their team from the scratch so it was obvious that they would bank on Indian players more because of their availability, why would you waste million bucks on foreign players when they are not even available for full season because of their commitment in international cricket Another perspective is that some foreign players leave their respective teams after one season and go home with shitload amount of money, if player is big then this completely ruins the team combination because teams are build around such players. You can't even blame the players because some want to spend time with their families, play cricket for their own country etc ATM demand is for finisher(all rounder) and fast bowlers. India is kinda lacking in this department as far as domestic resources are concern and they don't have 25-30 quality allrounders/pacers to fill the all 10 teams. In Batting and spin department supply is very healthy that's why likes of Eoin Morgan, Finch(they were never good in IPL anyway), Mujeeb etc went unsold. If we think about what the overseas players are capable of doing, we have to say the teams should go for them. But there is always that risk factor because players can obviously leave because of international duty. But that is something which is obviously going to happen because international cricket is far superior to league cricket. So there are always going to be pros and cons to this. And I think that the majority of the overseas players are going to be either all-rounders or fast bowlers. Because I think except for the national team, India is quite lackluster in these areas. But I still think that the amount of money being spent on a lot of Indian players is just stupid. Overseas players are vital cog in a IPL machinery but franchise can't go after every foreign players. Demand and supply matters, for example if there are tons of solid openers and spinners available for the limited slots then obviously many would go unsold. Just look at every squad, almost every squad has at least 2-3 Indian batters who are ready to open the inning for their respective franchise, same with the spinners. On budget i think BCCI should increase the overall purse, let's say additional 30% if not 50% because they earn shitload amount of time but with IPL they are into only business, that's it. Yeah it does help players on many account but its purely business. This brings another point if some players are not available for full season then they clearly don't deserve big amount, no matter how talented you are. Yes, that's correct that all franchise has a habit of overspending on some undeserving players be it overseas or local but it also true that their value would go down drastically if they don't deliver, unless they are extremely talented. Remember its not a charity but investment for the franchise. |
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I believe we'll have the pool and i think @Royse777 would make his comeback as organiser.
Hey guys! Long time. Thank god that you mentioned or I would not get any update. Unfortunately, I got busy elsewhere as you can see from last few months activities. Like last time I would request JSRAW to take it over from me. You do not need to ask me for anything. Take care of this section as it is yours. It was an honor hosting events here. I still have the urge to hosts events but my time is limited to be honest, sorry. Let me know the event link and fees once you figure out. I will join as a participants in the pool. Edit: Showered some smerit to some regulars (who are in need of merit to rank up by the way) in the section as a reward for being consistent in the section. Please don't judge the posts they received merit. These are for overall contribution in the community. That's okay, i can understand that. We'll continue the pool like last time. Bhai you won't mind being our Escrow, right? Okay folks should we try for the sponsor or should we go without any sponsor? I might need some help on that from our community. Please remind me if i forgot someone. @Royse777 @Haunebu @akhjob @RapTarX @Little Mouse @teosanru @Pffrt @Vishnu.Reang @Swordsoffreedom @webtricks @eaLiTy @ene1980 @bryant.coleman @Juggy777 @amishmanish @Heisenberg_Hunter @pakhitheboss @deadley ---------------- Good on you for merit top-up, you should do this more often because Its winter here in cricketing threads all the time as far as merits are concern. ~snip~ Thanks for the reminder bhai, i was about to do the same but was waiting for auction to get over. Its schedule from 2nd April so yeah we do have fair amount of time.
I feel like you will win the pool this time around bro(Random prediction). Also, I don't think we require altcoins as payment methods anymore since BTC fees are negligible these days. hehe sahi majak kar lete ho aap. Everyone is silent killer in pool group. Sure we can stick with BTC payments. PS : @Vishnu.Reang is not active much for a quite some time, hope everything is okay. |
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New Team setup after Mega auction. Before the auction every team had a option of retaining only 3-4 players (including 1 foreign player) . Team like Lucknow, Delhi and Punjab failed to fill their quota of 8 foreign players, few also failed to get Indian players and purse is pretty much empty so not sure if they are allowed to pick anyone later. Picking Indian uncapped players won't be tough but buying foreign player could be tough due to budget. |
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True, but they still overpaid. I find it weird that they decided to shell out so much for him to be honest. Players like Warner were bought for less than half of that amount which seriously blows my mind.
Also, I was stunned to see Smith go unsold while Kohli was retained by his franchise. Players like Stokes etc would probably go unsold too if they participated in this season.
Majority of Players in the Marquee list got bad deals, except Shreyas Iyer but he's up for captaincy slot so his price tag make sense. Warner and Quinton De Kock were the main victims, historically every franchise avoid bidding war during first round (Marquee auction), same thing happened yesterday. These 2 batters could have fetch 8-9 crore easily but its a bad luck that they were up for grab at the very start. It happened to so many players in the past as well Rohit, Bumrah comes to my mind when they were sold to Mumbai less than million bucks. Having said that I'm sure if Warner and De Kock perform well in upcoming season then they are going to get extra money -under the table deal-. I really think that Indian players are more prioritized here in the IPL auction and every other overseas player are kept as the second option. And it doesn't matter who the player is most of the time. I really think that this is a good strategy by BCCI or anyone who ever thought this for the first time because in this way more and more Indian players are going to come to focus. This happens in every mega auction, mini auction are completely different and tons of foreign players gets the priority. Each franchise have to fill complete squad with at least 17 Indian players (including uncapped +u19) and 8 foreign players. This season every team had to build their team from the scratch so it was obvious that they would bank on Indian players more because of their availability, why would you waste million bucks on foreign players when they are not even available for full season because of their commitment in international cricket Another perspective is that some foreign players leave their respective teams after one season and go home with shitload amount of money, if player is big then this completely ruins the team combination because teams are build around such players. You can't even blame the players because some want to spend time with their families, play cricket for their own country etc ATM demand is for finisher(all rounder) and fast bowlers. India is kinda lacking in this department as far as domestic resources are concern and they don't have 25-30 quality allrounders/pacers to fill the all 10 teams. In Batting and spin department supply is very healthy that's why likes of Eoin Morgan, Finch(they were never good in IPL anyway), Mujeeb etc went unsold. |
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Majority of Players in the Marquee list got bad deals, except Shreyas Iyer but he's up for captaincy slot so his price tag make sense. Warner and Quinton De Kock were the main victims, historically every franchise avoid bidding war during first round (Marquee auction), same thing happened yesterday. These 2 batters could have fetch 8-9 crore easily but its a bad luck that they were up for grab at the very start.
Makes sense. Biggest surprise for me was Archer who was bought by MI for 8 freaking crores when he isn't even fit to play this year. MI clearly have long-term plans for him since him along with Bumrah is an epic combo. Another purchase that surprised me was Avesh Khan for 10 crores as an uncapped player. He was amazing in the last edition, but I never expected a team to pay such a big amount for his services. Mumbai Indian expecting Archer to recover nicely for 2023 season, if he does recover then this 8 crore buy will look cheap, if he's unfit then MI are $ucked royally. Avesh Khan looks good prospect for the future, if i'm not wrong then in last season he outbowled his team mate Rabada in almost every match. Indian Seamer (clocks 140+ continuously) + being Young played big part but yeah other franchise inflated his price tag. |
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