T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[mersal]

Yup, again I watched an highlight where West Indies players all around the game and they are looking to hit six for every balls from the very first balls which is the actual cricket?

And the radius of cricket ground also should be reduced and probably they are trying to bring the international cricket into gully cricket.

It is not just the West Indian players. A total of 60 balls are available to the 11 players, which works out to 5-6 balls per player. What are they supposed to do, other than hitting sixes? As the duration of the game reduces, the importance of the bowlers also goes down. In T10, the bowlers have hardly any contribution in the matches. It is completely dominated by the batsmen. IMO, we should not reduce the limit to less than 20 overs. For me, 20 overs is the limit and if you reduce it any further it is simply not cricket. For me, T10 resembles like baseball.

I am saying that mostly WI players featured in all the Franchise but why they got name resembles to IPL teams, No Indian players allowed to play on any other league then it is allowed to use the Indian team names for Foreign leagues.

[Sithara007]

I am saying that mostly WI players featured in all the Franchise but why they got name resembles to IPL teams, No Indian players allowed to play on any other league then it is allowed to use the Indian team names for Foreign leagues.

There are millions of Indians and Pakistanis working in the GCC region, with the biggest concentration in the UAE. Many of these people are blue class laborers, who visit India only once in 2-3 years. Since Pakistan used to play their home matches in the UAE, the nationals from that country residing there are not devoid of live cricket action. But that is not the case with the Indian fans. But even then, it doesn't make any sense to name teams after Indian regions, if they can't find any player who hails from there.

[JSRAW]

I am saying that mostly WI players featured in all the Franchise but why they got name resembles to IPL teams, No Indian players allowed to play on any other league then it is allowed to use the Indian team names for Foreign leagues.

There are millions of Indians and Pakistanis working in the GCC region, with the biggest concentration in the UAE. Many of these people are blue class laborers, who visit India only once in 2-3 years. Since Pakistan used to play their home matches in the UAE, the nationals from that country residing there are not devoid of live cricket action. But that is not the case with the Indian fans. But even then, it doesn't make any sense to name teams after Indian regions, if they can't find any player who hails from there.

You already answered your query in your own reply.

Their majority of target audience are from the Subcontinent hence the names Maratha, Bangla, Qalandars etc

[Juggy777]

I am saying that mostly WI players featured in all the Franchise but why they got name resembles to IPL teams, No Indian players allowed to play on any other league then it is allowed to use the Indian team names for Foreign leagues.

There are millions of Indians and Pakistanis working in the GCC region, with the biggest concentration in the UAE. Many of these people are blue class laborers, who visit India only once in 2-3 years. Since Pakistan used to play their home matches in the UAE, the nationals from that country residing there are not devoid of live cricket action. But that is not the case with the Indian fans. But even then, it doesn't make any sense to name teams after Indian regions, if they can't find any player who hails from there.

You already answered your query in your own reply.

Their majority of target audience are from the Subcontinent hence the names Maratha, Bangla, Qalandars etc

@JSRAW you’re absolutely correct as league organisers want to cash in on the sentiments of Indian cricket fans, because Cricket is the most watched sport out there, and if they can convince Indians to watch their league matches then they’ll get a huge loyal fan base. Also this strategy will yield them rich dividends in the long run, and hence I see nothing wrong with those names.

Source:

https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/cricket-draws-93-of-sports-viewers-in-india-barc-119060400786_1.html

[bryant.coleman]

You already answered your query in your own reply.

Their majority of target audience are from the Subcontinent hence the names Maratha, Bangla, Qalandars etc

I still don't understand why the BCCI has a complete ban on Indian players participating in foreign leagues. They should at least allow those who doesn't have an IPL contract. There are promising players out there, such as Ashok Menaria, Manimaran Siddharth and Baba Aparajith, who never get a chance to play in the IPL. If they are allowed to participate in leagues such as the Abu Dhabi T10, then it will be a big boost for their career.

[mersal]

You already answered your query in your own reply.

Their majority of target audience are from the Subcontinent hence the names Maratha, Bangla, Qalandars etc

I still don't understand why the BCCI has a complete ban on Indian players participating in foreign leagues. They should at least allow those who doesn't have an IPL contract. There are promising players out there, such as Ashok Menaria, Manimaran Siddharth and Baba Aparajith, who never get a chance to play in the IPL. If they are allowed to participate in leagues such as the Abu Dhabi T10, then it will be a big boost for their career.

AFAIK, if anyone plays for leagues which isn't organized by BCCI then they will become ineligible to play for team India as well as IPL so there will be no more career for those players if they played for other leagues. Which seems unfair but India don't want their star players to make money for other countries that is why they have such a rule in place.Don't forget crciker is one f the biggest politics ground.

[JSRAW]

You already answered your query in your own reply.

Their majority of target audience are from the Subcontinent hence the names Maratha, Bangla, Qalandars etc

I still don't understand why the BCCI has a complete ban on Indian players participating in foreign leagues. They should at least allow those who doesn't have an IPL contract. There are promising players out there, such as Ashok Menaria, Manimaran Siddharth and Baba Aparajith, who never get a chance to play in the IPL. If they are allowed to participate in leagues such as the Abu Dhabi T10, then it will be a big boost for their career.

For simple reason, BCCI holds all the cards and doesn't want to lose grip on the monopoly. BCCI would never allow younger or domestic players to play in the foreign leagues as in a longer run it might impact their domestic setup (leaving domestic cricket for leagues). But they should allow retired players to go or at least give NOC for at least 1 foreign league according to their choice.

[Vishnu.Reang]

For simple reason, BCCI holds all the cards and doesn't want to lose grip on the monopoly. BCCI would never allow younger or domestic players to play in the foreign leagues as in a longer run it might impact their domestic setup (leaving domestic cricket for leagues). But they should allow retired players to go or at least give NOC for at least 1 foreign league according to their choice.

I don't think that retired players need NOC from the BCCI to participate in foreign leagues. Anyway, leagues such as T10 are more beneficial to the younger players, to get some international experience. On one hand, the BCCI is cancelling domestic tournaments such as the Ranji Trophy. And on the other hand, they are not allowing the domestic players to get some match practice, by participating in these leagues. I would have understood these stupid laws, if N Srinivasan or Sharad Pawar was the BCCI president. But now we have Sourav Ganguly as the head of the BCCI and I expected more player friendly policy from him. So far he has been a disappointment. Especially regarding the issues of WIPL and inclusion of cricket in Olympic Games.

[teosanru]

For simple reason, BCCI holds all the cards and doesn't want to lose grip on the monopoly. BCCI would never allow younger or domestic players to play in the foreign leagues as in a longer run it might impact their domestic setup (leaving domestic cricket for leagues). But they should allow retired players to go or at least give NOC for at least 1 foreign league according to their choice.

I don't think that retired players need NOC from the BCCI to participate in foreign leagues. Anyway, leagues such as T10 are more beneficial to the younger players, to get some international experience. On one hand, the BCCI is cancelling domestic tournaments such as the Ranji Trophy. And on the other hand, they are not allowing the domestic players to get some match practice, by participating in these leagues. I would have understood these stupid laws, if N Srinivasan or Sharad Pawar was the BCCI president. But now we have Sourav Ganguly as the head of the BCCI and I expected more player friendly policy from him. So far he has been a disappointment. Especially regarding the issues of WIPL and inclusion of cricket in Olympic Games.

They need NOC as far as I think here is one of the articles I read long time back in the case of Yuvraj Singh: https://www.insidesport.co/no-bcci-noc-to-players-for-foreign-leagues-yuvraj-lone-exception/ He was one of the only retired players who were allowed to play foreign leagues. I think this kind of rule isn't really in favour of global cricket promotion but due to the great dominance that BCCI exercises they are pretty much able to do this. But in a way, it's big hypocrisy to invite players of other countries to play IPL while not allowing Indians to go abroad. But even the foreigners are pretty happy considering the fancy sums that they get for playing.

I sometimes feel Sourav Ganguly is more of a sort of puppet president while Jay Shah pretty much controls the affairs single-handedly. Being a player Sourav Ganguly has never made any decision in favour of the players. I had huge respect for him before he joined this post and I thought that BCCI would change a lot in his rule but things are pretty much the same they were earlier. Talking about the Olympics I still think it's futile to think about Cricket in the Olympics. There are hardly 12 nations who play it out which the lower 6 don't even stand a chance against the top-6.

[Sithara007]

They need NOC as far as I think here is one of the articles I read long time back in the case of Yuvraj Singh: https://www.insidesport.co/no-bcci-noc-to-players-for-foreign-leagues-yuvraj-lone-exception/ He was one of the only retired players who were allowed to play foreign leagues. I think this kind of rule isn't really in favour of global cricket promotion but due to the great dominance that BCCI exercises they are pretty much able to do this. But in a way, it's big hypocrisy to invite players of other countries to play IPL while not allowing Indians to go abroad. But even the foreigners are pretty happy considering the fancy sums that they get for playing.

I sometimes feel Sourav Ganguly is more of a sort of puppet president while Jay Shah pretty much controls the affairs single-handedly. Being a player Sourav Ganguly has never made any decision in favour of the players. I had huge respect for him before he joined this post and I thought that BCCI would change a lot in his rule but things are pretty much the same they were earlier. Talking about the Olympics I still think it's futile to think about Cricket in the Olympics. There are hardly 12 nations who play it out which the lower 6 don't even stand a chance against the top-6.

The BCCI should stop being such hypocrites. Now they want to expand the IPL and make it a 3-month long event. The officials made some announcements that they want 3 months out of the international calendar reserved for the IPL every year. When they need such largesse from the global cricketing community, they should also give something in return.

And I have to say that a lot of cricket fans are disappointed with what Ganguly has done till now. They were expecting a lot more from him. Rumors are that he is using the post as a stepping stone before he enters active politics. Perhaps that is the reason why he don't want to propose any radical changes. The point with Olympics is that, if it becomes a global sport then the smaller boards will become eligible for funding from the respective governments. The ICC has drastically reduced funding for the associate members and at this time any contribution from the other sources would be very helpful for teams such as Kenya and PNG.

[JSRAW]

Sachin Paaji ka ladka bada naam karega   He didn't catch many eyeballs with his performance tho, except he's left arm seamer. Mumbai will buy him anyway..

- Strac is not available, again!
- Sreesanth making a comeback, let's see if he finds a buyer.
Arjun Tendulkar enrols into IPL auctions, Starc stays away

[Sithara007]

Sachin Paaji ka ladka bada naam karega   He didn't catch many eyeballs with his performance tho, except he's left arm seamer. Mumbai will buy him anyway..

- Strac is not available, again!
- Sreesanth making a comeback, let's see if he finds a buyer.
Arjun Tendulkar enrols into IPL auctions, Starc stays away

I am not surprised with Starc pulling out of IPL. Along with Dale Steyn, he is one of those legends who never performed up to the expectations in the IPL. He want to focus on international cricket, and for that it is best to pull out from the IPL. The tournament means heavy workload for 2 months on trot, which may result in injury issues for the pace bowlers.

BTW, I heard that Sreesanth is also in the fray, with a reserve price of ₹75 lakhs. I saw a couple of matches he played during the SMA trophy. At times he was good, but he has lost his pace. Another important player to watch for is Kedar Jadhav, who has put a reserve price of ₹2 crore. I want to see which franchise spends this much money to purchase him. Harbhajan Singh also has the same base price, while Hanuma Vihari made himself available for ₹1 crore.

[bryant.coleman]

Sachin Paaji ka ladka bada naam karega   He didn't catch many eyeballs with his performance tho, except he's left arm seamer. Mumbai will buy him anyway..

- Strac is not available, again!
- Sreesanth making a comeback, let's see if he finds a buyer.
Arjun Tendulkar enrols into IPL auctions, Starc stays away

From what I have heard, there is a lot of controversy surrounding Arjun Tendulkar. Some of the opposition politicians have linked his selection to the recent tweets made by Sachin Tendulkar (he tweeted against Rihanna and Greta Thuneberg). So even before the auctions begin, he is under a lot of pressure. Anyway, this time some of the teams are having large purses and I won't be surprised if we get to see some record bids.

[JSRAW]

Sachin Paaji ka ladka bada naam karega   He didn't catch many eyeballs with his performance tho, except he's left arm seamer. Mumbai will buy him anyway..

- Strac is not available, again!
- Sreesanth making a comeback, let's see if he finds a buyer.
Arjun Tendulkar enrols into IPL auctions, Starc stays away

From what I have heard, there is a lot of controversy surrounding Arjun Tendulkar. Some of the opposition politicians have linked his selection to the recent tweets made by Sachin Tendulkar (he tweeted against Rihanna and Greta Thuneberg). So even before the auctions begin, he is under a lot of pressure. Anyway, this time some of the teams are having large purses and I won't be surprised if we get to see some record bids.

Never heard a single instance in the last 3-4 years where some one selected Arjun because of his dad, even in under 19 team he was selected in the squad but not in the playing XI. He's been around for some time as net bowler tho so he's working hard. One thing i admire about Indian cricket is that they don't see your surname when its comes to selection. Doesn't matter if you are son of Binny, Gavaskar or Tendulkar.

Every politician (left-right), Citizen , Social activist etc would never allow or ask for reservation and favoritism when its comes to Army and Cricket team selection. so never take such controversy or news seriously.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Never heard a single instance in the last 3-4 years where some one selected Arjun because of his dad, even in under 19 team he was selected in the squad but not in the playing XI. He's been around for some time as net bowler tho so he's working hard. One thing i admire about Indian cricket is that they don't see your surname when its comes to selection. Doesn't matter if you are son of Binny, Gavaskar or Tendulkar.

Every politician (left-right), Citizen , Social activist etc would never allow or ask for reservation and favoritism when its comes to Army and Cricket team selection. so never take such controversy or news seriously.

Have to agree here. If there was any bias or nepotism in cricket selection, then we could have seen the likes of Rohan Gavaskar, Stuart Binny and Shatrunjay Gaekwad as regular Indian players. But these guys were never successful in international cricket (despite promising start to the first-class career). At least in this case, I have a feeling that politics should be kept outside. Sachin has never sided with any political party, and he has taken a neutral stance in such occasions.

Same is the case with other teams as well. Tagenarine Chanderpaul do have 43 first class matches to his name, but he was never in contention for a slot on the West Indian senior side. Same goes for Adam Lillee with Australia.

[ene1980]

From what I have heard, there is a lot of controversy surrounding Arjun Tendulkar. Some of the opposition politicians have linked his selection to the recent tweets made by Sachin Tendulkar (he tweeted against Rihanna and Greta Thuneberg). So even before the auctions begin, he is under a lot of pressure. Anyway, this time some of the teams are having large purses and I won't be surprised if we get to see some record bids.

I heard that the government is using violence against protestors and disconnecting communication networks and Sachin and other current and former players supporting the government and used as Propaganda but why would that affect the selection process of Arjun Tendulkar in IPL, if a team is ready to purchase him then what is the problem? .

[Sithara007]

The upcoming IPL auctions are interesting. Players such as Marnus Labuschagne will be up for the first time, and there are rumors that CSK may be interested in him. He performed really well during the BBL season (for Brisbane Heat), although he missed most of the initial phase due to national duty. But then, Steve Smith is an example of a good test player who doesn't always perform at the T20 format. I just hope Labuschagne doesn't end up like him.

[7788bitcoin]

The upcoming IPL auctions are interesting. Players such as Marnus Labuschagne will be up for the first time, and there are rumors that CSK may be interested in him. He performed really well during the BBL season (for Brisbane Heat), although he missed most of the initial phase due to national duty. But then, Steve Smith is an example of a good test player who doesn't always perform at the T20 format. I just hope Labuschagne doesn't end up like him.

Steve Smith is released from his old IPL team and he might enter auctions, Joe Root and a few other England players have already withdrawn from the IPL this year and we might hear more players skipping this years schedule because of the schedule they were having with all the bubble restrictions and they are playing without meeting their families for months because of these bubble situation and restrictions.

[Sithara007]

Steve Smith is released from his old IPL team and he might enter auctions, Joe Root and a few other England players have already withdrawn from the IPL this year and we might hear more players skipping this years schedule because of the schedule they were having with all the bubble restrictions and they are playing without meeting their families for months because of these bubble situation and restrictions.

Players such as Steve Smith and Joe Root are legendary players, but they are not that suitable for the shorter format. For the T20 format, it is players such as Pollard, Maxwell and KL Rahul who perform better. The excuse that they need to stay in bio-secure bubbles for many months is to hide the fact that these players can't command a good auction price in the T20 format.

[JSRAW]

Steve Smith is released from his old IPL team and he might enter auctions, Joe Root and a few other England players have already withdrawn from the IPL this year and we might hear more players skipping this years schedule because of the schedule they were having with all the bubble restrictions and they are playing without meeting their families for months because of these bubble situation and restrictions.

Smith will surely take part in the auction, virtually zero chance of him going unsold. He's not T-20 great but he brings experience, solidity for his team. On the other hand Joe Root failed to grabs eyes in IPL so far, for right reasons. Even English team avoid selecting him in T-20 squad so it doesn't matter if he's opting out or not, he's not going to find any buyer anyway.