Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[Haunebu]

Mumbai Indians got 10 Crores for winning IPL. But let's not forget the people who earned much more than Mumbai Indians without even performing  

Mr. Patt Cummins ( KKR )- 15.5 Crores
Mr. Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) -  10.75 Crores
Mr. Chriss Morris (RCB)  - 10 Crores
Mr. Sheldon Cotrell (RCB) - 8.5 Crores

Ambanis just keep getting richer and richer. MI won the final in such a convincing way that most of the players weren't ecstatic when they won.

Biggest disappointment among the players that you listed has to be Maxwell. His batting and bowling were underwhelming while Cummins bowled badly, but batted decently now and then.

Morris and Cottrell were pretty underwhelming too overall(Cottrell will probably never forget Tewatia).

[1714492909]

1714492909

[1714492909]

1714492909

[1714492909]

1714492909

[teosanru]

Mumbai Indians got 10 Crores for winning IPL. But let's not forget the people who earned much more than Mumbai Indians without even performing  

Mr. Patt Cummins ( KKR )- 15.5 Crores
Mr. Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) -  10.75 Crores
Mr. Chriss Morris (RCB)  - 10 Crores
Mr. Sheldon Cotrell (RCB) - 8.5 Crores

Ambanis just keep getting richer and richer. MI won the final in such a convincing way that most of the players weren't ecstatic when they won.

Biggest disappointment among the players that you listed has to be Maxwell. His batting and bowling were underwhelming while Cummins bowled badly, but batted decently now and then.

Morris and Cottrell were pretty underwhelming too overall(Cottrell will probably never forget Tewatia).

Haha I won't say it's Ambani Magic that's making him win IPL every year but his team has won IPL in 4 out 6 years under the BJP government . Yeah even I was surprised too see reaction or MI after the win it was like they have been selected for playoffs. Maybe it was because match was that one sided or i don't know what. Cottrell maybe didn't get a way with Dubai pitches. Chris Jordan was having similar issues he took a lot of matches to settle down Cottrell wasn't lucky to get that many chances. I think today in T20 cricket opening overs are about swinging the ball and death overs are about yorking the ball if you can't do either of that you are going to be in a deep trouble because very few get that line and length right.

[Haunebu]

Some of the best moments from IPL 2020 guys. Check it out.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/ipl-2020/story/ipl-2020-most-memorable-moments-ms-dhoni-definitely-not-super-over-kxip-srh-tewatia-1740201-2020-11-11

SRH reaching the semi-finals, Tewatia shining and the super-overs were the best parts of this IPL in my opinion. I also enjoyed watching some crazy fielding moments(Particularly Pooran sacrificing himself to push the ball back).

[eaLiTy]

SRH reaching the semi-finals, Tewatia shining and the super-overs were the best parts of this IPL in my opinion. I also enjoyed watching some crazy fielding moments(Particularly Pooran sacrificing himself to push the ball back).

The innings from Rahul Tewatia was something special, he was struggling in the beginning and everyone was cursing him and then he produced one of the most clean striking i have seen under pressure, Kings XI sidelining Gayle and then on his return he produced match winning performance and they started winning matches and KKR not playing Lockie Ferguson and then when he got the selection came in a won them the game.

There were some spectacular catches and boundary saves but we saw many drop catches and miss fielding in this years IPL.
Congrats to all the winners .

[Vishnu.Reang]

I don't think they need a vaccine anymore. They can play another IPL in this BIO-Bubble kind of thing. I think they didn't even suffer any huge loss due to spectators their viewership rights might have made up for any loss. Franchises might have made somewhat lesser profits but BCCI would have still filled their pockets.

Mumbai Indians got 10 Crores for winning IPL. But let's not forget the people who earned much more than Mumbai Indians without even performing 

Mr. Patt Cummins ( KKR )- 15.5 Crores
Mr. Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) -  10.75 Crores
Mr. Chriss Morris (RCB)  - 10 Crores
Mr. Sheldon Cotrell (RCB) - 8.5 Crores

Out of these four, Maxwell was perhaps the biggest disappointment. Cummins started badly, but he regained his form later. Morris was not given enough opportunities as he was ignored during the earlier phase. But when he was included in the playing XI, he performed exceptionally. And finally, Cottrell was doing OK, until that fateful match against RR. Just one bad over against Lord Tewatia, and he could never regain his form.

[JSRAW]

Looks like IPL 2021 will be held in just a couple of months back in India as long as the vaccine goes mainstream.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesnownews.com/amp/sports/cricket/article/mega-auction-not-to-be-postponed-ipl-2021-could-be-played-with-9-teams-report/680368

9 team factor could prove to be a dud like before or a hit. Personally, I like the fact that there is more competition. Looking forward to the IPL 2021 superbru pool.

May be but i would say they should target the 12 teams format in the future and increase foreign players numbers to 5-6 (4 atm). By doing so IPL might look like mini T-20 WC in a decade or so.

[Haunebu]

May be but i would say they should target the 12 teams format in the future and increase foreign players numbers to 5-6 (4 atm). By doing so IPL might look like mini T-20 WC in a decade or so.

Am not really sure about the 12 team format. We all saw what happened when they tried including more teams in the past. They are planning on including one team this time around due to the new stadium in Ahmedabad based on my research.

Also, if they increase the number of foreign players to 5-6, this could help entertainment wise, but it will provide less chances to local players which is why this wouldn't be a great move.

[JSRAW]

May be but i would say they should target the 12 teams format in the future and increase foreign players numbers to 5-6 (4 atm). By doing so IPL might look like mini T-20 WC in a decade or so.

Am not really sure about the 12 team format. We all saw what happened when they tried including more teams in the past. They are planning on including one team this time around due to the new stadium in Ahmedabad based on my research.

Also, if they increase the number of foreign players to 5-6, this could help entertainment wise, but it will provide less chances to local players which is why this wouldn't be a great move.

If BCCI get their act together then i believe they can build up at least 16 strong teams for IPL, resource/manpower are not the problem here IMO. If 6 foreign players sounds too much then may be 5? Every franchise already facilitating 4 intl players in the squad anyway.

5 international + 6 local players in each squad sounds reasonable. Adding more teams insure more chances to local players as well.

--8 teams * 7 local players each team = 56 local players
--12 teams * 6 local players each team = 72 local players
So on....

----
@Royce PSL remaining games about to kick off, plz consider----Unlocking the thread/Pool---- 

[Little Mouse]

I don't think it will be a good idea to include more foreign players as the purpose of the such league is to encourage and find out local players. If you give more chances to local players, more talent will be found. However, if number of teams get increased significantly, allowing more foreign players would make sense but I doubt the quality of the tournament will be remained as now it is. The competition will be too poor.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

If BCCI get their act together then i believe they can build up at least 16 strong teams for IPL, resource/manpower are not the problem here IMO. If 6 foreign players sounds too much then may be 5? Every franchise already facilitating 4 intl players in the squad anyway.

Now we have 8 teams and it is a one month of relentless matches and to be exact 46 days are spent for the IPL and in that they are playing around 59 matches and it will be overkill if they add more teams and matches and i do not think the rest of the countries will allow them to book so many days and in that phase the other leagues has to somehow find time to conduct their tournament and then the international schedules.

 

@Royce PSL remaining games about to kick off, plz consider----Unlocking the thread/Pool---- 

I think he is on a tour from the message he posted earlier . Never watched PSL matches live, saw some highlights mainly confrontational videos between batsman and bowler .

[Indymoney]

I don't think it will be a good idea to include more foreign players as the purpose of the such league is to encourage and find out local players. If you give more chances to local players, more talent will be found. However, if number of teams get increased significantly, allowing more foreign players would make sense but I doubt the quality of the tournament will be remained as now it is. The competition will be too poor.

I am going against you because I am feeling more teams more foriegn players mean more entertainment more resouces and more money for BCCI its really gone be a great for me like English Premier League which is one of world's most entertaining and viewed soccer leage so IPL already have this tag but after these changes they can take more from sponsors and media rights as well.

[JSRAW]

If BCCI get their act together then i believe they can build up at least 16 strong teams for IPL, resource/manpower are not the problem here IMO. If 6 foreign players sounds too much then may be 5? Every franchise already facilitating 4 intl players in the squad anyway.

Now we have 8 teams and it is a one month of relentless matches and to be exact 46 days are spent for the IPL and in that they are playing around 59 matches and it will be overkill if they add more teams and matches and i do not think the rest of the countries will allow them to book so many days and in that phase the other leagues has to somehow find time to conduct their tournament and then the international schedules.

However, if number of teams get increased significantly, allowing more foreign players would make sense but I doubt the quality of the tournament will be remained as now it is. The competition will be too poor.

Double header on single day is simple solution. Just wondering if you guys in support of ICC introducing more teams in the World Cup? You know "Spreading the Game" all that.... If you are in favor of this in the international level then why opposing in any local league?
Yes, overkill, fatigue and competitiveness is issue but its part of the deal when competition gets bigger.

[RapTarX]

Now we have 8 teams and it is a one month of relentless matches and to be exact 46 days are spent for the IPL and in that they are playing around 59 matches and it will be overkill if they add more teams and matches and i do not think the rest of the countries will allow them to book so many days

I guess that wouldn't be a problem. Teams can be grouped and thus match can be reduced as we see in the ICC world cup and so. But a league system where each team faces all the rest team would be very time consuming and so muh boring at the end of the day. I would be more entertained if there were another form of competition like t10.

[Haunebu]

Double header on single day is simple solution. Just wondering if you guys in support of ICC introducing more teams in the World Cup? You know "Spreading the Game" all that.... If you are in favor of this in the international level then why opposing in any local league?
Yes, overkill, fatigue and competitiveness is issue but its part of the deal when competition gets bigger.

I agree with your idea about adding more teams, but this isn't really feasible currently due to the pandemic and it will take several years for the world economies to fully recover which is why your idea could be implemented only after a couple of years.

I am fine with any number of teams to be honest as long as they include an optimal mix of local and popular international players.

[Vishnu.Reang]

May be but i would say they should target the 12 teams format in the future and increase foreign players numbers to 5-6 (4 atm). By doing so IPL might look like mini T-20 WC in a decade or so.

LOL.. the existing franchises are going to oppose it like hell. I would rather go for a team tournament, with 5 overseas players in the playing XI. If they go for 12 teams, then Indian talent pool is not that big to ensure the quality. One option would be to give the franchises the option to include up to 6 overseas players in the playing XI. But with a section of BCCI officials complaining about the "foreign influx" I don't think that it can be implemented smoothly.

[JSRAW]

Double header on single day is simple solution. Just wondering if you guys in support of ICC introducing more teams in the World Cup? You know "Spreading the Game" all that.... If you are in favor of this in the international level then why opposing in any local league?
Yes, overkill, fatigue and competitiveness is issue but its part of the deal when competition gets bigger.

I agree with your idea about adding more teams, but this isn't really feasible currently due to the pandemic and it will take several years for the world economies to fully recover which is why your idea could be implemented only after a couple of years.

I am fine with any number of teams to be honest as long as they include an optimal mix of local and popular international players.

I am not in rush either. Would be great if BCCI comes up with long term plan regarding this, let's say if they are target 12-16 ish teams in next 5-8 years or may be in decade.

May be but i would say they should target the 12 teams format in the future and increase foreign players numbers to 5-6 (4 atm). By doing so IPL might look like mini T-20 WC in a decade or so.

LOL.. the existing franchises are going to oppose it like hell. I would rather go for a team tournament, with 5 overseas players in the playing XI. If they go for 12 teams, then Indian talent pool is not that big to ensure the quality. One option would be to give the franchises the option to include up to 6 overseas players in the playing XI. But with a section of BCCI officials complaining about the "foreign influx" I don't think that it can be implemented smoothly.

Franchise going bonkers over this is my only concern but BCCI is smart enough to tackle them or every hurdles if they think its profitable to add more teams. I agree local talent pool is not big that's why i want more teams, its double edge sword in start but in a longer run its beneficial for Indian cricket.

[Haunebu]

Franchise going bonkers over this is my only concern but BCCI is smart enough to tackle them or every hurdles if they think its profitable to add more teams. I agree local talent pool is not big that's why i want more teams, its double edge sword in start but in a longer run its beneficial for Indian cricket.

It would definitely be beneficial in the long term for the IPL and T-20 format, but the ODI and test formats need more attention too. The Indian team needs more consistent ODI and test match players which is why the BCCI under Ganguly will probably oppose your idea of adding more teams.

The BCCI will probably allocate extra resources towards ODI and test formats in order to groom their players, but they may change their mind due to the financial incentives from the IPL.

[JSRAW]

Franchise going bonkers over this is my only concern but BCCI is smart enough to tackle them or every hurdles if they think its profitable to add more teams. I agree local talent pool is not big that's why i want more teams, its double edge sword in start but in a longer run its beneficial for Indian cricket.

It would definitely be beneficial in the long term for the IPL and T-20 format, but the ODI and test formats need more attention too. The Indian team needs more consistent ODI and test match players which is why the BCCI under Ganguly will probably oppose your idea of adding more teams.

The BCCI will probably allocate extra resources towards ODI and test formats in order to groom their players, but they may change their mind due to the financial incentives from the IPL.

If BCCI crack this successfully then ODI squad would be direct beneficiary along with T-20 national squad. Agree Test format need attention but there are already established system available in the domestic arena as far as 4 days cricket goes, all they need is take care of "quality of pitches or more competitive pitches".

[SaShiRaJaVu]

~
Double header on single day is simple solution. Just wondering if you guys in support of ICC introducing more teams in the World Cup? You know "Spreading the Game" all that.... If you are in favor of this in the international level then why opposing in any local league?
Yes, overkill, fatigue and competitiveness is issue but its part of the deal when competition gets bigger.

If the ICC is adding more teams in the World Cup it should be in T20 and not in ODI, i still remember the 2007 ODI World Cup and there were 16 teams and it was the most boring tournament and hence i do not want to see one sided matches.
If BCCI wants to add a couple of teams then it might not be a big issue but to have more than that and if the teams are not competitive enough then it will not create interest to the audience and will have an adverse affect.

[AB de Royse777]

Hello guys!
I will be sending out the payment later today. I have everyone's address except Hector (amishmanish).

Sorry for the delay. I am travelling as you should be expecting from my last post on this topic. I am still on travel moving from one place to another however I am expecting a long break soon and then I will take the opportunity to broadcast your payments.

Cheers,