[Pythonic]

Originally Posted by dailydriver

What has the cricketing world come to!

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Bit over the top reaction from the ground staff prompted by MI owners no doubt but you gotta feel bad for Pandya too. People make everything into saas bahu drama, he just switched jobs for an inflated paycheck
He was trying to put on a smile and hold back his emotions throughout the last game.

[Haze]

Absolutely hated Malinga's bowling action, and now similarly hate Pathirana's.

Why didn't/doesn't ICC ban this is beyond me.

[ValarMorghulis]

Originally Posted by Haze

...Why didn't/doesn't ICC ban this is beyond me.

If one starts banning legal things, it'll be a slippery slope for the game.

[PreludeSH]

Originally Posted by ValarMorghulis

If one starts banning legal things, it'll be a slippery slope for the game.

They should specify the angle below which one cannot sling. It looks like a joke when these guys are bowling. There is no force on the ball vertically down.

[NomadSK]

Originally Posted by Haze

Why didn't/doesn't ICC ban this is beyond me.

Ban under which section, it's not an illegal action. It's simply different. As there is side-on, front-on, there's round-arm too, in case of fast bowlers. I hated action of Paul Adams, but that doesn't call for his ban.

Originally Posted by PreludeSH

They should specify the angle below which one cannot sling.

There's already a law for this roundarm action but not with the angle, and with the delivery release point, it should not droop below the shoulder level, with no elbow bent more than 15deg. And one could see Kedar Jadhav exploiting this rule, becoz he bent his knees during the release, lowered his shoulder level further while releasing the ball. So technically, if you lay on the pitch you can bowl just in parallel to the pitch, if your point of release is above shoulder level.

A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler’s arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that point until the ball has left the hand. This definition shall not debar a bowler from flexing or rotating the wrist in the delivery swing.

An Illegal Bowling Action is a bowling action where the Player’s Elbow Extension exceeds 15 degrees, measured using the Standard Analysis Protocols from the point at which the bowling arm reaches the horizontal until the point at which the ball is released. Any Elbow Hyperextension shall be discounted for the purposes of determining an Illegal Bowling Action.

[harry10]

DC vs CSk match was fun.
First points for DC.
Pant showing glimpses of his back to form which is good news for Indian cricket.
Dhoni showing who he was and why he is so loved by the masses.

MI with 3rd straight loss. What an opening spell by RR bowlers. Riyan Parag impressed again. Hardik will be under more pressure now and team management will get more hate with their shenanigans now going well with fans.

[NomadSK]

Today the pitch looked perfect for Hardik’s bowling. But again his captainship is questionable. Looks like he’s a puppet being controlled from outside the boundary lines.

And this guy Ryan parag is finally blooming, showed complete composure on how to play when pitch gets difficult and keeping a cool head.

Trent Boult broke their back as usual by giving initial blows.

MI looking pretty ordinary team at the moment, probably they are slow starters. Waiting for their fireworks to start and Surya’s come back.

[Shumi_21]

So a few guys from our club team were at Wankhede yesterday. A few things they pointed out:
1. The DJ was playing loud music to drown out the boos & jeering towards Pandya. Apparently a few unsavoury chants were going on too.

2. A lot of posters supporting Rohit were confiscated at the entry gate itself.

3. The only reason our team guys didn't boo Pandya was because Sanju Manju asked them to "behave" at the toss.

I think MI missed a trick yet again by not sending a technically correct Tilak Varma at 3 to face a rampaging Boult + Burger combo. Would have also preferred Wadhera over Brevis as impact player.

Hardik's decision to not bowl was interesting. Did the potential crowd reaction play a part?

[Shreyans_Jain]

Originally Posted by Shumi_21

So a few guys from our club team were at Wankhede yesterday. A few things they pointed out:
1. The DJ was playing loud music to drown out the boos & jeering towards Pandya. Apparently a few unsavoury chants were going on too.

2. A lot of posters supporting Rohit were confiscated at the entry gate itself.

3. The only reason our team guys didn't boo Pandya was because Sanju Manju asked them to "behave" at the toss.

I think MI missed a trick yet again by not sending a technically correct Tilak Varma at 3 to face a rampaging Boult + Burger combo. Would have also preferred Wadhera over Brevis as impact player.

Hardik's decision to not bowl was interesting. Did the potential crowd reaction play a part?

More than HP’s behaviour, it is the arrogance of the MI team management that deserves the most brickbats. They orchestrated this entire controversy by poaching HP and then unceremoniously dumping Rohit Sharma from captaincy. Of course, it is the team management’s decision who to make captain. But you have to treat your legend star player with due respect. And consider team morale.

Confiscating Rohit Sharma posters is what the MCA did, and again, it was obvious they were instructed to do so. I don’t think this has ever happened before. So much for freedom of communication and expression. What Sanju Manju did at the toss, or (again)rather what he was obviously told to do, will go down in history as one of the most shameful things to happen in a cricket ground. A new low for a commentator.

All this would could have been avoided had HP and the management followed the example of CSK on how to handle the transition. The opening match was indication enough of what is going to happen. They should have course corrected right there. Instead, they doubled down.

It is the MI top brass which has been consistently at fault, and now it is now trying to desperately silence public outrage. It’s as if someone thinks they can do anything and people will automatically fall in line every time. Oh, wait!

[PreludeSH]

Sanju Manju showed his class or lack of it commenting on what the crowd chants or speaks which is their right.
Regarding MI fans' reaction, they need to learn from RCB fans. We keep supporting team without showing displeasure. RCB management (haven't seen the face of it if there is one) does all the most non-sensical things and fans still support the players irrespective of who is the captain, team composition etc

[PPS]

Originally Posted by Shumi_21

The only reason our team guys didn't boo Pandya was because Sanju Manju asked them to "behave" at the toss.

No one has the right to tell fans what to do! It was quite needless for Manjrekar to petition the crowd. Booing is quite common whether in Australia or England. Heck, if I recollect even Tendulkar has been booed in India!

I think MI missed a trick yet again by not sending a technically correct Tilak Varma at 3 to face a rampaging Boult + Burger combo.

I'm not too sure about technically correct but Tilak should be batting at no.3 or 4 !

Hardik's decision to not bowl was interesting. Did the potential crowd reaction play a part?

Pitch was ideal for seamers, so not sure why he didn't bowl.

Originally Posted by Shreyans_Jain

More than HP’s behaviour, it is the arrogance of the MI team management that deserves the most brickbats. They orchestrated this entire controversy by poaching HP and then unceremoniously dumping Rohit Sharma from captaincy. Of course, it is the team management’s decision who to make captain. But you have to treat your legend star player with due respect. And consider team morale.

Rohit may have won MI several IPL trophies in the past but they're greedy for more & thats why he was sacked as Captain. His returns with the bat in last 3yrs were also not that great. But still they have persisted with him, so not sure how they've disrespected him. These very fans praised & appreciated you to the skies when you consistently won, now that you're losing you have to accept the criticism & brickbats. Thats all a part of fame!

[inner_roadster]

Rohit did nothing wrong but was nonetheless demoted, which is why MI supporters are upset with the franchise's decision. Nobody understands why India's hero, Captain of India, Rohit Sharma, is not the captain of the IPL team. What exactly did he do wrong?

Hardik is only a scapegoat; management messed up the situation by attempting to solve an issue that did not exist. We need to support Hardik also since he is a key player for the national team in the T20 format, and the T20 World Cup begins in June 2024.

[ValarMorghulis]

Originally Posted by PPS

...His returns with the bat in last 3yrs were also not that great. But still they have persisted with him, so not sure how they've disrespected him...

Originally Posted by inner_roadster

Rohit did nothing wrong but was nonetheless demoted...Nobody understands why India's hero, Captain of India, Rohit Sharma, is not the captain of the IPL team. What exactly did he do wrong

Technically Rohit has been abysmal in T20s: be it IPL or the T20 WC. All this brouhaha is only because of his performance in the recent ODI WC.

That said, MI management did the smart thing. Next year the auction drama will be back. Most probably, Rohit will be let go (Rohit has max couple more years in him). This way MI cement Hardik as their long term captain and plan the team going forward.
MI need to win a few matches for all these boos to change to appreciations. End of the day, fans want a win.

[Venkatesh]

Young fast bowlers, Mayank Yadav and Matheestha Pathirana clock speeds over 150kmph!

[rx100]

Originally Posted by rx100

Mayank Yadav, what a debut! He got some serious pace and discipline too. A great find by LSG and hopes he carries on the good work and finds a place in national team too.

Boy oh boy, what a find he has been. Another POTM on his second outing.