[finneyp]

I don't know why Mr.Dravid want to follow Charu Sharma's footsteps & waiting to be booted out by Mr.Mallya & Co!

[Ho0ligaN]

Originally Posted by diabloo

Famous 4 I-CONs (from bottom ):

4. VVS Laxman
3. Rahul Dravid
2. Sachin Tendulkar
1. Saurav Ganguly

Laxman is not an icon and here is some food for thought for all those guys who are lashing out on the icons

Sourav

Average:29.08
Strike Rate:113.68
Fours:33
Sixes:15
Contribution to total score:19.37%


Sehwag

Average:36.63
Strike Rate:186.57
Fours:46
Sixes:21
Contribution to total score:20.98%


Dravid

Average:30.91
Strike Rate:124.49
Fours:35
Sixes:11
Contribution to total score:19.76%


Sachin(excluding today's match)

Average:24.66
Strike Rate:110.44
Fours:22
Sixes:1
Contribution to total score:18%


Yuvraj(excluding today's match)

Average:22.36
Strike Rate:153.75
Fours:22
Sixes:13
Contribution to total score:13.07%


Laxman(not an icon)

Average:31
Strike Rate:117.42
Fours:22
Sixes:1
Contribution to total score:17.26%

Now now, I know sachin and yuvraj have one more game to go, but for me the icon standing in this tournament is

1) Sehwag
2) Dravid/Sourav
4) Laxman
5) Yuvraj
6) Sachin

No second thoughts about it!

[normally_crazy]

This Marsh youngster is simply WOW !

What a player - I can see where his genes have come from.

[diabloo]

Did SRK pay his men to lose?
Is Mr Khan feeling guilty?

Khan has lashed at the IPL, saying on Thursday that he hadn't paid his team to lose, but to win.

Reiterating that he was not corrupt, SRK lashed out at the governing body saying he has paid his players to win and not to lose.

"I have paid my players to win. Will I pay them now to lose? This is illogical," he said

Out of IPL, SRK's tirade continues *-*Features*-*News*-*Times of India Cricket - IPL

Originally Posted by diabloo

SRK hurt at being barred from visiting team dressing room*-*News*-*News*-*Times of India Cricket - IPL

SRK banned from players' dugout*-*News*-*News*-*Times of India Cricket - IPL

[normally_crazy]

diabloo,

No more posts about the cry baby owner of the KKR please. Enough is enough. Just because he is a celebrity, he feels every one in the world will have to bend their rules for him ?

Sheessh.

[diabloo]

Shaun Marsh snatches the Orange Cap from Gambhir

[carzy]

Originally Posted by rsjaurr

No Andrew can scare Yuvraj Singh,whether its Symonds or Flintoff....if u dont believe me go and ask latter

Let's leave that for the Boxing Day Matches. As for Flintoff, he can't scare off his neighbor's cat, let alone a human being

Marsh has slaughtered RRoyals. Is that pitch like half the size of a regular cricket ground???? Do Royals have the firepower, it'll be exciting to watch them go after this humungous total. If they win, this will be one helluva match!

Of course, the Final's gonna be won by SupaH Kings!! GO DONI GO!!

[Ho0ligaN]

Originally Posted by rsjaurr

For those who are saying that KXIP is winning only coz of aussies,what about this team's bowling attack.....infact KXIP may be the only team with all-Indian bowling attack and they have done well except in 3 matches out of 13 played so far.In these 3 matches they have conceded 175+ and lost all but all went very close.KXIP never lost any match with bi9g margin like all other inclu RR,DD and CSK did.

I never said KXP is a team full of aussies, no team can have 11 aussies, but what you are overlooking is the fact that KXP has won most of its games on the merit of their batting strength which is totally dominated by Shaun Marsh followed by Pomersbach, Jayawardene, Sangakkara and (one Indian) Yuvraj.

Then again, when the top order(read Marsh,Hopes and Pomersbach) has done its job so miraculously well, like today its much easier for somebody like Yuvraj to come in at the end and whack a few out of the ground. Than say if they were 30-3 after 7 overs. What I am trying to tell is, the way Marsh and Hopes bat dictates how the following players bat, which in turn will have a huge effect on the game.


Also, when there is a huge target to chase, there's always pressure on the batsmen so they tend to go after bowlers and in the process may make a few errors. It is but natural. KXP hasn't won a game solely on its bowling strength. They were even about to lose that 170+(don't remember) match against mumbai, a few elementary mistakes from the MI batsmen and they could breathe a sigh of relief.

Shaun Marsh

Number of games:10

Total runs:593

Average:74.125

Strike Rate:139.85

Fours:56

Sixes:25

Contribution to total score:38.35%


With the kind of foreign batting power KXP has, the bowlers have to be really stupid to lose a game.

[finneyp]

KXIP (Marsh, Hopes & Yuvi) bludgeons RR bowling!

I don't think RR can pull off this one!

Good going KXIP!

[karanraheja]

Originally Posted by diabloo

Shaun Marsh snatches the Orange Cap from Gambhir

Seriously This Marsh Guy is too good. For being so consistent i think he should deserve it.

[karanraheja]

Ramiz Raja at his best!!

VRV bowls a almost waist high full toss to Watson. And this is wat Ramiz had to say.

Ramiz : Thats a full toss and will it be called a wide we have to wait & see. . Seriously what was he thinking????

[rsjaurr]

Good overall performance by KXIP and it can calm down their fans nerves but will also give sleepless nights to CSK and their fans.

Finally Yuvraj is able to silence his critics...yet again!
What a clean hitter of b@ll he is,he showed it again today.


Marsh has been very harsh on opponents and he just needs to do it twice more.This guy may break few batting records in next decade and it will be fun to see him compete with Rohit Sharma in all forms of cricket for next 10-15yrs.

And again Sree was too predictable with his too many slower b@lls.I hope he doesn't have to pay the price in semi/final.

With the kind of foreign batting power KXP has, the bowlers have to be really stupid to lose a game

Out of all matches won by KXIP,more than half wins have been due to bowling efforts.PLz do check it cricinfo or somewhere else.

[markiv]

RR might go downhill from here i feel. DD have a great shot at the IPL trophy now i believe.

Hoping for a KXIP Vs DD encounter in final, and I am backing Veeru to pull it off

[Ho0ligaN]

Originally Posted by rsjaurr

Out of all matches won by KXIP,more than half wins have been due to bowling efforts.PLz do check it cricinfo or somewhere else.

Win 1 - Kumar sangakkara 94(56) total score 182

Win 2 - Simon Katich 75(52), yuvraj singh 40*(29) total score 162

Win 3 - Shaun Marsh 84*(62), M Jayawardene 45(23) total score 167

Win 4 - Shaun Marsh 40(32), Chawla 21(7), sangakkara 28(21) total score 178

Win 5 - Shaun Marsh 39(34), Sarwan 31(29) total score 127

Win 6 - Shaun Marsh 74(51),Luke Pomersbach 34(24) total score 144

Win 7 - Yuvraj 23(8), Pomersbach 25(12), Jayawardene 36(17) total score 94(d/l method)

Win 8 - Shaun Marsh 81(56), Pomersbach 79(50) total score 189.. They had almost lost this game due to world class bowling, won by 1 run due to a number of run outs.

Win 9 - Shaun Marsh 60(46), Sangakkara 50(25) total score 178

Win 10 - Shaun Marsh 115(69), Yuvraj 49(16)

@markiv: No sir, today they played their B team and still managed to chase 180 odd.

[markiv]

Originally Posted by Ho0ligaN

@markiv: No sir, today they played their B team and still managed to chase 180 odd.

thats true but its just a momentum thing I feel, losing by a big margin will dent their confidence definitely. Lets wait and watch!