The IPL Thread

diabloo · 29th May 2008, 11:09

The famous 4

MI - richest franchise
KKR - bollywood masala
RCB - liquor baron
DC - stars team

So its rich, bollywood, stars & liquor cheers:

Like Akshay Kumar said in AJANBI - Everything is planned.

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Like Akshay Kumar said in AJANBI - Everything is planned.

diabloo · 29th May 2008, 13:37

SRK v Ganguly

We all know how popular Ganguly is in East-India. Ganguly's KKR jersey number is 1. But all the replica KKR jerseys (worn by fans in Kolkatta) have the number 12.

To cut long story short, SRK's jersey number is 12.

diabloo · 29th May 2008, 15:22

Sorry folks, no IPL today

BTW, heard that Cirque du Soleil will perform at the finals

, is it true?

heavy_foot · 29th May 2008, 17:03

Can some change the name of this thread to " The IPL masala thread "?

maddy42 · 29th May 2008, 17:14

Well hopefully ekta kapoor will be happy now tat tvs are lying vacant to watch tulsi grow old but get only 3 grey hair(iski baalon ka raaz kya hai)

I really want a RR vs KXii final
want RR to win.
The leading team is also led by a Aussie and also the last team. Waah how come someone missed this

markiv · 29th May 2008, 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloo

SRK v Ganguly

We all know how popular Ganguly is in East-India. Ganguly's KKR jersey number is 1. But all the replica KKR jerseys (worn by fans in Kolkatta) have the number 12.

To cut long story short, SRK's jersey number is 12.

Its not what you think. The replica shirt sold by Reebok comes in No. 12 only.

diabloo · 29th May 2008, 17:34

Why not No 1? Why No 12?
SRK's conspiracy to upstage Ganguly in Bengal

?. Very much possible.

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Originally Posted by markiv

Its not what you think. The replica shirt sold by Reebok comes in No. 12 only.

diabloo · 29th May 2008, 21:41

I sometime wonder why the characters in sas bahu serials, never watch TV

?

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Originally Posted by maddy42

Well hopefully ekta kapoor will be happy now tat tvs are lying vacant to watch tulsi grow old but get only 3 grey hair(iski baalon ka raaz kya hai)

Here is Shane Watson of RR, donning local robes

:

diabloo · 30th May 2008, 00:38

Autherton dissects IPL - Arrogant IPL owners must admit mistakes - Times Online

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Are Rajasthan Royals the Oakland A's of cricket? Devotees of excellent sporting literature will need no introduction to Moneyball, a terrific yarn about how the A's, a relatively low-budget baseball team ($41million - about £22million - to spend on players counts as low budget in American sport), consistently outperformed their more illustrious and wealthier rivals by dint of the unorthodox coaching methods of Billy Beane, their general manager.

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The cheapskates Rajasthan, meanwhile, have carried all before them. With Lachlan Murdoch, a director of News Corporation, parent company of The Times, among their backers they can hardly be said to be paupers, but they sat back at the first auction, surveying the ego-driven carnage around them, before nipping in with some bargain-basement buys in the second. Among their shrewd decisions was that captaincy would prove to be crucial. In Shane Warne they have the best leader in the tournament. Statistically, they also have the best player, Shane Watson, who happened to be, at $125,000, one of the cheapest buys.

This week's quotes:

"Twenty20 is not cricket. It's pure entertainment. VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid batting out a whole day against the Australians - now that is cricket."
Prolific author Jeffrey Archer isn't afraid to cut loose, right in the middle of the madness called the IPL

"Had I been 21, I would easily have cracked this."
Rahul Dravid, 35, wishes Twenty20 had existed even earlier

"I need to be a little more patient at this level and that is something I would like to improve on as fast as possible."
Amit Jaggernauth, West Indies' debutant offspinner, is impatient to develop patience

"My team told me that they have yet to meet a better human being than me. This is a huge compliment."
Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan doesn't have time for false modesty

normally_crazy · 30th May 2008, 00:44

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Originally Posted by diabloo

"My team told me that they have yet to meet a better human being than me. This is a huge compliment."
Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan doesn't have time for false modesty

Of course - he is correct. Only a good human being will pay these guys so much money only to loose and give him his chance of cribbing and getting the media glare on him.

karanraheja · 30th May 2008, 09:41

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Originally Posted by diabloo

"Had I been 21, I would easily have cracked this."
Rahul Dravid

Dream on buddy !!! This wall can never be cracked!

diabloo · 30th May 2008, 12:34

Today DD take on RR.

Irony is that RR ensured DD entered the semi-finals. But RR now are at the wrong end of the barrel of DD !!

Ho0ligaN · 30th May 2008, 16:34

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Originally Posted by diabloo

Today DD take on RR.

Irony is that RR ensured DD entered the semi-finals. But RR now are at the wrong end of the barrel of DD !!

With blanks loaded in DD's gun

maddy42 · 30th May 2008, 18:13

Well someone had posted that Gambhir was injured!!! Is he actually?

Well i am supporting RR and hopefully they will play as usual today. Cheers all you RR fans. Lift your glasses

finneyp · 30th May 2008, 19:01

Go DD Go, show RR the Exit door!

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diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	*SRK v Ganguly* We all know how popular Ganguly is in East-India. Ganguly's KKR jersey number is 1. But all the replica KKR jerseys (worn by fans in Kolkatta) have the number 12. To cut long story short, SRK's jersey number is 12.
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diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	Sorry folks, no IPL today BTW, heard that Cirque du Soleil will perform at the finals , is it true?
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maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Well hopefully ekta kapoor will be happy now tat tvs are lying vacant to watch tulsi grow old but get only 3 grey hair(iski baalon ka raaz kya hai) I really want a RR vs KXii final want RR to win. The leading team is also led by a Aussie and also the last team. Waah how come someone missed this
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diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	Today DD take on RR. Irony is that RR ensured DD entered the semi-finals. But RR now are at the wrong end of the barrel of DD !!
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maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Well someone had posted that Gambhir was injured!!! Is he actually? Well i am supporting RR and hopefully they will play as usual today. Cheers all you RR fans. Lift your glasses
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finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Go DD Go, show RR the Exit door!
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