I am writing my first blog as I thought of cultivating some good habits that would keep me busy and would help in recuperating from my disastrous CET and CAT results.
Wat better topic than Cricket ?...
IPL has come back to INDIA. With this it has also brought back all the match fixers who had to travel all the way to South africa (last season) to get live updates. It started WELL for some and HELL for others..some are still going through the ordeal (KINGS XI) and are just playing for pride.
MUMBAI INDIANS: They had the strongest team right from the first edition of IPL, but never clicked as a team in IPL-1,2. This season they are winning games as if this is last edition of IPL.
Most of the players in team are over-rated and over-priced. Jayasuriya, bhajji, zaheer and pollard have got more than what they deserve. You can call it a poor bidding strategy by AMBANIS or a smart one by other franchises. All the players have gelled well this season and are performing to their potential (that much is expected after spending so much). Sachin is in the best of his form but showing a lot of desperation on the field while captaining the side which shows sometime GOD do lack somethings. All the ICL imports and domestic recruits have done well knowing that they wont get a INDIA national team spot even if they become BRADMAN one day. Team doesnt have a quality keeper whereas some teams have more than 2 keepers. Guess they should try for some experienced rookie rather than experimenting with TARES,PINALS & RAYADUS...Could win IPL-3..
DELHI DAREDEVILS: This team is a result of very intelligent bidding by the owners. It has got some swashbuckling performers like Collingwood and Warner (no need to mention sehwag as it is understood) who are giving nightmares to the bowlers. It has got one of the strongest bench strength which can be proved by the fact that Dilshan (top rungetter in IPL-2) is cooling his heels in dug-out. Nannes, maharoof & sangwan are spot on. Mishra is turning the ball square and is doing justice to his role (spinner) and the veteran vettori is an automatic choice for his sheer experience. The team's Fielding is precision personified and warner is not leaving any corner of the ground unmanned. Last but not the least the captain GAUTI. He has showed tremendous character as captain which was least expected and winning the all imporatant tosses just adds brownie points to his success story. Not a surprise if they reach semis again....
B'GLORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS: They were challenged in the first edition to which they came back strong in the second. A Good team bounce back to succeed and GR8 team prevails it.
The NOT OUT kallis, SIXER uthappa , JUMBO kumble have all given stellar performance. Don't forget the hatrick by U.P bhaiyya Praveen kumar. This team has many utility players (& not all-rounders) who can give overall contribution like kallis (bat, ball, slip-fielder) , uthappa (bat, keeper) , kohli (bat, excellent fielder) that can give more options to captain. The experienced kumble has lead the side well to change their fortunes and have re-instated the fact that bowlers do make good captains. Each victory is very well-received by the liquor baron and he makes sure that his team gets to easily access unlimited beer and sexy calender models. KING OF GOOD TIMES will continue to have a good time...
RAJASTHAN ROYALS: They were the least priced team and still went on to win IPL-1.
Never underestimate the underdogs as they may not join the party but they can spoil your's.
How can we forget the FIRST SUPER OVER MATCH in IPL-2 when pathan blasted all cylinders ?? Watson, yusuf, warne & tait keep the cicket lovers engrossed by performing fabulously while the owner shilpa shetty keeps the non-cricket lovers engrossed. Most of the sixes from yusuf are in front of the wicket. He never plays reverse sweep, paddled sweep or any silly shot that may go wrong if its not your day and still clears the ground easily. Watson joined the team late but got in to T20 mode in no time. Warne at 40 hasn't lost any flair both on-field and off it (hope u guys understand). Should reach semis as they can put on a gr8 fight...
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS: The strongest Line-up on any given day but still they fight for survival. They came close to win IPL in both the seasons but their batting let them down in both occasions. Not having a party even in the current edition. Too much dependence on the MONSTER HAYDOS, injuries to foreign recruits , absence of the captain, CHOOSING RAINA AS STAND-ID SKIPPER (does nothing worth-while other than appealing incessantly on-field) could be some of the reasons. Murali Vijay had some point to prove but should keep on proving till he gets a permanent spot in national side. Only 4 teams can be in semis...
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: They started IPL with a BANG (both promotional events-thanks to SRK & a stunner century by MCullum) but faded away like an evening shadow. Multiple captaincy theory, John Buchanan , controversies fav child-DADA, Secret blogger sharing team secrets added salt to the wound. This IPL they started well. Tiwary, karthik, bond, gayle and last but not least DADA are showing GR8 promise. DADA silenced his critics and has this tendency to come up with surprises when you knock him down. Profit earning sector is taken care by glamour industry lead by SRK and tremendous sale of merchandise. Can win one IPL trophy but not this year...
DECCAN CHARGERS: Just a remainder " A Good team bounce back to succeed and GR8 team prevails it". This year DECCAN lacked the consistency. Lack of home advantage could be one reason.
D.Y.PATIL , mumbai was one of their home grounds where they were pitted against MUMBAI INDIANS (wat kind of home match is this ...Lalit modi Kahan hain tu).
Gilly is just playing cameo like Alfred Hitchcock in the movie
The Lodger whereas he is expected
to play lead roles like Mallika sherawat in
Murder ..(trying to show my two extremes)...Rohit sharma is too lazy to win a T20 game on his own.
Telenganna issue ruined their fate in IPL-3.....
KINGS XI PUNJAB: LAST and INARGUABLY the least.
A team has to face the music if it does one of the below things:
1) Changes the captain for no specific reason...
2) Giving intimate hugs after winning, tempting players to lose focus..
3) Not giving intimate hugs when the team is losing...
Well on a serious note, nothing is going right for Punjab. Priety has tried different looks which has just added glamour to the event. Yuvi is in a terrible shape which raises eyebrows about his
physical fitness. Ironically, their first victory came out of his reverse sweep still his form is under question.
They deserve to be at NO.8....
Although I have judged the teams distinctively, most of the teams are putting a tough fight to gain a semis birth and hence my topic rightly says Too close for comfort...
