“ At one point during the final, while discussing why Albie Morkel was batting at No. 4 for Chennai, Rameez said: “I think it’s because Smith is not playing, [and] they needed experience up the order.” Graeme Smith, of course, plays for Rajasthan, so why his omission should cause Morkel to come up the order for Chennai remains a mystery”
I saw the above in this nicely written piece.(The only piece I disagree with is Sangakkara) . I had done a double-take when I heard this during the match – wondering if I heard it wrong or completely missed the point, and I think the match was so good that I forget about it later….
Here is another one in the media from an earlier match – “late drama for Chennai – Manpreet Gony and Manoj Tiwary helped see the Chennai Super Kings claim a dramatic four-wicket win over the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.”
- No wonder CSK did so well: They have several opposition players playing for them :-)
- No wonder Badri is not getting is due: People think he is Tiwary.
- Don’t we need a DLF award for the commentary – most bloopers in the tournament – A green cap?
A clown’s cap will be ideal.
Comment by Ottayan — June 5, 2008 @ 4:47 pm |
Did I hear some place that IPL is going to played twice a year? woah…talking about cashing while its hot…but it has spoiled the true spirit of cricket….and will spoil even further…
Comment by UTP — June 6, 2008 @ 4:42 pm |
ottayan: yes, clown’s cap will work… (but should be gold plated with lots of glitter?) :-)
utp: I am actually having IPL withdrawal – was watching French open and found it very placid. I am not sure how I will react to test cricket as yet….
Comment by ipl08 — June 6, 2008 @ 6:11 pm |