**Official** Indian Premier League 2013

[Scaly piscine]

Not sure 'earns' would be the term most people would use.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Kohli not having a good day, watch out fans if you're mildly trying to take the mick out of him, he'll tell on you.

 

[Satyanash89]

Kohli is so **** in the slips... it's a huge worry really, with two of our best slip fielders in kohli and Laxman gone, the replacements haven't been remotely as good

Edit: meant dravid n laxman... silly me

 

[Scaly piscine]

Dreading the moment Samson gets out because these numpties will inevitably blame it on inexperience.

 

[Satyanash89]

Apparently getting a single or a two is always "sensible cricket"

 

[Spark]

Kohli is so **** in the slips... it's a huge worry really, with two of our best slip fielders in Kohli and Laxman gone, the replacements haven't been remotely as good

Slip fielding isn't something you can just switch on. If he's not done it before, it'll take time for him to learn the ropes, so to speak. You'll just have to wait, I'm afraid.

 

[social]

Intelligence (or lack thereof) of IPL fans confirmed

64% of respondents thought that it was correct for Shane Watson to be shielded from new ball today

New ball bowlers were Rampaul and RP Singh

 

[social]

Should have a poll as to which is the more surprising result:

a. Watson getting out for 40; or

b. Owais Shah getting run out

 

[Scaly piscine]

Apparently getting a single or a two is always "sensible cricket"

Yep there are so many moronic things in the commentary.

The 'length ball' that pitches one yard in front of the batsman. The fact that a bowler misses their yorker length when that happens - it's as though all the bowlers choose to occasionally bowl this 'length ball'. Likewise when earlier in the match someone drops it a little short. The above nonsense that a single/two is sensible cricket and that you should always look for it after you've hit a 6/4. The experience fallacy which is used ad nauseam to explain away everything.

It reminds me of watching the horrendous BBC commentators on tennis, where nobody ever hits a bad shot or makes a random error. There's always some convoluted psychological bollocks to explain how someone won the point.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Useful catch from Pollard.

 

[Cabinet96]

LOL. That horrific call by the umpire's going to be costly now isn't it? 5 off 1 needed.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm home call on that no-ball.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Heh now they use video evidence.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yep there are so many moronic things in the commentary.

The 'length ball' that pitches one yard in front of the batsman. The fact that a bowler misses their yorker length when that happens - it's as though all the bowlers choose to occasionally bowl this 'length ball'. Likewise when earlier in the match someone drops it a little short. The above nonsense that a single/two is sensible cricket and that you should always look for it after you've hit a 6/4. The experience fallacy which is used ad nauseam to explain away everything.

It reminds me of watching the horrendous BBC commentators on tennis, where nobody ever hits a bad shot or makes a random error. There's always some convoluted psychological bollocks to explain how someone won the point.

Every commentator and pundit seems to be absolutely obsessed with yorkers as well. Any ball at the death that goes to the boundary which isn't a perfect yorker and they start talking about how the bowler has "missed their length" or how horrendous it is that they've bowled length. Of course, they never moan about the length if a short or length ball gets a wicket. Fickle wankers.

And you'd also think people who have been commentating on the IPL for years wouldn't think death bowling is the same as it was in the 90's as well. Sure, that guy on strike can ramp it over the keeper for six if it's in the blockhole, and he can't play the short ball to save his life, but the bowler still has to get every ball as full as possible. FFS.

 

[Jono]

Punjab were robbed with that no ball call. Kukarni's over may have been one of the worst last overs ever in the history of T20 cricket. Sure there have been last overs that a) went for more, and b) cost the team the match... whilst this didn't (only thanks to **** umpiring) but Punjab were 9 wickets down ffs. All Kulkarni had to do was not bowl beamers or wides, and he bowled beamers and wides.

Even that last ball could have been spanked for 4. So so lucky.

 

[Arjun]

It's been a good IPL for Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Mishra, Harbhajan and even RP Singh. This could be India's T20I bottom five. If you want to sneak in Test regulars, fit in Ashwin and Umesh in place of Bhajji and RP. A surprise success this season, albeit limited, is Ajit Chandila from Haryana, playing for the Royals- a very impressive economy rate to offset the lack of wickets. Then again, the oft-unfit Yuvraj Singh has as many wickets at a slightly higher rate, but picked them more quickly.

Getting in the batting charts has been difficult for the Indians, with the exception of the usual suspects Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Karthik, Dhoni and Kohli- with teams filling their top five with overseas players, Indians often don't get a chance unless it's all messed up and the lesser players find themselves on the bench sooner than later.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm two overs of Dinda to come. This could get violent.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Heh Dhoni farming the strike with an over of Dinda to come.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Was a pretty good over up until that last delivery tbf.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Surprised ITV let Mark Butcher on with that shirt, I believe the technical term is it's 'strobing like ****'.