***Official*** Indian Premier League 2017

[SillyCowCorner1]

Does this tournament ever end?

They're rehearsing for the 12-month-year-round IPLish kinda league that some fans are dreaming about.

Yeah this is just boring now. It's funny to watch RCB lose all the time but eh.

This is like watching the Hindenburg go down...

 

[weldone]

This.

Thampi, Sandeep and Aniket are the three I will watch out for.

Am I the only one around here who thinks that Thampi is overrated?

Sandeep must get in the Indian team within one year. Thampi and Aniket need improvement to be considered a few years down the line (I like Aniket's height factor). Kaul is not India material - he is going to be another Dinda. I don't want to discourage a young bowler but if Kaul is going to be a permanent member of the Indian team that would mean we're again going to have dearth of pace bowlers like the 80s and 90s.

 

[stephen]

I'm pretty sure this tournament started when Moses was still a boy.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This tournament genuinely needs to be cut in half IMO

but supply and demand . . .

 

[indiaholic]

Sandeep must get in the Indian team within one year. Thampi and Aniket need improvement to be considered a few years down the line (I like Aniket's height factor). Kaul is not India material - he is going to be another Dinda. I don't want to discourage a young bowler but if Kaul is going to be a permanent member of the Indian team that would mean we're again going to have dearth of pace bowlers like the 80s and 90s.

Don't worry. Kaul doesn't give a **** about your opinion.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sandeep is usually pretty crap when the ball stops moving. Ultimate new ball bully.

 

[Shri]

Why are we even talking about these so so bowlers? Our limited overs pacers are Shami, Yadav, Bhuvi and Bumrah with Nehra as injury cover. All of the others suck or need more time to develop.

 

[srbhkshk]

Aniket is tall , is a left hander and has pace. He's probably the most important one to India, the other left arm options are Nehra (almost finished) and Sran (inferior to Aniket in pace and height.)

 

[weldone]

Why are we even talking about these so so bowlers? Our limited overs pacers are Shami, Yadav, Bhuvi and Bumrah with Nehra as injury cover. All of the others suck or need more time to develop.

Sandeep is better than Nehra and more economical than Umesh.

 

[harsh.ag]

Umesh is the guy who can take out the Warners and the Roots. Need that. Bumrah has the late overs covered. Bhuvi is a new ball wicket taker and economical to boot. Good combo. Umesh should only play major ODI tournaments though since India need him to be able to play four years of tests. Sandeep/Nehra can be rotated in random ODIs and T20s.

 

[srbhkshk]

I say don't even play Umesh in LOIs, Bumrah/Bhuvi/Shami/Pandya (If he can be in the side in India, he is gonna be in the side outside.) should be our attack, then add 1 spinner, drop a pacer if you need to play two.

 

[harsh.ag]

I say don't even play Umesh in LOIs, Bumrah/Bhuvi/Shami/Pandya (If he can be in the side in India, he is gonna be in the side outside.) should be our attack, then add 1 spinner, drop a pacer if you need to play two.

Yeah but players don't appreciate being dropped when in good form. I'm sure Umesh is rearing to play the CT.

 

[srbhkshk]

Yeah but players don't appreciate being dropped when in good form. I'm sure Umesh is rearing to play the CT.

You are right, I didn't think of that. Although, even at his current form he is not particularly better than any of the three pacers mentioned above in LOIs.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah but players don't appreciate being dropped when in good form. I'm sure Umesh is rearing to play the CT.

What exactly do you think of Umesh?

 

[vcs]

Yeah but players don't appreciate being dropped when in good form. I'm sure Umesh is rearing to play the CT.

He's never struck me as much of an ODI bowler, but then he did perform in the 2015 WC, so he might do well.

Our bowlers have had the happy knack of doing well in ICC tournaments TBF.

 

[weldone]

Umesh is the guy who can take out the Warners and the Roots. Need that. Bumrah has the late overs covered. Bhuvi is a new ball wicket taker and economical to boot. Good combo. Umesh should only play major ODI tournaments though since India need him to be able to play four years of tests. Sandeep/Nehra can be rotated in random ODIs and T20s.

You forgot Shami. I think he's still India's 2nd best pacer after Bhuvi.

 

[weldone]

excellent death bowling by Punjab today

 

[91Jmay]

Woakes has actually been halfway reasonable, which is odd considering he is a pretty bad T20 player.

 

[straw man]

Colin De Grandhomme being a regular in the IPL is the weirdest thing since James Franklin doing the same.

Must be an amazing experience though for the guy, who six-ish months ago was a 30 yr old domestix player who'd barely played an international.

 

[_Ed_]

Colin De Grandhomme being a regular in the IPL is the weirdest thing since James Franklin doing the same.

And he's proven to be pretty useful! It's been wonderful viewing.