To see Siva Mani going crazy with his drums and then to see a beaming Krish Srikanth was a very happy and abiding memory of the IPL semifinal!!
Till now, Rajasthan Royals has been my favourite team but seeing the way in which CSK played, i think the final will be very very very very close and it could go to the wire...
Back to semifinal, the bowling display of Ntini and goni and then the virtuoso batting by Parthiv and Raina put paid to the hopes of Kings 11..Seeing Raina bat today, i will have to revise my opinion about the most talented young batsman in the country...i always thought that Rohit sharma was the most talented yungster but after seeing Raina, i'am convinced that he is the most talented and versatile!! What a Range of shots..amazing maan!!
Indian future in really secure hands..... Just food for thought for all of you : How dangerous will CSK be next year when Hussey, Oram, Hayden and Fleming play on a full tiem basis as per contract?? They might become unbeatable!!!!!!
RE:Heart warming display by Chennai super kings!!
by All Right on Jun 01, 2008 07:26 AM Permalink
Or else they might become another Deccan Chargers... Till date the success of the teams has been evident in young eager talent. When in the course of a tourney a non-entity raised himself to stardom (Shaun Marsh) he provided the very anti-climax we have so often been subjected to by the super stars (a la Yuvi, Viru, Jayasuriya, Sachin, Ishant, occasionally Dhoni too..).
Whereas the Asnodkars, Gonys, Dindas, Trivedis, Tanvirs etc. are happily going about their business doing what they know how to do best - i.e. play cricket.. not talk like stars and behave like stars..
RE:Heart warming display by Chennai super kings!!
by Bhasmasur on Jun 01, 2008 07:45 AM Permalink
They will NEVER become another Deccan chargers...and i'll tell you why..
Cos Haydos and Hussey(dunno about Oram...New Zealanders generally have a very hard bitten mentality) have a tremendous work ethic...they keep fit and slog in the nets for hours...Hayden and Hussey are the consummate professionals..
But can you say the same about Gibbsy, Afridi and RP Singh?? Nah.....all 3 of them have questionable work ethics...It is believed that Gibbs should have been among the top 3 batsmen in the world only if he had the tenacity and toughness of Tendulkar...he is an underachiever...Afridi...the less said, the better!! Styris has always been a question mark for me.....
So, don't compare CSK to Deccan.......Gilly is too soft a person and that is the main reason they did not do well...the team mebers took advantage of Gilly's soft nature....Had it been Warnie or MSD, deccan would have been a top team!!
RE:Heart warming display by Chennai super kings!!
by All Right on Jun 01, 2008 07:58 AM Permalink
Bhasma:
I am not comparing CSK to Deccan... cool down... All I am pointing out is that big names may actually have hampered CSK's progress..
But I admire your selective retention and more selective presentation.. ;-)
Gibbsy, Afridi and RP are the powerful names that made Deccan Chargers the star studded team it was?... ;-)
Just so you wanted to get in your work ethic point obliquely in, you brought out the names from your kitty... ;-)
You named three names and doubted their work ethic. I will ask you what's your take on the WORK ETHIC of two more names - a certain Adam Gilchrist who is known to have the ability to hit a few runs and keep wickets reasonably well, and a certain Andrew Symonds... ;-)
RE:Heart warming display by Chennai super kings!!
by Bhasmasur on Jun 01, 2008 08:07 AM Permalink
Exactly....that is the point i was trying to make....It is not a case of selective retention....rather it is the case of identifying those 3 names in Deccan chargers who were expected to do great things but failed miserably...and their flop show hurt the deccan chargers the most!! Well, those 3 are the ones that i mentioned......
Gibbsy - Was expected to provide fiery and quick starts...failed competely!! Afridi - Expected to accelerate towards the end or the middle overs...failed miserably RP Singh - Expected to provide early wickets and keep scoring rate down...failed on both counts...
About Symo..he was here only for 1/4th of IPL and Gilly as a captain was too soft in his nature.... Symo, in his limited appearances did well...
