Archive for May, 2008
Semi-final dilemma
Scenario 1 : If Chennai win today, They will be through to semi-finals irrespective of other outcomes. They will be playing Rajastan Royals in the semi-finals.
Scenario 2 : If Chennai lose today and Mumbai win tomorrow, they will end up 14 points each and it will come down to net run rate. Mumbai sneaks through [...]
Knight Riders finish on a winning note
Amazing night for the knights. Saurav Ganguly lead the team from the front in all departments. He has made sure that he is there till the end and took his team home. Ganguly’s innings of 86 from 53 balls is one of the best innings we have witnessed in IPL. He was well supported by [...]
Mascernhas will not return to IPL
Dimitri Mascernhas, did not get his county (Hampshire) nod to join Rajasthan Royals team for semi-finals. Hampshire team is in a difficult position. Mascernhas is the captain of Hampshire.
This might not come as a big disappointment for Rajasthan Royals. They are already brimming with players who are in fine form and there is [...]
MS Dhoni’s pepsi ad : Mind It
Dhoni playing for Chennai Super Kings imitates tamil Super Star Rajni Kanth. Ad goes something like this.
MS Dhoni from Chennai, Mind it. All you fast bowler rascals, I have the bat do you have the ball.
Mind it. Very funny. Watch it below.
Pepsi is the official pouring sponsor of IPL.
Daredevils keep semi-final hope alive
Unbeaten 56 runs of 32 balls by Dinesh Karthik kept Delhi Daredevils semi-final hopes alive. Needing 177 runs to win Daredevils started off well. Sehwag hammered Shaun Pollock for consecutive boundaries in the first over. Pollock conceded 19 runs of the first over. Then came the inevitable. Sehwag’s inside edge. Sehwag fell and it was [...]
Remaining matches and their relavance
We are reaching the finale and we already have 2 semi-finalists. 3 teams are still fighting it out for the other 2 spots. Today’s match between Daredevils and Mumbai Indians is a key clash with Daredevils wanting to win to stay in the competition. If Daredevils lose they are out of the tournament. If they [...]
Invincible Royale
Rajasthan Royals, lost only 2 matches so far. One with Mumbai Indians and the other with Daredevils. How is that for consistency. Who ever plays for Royals, performs. Who continues to play for Royals continues to perform. They have the chutzpah to drop Shane Watson and go into the match with Super Kings. It doesn’t [...]
Sreesanth’s new pepsi ad : Seamer di Gaddi
Ad starts with a background voice saying : “Sreesanth from Kerala“. Sreesanth appears in a punjabi dress and speaks in punjabi(hindi). Sreesanth respects all the elders from other teams outside the match. If it comes to the match he mistakes the wickets for a delicacy and eats it. And then Howzzat and balle balle. Short [...]
Video : Shah Rukh Ganguly tiff
Times Now’s interesting video about Shah Rukh and Ganguly’s rift. They had four in total. Wow. That’s more than what Mallya had. I thought it was a triangular war. But, looks like Shah Rukh and John Buchanan are on one side and dada on the other side. Watch the video below :
Rift 1 : [...]
Bank of Baroda likely to drop Dravid
Rahul Dravid, who is the brand ambassador for Bank of Baroda might be dropped. His contract ends in August and Bank of Baroda has no plans of renewing the contract. This comes after a disappointing performance as a captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Vijay Mallya, Royal Challengers team owner also came out public with [...]