Mumbai Indians
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 [...]
Mumbai Indians and the Tendulkar curse
Mumbai Indians lost to Kings XI Punjab by 1 run. This is really a shame considering the way Kings XI Punjab fielded and Mumbai Indians batted. Punjab dropped some crucial catches and were really sloppy in the field for the most part. When they fielded well (only Yuvraj) they have inflicted in some run outs [...]
Andre Nel to strengthen Mumbai Indians
Its not what you know but who you know matters in the real world. You might wonder, if that is true for cricket. It is true. Here are few exampless. It can suspend a ban (Shoaib Akthar). It can also get you selected into the team if you know the coach. (Tom Moody selecting [...]
Sanath, Shaun make Mumbai proud
Oh Yeah! Sachin too. Well it was an uneventful day for the King Khan’s team. Yet again in the tournament Mumbai Indians has exposed Knight Riders weak batting line up which heavily depends on Ganguly and David Hussey. There is no real bench strength to back the batting. Was John Buchanan right in sending those [...]
Vintage Jayasuriya toys with Chennai bowlers
Super Kings started off slowly and were helped by few lusty blows by Dhoni and rampant batting by Badrinath. They managed to reach 156 by losing 6 wickets. Kulkarni picked up 3 wickets and Bravo picked up 2 wickets. That score was never enough especially with a Chennai’s weak bowling line-up.
Though Chennai knew Mumbai Indians [...]
Harbhajan slapped with a 11 match ban in IPL for slapping Sreesanth
The hearing of IPL commitee has decided a 11 match ban on Harbhajan Singh for slapping Sreesanth. Harbhajan has pleaded guilty about the charges and accepted that he has slapped Sreesanth and also apologized him. This is the decision for IPL matches. His fate still hangs as far as playing for India is concerned. BCCI [...]
Deccan Chargers find their elusive win
It was a comprehensive victory for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians. They won the match with 10 wickets to hand and 7.2 overs to spare. Adam Gilchrist hits fastest IPL century beating Symonds 48 ball knock. Gilchrist completed his century in 42 balls. He brought up his century with a six. He remained unbeaten on 109 [...]
Bhajji might face a life ban
The ban can be for any of the following. He is charged under ICC code of conduct level 4.
10 IPL matches ( lot of money at stake)
10 one-day international (Bhajji would take this)
5 test matches (not exciting, but he might take this too)
Life ban. (Seriously, this would be the kiss of death. He would think twice [...]
Harbhajan likely to face 10 match ban from IPL : BCCI
That would mean he will miss the most of the IPL and if Mumbai Indians make it to the semi-final he might play that match. That looks highly unlikely as he was already replaced. This augurs well for cricket as a whole. You can fool some people for as much time but not for long. [...]
Race to the bottom : Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Its a race to the bottom of the points table. Both teams did not win any match so far and are looking to register their first ever win in IPL. Mumbai Indians will be a depleted side without Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh. But, they will be happy that the right person is at the helm. [...]