IPL tamasha

For all the things gold, I never expected IPL to do so well. We witnessed a total package here. From big hits to hat tricks to slaps to cheerleaders n their oomphy wardrobes!

I admit, even my exams could not keep me away from this sporting extravaganza. I managed to squeeze in 3 hours for cricket bonanza. hehe

So first up it was McCullum from Kolkata Knight Riders, who went ballistic in the first match of the IPL itself. 158 individual score. Man that was phenomenal. Anything that came remotely close to his bat was flying for the boundary! He had everything going his way that day. So much so that he should have bought a few lottery tickets aswell. I doubt if he can do a repeat of this innings ever again. It was once in a lifetime sort of innings from that guy. And it surely helped the cause of the tourney. Kolkata went crazy that day.

And it was quite funny to watch SRK bouncing in the stands like that. Nevertheless, the opposition-Royal Challengers were annihilated. This match marked a sad beginning for the Mallya team, which went on to lose more and more matches down the line.

That RC wont perform was not something you could get from a psychic reading. The day I saw the line up of that team, I wasn’t too thrilled with it.

Personally I don’t even want to go into the ‘what was Dravid thinking?’ discussion. All I can say is that Dravid must retire now,before he loses all his rep in the cricketana.

So if Mccullum was rolling, Michael Hussey wasn’t far behind. The ausie, playing for Chennai Super Kings also made a ton, giving his team a headstart in the tourney against Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab( yeah I know YS is the captain, but even writing his name again n again gives me hives)

So where was my city team, Delhi Daredevils?

Well they made a promising start against Rajasthan Royals, winning by a margin, and that too comfortably. Openers Gauti n Viru (yeah that’s what they have on their shirts, sounds like filmy chutzpah) gave a solid performance. While the bowling machine Pidge (yeah,don’t ask) did what he does best, bowling like a dream. I mean the guy can bowl the same line n length even in sleep. No wonder he bowled the first maiden over in IPL. Any surprises? Nah!

But im afraid, DD have failed to take advantage of the Pidge's brilliance. There is too much dependence on top order for runs, and middle is not finding its feet at all. If this goes on, then i am afraid they dont even deserve to be in the semifinals. They need to get their act together,and quickly too, before they also get kicked in the rear,out from the tourney. Poor form of both keeper bats is not helping either.

(okay, I know I used to be not so great admirer of Pidge earlier, but I guess city cheering helped! Plus he’s a great guy, I think I took those infamous abuses of his a little too seriously.)

As for other teams-

Mumbai Indians got off to a horrid start, with Sachin injured in the beginning only, the skipper cap went to Bhajji, who did every possible bit to leave the Indian nation red faced, and his team in shambles by slapping Sreesanth.(this episode needs a separate space altogether, to be discussed later on). Yeah so Mumbai Indians(I think that’s the most retarded IPL team name ever, in my opinion) went from bad to worse to ugly. Poor polly(Pollock) had his job cut out.

He literally put all the pieces of a scattered team together, and led them to win against major contenders like Jaipur. All i can say is that, whatever success Sachin gets from this side now, he should give 90% of its credit to Polly.

It pains me to write about the Deccan Chargers. Loss after loss, an illusive win here or there, this team,which looked so damn unbeatable on paper,turned dud in the actual competition.(even this story needs a separate space, man do I feel the pain!)

Rajasthan Royals, did well after initial losses, I guess Warne was more than keen to captain a cricket side for years. His latent urges to play skippy had been heard finally. Being both the coach and the captain for RR, I must say I admire and respect the way he has gelled the young team and trained them so well. I mean, it was the cheapest team of the IPL, yet they are at the top of the score ladder now. Hmmmm, if only warney had used his proper head earlier!

That’s about it, I hope I didn’t forget any of the teams (yeah Preity’s team has been mentioned once, that’s enough already)