IPL 2026 - Discussion thread

[Sachin fan]

97 runs in pp by my royals

Now 105 runs in the powerplay by SRH

 

[BouncerGuy]

Deadly opening combo.... AbhiHead

 

[Hellion]

Deadly opening combo.... AbhiHead

Meh. That's just Bollywood cinematic trickery. Real explosive opener just scored 43 off 40

 

[Devadwal]

Deadly opening combo.... AbhiHead

Suryavanshi- jaiswal also enclosing combo.

 

[Devadwal]

Suryavanshi- jaiswal also enclosing combo.

Explosive "

 

[BDfanforever]

Prabsimran and Arya destroying SRH bowling. Kaviya is going to cry again today.

 

[Cricfan8920]

300 SR is becoming the new normal in T20

 

[jnaveen1980]

Opening pairs of SRH, Punjab, RR are next level. Then we have KKR and CSK . CSK Sanju samson needs to find form.But Ruturaj never bats like this. MI and RCB don't bat like this either. DC on a good day may be.

 

[BDfanforever]

I hate this strategic timeout in the middle of the game.

 

[jnaveen1980]

After power play things slowed down for SRH. It is following similar pattern with Punjab innings.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Opening pairs of SRH, Punjab, RR are next level. Then we have KKR and CSK . CSK Sanju samson needs to find form.But Ruturaj never bats like this. MI and RCB don't bat like this either. DC on a good day may be.

Delhi opening combo is underrated. We haven't seen the best of those two yet

 

[jnaveen1980]

Shivang kumar is running through Punjab. 3 for 21. Wristies are invaluable

 

[Smbhayi]

I hate this strategic timeout in the middle of the game.

Impact player.. infact impact player too.. infact players from ipl too don't like impact player rule..

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Shreyas Iyer is a special player. Needs to be in India's T20 middle-order

 

[charlie007]

Shreyas Iyer is a special player. Needs to be in India's T20 middle-order

Especially on slightly tricky pitches with some spin available, he’s better than most.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Shreyas Iyer is a special player. Needs to be in India's T20 middle-order

Iyer is not Gambhir's favorite. Yes. Iyer is such a calm and cool player to have in the middle. Fairly unruffled by pressure

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Iyer is not Gambhir's favorite. Yes. Iyer is such a calm and cool player to have in the middle. Fairly unruffled by pressure

Very good player. Has worked on his game in the past couple of years, and can handle pressure. Walks into any white-ball middle-order in the world.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

SRH haven't looked like same without captain Cummins

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

How long will CSK persist with Gaikwad as captain? He doesn't even look like he is cut out for this format. Now that Samson is there, they should make him captain too.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Gaikwad is such a selfish, timid batsman. Wasted 6 overs of power play and decides to play aerial shots

 

[Vikram1989]

Gaikwad must be the most luckiest player. with his out dated approach, he is the epitome of csk failed strategy.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Gaikwad must be the most luckiest player. with his out dated approach, he is the epitome of csk failed strategy.

Gaikwad is such a selfish, timid batsman. Wasted 6 overs of power play and decides to play aerial shots

Dhoni PR is a big reason for him being in this position

 

[Vikram1989]

Dhoni PR is a big reason for him being in this position

It's bizarre of Fleming too.As per Fleming, he already sought some time from csk management to clear the mess.so , I dont understand how he wants to clear it with out taking out the 90s opener.

 

[Smbhayi]

Good hundred by Sanju but slowed down in 90s.. (though DD did well bowl that phase)..

 

[Josh]

What a save by Noor Ahmed. top stuff !

 

[Smbhayi]

Sarfaraz, what a catch..

 

[Smbhayi]

Btw why Axar batting at 4?

 

[finalfantasy7]

This match CSK vs DC, the Indians have failed badly, good batting from nissanka and stubbs, rahul, rizvi, patel, sgarma all failed miserbaly

MASSIVE FAILURE

 

[BDfanforever]

Excellent bowling from Overton today. Evidently he is 145k all-rounder which is pretty wild.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Stubbs' transformation into a proper finisher has been great to see

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Excellent bowling from Overton today. Evidently he is 145k all-rounder which is pretty wild.

Lacks control. But decent pick for white-ball because of the added value he brings with the bat

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lacks control. But decent pick for white-ball because of the added value he brings with the bat

He is invaluable on bouncy chennai wickets.

 

[RahulBose]

This match CSK vs DC, the Indians have failed badly, good batting from nissanka and stubbs, rahul, rizvi, patel, sgarma all failed miserbaly

MASSIVE FAILURE

Why do you feel the need to create these troll messages.

It is so obviously viscous attempt to instigate and provoke.

What do you get at the end of it.

 

[finalfantasy7]

Why do you feel the need to create these troll messages.

It is so obviously viscous attempt to instigate and provoke.

What do you get at the end of it.

im not trolling, i was following this game on my laptop on cricinfo as i was watching the psl = as both started at the same time.

I havent posted that every previous yr ipl has been boring = cuz thats a lie, but this yr has been BORING and i would say a lack of talent by many foreigners and indian players = overal its been poor, mainly due to thrs no contest between bat and ball and the pitches are very small

even @jnaveen1980 stated that the women psl grounds were bigger than this yr mens ipl, these so called par 220-240 grounds is bad for cricket.


I've tried to watch many games of this yr ipl, but honestly its been boring, i've even asked the indians and which player + players have actually played well consistantly = no one named me 1 player - and i dont expect a players to play great in eevry match.


IMO the big bash has been the best t20 league this yr to watch

 

[ufcfan]

This match CSK vs DC, the Indians have failed badly, good batting from nissanka and stubbs, rahul, rizvi, patel, sgarma all failed miserbaly

MASSIVE FAILURE

Good attempt

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why do you feel the need to create these troll messages.

It is so obviously viscous attempt to instigate and provoke.

What do you get at the end of it.

Bottom line is he is watching every single match start to finish lol

 

[Human786]

23 year young Ashok Sharma bowling heat . 150 kmph !!!

 

[jnaveen1980]

short ino the wicket every single batsman is struggling here.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Why do India persist with this tuk tuk Gill? Pure FTB and statpadder and most mediocre T20 opener going arouns today.

 

[Cric1234]

Why do India persist with this tuk tuk Gill? Pure FTB and statpadder and most mediocre T20 opener going arouns today.

He's a good opener for 160 170 type matches will likely be one of the top scorers this season.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why do India persist with this tuk tuk Gill? Pure FTB and statpadder and most mediocre T20 opener going arouns today.

In Asia cup Gill's strike rate was 151. your cheekay guy Sahibzada farhan strike rate was 116. India dropped Gill long back. But pakistan's "main batsman" is Farhan

 

[finalfantasy7]

Good attempt

what do you mean

 

[finalfantasy7]

Bottom line is he is watching every single match start to finish lol

no, ive told you, ive tried to watch some IPL mtches - generally the first 5 overs = but the ones ive watched have all Bored me to death - ive kept an eye on them via cricinfo - generally when the match has finished tcheck the score

ive not yet watched a whole ipl match = im watching the PSL

IPL needs to a lot better

 

[finalfantasy7]

Why do India persist with this tuk tuk Gill? Pure FTB and statpadder and most mediocre T20 opener going arouns today.

thr lacking talent,

 

[Smbhayi]

Lord Shardul once again gets the breakthrough..

 

[Human786]

MI butchered by Salt & Patidar ... RCB 184/1 in 14.2

 

[Smbhayi]

That's poor wicket to take at this time.. RCB more happy Kohli lost his wicket..

 

[nish_mate]

Pure FTB and statpadder and most mediocre T20 opener going arouns today.

Has Rizwan retired overnight?

 

[Josh]

That's poor wicket to take at this time.. RCB more happy Kohli lost his wicket..

Kohli can still dominate leagues like PSL but it's over for him, his generation and his style of play in IPL

 

[Rajdeep]

I think Pandya is on a decline. Its not very evident yet and marginal but I am spotting it with my shrewd eyes. Atleast his peak is coming to an end.

Great servant for Indian cricket and will be sad to see him going down.

 

[Rajdeep]

A striker like Romario Shepherd is coming after Jeetesh Sharma and only with 4 balls left.

RCB think tank

 

[ufcfan]

thr lacking talent,

Not like you lack something between your ears

Winning consecutive WCs ,sure 'they' lack talent
Now repeat,as many times you like,in your excitng day