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IPL | Rajasthan Royals V Deccan Chargers | Rajasthan | 09/05/08

Usman Sahib said:
Thats for the team management to decide. But dropping him would be the pinnacle of stupidity from the selectors
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in the last tour of Pakistan to India, had Afridi performed either with bat or ball in the ODI he wouldn't have been dropped for the test series..
 
Juggy D said:
The beast may have played his last innings for DC. Whatever you may say about his bowling, if he doesn't click with the ball tonight, he may be dropped for a full time bowler for the next match.
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especially if gilly captains again
 
jackal786 said:
Absolutely not.. In terms of economy in IPL there are more than 25 players ahead of him.. In terms of wickets in IPL there are atleast 15 players ahead of him. He didn't exactly prove that he is indispensable.
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I am talking about international matches. If we go by that theory, there are atleast 25 bowlers with better economy/more wickets ahead of Asif and McGrath. But we know who has more quality

Twenty20 is a lottery, specially for the bowlers. Even the best get smashed all over the park. You need a lot of luck as a bowler to have your reputation intact at the end of the game
 
Usman Sahib said:
I am talking about international matches. If we go by that theory, there are atleast 25 bowlers with better economy/more wickets ahead of Asif and McGrath. But we know who has more quality

Twenty20 is a lottery, specially for the bowlers. Even the best get smashed all over the park. You need a lot of luck as a bowler to have your reputation intact at the end of the game
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26 tests 47 wickets :)) I dunno which specialist bowler will have such a sorry record
 
dinakar said:
in the last tour of Pakistan to India, had Afridi performed either with bat or ball in the ODI he wouldn't have been dropped for the test series..
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Dropping him for the test series was a poor decision. His non-selection was lambasted from all corners of Pakistan cricket. I am sure he would have done a lot better than a certain Danish Kaneria
 
Cricket has become more and more professional. Lot of planning is involved. You want players who stick to plans.. not someone who creates his ridiculous plan and take the team down with you.
 
Juggy D said:
The beast may have played his last innings for DC. Whatever you may say about his bowling, if he doesn't click with the ball tonight, he may be dropped for a full time bowler for the next match.
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He's been Deccans best bowler throughout this tournament. So why drop your best bowler ?
 
They should have rather hired Azhar Mahmood to play for them instead of Afridi .. I mean there cant be so much pressure on him that he cant score a few runs ... And is he so usless that after playng cricket at internationl level for over 10years he cant spot a slower ball ?... Every time they wana get him out they bowl a slow ball to him and he top edges or whatever... Pathetic
 
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Usman Sahib said:
....at an average of 35. Not bad for a part-timer eh?
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he is not a batsman. He is a part time bowler.

Is that why he should be in a team?
 
Afridi needs to make amends by taking Smiffy's, Pathan's and Watson's wickets if we are to be any chance.

Geez it's frustrating supporting a team that's playing as lame as we are. :(
 
last 4 balls of his RP Singh's 2nd over 135.1, 139.4, 140.8, 136.7 (wide), 141.9 kph
 
Yousaf Pathan looks like a dangerous player, im sure he may get a chance to play along his brother irfan at some point in indias ODI sqaud.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Yousaf Pathan looks like a dangerous player, im sure he may get a chance to play along his brother irfan at some point in indias ODI sqaud.
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useful part timer too

he along with gony can be an asset to the indian odi/20/20 team
and he fits perfectly into dhonis plans :)
 
12thMan said:
last 4 balls of his RP Singh's 2nd over 135.1, 139.4, 140.8, 136.7 (wide), 141.9 kph
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I thought this RP Singh was supposed to be the bees' knees when it came to T20 bowling. Why can't he take a wicket?
 
OZGOD said:
I thought this RP Singh was supposed to be the bees' knees when it came to T20 bowling. Why can't he take a wicket?
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except for gilly all the intl. players are playing as lame as possible.
 
Afridi's been terrible but that is as bad as cricket gets... unknown indian was close enough to take that catch but he just gave up, he was scared of even trying to catch it. Take up some other career dude, sports are not for you.
 
Afridi bowling very poor SIMPLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT USE THE QUICKER DELIVERIES ANYMORE!!
 
jackal786 said:
Ojha, styris, RP bowled better than him
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RP singh has been one of the biggest disappointments I feel in this tournament..he was awesome in the world cup, not nearly as threatening here.

Ojha has already been taken apart in this match.
 
Shahid A said:
Afridi bowling very poor SIMPLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT USE THE QUICKER DELIVERIES ANYMORE!!
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Actually he has used the quicker delivery a lot in PL (because Gilly was the keeper). He even clocked like 138kph.
 
Shahid A said:
Afridi bowling very poor SIMPLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT USE THE QUICKER DELIVERIES ANYMORE!!
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Afridi's batting today was very poor but his bowling has been spot on as usual. He's going at 5/over and had a dropped catch off his bowling.
 
Indiafan said:
Actually he has used the quicker delivery a lot in PL (because Gilly was the keeper). He even clocked like 138kph.
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He cannot be effective against Indian players much on a regular basis. He is just an average club bowler. He would not get a chance in any regional side based on his bowling.
 
Indiafan said:
Actually he has used the quicker delivery a lot in PL (because Gilly was the keeper). He even clocked like 138kph.
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I seriously doubt he clocked that speed..and yes I have seen the video.
 
We're about to be humiliated - 10 wicket win coming up I reckon.
 
Ojha back to take more licks like peas.
 
Can Ohja concede 60 runs off his 4 overs? Let's wait and see.
 
This match has cost my company a considerable amount of lost productivity and I didn't get any benefit!
 
jackal786 said:
He cannot be effective against Indian players much on a regular basis. He is just an average club bowler. He would not get a chance in any regional side based on his bowling.
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I can say the same for zaheer khan.
 
Why does Ohja keep bowling long hops to Pathan?
 
I think Gilly needs to attack more. Bring some slips in and get RP to crank it up to 150kmh.
 
OZGOD said:
This match has cost my company a considerable amount of lost productivity and I didn't get any benefit!
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You haven't put money on the outcome, have you?
 
Gilly should bring himself on to bowl. Geez he couldn't do any worse than this lot.
 
Man, that was so lame. Gave away a run for no reason whatsoever.
 
dblock said:
I seriously doubt he clocked that speed..and yes I have seen the video.
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Maybe it was not that fast but it did clock that speed
 
With all the stars in the line up they come a cropper against Royals 2nd time in a row. :P
 
As impressed as i am by rohit sharma, he seems a bit too rolly poly for such a young guy.
 
It's Rao's turn to take the punishment.
 
PlanetPakistan said:
Who clocked what?
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Afridi clocked 138 kph. And i agree with dblock it did not look that fast, looked more like 110-120 k.
 
jackal786 said:
With all the stars in the line up they come a cropper against Royals 2nd time in a row. :P
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Completely wasted the good start Gilly gave them too.
 
Have DC won all their games batting second, and lost all their games batting first? Or was there some break in pattern?
 
Why isn't the beast given a bowl? He's the only one that can turn this game on its head.
 
Juggy D said:
Why isn't the beast given a bowl? He's the only one that can turn this game on its head.
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yup he surely turned the game on its head when DC was batting :po:
 
Sparhawk said:
Have DC won all their games batting second, and lost all their games batting first? Or was there some break in pattern?
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We're hopeless at setting a total.
 
RR team has pleasantly surprised me with their performance. Before the tournament started, I had little hope from them. But they proved me wrong. Now I am supporting them as BRC is done in some wrong direction.
 
The beast was given just two overs tonight. It seem like Gilly has lost confidence in him. I'll be very surprised if Afridi gets another game anytime soon. DC will probably go with a specialist batsman Chamra Silva for the next match or Vaas if they feel they need to strengthen their bowling.
 
more than their batting their fielding let them down today. Yusuf pathan early on should have been caught and then DC would have had half a chance - the local players on the DC team field like laxman - maybe its hyderabadi thing...
 
Crusader said:
Pathetic Afridi and a bunch of morons these chargers except Gilly and Rohit
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Styris, Gilchrist, Afridi then Rohit all lost their wickets at a crucial stage, pretty awful stuff from this side.
 
Always difficult for the team batting first having failed to post any sort of decent total. RR knew exactly what their target was and chased it down easily.

Surprised that DC did not revise their expected target having seen the pitch get slower and lower and difficult for stroke making. Gilly was out in the middle during this period and he should have instructed the remaining batters to lower their sights a bit given the changing conditions. Instead they went gung-ho at it losing a batch of wickets. I thought Gilly with all his experience would have read the situation better.

Yousaf Pathan played a match winning innings hitting almost entirely to the leg side. Bowling slightly back of a length and about 8-10 inches outside off stump would have slowed him down, again extremely surprised that the DC bowlers continued to pitch it up and bowled on the wickets. Then again it's an easy game watching from the comfort of the armchair!!!
 
Ian Bishop is such a vidyut.

Yusuf Pathan got man of the match and he's walking to collect the award looking really happy and then Ian Bishop says 'brother of Irfan' after which Yusuf gets an awkward look on his face.

Then when talking to him Ian says everyone knows you as the brother of Irfan, after this tourney will they know him as ur brother.

In my opinion it was unnecessary and humiliating for Yusuf especially since he was there to talk about his own achievements in the game today.
 
Mercenary said:
Ian Bishop is such a vidyut.

Yusuf Pathan got man of the match and he's walking to collect the award looking really happy and then Ian Bishop says 'brother of Irfan' after which Yusuf gets an awkward look on his face.

Then when talking to him Ian says everyone knows you as the brother of Irfan, after this tourney will they know him as ur brother.

In my opinion it was unnecessary and humiliating for Yusuf especially since he was there to talk about his own achievements in the game today.
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Agreed. Bishop is a poor presenter
 
The game was lost once Gilly got out. Then any hope of a freak comeback was eviscerated once Sharma ran himself out. The rest of the muppets didn't know which end of the bat to hold.

At the end of ten overs, Deccan were at 74 for 1. When Gilchrist was dismissed in the 14th over, they were at 97 for 3. In the next three overs they lost three wickets for five runs - Shahid Afridi, who charged down the track to Warne and edged to third man, Rohit Sharma, run out by a direct throw from Warne, and Sanjay Bangar, who edged Shane Watson to the keeper.

However more than Deccan losing the plot, it was Rajasthan's bowlers and fielders who kept their cool and put the brakes on the scoring after Gilchrist's dismissal. Watson and Sohail Tanvir went for 20 and 16 respectively in their first two overs but they came back for their second spells determined to make amends. In his third over Watson picked up Bangar's wicket and after Venugopal Rao hit Tanvir for successive fours, the bowler countered with skidding yorkers to slow Deccan.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/current/story/350536.html
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And adding to this is the fact that our bowling attack is easily the WORST in the competition. I don't reckon we could even defend 250, that's how abysmal we are.
 
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Mercenary said:
Ian Bishop is such a vidyut.

Yusuf Pathan got man of the match and he's walking to collect the award looking really happy and then Ian Bishop says 'brother of Irfan' after which Yusuf gets an awkward look on his face.

Then when talking to him Ian says everyone knows you as the brother of Irfan, after this tourney will they know him as ur brother.

In my opinion it was unnecessary and humiliating for Yusuf especially since he was there to talk about his own achievements in the game today.
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What the heck is a Vidyut?
 
OZGOD said:
The game was lost once Gilly got out. Then any hope of a freak comeback was eviscerated once Sharma ran himself out. The rest of the muppets didn't know which end of the bat to hold.



And adding to this is the fact that our bowling attack is easily the WORST in the competition. I don't reckon we could even defend 250, that's how abysmal we are.
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unfortunately, we mumbaikars have the worst bowling attack :(

sorry but ur attack is not p!ss poor

rp singh and vaas just hasnt reached or bowled to their potential
 
TruSachFan said:
unfortunately, we mumbaikars have the worst bowling attack :(

sorry but ur attack is not p!ss poor

rp singh and vaas just hasnt reached or bowled to their potential
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Polly, Nehra, Dilhara, Bravo, Jayasuriya. It's a pretty decent attack.
 
TruSachFan said:
unfortunately, we mumbaikars have the worst bowling attack :(

sorry but ur attack is not p!ss poor

rp singh and vaas just hasnt reached or bowled to their potential
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Vaas hasn't played recent matches, attack has been RP Singh and Afridi with Styris, Ojha, Bangar and Vijaykumar as the muppets completing an abysmal bowling attack. No total however big is going to be defended by that lot.
 
TruSachFan said:
unfortunately, we mumbaikars have the worst bowling attack :(

sorry but ur attack is not p!ss poor

rp singh and vaas just hasnt reached or bowled to their potential
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That honor goes to chennai.
 
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