IPL Update

[matt]

remarkable coincidence indeed.

still, not quite as remarkable as the coin being thrown around.

[Pup]

Squads as of now.

Jaipur- Shane Warne, Graeme Smith, Younis Khan, Kamran Akmal, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Munaf Patel, Justin Langer.

Chennai- MS Dhoni, Murali, Matthew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Stephen Fleming, Parthiv Patel, Joginder Sharma, Albie Morkel, Suresh Raina, Makhaya Ntini, Michael Hussey.

Mumbai- Sachin Tendulker, Jayasuria, Harb Singh, Shaun Pollock, Robin Uthappa, Lasith Malinga, Dilharo Fernando, Loots Bosman,

Bangalore- Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Jaques Kallis, Zaheer Khan, Mark Boucher, Cameron White, Wasim Jaffer, Dale Steyn, Nathan Bracken, Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Hyderabad- Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa

Mohali- Yuvraj, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Brett Lee, Sreesanth, Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, Chawla, Katich and Sarwan.

Kolkata- Sorav Ganguly, Ahktar, Ponting, McCullum, Chris Gayle, Agarker, David Hussey, Ishant Sharma, Murali Kartik, Umar Gul, Taibu.

Delhi- Sehwag, Vettori, Malik, Asif, AB DeVilliers, Dinesh Karthik, Maharoof, Dilshan, Tiwary, Gambhir, McGrath

* Only 2 players got passed over and that was Mohammed Yousuf (Because of the ICL) and Ashwell Prince (Because no one wanted him)

* Laxman turned down well over a million to be the Icon player and chose to play for 350k to ensure the side got a better team out of it, he has been rewarded with the captaincy for that.

[hearts on fire]

Squads as of now.

Jaipur- Shane Warne, Graeme Smith, Younis Khan, Kamran Akmal, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Munaf Patel, Justin Langer.

Chennai- MS Dhoni, Murali, Matthew Hayden, Jacob Oram, Stephen Fleming, Parthiv Patel, Joginder Sharma, Albie Morkel, Suresh Raina, Makhaya Ntini, Michael Hussey.

Mumbai- Sachin Tendulker, Jayasuria, Harb Singh, Shaun Pollock, Robin Uthappa, Lasith Malinga, Dilharo Fernando, Loots Bosman,

Bangalore- Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Jaques Kallis, Zaheer Khan, Mark Boucher, Cameron White, Wasim Jaffer, Dale Steyn, Nathan Bracken, Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Hyderabad- Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa

Mohali- Yuvraj, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Brett Lee, Sreesanth, Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, Chawla, Katich and Sarwan.

Kolkata- Sorav Ganguly, Ahktar, Ponting, McCullum, Chris Gayle, Agarker, David Hussey, Ishant Sharma, Murali Kartik, Umar Gul, Taibu.

Delhi- Sehwag, Vettori, Malik, Asif, AB DeVilliers, Dinesh Karthik, Maharoof, Dilshan, Tiwary, Gambhir, McGrath

* Only 2 players got passed over and that was Mohammed Yousuf (Because of the ICL) and Ashwell Prince (Because no one wanted him)

* Laxman turned down well over a million to be the Icon player and chose to play for 350k to ensure the side got a better team out of it, he has been rewarded with the captaincy for that.

Im not a real big fan of 20/20 cricket, but with those line-ups, who wouldn't watch?
Also very interesting that some of the biggest names of cricket playing in the same teams.
I can't wait for the competition too start!

[redden whites]

Composite sides in a slogfest.Means nothing to me at all .No-one playing for careers. No consequences for performance .No history.No playing for anything .No pride required in performance.NO INTERESTzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[LBT]

[quote="Pup"]Squads as of now.
Hyderabad- Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa

I'm jumping on the Hydrabad bandwagon, that batting lineup could obliterate most attacks, bit light on in the bowling but the first 5 batters all have very high strike rates.

[locky801]

Composite sides in a slogfest.Means nothing to me at all .No-one playing for careers. No consequences for performance .No history.No playing for anything .No pride required in performance.NO INTERESTzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Just a money grab thats all it is, watch their other performances now go on a high decline, like they will really worry about performing when there is so much money to be made for so much less work

[MightyEagles]

The Australians that have been bought.

Symonds- 1.35 Million

Warne- 450 k

Matthew Hayden- 350 k

Punter- 400 k

Brett Lee- 900 k

Gilly- 700 k

* MS Dhoni went for the most so far and that was 1.5 million

According to the news Symonds went for $1.47 million

[Hazbeen]

The Australians that have been bought.

Symonds- 1.35 Million

Warne- 450 k

Matthew Hayden- 350 k

Punter- 400 k

Brett Lee- 900 k

Gilly- 700 k

* MS Dhoni went for the most so far and that was 1.5 million

According to the news Symonds went for $1.47 million

Pup's prices are in $US

[Dog_ger]

This is the best of the best.

The starting point of cricket of the future.

What a wonderful enterprise.

I very much doupt it will ever get to Free to air.

Us average cricket lovers will only read about it in the papers.

Small coverage like SANFL in Adelaide.

India deserves respect for this.

Heard on the radio that India produces 75% of the money produced by cricket world wide.

[SCD]

Squads as of now.
Hyderabad- Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa

I'm jumping on the Hydrabad bandwagon, that batting lineup could obliterate most attacks, bit light on in the bowling but the first 5 batters all have very high strike rates.

Got to hope they (Gibbs) hold their catches when they come their way
will be interesting to see if Gilly / Symonds give a bit to Gibbs over his fielding...

[locky801]

Heard on the radio that India produces 75% of the money produced by cricket world wide.

mmm but how legal is that money

[RoosterMarty]

There is a lot of money being thrown around... and it's only 20/20 but I will be interested in watching this to see what it's like. The best players in the world battling each other.. should be entertaining. Not pure cricket I know but should be a bit of fun.

As for Symonds not going to Pakistan purely for the financial reward, would you go there? I wouldn't that's for sure. The place is a mess at the moment, cricketers haven't been attacked in the past in places like Pakistan and Sri Lanka but still, why put your life in danger for a game of cricket? I would rather go to India for coin than a place like Pakistan right now.

It's easy to sit back and saying he's doing it for greed but why don't you take a holiday and head over to Pakistan now? **** that.

[rod_rooster]

There is a lot of money being thrown around... and it's only 20/20 but I will be interested in watching this to see what it's like. The best players in the world battling each other.. should be entertaining. Not pure cricket I know but should be a bit of fun.

As for Symonds not going to Pakistan purely for the financial reward, would you go there? I wouldn't that's for sure. The place is a mess at the moment, cricketers haven't been attacked in the past in places like Pakistan and Sri Lanka but still, why put your life in danger for a game of cricket? I would rather go to India for coin than a place like Pakistan right now.

It's easy to sit back and saying he's doing it for greed but why don't you take a holiday and head over to Pakistan now? f*** that.

Pretty fair call Marty.

[heater31]

I very much doupt it will ever get to Free to air.

Us average cricket lovers will only read about it in the papers.

India deserves respect for this.

Well Dogger get ready to be glued to your TV as its on C10 for the next 5 years

only thing now is the ICC member countries to work around this until the next future tours program is drawn up in 2012

[Dog_ger]

You beauty Heater....

[stan]

I tell you what, some big money for some guys.

[stan]

Hyderabad's team aint to shabby, they shed out plenty of cash for it.

[Rik E Boy]

This is the best of the best.

No, the best is the Test, which is why it is so named.

The starting point of cricket of the future.

No, the end of the game of Cricket where the bank balance is more important than the non existent contest between bat and ball in meaningless 20/20 matches.

What a wonderful enterprise.

What a crock of 5hit.

I very much doupt it will ever get to Free to air.

Nothing about this 'competition' is free. Might as well follow Wrestling.

Us average cricket lovers will only read about it in the papers.

Bollocks. It will be hyped into a hit even though this format clearly isn't intended to the average cricket fan who does have a larger attention span than a blowfly, unlike the shallow Bollywood set.

India deserves respect for this.

Bull5hit. Money is like 5hit, spread it around and it does a lot of good but pile it up in one place and it stinks like hell.

RIP Cricket. Sold to India three hours at a time.



regards,

REB

[Punk Rooster]

Squads as of now.
Hyderabad- Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi, Scott Styris, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa

I'm jumping on the Hydrabad bandwagon, that batting lineup could obliterate most attacks, bit light on in the bowling but the first 5 batters all have very high strike rates.

Yep, I see this team as the one to watch- mouth-watering line-up this one.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Yep im on Hydrebad, sensational line up.Not a bad bowling line up either.