f.b.m Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 And the worst bit is how they manage to sneak in those annoying ads at the expense of the last ball of the over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amits Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The IPL is getting too boring now the most exciting 20/20 matches were those which had <160 scores. thats what made the 20/20 wc exciting. the most thrilling match had the score of only 141 & was tied. even the icl was exciting and became a big hit as scores of 130-140 even proved winnable. scores of 150 were match-winning scores & proved like 300 in odis. and in the 20/20 wc & icl, we saw a better contest between bat & ball in ipl, the bowlers have been murdered. too many 200+ scores. even huge scores of 160+ r being chased down easily & fielding standards have deteriorated. even indias top fielders like yuvraj, kaif & irfan pathan have dropped some very easy catches & the outfielding has been very poor. what should have been just 1-2 runs is getting to be 4. cricket has to be a contest between bat & ball, not just bat & bat end this slam-boom-bangness now & its time to ban 20/20 cricket. lets bring back the odis. if 50 overs seem to be too long, then lets make them 40 overs & 6-6.5 hours long. with matches being of 6-6.5 hours, we can squeeze 2 odis in a day without any time overlap. and if 20/20 has to be there, then 160+ scores need to be banned and pitches made to suit bowlers with fielding standards improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 it is way too many matches, but don't think they are boring at all. 4 out of the 6 matches so far have been pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuvraj4Captaincy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The fielding has been very poor esp from the punjab side in both games and royals today.Havent watched the other game.....I would liek to see scores of 130-170 and them proving to be winning/very competitive rather than 240 or a 250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I was pretty much pooh pooh-ing this tourney before it began but it's turning out to be a great one. Whether the novelty of such a league will wear off with me and the crowds will be evident over the course of the month. I can see myself defending the KNR or the DD in a heated debate in 2-3 years time. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 SALEH AMITS, RANG MEIN BHANG DAALNE AA GAYA HAI IDHAR.. it's one exciting tourny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngindia Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 be careful guys,this amits guy is very fickle historically. was a fanatical supporter of parthiv when he was u19. but dropped him like a hot potato when his keeping let him down for india. he even claimed that amits was a different poster! i only hope his ten day gf gets a better deal from him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaiN_KiLLeR Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 be careful guys,this amits guy is very fickle historically. was a fanatical supporter of parthiv when he was u19. but dropped him like a hot potato when his keeping let him down for india. he even claimed that amits was a different poster! i only hope his ten day gf gets a better deal from him ! What does that have to do with this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngindia Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 this thread is a bait...you guys are biting it hook line and sinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 oh well, im enjoying it yeh fielding has been poor, but doesnt everyone want to see big sixes and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaiN_KiLLeR Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The boundary ropes have been pulled in to the minimum required limit of 65 metres at most of the venues, so even the mishits are crossing the fence quite easily. Watching a 4 or a 6 being scored on every second ball isnt really appealing to me, though many people love it that way. But these people, for whom Cricket is just a source of entertainment, not passion, get bored quite easily. 44 days is way too long to sustain interest among such spectators. IPL will fizzle out within 3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpire Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 is amits getting bored with "Khud khushi" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 amits.. is it boring cuz you lost lot of money on bets?? hahha i lost lot of them too.. but thats cuz we are getting upset results in last couple of matches.. so actually it is interesting... :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 with the underdogs winning, it is getting damn exciting! although not as exciting as getting a girlfriend :yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4te Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 with the underdogs winning, it is getting damn exciting! although not as exciting as getting a girlfriend :yay: pics or it didn't happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.b.m Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 You mean the guy with the make up or Jiya Mehta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 is amits getting bored with "Khud khushi" :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: I can't believe that i was the first one to spot this funny little swipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakhmi Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 the most exciting 20/20 matches were those which had <160 scores. thats what made the 20/20 wc exciting. the most thrilling match had the score of only 141 & was tied. even the icl was exciting and became a big hit as scores of 130-140 even proved winnable. scores of 150 were match-winning scores & proved like 300 in odis. and in the 20/20 wc & icl' date=' we saw a better contest between bat & ball[/quote'] This is a positive stroke, T20 is surely an exciting cricket format. This format proves onething that however possible scores have to be made and chased, irrespective of the techniques mentioned in cricketing books. "From fans' point of view its excitement, but from cricket's point of view its slang and stingy" in ipl' date=' the bowlers have been murdered. too many 200+ scores. even huge scores of 160+ r being chased down easily & fielding standards have deteriorated. even indias top fielders like yuvraj, kaif & irfan pathan have dropped some very easy catches & the outfielding has been very poor. what should have been just 1-2 runs is getting to be 4. cricket has to be a contest between bat & ball, not just bat & bat[/quote'] T20 is far sure a death knell for the bowlers, but about fielding...I think it will take some more time for the players to improve and adjust with the rapid form of cricket. Definitely, we will witness higher degree of fielding in the later course of the IPL tourney. end this slam-boom-bangness now & its time to ban 20/20 cricket. lets bring back the odis. if 50 overs seem to be too long' date=' then lets make them 40 overs & 6-6.5 hours long. with matches being of 6-6.5 hours, we can squeeze 2 odis in a day without any time overlap. and if 20/20 has to be there, then 160+ scores need to be banned and pitches made to suit bowlers with fielding standards improved[/quote'] Its already stabilized, T20 has been adopted by many ICC cricketing countries and other unrecognised countries, too. The cricketing world has accepted this format, though its unethical from game's point of view, as I mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludhianvi Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 IPL only has to copy ICL. They can add Ahemadabad in the future. But with the addition of more teams, the player talent will be diluted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanakya Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 amits team must be loosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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