JazzyB Posted April 11 Posted April 11 Finally balance looks lot better. now change again if and when thala retirns
vvvslaxman Posted April 11 Posted April 11 CSK bowling looks far better today. Fielding was top notch. It is much superior to SRH
figo6762 Posted April 11 Posted April 11 7 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: CSK bowling looks far better today. Fielding was top notch. It is much superior to SRH Add Ghosh .. it will look better, vvvslaxman 1
Ultimate_Game Posted April 11 Posted April 11 So they finally drop the two 14.2 cr guys and win. Shows how much they messed up at the auction when 28.4 cr is wasted.
vvvslaxman Posted April 12 Posted April 12 3 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said: So they finally drop the two 14.2 cr guys and win. Shows how much they messed up at the auction when 28.4 cr is wasted. yea. They had a winning combination all along. THey played them just because they paid them boat load of money.
Ultimate_Game Posted April 12 Posted April 12 39 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: yea. They had a winning combination all along. THey played them just because they paid them boat load of money. You gotta question their talent evaluation and scouting. They could've played Urvil Patel in their place. vvvslaxman 1
velu Posted April 12 Author Posted April 12 8 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said: You gotta question their talent evaluation and scouting. They could've played Urvil Patel in their place. kartik sharma was rated above mukul chowdry in rajastahn team .. so he is not a bad pick , but overpaid for him in auctions
Ultimate_Game Posted April 12 Posted April 12 3 hours ago, velu said: kartik sharma was rated above mukul chowdry in rajastahn team .. so he is not a bad pick , but overpaid for him in auctions There has to be an upper limit for an upcoming and untested youngster making his debut. Majority of the youngsters will fail and only a few will make it. And even if they succeed would they really be performing at 14.2 cr level, which essentially is someone performing as a star. Picking someone for 75 lak or 1 cr or max 2 cr is understandable but picking them for 14.2 cr?! And that too doing the same for another player! That's 2 players and 28.4 cr gone on untested youngsters. And if you're paying them so much at least play them accordingly in a prominent role. Kartik Sharma should be batting at 3 or 4, and playing Prashant Veer at 5 (or 6) and bowling him for 3-4 overs. They did neither of those things. They picked him up and played them in a marginal role sort of setting them up for failure. Look at RR and Sooryavanshi. They paid around 1 cr (1.1 or 1.2 IIRC) for him, which isn't anywhere close to what CSK paid for their players and they played him at his position straight away. They paid for a starter and played him accordingly. Problem with CSK is not just the money they wasted and gaps in scouting & talent management but also their overall approach and plan for these youngsters. They already had Urvil Patel and picked Sarfaraz so was there really any spot for Kartik? Veer can still play a role as I think he has been absolutely mismanaged and should've been bowled more and batted at 5. But Kartik wasn't needed based on their squad when they already have Urvil Patel who can't even get a game. velu 1
vvvslaxman Posted April 14 Posted April 14 (edited) Thala is handling 148 kph deliveries like nothing. 65 in 30 balls.Bharat chipli bowls at 140 kph lol Thala does a cool run out. Ranjit Fernando calls it stumping. Edited April 14 by vvvslaxman
New guy Posted April 14 Posted April 14 On 4/12/2026 at 7:19 PM, Ultimate_Game said: There has to be an upper limit for an upcoming and untested youngster making his debut. Majority of the youngsters will fail and only a few will make it. And even if they succeed would they really be performing at 14.2 cr level, which essentially is someone performing as a star. Picking someone for 75 lak or 1 cr or max 2 cr is understandable but picking them for 14.2 cr?! And that too doing the same for another player! That's 2 players and 28.4 cr gone on untested youngsters. And if you're paying them so much at least play them accordingly in a prominent role. Kartik Sharma should be batting at 3 or 4, and playing Prashant Veer at 5 (or 6) and bowling him for 3-4 overs. They did neither of those things. They picked him up and played them in a marginal role sort of setting them up for failure. Look at RR and Sooryavanshi. They paid around 1 cr (1.1 or 1.2 IIRC) for him, which isn't anywhere close to what CSK paid for their players and they played him at his position straight away. They paid for a starter and played him accordingly. Problem with CSK is not just the money they wasted and gaps in scouting & talent management but also their overall approach and plan for these youngsters. They already had Urvil Patel and picked Sarfaraz so was there really any spot for Kartik? Veer can still play a role as I think he has been absolutely mismanaged and should've been bowled more and batted at 5. But Kartik wasn't needed based on their squad when they already have Urvil Patel who can't even get a game. BCCI has unlimited money. So do the owners. What's there problem with paying more for youngsters which will only encourage more and more to take up cricket as a career? Some of you guys behave as if the moment is being taken out of your own pocket. Oh don't pay the women more. Don't pay youngsters so much Better money goes to players than in pocket of executives.
bowl_out Posted April 14 Posted April 14 On 4/11/2026 at 8:03 PM, vvvslaxman said: This is an astonishing stat And two trophies in between. Just goes on to prove centuries (i.e high score by a single batsman) alone doesn't win games often. S/R matters more. Both these centuries were scored in quick time hence ended up on the winning side
Ultimate_Game Posted April 14 Posted April 14 6 hours ago, New guy said: BCCI has unlimited money. So do the owners. What's there problem with paying more for youngsters which will only encourage more and more to take up cricket as a career? Some of you guys behave as if the moment is being taken out of your own pocket. Oh don't pay the women more. Don't pay youngsters so much Better money goes to players than in pocket of executives. Franchises have a ceiling they can't go beyond. If they give plenty to a couple of players they can't build depth. I've no issue in players making money and upcoming players getting life-changing money. But from CSK perspective they bungled the auction. They paid for players they don't really believe in else they would have played them in prominent spot. So why spend money on them when they could've gotten established players? This is an indictment of CSK think-tank and not the players who were picked. The very fact the team looked better without the two highest paid youngsters shows how much CSK blundered. New guy 1
JazzyB Posted April 14 Posted April 14 CSK ahould fire Gaikwad if for krohing for losing tosses he has like a 20% toss win rate
Ultimate_Game Posted April 14 Posted April 14 2 hours ago, JazzyB said: CSK ahould fire Gaikwad if for krohing for losing tosses he has like a 20% toss win rate Any Indian player who becomes captain starts losing tosses. That's a given.
JazzyB Posted April 14 Posted April 14 KKR power batters to come Cam Green Rinkhu Singh Powell mandeep singh (tuk tuk)
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