Indian Domestic cricket 08-09 : Irani Trophy

[Chaos]

atleast we learning to be agressive than being calm all the time. Sreesanth should be given national award for introducing this thing in indian cricket

[vadodaravictor]

atleast we learning to be agressive than being calm all the time. Sreesanth should be given national award for introducing this thing in indian cricket

I, the nobody of this world, declare that Bharat Aggressive Ratna award for 2008 goes to Sreesanth:hysterical:

[ludhianvi]

Delhi seems to be out of the game. The only thing that remains is whether Gambhir can get to his century with 10 runs to go and 2 wickets in hand.

[Cricketics]

Gambhir misses ton. good knock of 91 though. well played

[beetle]

Migraine causes Sehwag to leave for Delhi Migraine causes Sehwag to leave for Delhi September 27, 2008 Virender Sehwag will join the Indian team for a camp on September 28 © AFP Virender Sehwag left Vadodara on Friday for Delhi, mid-way through the Irani Cup match against Rest of India, because of a migraine. Sehwag said it was not a serious matter but he wanted to rest before joining the national team for the preparatory camp in Bangalore. "This will have no effect at all on my preparations [for the Australia series] and I'm joining the camp on September 28," he told Cricinfo. Sehwag was trapped lbw by Zaheer Khan for 3 on the third day during Delhi's chase of 378. His departure from Vadodara sparked speculation in the local media about the reasons for him leaving with two days left in the match. Some cited poor accommodation facilities for Delhi in comparison to the Rest of India while others said Sehwag was disturbed after the Munaf Patel incident, where the bowler had a heated exchange of words with some Delhi players on the field. Vijay Dahiya, Delhi's coach, said Sehwag had informed the team management and the team backed him. "He spoke to the team management and also took permission from Gary Kirsten," Dahiya said. The match officials were also informed after the game on Friday. Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor at Cricinfo © Cricinfo .......................................................................................................... Extremely unprofessional act by Veeru. you don't leave your team to lose the match without a captain. Migraine is not a good enough reason.If the reason is other than that, then it is even worse. Short of a family emergency,their is no reason for a captain to abandon his team. This should put a big question mark on his attitude as a captain in the future. Really disappointed with veeru. I always backed him for the test captaincy...but this is so disappointing.:((

[DomainK]

Migraine is a bad thing. I have it....mild though.

[beetle]

He could have got medical help .Travelling in any case won't help na.What if he becomes captain of national team and has migraine half way through the match? I know how bad migraine can be because I think I have it too.

[DomainK]

He could have got medical help .Travelling in any case won't help na.What if he becomes captain of national team and has migraine half way through the match? I know how bad migraine can be because I think I have it too.

Migraine is a very naughty thing. Triggers can be different for different individual and even the cure may be different. May be he knows that if he does not take a break right now, he might get one in the middle of the series. For me, Pranayam works the best. When I regularly do pranayam, I dont get the attacks.

[Dark Warrior]

Munaf is an idiot

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Delhi collapse to hand ROI trophy Rest of India trampled Delhi by 187 runs to lift the Irani Cup with more that one day to spare at the IPCL Stadium in Vadodara today. More... Delhi v Rest of India, Irani Cup, 4th day, Vadodara Delhi collapse to hand ROI trophy Nagraj Gollapudi September 27, 2008 Rest of India 252 (Jaffer 50) and 302 (Dhoni 84, Dravid 69, Nanda 5-48) beat Delhi 177 (Munaf 4-31) and 190 (Gambhir 91, Harbhajan 4-31) by 187 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Harbhajan Singh picked up 4 for 31 in Delhi's second innings © AFP The challenge facing Delhi on the fourth day - they needed 265 runs with seven wickets in hand - was always going to stretch them, and their batsmen, with the exception of Gautam Gambhir, caved without a fight. They were bowled out within the first session: Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh exploited the cracks in the pitch to pick up seven wickets, and Rest of India won the Irani Cup for the 21st time by 187 runs in Vadodara. The slide started in the second over of the day. Gambhir had batted aggressively on the third evening and needed a stable partner. Aakash Chopra, who had not opened because of an ankle injury, joined him with a runner. He had scored 182 in last week's Nissar Trophy and a confident 42 in the first innings against a versatile and experienced attack. Chopra's resistance in the second innings, however, ended with his first ball. He drove away from his body at a Zaheer Khan delivery and inside-edged it on to his stumps. Kumble brought Harbhajan on inside the first hour to take advantage of the wearing pitch and the offspinner struck immediately. Mithun Manhas tried to pad a delivery but the ball turned into him, deflected off the bat handle, and went to Rahul Dravid at first slip. The only point of interest after that was whether Gambhir, who scored steadily despite the regular setbacks, would reach his century. He fell on 91, edging an attempted cut off Kumble to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This was the last opportunity for the national players to get match practice ahead of the Tests against Australia and coach Gary Kirsten would have expected more. Before the start of the game he, and Kumble, had said this game was an important component in their preparation for the Australia series and each individual had a role to fulfill and understood it well. If Sourav Ganguly doesn't make the Test squad, it will open up a vacancy in the middle order. Two of the contenders for the spot, S Badrinath and Mohammad Kaif, had the opportunity to push their claims in the Irani Cup but failed to turn in convincing performances. Badrinath looked in discomfort in the first innings and did not move his feet. He made a scratchy 16 off 62 balls before he was bowled while trying to cut. He was more confident during his 36 in the second innings before he was struck on the elbow and bowled once again by Ishant Sharma. Kaif had made adjustments to his batting stance after chats with Kirsten but met with little success. He failed to convert a start in the first innings, top-edging a pull to midwicket, and edged a scorcher from Ishant off his second ball in the second innings. One of the biggest positives was the performance of the bowlers. Zaheer Khan bowled wicket-to-wicket and focused on the batsman's weaknesses: he exploited Sehwag's slow footwork and trapped him lbw with one that cut in during the second innings. Ishant was hostile and extracted pace and bounce from a slow pitch, Munaf Patel proved his recovery was on the right path, while both Kumble and Harbhajan showed how dangerous they could be on a helpful surface. Only RP Singh was erratic with his line and length. The most significant outcome from this game, however, was the resolute batting of Rahul Dravid, who opened for Rest of India. His poor form over the last year has hurt India but here he succeeded in the most demanding of situations. As the wicket grew slower, Dravid stuck it out for nearly five hours in the second innings. He played the majority of the deliveries confidently, used soft hands to block short balls aimed at the body, and waited for the bowler to feed his strengths. It was the sort of preparation Dravid would have hoped for ahead of the Australia series and it was a terrific example of mental discipline for the rest to follow.

[Sachinism]

Delhi collapsed man poor effort

[msb1991]

They were outclassed by a VERY strong bowling attack.

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Munaf fined 75 per cent of match fee for abusing Sehwag More... Munaf fined 75 per cent of match fee for abusing Sehwag Vadodara, Sep 27 (PTI) Rest of India pacer Munaf Patel was fined 75 per cent of his match fee today for abusing Delhi captain Virender Sehwag during the Irani Cup. Match referee R R Jadeja refused to disclose the fine but it was learnt that Munaf was docked 75 per cent match fee. "I am sending a report to the BCCI and I cant disclose its content," Jadeja said. Asked who were present in the hearing, Jadeja said "Delhi were represented by coach Vijay Dahia, while Rest of India captain Anil Kumble, senior player Rahul Dravid and Munaf also attended the season." Munaf had a altercation with Delhi opener Akash Chopra, forcing Sehwag to intervene. The pacer reportedly mouthed something foul to Sehwag, which infuriated the Delhi camp. Subsequently Sehwag lodged an official complain with the match referee and hearing took place today after Rest of India beat Delhi within 4 days to lift the Irani Cup. Incidentally, this is not the first time that the temperamental pacer has found himself in a spot of bother. During the recent ODI series in Sri Lanka, Munaf was found guilty of verbally abusing Gamini Silva after the Lankan umpire had turned down a leg before appeal. PTI

[Sachinism]

lol Munaf you legend

[coffee_rules]

Who was the PoM?

[msb1991]

Agreed.

[DomainK]

Munaf is an idiot.

[fineleg]

Munaf is an idiot.

absolutely.

[hindu-Stan]

harbhajan is in good form. Hope he turns table around vs aus