Deccan Chargers

[Rohan495]

If he kept the Icon status what do you think would have happened other than him making more money. The real problem is the utilization of the available resources. He can shuffle the order, gilly to one down, Afridi to open, gibbs in the late middle order. He can try Raviteja at the top for a game. Try something different. Rohan - though I am a DC supporter, I believe laxman does not belong to this format. I like his game, but his running between the wickets and fielding is just pathetic. He might be doing better than SG and RD on the average and SR count, but the batting order IMO has become unmanageable because of him as the only place I can fit hm etal in a 20/20 team is in the Opening slot and I believe the squad has better options than him for that position.

yea i was thinking along the same lines. i feel like Laxman is not the most suitable player, be he can still play. He should open the innings because hes finding the gaps well. I actually feel like maybe he should give up his opening spot to Gibbs or Afridi and come one down. You cant really point out his fielding and running between the wicket because it has been acceptable. I dont really mind VVS opening either because if you think about it for Gilchrist its only hit or miss. We need a player like VVS opening because he can be there for quite some time.

[Bumper]

Would Deccan Chargers be better off if Laxman were icon ? Deccan Duds wont be better even if Laxman were an unicorn. The Deccan Duds are now officially the worst team in the league, worse than Mumbai Maamras and Bangalore Bondas. I wouldnt be surprised if Laxman were fired next season.

[cricketman]

Would Deccan Chargers be better off if Laxman were icon ? Deccan Duds wont be better even if Laxman were an unicorn. The Deccan Duds are now officially the worst team in the league, worse than Mumbai Maamras and Bangalore Bondas. I wouldnt be surprised if Laxman were fired next season.

Why would they fire their best player?

[Rohan495]

Why would they fire their best player?

I dont quite understand it either. The team as a whole hasnt been performing. By far Sharma and Laxman have been the anchors of the line up. No one else has really done much. Gilly scored a once in a blue moon century, gibbs seems to be sooo impatient when hes out there in the middle, and afridi you know the story. Sharma and Laxman arent really sloggers, so its obvious what the problem is: the big hitters havent been performing . The bowlers are below par. no need to blame Laxman for it his captaincy has not been the best but its been acceptable considering that hes not captained a t20 team. His critics will come at VVS no matter what he does or scores, its just inevitable. Laxman's style is very efficient scoring singles and hitting the boundary, you need players like that even in the t20 format, and theres no doubt that after each game has been going by Laxman has been handling the t20 format in a very intelligent manner. For the price hes worth and for the player hes been over the years, hes valuable for any format of the game. Sure he might not be the fleetest but what harm has it really done this IPL, has he got run out? maybe total hes had like 1 or 2 misfields something every player has done in the IPL, but yet hes criticized.

[Predator_05]

I don't know why people are so critical of Laxman - he is doing whatever he can with the players at his disposal but his big stars just haven't found form and aren't producing. I wouldn't blame Laxman for that. Even in that game against the Royals, Laxman had no other choice but to bowl Symonds since he had an over left and the other bowlers - Kalyankrishna and Ojha - never had the experience of bowling under such immense pressure. Symonds p isses it away and Laxman is the one to get the blame ? Gilchrist, Gibbs, Styris, and the other T20 "specialists" can't score yet Laxman gets the blame for their poor form ? That's not fair at all. For what it's worth, he is doing his best to lead by example. Scores of 0, 2, 16, 37, 48, 52 isn't an earthshattering run of form, but at least he is scoring runs.

[Rohan495]

I don't know why people are so critical of Laxman - he is doing whatever he can with the players at his disposal but his big stars just haven't found form and aren't producing. I wouldn't blame Laxman for that. Even in that game against the Royals' date=' Laxman had no other choice but to bowl Symonds since he had an over left and the other bowlers - Kalyankrishna and Ojha - never had the experience of bowling under such immense pressure. Symonds p isses it away and Laxman is the one to get the blame ? Gilchrist, Gibbs, Styris, and the other T20 "specialists" can't score yet Laxman gets the blame for their poor form ? That's not fair at all. For what it's worth, he is doing his best to lead by example. Scores of 0, 2, 16, 37, 48, 52 isn't an earthshattering run of form, but at least he is scoring runs.[/quote'] each match that is going by hes improving within a span 6 games hes improved his average to 31.00 and a strike rate of 117 for a test player whose been left for over 2 years now from limited overs cricket thats pretty damnn good.

[zaheer]

We've not clicked as a unit, says Laxman We’ve not clicked as a unit, says Laxman Dwaipayan Datta I TNN Chennai: Hyderabad were tipped to be one of the title favourites but five matches into the tournament, they are still trying to find their feet. No wonder, VVS Laxman is a worried man and even though he is trying to put up a brave front, the Hyderabad stylist knows that a couple of defeats more can well mean curtains for his side. “The Chennai team has lost two and we have lost five, or four, I’ve lost count,’’ Laxman quipped, when asked whether he was taking heart from the fact that MS Dhoni’s team does not look the same invincible unit. Analysing the cause of his team’s failure in the tournament so far, Laxman said, “It’s just that we didn’t click as a unit. But I still believe we have it in us to come back strong in this tournament.’’ The skipper also tried to take the positives out of the defeats so far. “If you see, all our losses were close affairs. A couple of things here and there and we might have won as well,’’ he said. What gives Laxman the confidence is the presence of such big hitters like Shahid Afridi, Adam Gilchrist and Shahid Afridi in his line-up. “You had seen what Gilly could do when we played in Mumbai. I’m sure all these players, who have tremendous potential in them, will strike just when it’s needed most,’’ Laxman said. Why is Afridi not being considered at the top of the order? “We’ve tried to work out different combinations. Right now, Afridi is looking a better option lower down, but there’s every possibility that he will go up the order any of these days,’’ Laxman added. As a skipper is it difficult to go and tell these superstars to buck up, especially when the team is not doing too well? Laxman doesn’t think so. “If need be, I’ll surely tell them. But for now, I need not tell them anything.’’ Source : TimesOfIndia

[fineleg]

"We've not clicked as a unit, says Laxman" and who's fault is that!? Got one of the MOST EXPLOSIVE batting lineups of IPL!

[Rohan495]

"We've not clicked as a unit, says Laxman" and who's fault is that!? Got one of the MOST EXPLOSIVE batting lineups of IPL!

cant blame it really on laxman. hes been amongst the runs Gibbs: 2 failures in 2 games Afridi: Good Bowling, but his batting has been no different from a tailender Gilly: Only 1 good knock the whole tournament -Maybe you can say he hasnt been hard enough on his players, but im sure these players are full of themselves so its their responsibilty to be sensible about their role. As far as the bowling is concerned it has been dissapointing. The local talent hasnt even been satisfactory. Guys like Yadav and Bangar suck ballz.

[Rohan495]

would of love to seen a team like this 1. Laxman 2. Gilchrist 3. Sharma 4. Afridi 5. Styris 6. Pathan 7. Kumar 8. Vaas 9. Ohja 10. Vijaykumar 11. Sangwan -A team like this would of been more ideal for Laxman to captain, hes choose a team thats pretty hard to captain. But too bad maybe next year.

[Rohan495]

and dont forget the most "explosive" line up doesnt necessarily mean you are going to come out on top, t20 cricket is all about team chemistry all 11 of the players on the team must know their role, and a perfect example of what im saying is the Rajasthan Royals whether its bowling, batting, fielding everyone contributes. It cant be a 1 man show or anything like that. and they better not play that facking yadav guy man.

[Chandan]

"We've not clicked as a unit, says Laxman" and who's fault is that!? Got one of the MOST EXPLOSIVE batting lineups of IPL!

I'll tell you. Actually you need strong leadership in the teams where players have come from different countries, different backgrounds and different cultures to bind them in a unit. Sadly, most of the IPL leaders apart from Dhoni and Warne have cut a sorry figure and Laxman has been the worst! Very, very lax leadership behind Hyderabad blues Arjun Sen Bangalore THERE WAS this unmistakable air of inevitability around the Hyderabad dressing room at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Skipper VVS Laxman and the prodigious Rohit Sharma were in complete control of their match against Bangalore and victory seemed like just round the corner. And then, in no time, the script went awry. The Hyderabad batsmen lost their wickets, and their minds, in an inexplicable display of mindless cricket to snatch defeat from the jaws of what would have been only their second victory in the IPL. Just one win from six matches was hardly the kind of return one would have expected from a team that had been touted as a potential title challenger. It has been going from bad to worse with every match, what had started with so much promise has swiftly disintegrated into a nightmare. So just where has it all gone wrong for Team Hyderabad? How has a team, which many reckoned were the one to beat, managed to look so poor so often? Why is a team brimming with superstars stuck at the wrong end of the league table? The most obvious answer to these questions is the all-too evident lack of cohesion within the team. Hyderabad has hardly looked like a team in the matches they have played so far. The players have looked disjointed on the field, often giving the impression of going through the motions, neither heart nor soul in the game. But perhaps the biggest reason for this amazing slide has been the rather unimaginative captaincy by Laxman. Apart from that match against Mumbai, which so far, has been the only win Hyderabad have mustered, Laxman the captain has got it all very wrong. His failure to be a leader of men cannot, however, be attributed to a lack of effort from Laxman. He has given captaincy his all, and yet, unfortunately, has come up short. He has tried to learn from the men he has found himself up against in the competition, looking to pick up a trick or two from his more illustrious opposite numbers. Take the match against Jaipur, for example. Completely outplayed and out-thought by Shane Warne right through the 40 overs of the match, Laxman realised the need to try and shuffle his bowlers around and never let the opposition bats get used to a particular combination. In the following match against Mumbai, Laxman did just that. He changed things around, kept shuffling the pack, and clogged the opposition's rate of scoring. Hyderabad won that game, and Laxman, it seemed, had got the hang of captaincy. But that was not quite how it turned out. Buoyed by the success, Laxman decided to stick to change. He kept chopping his bowlers around, so much so that in the game against Mohali no bowler was given more spells of more than an over each! Sadly, it did not work. Hyderabad have kept sliding down the table. Laxman has cut a sorry figure in almost all his team's post match conferences, often running out of people and factors to blame for his team's hapless shows. Starting with himself could be a good idea.

[Rohan495]

yea he was blindly given captaincy. comeon man this guy hasnt been in the limited over scheme of things for a while now. making gilly captain wouldnt have been the right idea either. i think the hyderabad team managment sucks. they have chosen a team without any logic or thinking behind it. A bunch of explosive players who have shown no intent, and a captain that has often been confused, and local talent that wouldnt even qualify for the ICL. Of course cricket is a team game, sure laxman has been leading from the front, sure he would of been a starter in any line up in the IPL, but unfortunately this team is a very hard to team to captain. theres no balance or chemistry whatsoever. i highly doubt they can come back into this tournament because they are a very unpredictable team. but being a huge VVS fan, i wish him the best and i hope he starts learning how to win. whether it happens or not he should be demoted as captain but should continue to play for hyderabad because every game that goes by he seems to be learning fast no one expected Laxman to average 31 at a stike rate of 117 thats pretty good for a test player.

[swami1984]

I'll tell you. Actually you need strong leadership in the teams where players have come from different countries, different backgrounds and different cultures to bind them in a unit. Sadly, most of the IPL leaders apart from Dhoni and Warne have cut a sorry figure and Laxman has been the worst! Very, very lax leadership behind Hyderabad blues Arjun Sen Bangalore THERE WAS this unmistakable air of inevitability around the Hyderabad dressing room at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Skipper VVS Laxman and the prodigious Rohit Sharma were in complete control of their match against Bangalore and victory seemed like just round the corner. And then, in no time, the script went awry. The Hyderabad batsmen lost their wickets, and their minds, in an inexplicable display of mindless cricket to snatch defeat from the jaws of what would have been only their second victory in the IPL. Just one win from six matches was hardly the kind of return one would have expected from a team that had been touted as a potential title challenger. It has been going from bad to worse with every match, what had started with so much promise has swiftly disintegrated into a nightmare. So just where has it all gone wrong for Team Hyderabad? How has a team, which many reckoned were the one to beat, managed to look so poor so often? Why is a team brimming with superstars stuck at the wrong end of the league table? The most obvious answer to these questions is the all-too evident lack of cohesion within the team. Hyderabad has hardly looked like a team in the matches they have played so far. The players have looked disjointed on the field, often giving the impression of going through the motions, neither heart nor soul in the game. But perhaps the biggest reason for this amazing slide has been the rather unimaginative captaincy by Laxman. Apart from that match against Mumbai, which so far, has been the only win Hyderabad have mustered, Laxman the captain has got it all very wrong. His failure to be a leader of men cannot, however, be attributed to a lack of effort from Laxman. He has given captaincy his all, and yet, unfortunately, has come up short. He has tried to learn from the men he has found himself up against in the competition, looking to pick up a trick or two from his more illustrious opposite numbers. Take the match against Jaipur, for example. Completely outplayed and out-thought by Shane Warne right through the 40 overs of the match, Laxman realised the need to try and shuffle his bowlers around and never let the opposition bats get used to a particular combination. In the following match against Mumbai, Laxman did just that. He changed things around, kept shuffling the pack, and clogged the opposition's rate of scoring. Hyderabad won that game, and Laxman, it seemed, had got the hang of captaincy. But that was not quite how it turned out. Buoyed by the success, Laxman decided to stick to change. He kept chopping his bowlers around, so much so that in the game against Mohali no bowler was given more spells of more than an over each! Sadly, it did not work. Hyderabad have kept sliding down the table. Laxman has cut a sorry figure in almost all his team's post match conferences, often running out of people and factors to blame for his team's hapless shows. Starting with himself could be a good idea.

what a crap article - DC wasnt outplayed for the entire 40 frikken overs. This author needs to see the first innings of that match. Of course he can type this drivel since DC is 1-5

[King]

Laxman is too much a friend to the likes of Symonds and Hayden. Laxman, Gilly, Symonds, Lee, Hayden and the likes have played a lot of cricket in the past against each other. They have mutual respect for each other and that is what is undoing Laxman's captaincy. Symonds in his autobiography has mentioned he's been playing against Laxman since he was 17 or 18 and even those days the Aussies marveled at Laxman's batting. They were always good friends and being too friendly doesn't make one a good captain. An assertive individual makes a better captain than a good friend IMO.

[Yuvraj4Captaincy]

I'll tell you. Actually you need strong leadership in the teams where players have come from different countries' date=' different backgrounds and different cultures to bind them in a unit. Sadly,[b'] most of the IPL leaders apart from Dhoni and Warne have cut a sorry figure and Laxman has been the worst! .

How has Yuvi been a sorry figure? 4 victories for dhoni has all been hayden, hussey and oram. Yuvi is right up there and Sehwag is also leading by example.This is how the captaincy stand so far 1. Warne 2. Yuvraj 3 Sehwag 4.................pick your fav

[graphic23]

Dhoni below Yuvraj? C'mon. I'd say Warne has been leading from the front and he gets to keep his #1 position. I'd put Dhoni right under him and then Sehwag. The others haven't been that great unfortunately. Yuvraj, it seems, has found a way to get his team to perform well on the field. I haven't seen any super decisions made by him that got his team to victory. He has been in pretty good form though - not as good as in the T20 WC but pretty good.

[Rohan495]

Laxman should step down as captain, and should become Vice captain -I feel like Laxman must step down from captaincy and give it to Gilchrist, Whether you want to call it lack of luck or bad captaincy he should give it up since this is technically the round 2 of the tournament.

[Sachinism]

Rohan!! :omg: are you feeling all right?

[amits]

has someone hacked rohan495's account