abhinav Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 MI play 7 out of their first 8 games at home in Mumbai, giving them a great uninterrupted run. They don't have to travel, they don't have to worry about crowd support for other teams! Is this a coincidence?
Guest Hiten. Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 BRC is getting 7 days rest before their next game. :hello:
abhinav Posted March 25, 2010 Author Posted March 25, 2010 BRC is getting 7 days rest before their next game. :hello: Good for RCB or maybe not..but it doesn't answer the question that I had
Guest Hiten. Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Because you have said nothing different than other moaners who come out in numbers when Mumbai is doing well (due to strong Mumbai lobby). This could've been spotted prior to game 1 in IPL, no ? Are you telling me that you had a sudden urge of looking into IPL schedule when your team is doing fairly okay.
cowboysfan Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 doesnt matter because they will have a lot of road games later on.it is moot any way because they will make the semis easily.
SachDan Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Didn't check the stats yet...if anything MI was playing too many day games for my liking in the last two editions.. someone correct me please if I'm wrong :)
straight.drive Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 It is a double edged sword..For the next 7-8 matches they will have to roam around country like homeless refugees..It balances out.
b555 Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 ya right straight drive.. well said and why dont guys accept the talent of the team rather than blame it on something else always :wall:
SachDan Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 It is a double edged sword..For the next 7-8 matches they will have to roam around country like homeless refugees..It balances out. ..and The Man who captains that team is none other than Sachin Tendulkar :cantstop:
flamy Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 ..and The Man who captains that team is none other than Sachin Tendulkar :cantstop: wat does that mean? goddy is god of nomads? :hmmmm2:
Holysmoke Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 wat does that mean? goddy is god of nomads? :hmmmm2: God is omnipresent
Precambrian Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Haha at people talking as if travelling is something like travelling in a Chennai Bus or something. The maximum travel time is about 4 hours to anywhere between the venues (including to and fro drop). And that is via planes. Dunno what the fuss is about here. In county cricket, players have to travel like this for almost 5-6 months straight but not by planes, but by ordinary coaches for 4-5 hours. While county game are like 4 days, here it is a matter of 3 hours play.
punjabi_khota Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Haha at people talking as if travelling is something like travelling in a Chennai Bus or something. The maximum travel time is about 4 hours to anywhere between the venues (including to and fro drop). And that is via planes. Dunno what the fuss is about here. In county cricket, players have to travel like this for almost 5-6 months straight but not by planes, but by ordinary coaches for 4-5 hours. While county game are like 4 days, here it is a matter of 3 hours play. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Dude, you have no ****ing clue what you are talking about. In India, travelling to and from the airport takes more time than the actual flight times. It can easily take 2+ hours to reach the airport (lets say bangalore airport), add to that the security check etc, and the ever present flight delays, you are easily looking at 7-8 hours trips from hotel room to hotel room.
Precambrian Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Dude, you have no ****ing clue what you are talking about. In India, travelling to and from the airport takes more time than the actual flight times. It can easily take 2+ hours to reach the airport (lets say bangalore airport), add to that the security check etc, and the ever present flight delays, you are easily looking at 7-8 hours trips from hotel room to hotel room. I've been travelling enough by planes to know about the situation. Bangalore in worst case takes abt 1-1.2 hours, with security checks make it 1.5 hours. Add to that plane time of 1.5 to 2 hours. Plus from airport to hotel room another 1 hour. Total of max 4-5 hours. And you are not exactly running around, or being made to carry your luggage during this time are you? Out of the 5 hours, you get atleast 4 hours to doze off and take rest.
yoda Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 I've been travelling enough by planes to know about the situation. Bangalore in worst case takes abt 1-1.2 hours, with security checks make it 1.5 hours. Add to that plane time of 1.5 to 2 hours. Plus from airport to hotel room another 1 hour. Total of max 4-5 hours. And you are not exactly running around, or being made to carry your luggage during this time are you? Out of the 5 hours, you get atleast 4 hours to doze off and take rest. You do understand that there is a difference between playing at "home" and "away" don't you?
Precambrian Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 You do understand that there is a difference between playing at "home" and "away" don't you? If you are talking about partisan crowds, we haven't reached fully there yet, although definite progress is there ot see in this IPL.
Ram Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Probably just a co-incidence. But it does sound a bit odd that a team gets to play so many of its initial matches at home. I am sure that even the most rabid MI fan wont deny the obvious home-court advantage. Maybe Mukesh Ambani has been sending a few emails around? :hmmm:
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